Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "This Time I Mean It" written by Ebbe Ravn. The song was performed by Trine Jepsen and Michael Teschl. The Danish broadcaster DR returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their relegation from 1998 as one of the six countries with the least total average points over the preceding five contests. DR organised the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1999 in order to select the Danish entry for the 1999 contest in Jerusalem, Israel. Five songs competed in a televised show where "Denne gang" performed by the Trine Jepsen and Michael Teschl was the winner as decided upon through jury and public voting. The song was later translated from Danish to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "This Time I Mean It".
Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | ||||
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Country | Denmark | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1999 | |||
Selection date(s) | 13 March 1999 | |||
Selected entrant | Trine Jepsen and Michael Teschl | |||
Selected song | "This Time I Mean It" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Ebbe Ravn | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 8th, 71 points | |||
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Denmark competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 29 May 1999. Performing during the show in position 9, Denmark placed eighth out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 71 points.