Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Denmark was represented at the qualifying round for the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Kun med dig", written by Jascha Richter and Keld Heick, and performed by Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft. The Danish participating broadcaster, DR, organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1996 in order to select its entry for the contest. The entry failed to make it through the pre-selection round, meaning Denmark was not represented at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Before Eurovision

DR held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1996 on 9 March at TV-Byen in Gladsaxe, hosted by Hans Otto Bisgård. Five songs competed in the contest and the winner was selected solely by a public televote. The results of the public televote were revealed by Denmark's regions and "Kun med dig" was an overwhelming winner, receiving more votes than the other four songs combined.

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter	Televote	Place
1	Peter Belli	"Det gør ondt når jeg griner"	Michael Hardinger	2,463	3
2	Master Fatman and Jannie Høeg	"I nat"	Anders Blickfeldt, Peter Viskinde	1,089	5
3	Channe Nussbaum	"Kys mig nu"	Lars Muhl	1,224	4
4	Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft	"Kun med dig"	Jascha Richter, Keld Heick	9,422	1
5	Mark Linn	"Røde kinder"	Thomas Blachman	2,465	2

At Eurovision

In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only qualifying round was held on 20 March as 29 countries wished to participate in the final but the European Broadcasting Union had set a limit of 22. The countries occupying the bottom seven places after the pre-qualifier would be unable to take part in the main contest. After the voting, "Kun med dig" had received 22 points, placing 25th and eliminating Denmark from the contest.

Voting

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