Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958

Denmark in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1958
Denmark in the; Eurovision Song Contest 1958
Eurovision Song Contest 1958
Participating broadcaster	Statsradiofonien
Country	Denmark
Selection process	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1958
Selection date	16 February 1958
Competing entry
Song	"Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog"
Artist	Raquel Rastenni
Songwriter	Harry Jensen
Placement
Final result	8th, 3 votes
Participation chronology

Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog", written by Harry Jensen, and performed by Raquel Rastenni. The Danish participating broadcaster, Statsradiofonien, organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1958 in order to select its entry for the contest.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1958

Statsradiofonien held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1958 on 16 February at Radiohuset in Copenhagen, hosted by Sejr Volmer-Sørensen. The winning song was chosen by a jury of 10 people and only the winning song was announced.

R/O	Artist	Song	Place
1	Raquel Rastenni	"Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog"	1
2	Raquel Rastenni	"Refræn"	N/a
3	Birthe Wilke & Gustav Winckler	"For altid"	N/a
4	Preben Uglebjerg	"Evas lille sang"	N/a
5	Bent Weidich	"Nanina"	N/a
6	Preben Neergaard	"Mit gamle hakkebræt"	N/a

At Eurovision

On the contest, "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" was conducted by Kai Mortensen and performed sixth in the running order, following Sweden and preceding Belgium. At the close of voting "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" had received 3 votes, placing Denmark eighth of the 10 entries.^[1] It was succeeded as Danish entry at the 1959 contest with "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig" performed by Birthe Wilke.

Voting

Every participating broadcaster assembled a jury panel of ten people. Every jury member could give one vote to his or her favourite song.

Votes awarded to Denmark^[2]
Score	Country
1 vote	France Netherlands Sweden

Votes awarded by Denmark^[2]
Score	Country
9 votes	France
1 vote	Belgium

References

↑ "Raquel Rastenni - Jeg Rev Et Blad Ud Af Min Dagbog (Denmark 1958) - Participant Profile". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
1 2 "Results of the Final of Hilversum 1958". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[1] "Raquel Rastenni - Jeg Rev Et Blad Ud Af Min Dagbog (Denmark 1958) - Participant Profile". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

[1958detailed-2] 1 2 "Results of the Final of Hilversum 1958". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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