Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 with the song "", composed by Vilfred Kjær, with lyrics by Sven Buemann, and performed by Katy Bødtger. The Danish participating broadcaster, (DR), organised the in order to select its entry for the contest.
Before Eurovision
(DR) held the on 6 March 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.
+ Melodi Grand Prix - 6 March 1960 Artist Song Songwriter(s) 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 "Gør hvad du vil" Henry Hannibal 3 2 5 Gustav Winckler "Sorg og glæder" Vagn Skovlund 0 4 6 Grethe Sønck "Træksbasun og vaskebræt" Henry Hannibal 2 3 7 Peter Sørensen "Jeg har nok af ingen penger" 0 4
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 "" had received 4 points, placing Denmark joint 10th (with ) of the 13 entries. The Danish jury awarded its highest mark (4) to contest winners .
The contest was televised on , 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.
+ Points awarded to Denmark Score Country 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Denmark Score Country 4 points 2 points
References
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