Six songs had been lined up to participate in the 1962 DMGP, but "Jeg snakker med mig selv", a swing-style song to be performed by Gitte Hænning, was disqualified before the event in an exceptionally strict interpretation of pre-performance rules, when the song's composer was heard whistling the melody in the canteen of broadcaster DR. It is widely believed in Danish Eurovision circles that "Jeg snakker med mig selv" would have won that year's DMGP, and would also have done much better at Eurovision than the song which was ultimately sent.
The DMGP was held at the Tivoli in Copenhagen, hosted by Svend Pedersen. Five songs remained after the disqualification, with the winner chosen a by jury. It is not known how many jury members there were, nor the means by which songs were scored. Previous Danish representatives Birthe Wilke and Dario Campeotto were among the other participants.[1] Each song were performed twice. First with a big orchestra and then with a small orchestra. The winner was the song performed with the big orchestra.
DMGP - 11 February 1962
Draw
Artist
Song
Points
Place
1
Chris Dane / Dario Campeotto
"Et yndigt strejf af din parfume"
1
5
2
Ellen Winther / Gitte Hænning
"Vuggevise"
27
1
3
Baard Ove / Pedro Biker
"Er det virk´lig sandt?"
5
3=
4
Birthe Wilke / Ellen Winther
"Et eventyr"
5
3=
5
Dario Campeotto / Chris Dane
"Carissima"
7
2
At EurovisionEdit
On the night of the final Winther performed 5th in the running order, following Austria and preceding Sweden. Each national jury awarded 3-2-1 to its top 3 songs and at the close of voting "Vuggevise" had received 2 points (1 each from Italy and Sweden), placing Denmark joint 10th (with Norway and Switzerland) of the 16 entries. The Danish jury awarded its 3 points to Sweden.[2]
^ ab"Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962". Eurovision Song Contest. from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
October 21, 2023
denmark, eurovision, song, contest, 1962, denmark, represented, ellen, winther, with, song, vuggevise, 1962, eurovision, song, contest, which, took, place, march, luxembourg, city, vuggevise, chosen, danish, entry, dansk, melodi, grand, prix, february, eurovis. Denmark was represented by Ellen Winther with the song Vuggevise at the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 18 March in Luxembourg City Vuggevise was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 11 February Eurovision Song Contest 1962Country DenmarkNational selectionSelection processDansk Melodi Grand Prix 1962Selection date s 11 February 1962Selected entrantEllen WintherSelected song Vuggevise Selected songwriter s Kjeld BonfilsSejr Volmer SorensenFinals performanceFinal result10th 2 pointsDenmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 1962 1963 Six songs had been lined up to participate in the 1962 DMGP but Jeg snakker med mig selv a swing style song to be performed by Gitte Haenning was disqualified before the event in an exceptionally strict interpretation of pre performance rules when the song s composer was heard whistling the melody in the canteen of broadcaster DR It is widely believed in Danish Eurovision circles that Jeg snakker med mig selv would have won that year s DMGP and would also have done much better at Eurovision than the song which was ultimately sent Contents 1 Before Eurovision 1 1 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1962 2 At Eurovision 2 1 Voting 3 ReferencesBefore Eurovision EditDansk Melodi Grand Prix 1962 Edit The DMGP was held at the Tivoli in Copenhagen hosted by Svend Pedersen Five songs remained after the disqualification with the winner chosen a by jury It is not known how many jury members there were nor the means by which songs were scored Previous Danish representatives Birthe Wilke and Dario Campeotto were among the other participants 1 Each song were performed twice First with a big orchestra and then with a small orchestra The winner was the song performed with the big orchestra DMGP 11 February 1962 Draw Artist Song Points Place1 Chris Dane Dario Campeotto Et yndigt strejf af din parfume 1 52 Ellen Winther Gitte Haenning Vuggevise 27 13 Baard Ove Pedro Biker Er det virk lig sandt 5 3 4 Birthe Wilke Ellen Winther Et eventyr 5 3 5 Dario Campeotto Chris Dane Carissima 7 2At Eurovision EditOn the night of the final Winther performed 5th in the running order following Austria and preceding Sweden Each national jury awarded 3 2 1 to its top 3 songs and at the close of voting Vuggevise had received 2 points 1 each from Italy and Sweden placing Denmark joint 10th with Norway and Switzerland of the 16 entries The Danish jury awarded its 3 points to Sweden 2 Voting Edit Points awarded to Denmark 3 Score Country3 points2 points1 point nbsp Italy nbsp Sweden Points awarded by Denmark 3 Score Country3 points nbsp Sweden2 points nbsp United Kingdom1 point nbsp GermanyReferences Edit ESC National Finals database 1962 ESC History Denmark 1962 a b Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962 Eurovision Song Contest Archived from the original on 30 March 2021 Retrieved 30 March 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 amp oldid 1103661518, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
