Eurovision Song Contest 1979 | ||||
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Country | Denmark | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1979 | |||
Selection date(s) | 3 February 1979 | |||
Selected entrant | Tommy Seebach | |||
Selected song | "Disco Tango" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 6th, 76 points | |||
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Denmark was represented by Tommy Seebach, with the song "Disco Tango", at the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 31 March in Jerusalem. "Disco Tango" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 3 February, and was the first of Seebach's three Eurovision appearances for Denmark. The 1979 DMGP is notable for the participation of two of Denmark's three Eurovision winners, Grethe Ingmann and the Olsen Brothers.