Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "", written by Lise Cabble and Mette Mathiesen, and performed by Aud Wilken. The Danish participating broadcaster, (DR), organised the 1995 in order to select its entry for the contest.
Before Eurovision
1995 (DR) held the national final on 25 March 1995 at its television studios in Copenhagen, hosted by Sidsel Agensø and Gry la Cour. Eleven songs competed in the contest and the winner was selected by the votes of a five-member jury over two rounds. In the first round, the top five songs were selected to advance to the second round of voting, which led to the victory of Aud Wilken with the song "" by a 2-point margin. Voting was extremely tight, with only 7 points separating the top five songs.
The show was watched by 1.1 million viewers in Denmark, making it the most popular show of the evening and second most popular show of the week.Seertal uge 12 (20. - 26. mar 1995) Gallup. (in Danish). Retrieved 18 March 2023
The five-member jury consisted of Søs Fenger, Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, Dorte Hygum Sørensen, Sebastian, and Monica Krog-Meyer.
+ First Round – 25 March 1995 Artist Song Songwriter(s) Result 1 Johnny Jørgensen "Hvis du bli'r ved" Morten Remar 2 Aud Wilken "Fra Mols til Skagen" Lise Cabble, Mette Mathiesen Advanced 3 Jacob Launbjerg "Vi ses en dag" Jascha Richter, Jacob Launbjerg 4 Misen Larsen "Stille krig" Michael Bruun, Anne Dorte Michelsen 5 Ulla Henningsen "Du kysser som en drøm" Anne Linnet Advanced 6 Søren Launbjerg "Venter det bedste" Jan Rørdam, Alberte Winding 7 Master Fatman "Jordisk kærlighed" Peter Biker, Elisabeth Gjerluff Nielsen Advanced 8 Channe Nussbaum "Det blev os alligevel" Klaus Kjellerup, Anne Dorte Michelsen 9 Lars Muhl "Europa" Lars Muhl Advanced 10 Veronica Mortensen "Ingen gør mig ensom helt som dig" Elisabeth Gjerluff Nielsen Advanced 11 Mads Nørregård "Det dybe stille wand" Morten Kærså, Mads Nørregård + Second Round – 25 March 1995 Artist Song scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" Total Place 1 Aud Wilken "Fra Mols til Skagen" 12 10 12 6 6 46 1 2 Ulla Henningsen "Du kysser som en drøm" 5 12 6 12 8 43 3 3 Master Fatman "Jordisk kærlighed" 10 8 8 5 10 41 4 4 Lars Muhl "Europa" 8 7 7 10 12 44 2 5 Veronica Mortensen "Ingen gør mig ensom helt som dig" 8 6 10 8 7 39 5
At Eurovision Pre-contest betting rated "" among the favourites for victory. On the night of the final Wilken performed 19th in the running order, and at the close of voting "" had received 92 points with maximum points from Norway and Sweden, placing Denmark 5th of the 23 entries, the country's best placement in the 1990s. The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to Sweden.
The contest was broadcast on DR TV and on radio station DR P3, with commentary by Jørgen de Mylius. The contest was watched by a total of 1.5 million viewers in Denmark.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Denmark Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Denmark Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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