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| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1981 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Danmarks Radio (DR) | |||
| Country |  Denmark | |||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1981 | |||
| Selection date | 28 February 1981 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Krøller eller ej" | |||
| Artist | Debbie Cameron andTommy Seebach | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 11th, 41 points | |||
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Denmark was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Krøller eller ej", composed byTommy Seebach, with lyrics byKeld Heick, and performed byDebbie Cameron and Tommy Seebach. The Danish participating broadcaster,Danmarks Radio (DR), organised theDansk Melodi Grand Prix 1981 in order to select its entry for the contest. Seebach had previously representedDenmark in 1979, when Cameron was one of his backing singers.
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Danmarks Radio (DR) held theDansk Melodi Grand Prix 1981 on 28 February at the Valencia-Varieteen inCopenhagen, hosted byJørgen de Mylius. Five songs took part with the winner being decided by a jury made up of members of the public.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Hans Mosters Vovse | "King Kong Boogie" | 375 | 2 |
| 2 | Anniqa | "Sikken dejlig dame" | 359 | 3 |
| 3 | Tommy Seebach andDebbie Cameron | "Krøller eller ej" | 441 | 1 |
| 4 | Theis Jensen | "Satchmo" | 210 | 5 |
| 5 | Carsten Elmer andJorgen Klubien | "En tragisk komedie" | 283 | 4 |
On the night of the final Seebach and Cameron performed 6th in the running order, followingIsrael and precedingYugoslavia. At the close of voting "Krøller eller ej" had received 41 points, placing Denmark 11th of the 20 entries.[1] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to the host nationIreland.[2]
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