Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Denmark was represented by Hot Eyes (the name chosen for use at Eurovision by Kirsten & Søren), with the song '"Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?", at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 30 April in Dublin. "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 27 February. This was the last of three Eurovision appearances for Kirsten & Søren.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1988 | ||||
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| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1988 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 27 February 1988 | |||
| Selected entrant | Hot Eyes | |||
| Selected song | "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 92 points | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Kirsten & Søren's Eurovision performance is noted for the fact that Kirsten was heavily and very visibly pregnant at the time.
Before Eurovision
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1988
The final was held at the DR TV studios in Copenhagen, hosted by Jørgen Mylius. Ten songs took part with the winner being decided by voting from five regional juries. Firstly the five lowest-placed songs were eliminated without full voting being revealed, then the remaining five were voted on again to give the winner.[1]
| First Round – 27 February 1988 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
| 1 | Hip Hop | "Du kan gå med" | Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick | Eliminated |
| 2 | Paul Mathiasen | "Til dig" | James Price, Adam Price | Eliminated |
| 3 | Snapshot | "Tid til lidt kærlighed" | Per Meilstrup, Keld Heick | Advanced |
| 4 | Stig Rossen | "Vi danser rock og rul" | Jørn Hansen, Helge Engelbrecht | Advanced |
| 5 | Anne Marie Busk | "9½ minut" | Knud Thormod | Eliminated |
| 6 | Lulu | "Johnny B. Goode" | Turid N. Christensen, Ole Brockmann | Advanced |
| 7 | Henriette Lykke | "Det' Okay" | Niels Bystrup, Esther Traneberg | Advanced |
| 8 | Anne Karin | "Gi' naturen chancen" | Tommy Hansen, Jens Folmer Jepsen | Eliminated |
| 9 | Kirsten & Søren | "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" | Mikael Andersen, Leif Maibom | Advanced |
| 10 | Sirius | "Ene" | Leif Svorin | Eliminated |
| Second Round – 27 February 1988 | |||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | North & West Jutland |
Zealand & Islands |
East & South Jutland |
Greater Copenhagen |
Funen | Total | Place |
| 1 | Snapshot | "Tid til lidt kærlighed" | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| 2 | Stig Rossen | "Vi danser rock og rul" | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 4 |
| 3 | Lulu | "Johnny B. Goode" | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
| 4 | Henriette Lykke | "Det' Okay" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 3 |
| 5 | Kirsten & Søren | "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 1 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Hot Eyes performed 13th in the running order, following Austria and preceding Greece. As was the case with their 1985 appearance, the stage presentation came across to some as unnecessarily quirky and overdone. However, at the close of voting "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" had received 92 points (including maximum 12s from Austria, France and the Netherlands), placing Denmark third of the 21 entries, the country's best placing since the victory of Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann in 1963. The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia.[2]
Points awarded to Denmark
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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Points awarded by Denmark
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