Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964


Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "Sangen om dig", composed by Aksel V. Rasmussen, with lyrics by Mogens Dam, and performed by Bjørn Tidmand. The Danish participating broadcaster, DR, organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1964 in order to select its entry for the contest. In addition, DR was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Tivolis Koncertsal in Copenhagen, after winning the with the song "Dansevise" by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann.

Before Eurovision

DR held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1964 on 15 February at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen, hosted by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre. Nine songs took part, with the winner chosen by postcard voting. Only the top 3 placings are known, and the fact that "Sangen om dig" would seem to have gained a comprehensive victory as it received 43.8% of all votes cast. Former Danish representatives Gustav Winckler, Raquel Rastenni, and Dario Campeotto were all back for another try.
DrawArtistSongPlace
1Else & Preben Oxbøl"Mit private Grand Prix"-
2Bjørn Tidmand"Sangen om dig"1
3Vivian & Berit"Det er en forskel"2
4Raquel Rastenni"Vi taler samme sprog"-
5Otto Brandenburg"Stress"-
6Grethe Mogensen"Nattens melodi"-
7Gustav Winckler & Grethe Sønck"Ugler i mosen"-
8Dario Campeotto"Shangri-la"3
9Grethe Thordal & Fredrik"Polka i Grand Prix"-

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Tidmand performed 4th in the running order, following and preceding. As with all performances from the 1964 contest apart from Gigliola Cinquetti's winning reprise, only an audio recording of Tidmand's performance is known to survive. Each national jury awarded 5-3-1 to their top 3 songs and at the close of voting "Sangen om dig" had received 4 points, placing Denmark 9th of the 16 entries. The Danish jury awarded its 5 points to Norway.
The members of the Danish jury were: Miss Sandfeldt-Jense, Christian Thorenfeldt, Eva Hvistendahl, Tage Madsen, Hans Christian Bærenholdt, Jørn Erik Schreiner, Knud Borch, Kjeld Arne Sørensen, and .

Voting

ScoreCountry
5 points
3 points
1 point

ScoreCountry
5 points
3 points
1 point