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Denmark was represented by the band Mabel , with the song "Boom Boom " , at the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest , which took place on 22 April in Paris . "Boom Boom" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 25 February, and marked Denmark's return to Eurovision after an 11-year absence.
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1978 [ edit ]
The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1978 was held at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen , hosted by Jørgen Mylius . The musical director was Ole Kurt Jensen. Six songs took part with the winner being decided by votes from eight regional juries.[ 1]
Other participants in the 1978 DMGP included both Denmark's first Eurovision winner, Grethe Ingmann , and their eventual second winners, the Olsen Brothers .
Final – 25 February 1978
Draw
Artist
Song
Conductor
Points
Place
1
Olsen Brothers
"San Francisco"
Ole Kurt Jensen
37
2
2
Flair
"Du var superstar"
Peder Kragerup
29
3
3
Daimi Gentle & Birds of Beauty
"Tornerose"
Ole Kurt Jensen
9
6
4
Grethe Ingmann
"Eventyr"
Leif Pedersen
23
5
5
Mabel
"Boom Boom "
Helmer Olesen
46
1
6
Ulla Neumann
"Hvem, hvad og hvorfor ikke"
Ole Kurt Jensen
24
4
On the night of the final Mabel performed 16th in the running order, following Greece 's Tania Tsanaklidou with "Charlie Chaplin " and preceding Luxembourg 's Baccara with "Parlez-vous français ? ". At the close of voting "Boom Boom" had received 13 points, placing Denmark 16th of the 20 entries.[ 2] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to Spain .[ 3]
Participation Artists Songs Note: Entries scored out signify where Denmark did not compete
Countries Artists Songs
"A-Ba-Ni-Bi "
"L'Amour ça fait chanter la vie "
"Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus "
"The Bad Old Days "
"Bailemos un vals "
"Boom Boom"
"Born to Sing"
"Charlie Chaplin "
"Dai li dou"
"Det blir alltid värre framåt natten "
"Feuer "
"Il y aura toujours des violons "
"Les Jardins de Monaco "
"Mil etter mil "
"Mrs. Caroline Robinson"
"Parlez-vous français ? "
"Questo amore "
"Sevince "
"'t Is OK "
"Vivre "