| Eurovision Song Contest 1957 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Statsradiofonien | |||
| Country |  Denmark | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1957 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 17 February 1957 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler | |||
| Selected song | "Skibet skal sejle i nat" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 10 points | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 with the song "Skibet skal sejle i nat", composed by Erik Fiehn, with lyrics by Poul Sørensen, and performed by Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler. The Danish participating broadcaster, Statsradiofonien, organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1957 in order to select its entry for the contest. This was the first-ever entry from Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest, and the first-ever entry performed in Danish in the contest.
Statsradiofonien had wanted to take part in the first contest in 1956 but withdrew because no entry was submitted before the deadline.