Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960

Denmark was represented by Katy Bødtger, with the song '"Det var en yndig tid", at the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 29 March in London. "Det var en yndig tid" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 6 February.

Final

The DMGP was held at Radiohuset in Frederiksberg, hosted by Sejr Volmer-Sørensen. Seven songs took part, with the winner chosen by a ten-member jury each nominating their favourite song. Denmark's 1957 representative Gustav Winckler was among the other participants.^[1]

**DMGP - 6 February 1960**
Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Otto Hænning	"Op og se land"	0	4=
2	Katy Bødtger	"Det var en yndig tid"	5	1
3	Otto Brandenburg	"To lys på et bord"	0	4=
4	Inge Strauss	"Gør hvad du vil"	3	2
5	Gustav Winckler	"Sorg og glæder"	0	4=
6	Grethe Sønck	"Træksbasun og vaskebræt"	2	3
7	Peter Sørensen	"Jeg har nok af ingen penger"	0	4=

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Bødtger performed 4th in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding Belgium. In style the song owed more to stage musicals than to contemporary music, and Bødtger complimented its rather quaint, old-fashioned sound by performing in a 19th-century fashioned gown, complete with bonnet and parasol. At the close of voting "Det var en yndig tid" had received 4 points (2 from Norway and 1 each from Luxembourg and the United Kingdom), placing Denmark joint 10th (with Sweden) of the 13 entries. The Danish jury awarded its highest mark (4) to contest winners France.^[2]

References

Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 ~~1967 to 1977~~ 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 ~~1994~~ 1995 1996 1997 ~~1998~~ 1999 2000 2001 2002 ~~2003~~ 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Artists

1950s	~~1956~~ Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler Raquel Rastenni Birthe Wilke

1960s	Katy Bødtger Dario Campeotto Ellen Winther Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Bjørn Tidmand Birgit Brüel Ulla Pia ~~1967 to 1969~~

1970s	~~1970 to 1977~~ Mabel Tommy Seebach

1980s	Bamses Venner Tommy Seebach and Debbie Cameron Brixx Gry Johansen Hot Eyes Hot Eyes Lise Haavik Anne-Cathrine Herdorf and Bandjo Hot Eyes Birthe Kjær

1990s	Lonnie Devantier Anders Frandsen Lotte Nilsson and Kenny Lübcke Tommy Seebach Band ~~1994~~ Aud Wilken Dorthe Andersen & Martin Loft Kølig Kaj ~~1998~~ Michael Teschl and Trine Jepsen

2000s	Olsen Brothers Rollo & King Malene ~~2003~~ Thomas Thordarsson Jakob Sveistrup Sidsel Ben Semmane DQ Simon Mathew Niels Brinck

2010s	Chanée and N'evergreen A Friend In London Soluna Samay Emmelie de Forest Basim Anti Social Media Lighthouse X

Songs

1950s	~~1956~~ "Skibet skal sejle i nat" "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig"

1960s	"Det var en yndig tid" "Angelique" "Vuggevise" "Dansevise" "Sangen om dig" "For din skyld" "Stop - mens legen er go'" ~~1967 to 1969~~

1970s	~~1970 to 1977~~ "Boom Boom" "Disco Tango"

1980s	"Tænker altid på dig" "Krøller eller ej" "Video, Video" "Kloden drejer" "Det' lige det" "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" "Du er fuld af løgn" "En lille melodi" "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" "Vi maler byen rød"

1990s	"Hallo Hallo" "Lige der hvor hjertet slår" "Alt det som ingen ser" "Under stjernerne på himlen" ~~1994~~ "Fra Mols til Skagen" "Kun med dig" "Stemmen i mit liv" ~~1998~~ "This Time I Mean It"

2000s	"Fly on the Wings of Love" "Never Ever Let You Go" "Tell Me Who You Are" ~~2003~~ "Shame on You" "Talking to You" "Twist of Love" "Drama Queen" "All Night Long" "Believe Again"

2010s	"In a Moment Like This" "New Tomorrow" "Should've Known Better" "Only Teardrops" "Cliche Love Song" "The Way You Are" "Soldiers of Love"

(Note: Entries scored out are when Denmark did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 1960

Countries

Final (by final results)	France (winner) United Kingdom Monaco Norway Germany Belgium Austria Switzerland Italy Sweden Denmark Netherlands Luxembourg

Artists

Final (by final results)	Jacqueline Boyer Bryan Johnson François Deguelt Nora Brockstedt Wyn Hoop Fud Leclerc Harry Winter Anita Traversi Renato Rascel Siw Malmkvist Katy Bødtger Rudi Carrell Camillo Felgen

Songs

Final (by final results)	"Tom Pillibi" "Looking High, High, High" "Ce soir-là" "Voi Voi" "Bonne nuit ma chérie" "Mon amour pour toi" "Du hast mich so fasziniert" "Cielo e terra" "Romantica" "Alla andra får varann" "Det var en yndig tid" "Wat een geluk" "So laang we's du do bast"

(Note: "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter)

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Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960

Final

At Eurovision

See also

References