Country Denmark Selected song "This Time I Mean It" | Selection date(s) 13 March 1999 Final result 8th, 71 points | |
Selection process Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1999 Selected entrant Trine Jepsen
and Michael Teschl | ||
For the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, Denmark used the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1999 contest. The final was held on 13 March 1999 at the DR TV studios in Copenhagen, and was hosted by Keld Heick.
There were 5 songs in the final, with the winning song chosen by five juries; 4 televoting regions and an expert jury. The winner was Trine Jepsen and Michael Teschl with the song "Denne Gang", which was translated into English for Eurovision as "This Time I Mean It".
At Eurovision
After missing the 1998 contest, Denmark returned for the 1999 contest in Jerusalem . Jepsen and Teschl performed 9th on the night, following Norway and preceding France. At the close of the voting it had received 71 points, placing 8th in a field of 23.
References
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA