Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "", composed by Bjarne Gren Jensen, with lyrics by Flemming Jørgensen, and performed by Bamses Venner. The Danish participating broadcaster, (DR), organised the 1980 in order to select its entry for the contest.

Before Eurovision

1980 (DR) held the on 29 March at the Falkonér Theatre in Copenhagen, hosted by Jørgen de Mylius. 12 songs took part with the winner being decided by votes from a jury made up of members of the public.

Other participants in the national final included Danish Eurovision winners Grethe Ingmann and the Olsen Brothers, and 1989 entrant Birthe Kjær.

+ Final – 29 March 1980 Artist Song Points Place 1Vivian Johansen"Jeg er fængslet af dig"3911 2Tommy P."Syng en sang om evig fred" 578 3The Lollipops"Nu er det morgen"615 4Susanne Breuning"Mozart Jensen"3911 5Bamses Venner"Tænker altid på dig"841 6Grethe Ingmann"Hej, hej, det swinger"693 7Daimi Gentle"Fri mig"4310 8Birthe Kjær and Henning Vilén"Du og jeg"772 9Olsen Brothers"Laila"615 10McKinleys"Robin Hood"479 11Hans Mosters Vovse"Swingtime igen"654 12Lecia and Lucienne"Bye-bye"597 + Detailed Jury Votes Song Jurors Total0102030405060708091011 1 "Jeg er fængslet af dig" 3 3 5 4 4 3 4 1 4 44 39 2 "Syng en sang om evig fred" 1 4 8 6 6 9 3 2 5 76 57 3 "Nu er det morgen" 5 9 7 3 5 5 6 7 5 36 61 4 "Mozart Jensen" 3 5 2 0 5 2 5 1 8 35 39 5 "Tænker altid på dig" 8 9 9 7 7 6 9 7 7 96 84 6 "Hej, hej, det swinger" 9 6 6 9 8 3 3 4 8 67 69 7 "Fri mig" 6 4 3 2 6 2 4 3 4 45 43 8 "Du och jeg" 7 6 7 9 4 8 4 9 8 87 77 9 "Laila" 6 8 8 4 4 3 8 5 6 54 61 10 "Robin Hood" 2 8 2 1 4 2 5 8 7 26 47 11 "Swingtime igen" 5 7 5 6 8 2 4 7 9 48 65 12 "Bye-bye" 2 7 5 4 7 6 5 5 5 58 59

At Eurovision On the evening of the final Bamses Venner performed 7th in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting "" had received 25 points, placing Denmark 14th of the 19 entries. The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners .

The contest was broadcast on DR TV, with commentary by Jørgen de Mylius.

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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