Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960


Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 with the song "Det var en yndig tid", composed by Vilfred Kjær, with lyrics by Sven Buemann, and performed by Katy Bødtger. The Danish participating broadcaster, DR, organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1960 in order to select its entry for the contest.

Before Eurovision

DR held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1960 on 6 February at the Radiohuset in Copenhagen, hosted by Sejr Volmer-Sørensen. Seven songs took part, with the winner chosen by a ten-member jury each nominating their favourite song. Gustav Winckler, who represented, was among the participants.
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Otto Hænning"Op og se land"04=
2Katy Bødtger"Det var en yndig tid"51
3Otto Brandenburg"To lys på et bord"04=
4Inge Strauss"Gør hvad du vil"32
5Gustav Winckler"Sorg og glæder"04=
6Grethe Sønck"Træksbasun og vaskebræt"23
7Peter Sørensen"Jeg har nok af ingen penger"04=

At Eurovision

On the evening of the final Katy Bødtger performed 4th in the running order, following and preceding. 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, placing Denmark joint 10th of the 13 entries. The Danish jury awarded its highest mark to contest winners.
The contest was televised on DR1, and on radio station Program 2, both with commentary by Sejr Volmer-Sørensen.

Voting

Every participating broadcaster assembled a jury panel of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.
ScoreCountry
2 points
1 point

ScoreCountry
4 points
2 points