Denmark in Eurovision: All songs from 1957-2018 (REACTION) 

The way you said *krøller eller ej* was spot on, good job.

8:53 Wow.... - It's scary how well you pronounced that.

I loved Only Teardrops, and HIGHER GROUND DESERVED MORE!

I love Emmelie and only teardrops so much. Thanks Denmark

you're right "vi maler byen rød" is a classic here in denmark stil in 2018 everyone knows that song

Im from Denmark under stjernerne på himlen is a Very Big song in Denmark

The 1962 song which you thought sounded like a lullaby, actually is a lullaby 😊 It's called VUGGEVISE (LULLABY) 😉

PAUSE. You pronounced 'krøller' PERFECTLY!

Like if you are from Denmark (like hvis du er fra Danmark👍🏻😁, for jeg er)

"under stjernerne på himlen" is like a song you would sing for your children when they were going to sleep since the song is about Tommy putting his son to bed and telling him that they always will be together in his dreams

Higher ground was such a badass viking song

2:13 "they kissed on stage.." hahah I'm dead of laughing

Some of the old danish songs r popular in Denmark

soliders of love is totally a guilty pleasure for me

You are SO spot on! I applause your insight in the different songs, although you have NO idea what they are singing - but you guess it from the way they are singing and acting. Lots of love to you from Denmark

I think this years entry was great. I was giggling seeing them reacting to Hungary's entry in the behind the scenes video. But it showed their roots, which I love. I would love him to come back next year or in the future.

1962 - "Vuggevise", when you say it sounds like a lullaby, that makes complete sense since the title of the song means lullaby in danish. 1982 - "Video video", whaaat. No that song is so catchy! To this day you can yell "Video video!" anywhere and everyone will respond "Video! Den kører nat og daaag". I loved that song way before I even knew it had been in eurovision. 1989 - "Vi maler byen rød" Ah love that one! Yes it is a classic here! Also I loved "Only teardrops" but of course there can never be a song that suits everybody's preference.

I completely disagree in your 2013 danish entry opinion ....it was my winner that year and its one of my favorite ESC songs

It's still funny how "I'm turned on by you" got translated into "I'm talking to you"

25:24 They're saying "taka stökk til hærri jörð" which means "take a leap to higher ground" in icelandic (or it should really be "taka stökk á hærri jörð").

The entry from 2001 was originally a Danish song at the national selection but for the Eurovision English lyrics were used instead. It might just be due to the fact that I'm Danish but I personally prefer the Danish language version of that song - it is still quite popular here. Btw, for a long while this was quite normal for the Nordic countries - having a song originally being in the native language at the national selection and then having it changed into an English language version for the Eurovision 😊

I love how the english version of the 2005 song is like “I’m talking to you, through my heart. Talking to you, girl, just tell me where to start” (soooo romantic) And then the danish version is like “Jeg tænder på dig, inden i. Tænder på os to, og noget jeg ikke tør’ sige” Which basically means: “You turn me on inside. I’m turned on by us and something that I don’t dare to say”

Tommy Seebach was (and arguably is) a big legend in Denmark! He's extremely underrated in my opinion. And Debbie Cameron in with him makes it even more amazing! (I can talk about this forever). The entry from 1957 is one of my personal favorites (along with 1963) And I totally agree, we don't like that broadcaster who didn't like Eurovision and decided not to play it in those 12 years (honestly, I'm very mad at him and I was born 38 years after 1966) 1978 - I've always thought that Mabel's song deserved better, it was very good! Of course, when you don't understand Danish, it can be quite difficult to understand the context, but basically it's about a person asking himself and his doctor why he suddenly feels 'sick' or weird inside. And it's basically because of love - thus "Boom Boom" because that's how the heart goes. The woman from Hot eyes in the 1988 performance was indeed VERY pregnant - in the eigth month. I believe there were doctors backstage to be ready if she got into labor. 1989 with Birthe Kjær - oh yes, she's an absolute legend. 1990 with Lonne Devantier - it's a guilty pleasure of mine, I can't help but love her and the performance. 1991 - Anders Frandsen - he's deeply underrated in my opinion! It's a cute song about love, yes maybe cliche, but he deserved better. 1993 - Tommy Seebach is back at it again. It's a very good song, but I understand why it ddidn't do very well. I can recommend listening to his son's version of it though! "Rasmus Seebach - under stjernene på himlen" 1995 - very cute and lovely! I have nothing good to say about the years 1996-1999 lol, but the Olsen Brothers in 2002 is amazing! As you said, it was an underdog, and I've always know that we (Denmark) are underdogs. But it's an amazing song and also so great in Danish, its called "Under et stjerneskud". 2001 is also just very lovely! I have a HUUUUGE soft spot for the 2005 performance, "Talking to you". Jacob Sveistrup has an amazing voice and again, the danish version is soooo good. It's called "Tænder på dig". 2010 and 2011 are both good entries, which I like quite a bit. 2012 version got a low ranking, which was quite unfortunate.. It's quite a good song, I liked it, but I can also see that there was a huge competition that year.. 2013 - well, it's a winner and this was the song which drew me into the whole Eurovision world. I remember the moment it won, I was ecstatic and out of myself. I've always loved this song, the flute never bothered me. But I respect your opinion. The year 2014 to 2016 is just foolish, in my opinion lol. I did like the 2017 version with Anja - I've listened to some of her singing, and she is a force to be reckoned with! What a voice! 2018 - I regained my viking acenstry, so amazing and just what Eurovision needed. I know this was up until 2018, but I kinda want to rank the next 3 songs (to 2021). 2019 - Leonora did such a great job and managed to sing in 4 languages (English, french, german and danish) - I was so proud of her! And it was a "happy go lucky song"! 2020 - well, no countries participated, so I wouldn't know how Ben and Tan would have done with their song "Yes". I grew to like it quite a bit though - probably wouldn't have reached the top 10, but maybe/at least to the finals. And last but not least, 2021 with Fyr & Flamme... I honestly hated the song in the beginning and didn't want it to win.. But it did.. And then I accepted it.. Then I started to listen to it some more.. And now I love it! It really brings back that 80's vibe, that's been missing in Eurovision since.. well, since the 80's... It's different from all the songs this year AND it's sung entirely in Danish, which hasn't been done since 1997. So I am rooting for this song 100%

Fux i was looking for videos about denmark! But then i found you! :o Damn!!

Well, I didn't hear all songs of Denmark until now. I think Denmark 2000 "Fly on the wings of love" was a beautiful winner song. I'm surprised about the entry of 1979, I love it 😆. Their 80's entries are catchy 🙂

This is really cool. ""Fra Mols Til Skagen" - that's so amusing, everybody in Denmark thought it would flop immensely at Eurovision.

1980 Flemming “Bamse” Jørgensen rip Bamse means teddy. Miss him so Much

1963 is one of my favourite winners ❤️

A fun fact about Higher Ground, is that the background singing, is actually Icelandic, as that is the language that is closest to the old "Norse" language the vikings are believed to have spoken, just thought it was a fun thing to share with everyone here.

It's just great to see that Denmark had great songs four years in a row! With the years being 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 Love all of those four songs

I live in Denmark and i’m also Danish, so thank you for reacting to our music for Eurovision.

I really like your comments, could't agree more - I'm danish myself. It's amazing how you seem to understand the culture. You're so right in many things, for example about Birthe Kjær - the song is a classic in Denmark, and Tommy Seebach was and is still, especially through his son, a big name i Denmark. Hot eyes and Birthe Kjær are played at many family events, as well as a lot of other up-beat danish music from the 80's. Thank you so much for your beautiful comments

Can we just take our time to appreciate how well he pronounced “krøller eller ej”?

i love this video, and the that Denmark gets a bit of fame:) - u are spot on in what u say, Denmark have always ben the underdog, so we do things the "fun and crazy" way:):):)

As a Dane born in 1995 here's the songs I consider the most popular eurovision songs based on popularity in media and those I personally remember hearing growing up: 1957: Skibet skal sejle i nat (Translation: The ship is sailing tonight) 1963: Dansevise (Translation: The dancing song) 1978: Boom Boom 1979: Disco Tango 1982: Video Video 1983: Kloden drejer (Translation: The globe is rotating) 1984: Det' lige det (Translation: That's the thing) 1989: Vi maler byen rød (Translation: We're painting the town red) 1990: Hallo Hallo 2000: Fly on the wings of love (Original titel: Smuk som et stjerneskud - meaning Beautiful like a shooting star) 2001: Never ever gonna let you go (Original titel: Ved du hva hun sagde - meaning Do you know what she said) 2005: Talking to you (Original titel: Tænder på dig - meaning You're turning me on) 2010: In a moment like this 2013: Only teardrops 2014: Cliche love song 2016: Soldiers of love 2018: Higher ground Personal top 10: 1. Det' lige det 2. Dansevise 3. Only teardrops 4. Higher ground 5. Hallo Hallo 6. Cliche love song 7. Fly on the wings of love 8. Talking to you 9. Where I am 10. Kloden drejer

As a late 80's child, I had the "pleasure" of growing up in the 90's when we Danes started doing our own rap music, and most of it sounded just as bad (if not worse) than the ESC 96 entry. It was usually some 30+ guy trying to get "cool" with the teens, but usually ended up being loved by children with lyrics like "I am cool and I drink soda". Sure, there were some good artists, but the 90's in general was a very bad era for rap music in Denmark.

translated song titles 1957 this ship is going to sail tonight 1958 I've ripped the page out of my diary 1959 uh I wish I was you 1960 it was a lovely time 1961 angelique 1962 lullaby 1963 dance song (Someone direct translation) 1964 the song about you 1965 for your sake 1966 stop when the game is good or stop when the play is good (as in two people playing) 1978 boom boom (and its hammering like possessed is hammering and is hammering day and night) 1979 disco Tango (performed by Tommy Seebach or as we called him Tommy Tvebak haha) 1980 always thinking about you (performed by Flemming Jørgensen or as we called him Bamse "Teddy"may he rest in peace) 1981 curls or not 1982 video video (video when I need to relax just push the button "and the rest sounds really bad translated") 1983 the ball is spinning 1984 that's right (ish) 1985 should you ask from someone 1986 you are full of lies 1987 a little Melody (one little Melody "grammar ;-)") 1988 can you see what I said 1989 we are painting the town red(and the sky full of star light) 1990 hello hello 1991 right there where the heart is beating 1992 all that nobody sees 1993 under the stars in the sky 1995 from Mols to Skagen (there are two places in Denmark) 1997 the voice in my life (I kind of feel bad that I was born that year) 2000 just saying the Danish version is so much better and the English version is epicand the original title is beautiful as a shooting star 2001 the original title there's a picture of you on my table (and with this song I would definitely say that the Danish version is 100% better) 2004 original title tell me it's a lie (even in Danish is horrible it's just look at me I'm Charming) 2005 original title turned on by you (Danish version so much better the lyrics make sense :-)) well personally I just think that music just kind of diet after that not just in Eurovision but in the entire country

When you said Krøller eller ej at 8:53 it actually sounds like you was from Denmark xD The way you pronounced it was so good!

I love my neighbor Denmark! Agree with your analysis about 2011 as a whole.. it was a forgettable year for songs. And Denmark's song reminded me of 'Romper Room!' Favorites: 1957, 1963, 1978,1979, 1980 ( very tender!), 1981, 1982 ( Video Video is SO 80's!), all of Hot Eyes hits, Vi maler byen rød... classic! 1993,1995, the Danish version of 'Fly on the Wings of Love', DQ, 2010 (

Only Teardrops was such a deserved winner, my favourite winner of the 21st century by miles.

Under stjernerne pa himlen is the most beautiful lullaby composed ever. And I mean this in a very positive way. The lyrics and melody are beautiful.

7:57 You actually pronounced his name right! And wow the songs name at 8:53 it was perfect! Good job :)

So many of these are very popular songs with many Danes and even younger generations know a lot of these. Some even being played at parties because almost everyone is guaranteed to know them.

I love our song from this year, 2018! Flemming Jørgensen from 1980 became a huge name, also called "Bamse." (Teddybear...) Where are you from?

I just stumbled upon this video.. but I have to ask: where are you from? Cos I can't believe how perfect you pronounced "krøller eller ej" 😂 Secondly, it hurts to hear the criticism from an outsider 🙉🙈 but if I'm being perfectly honest, I kinda agree with most of what you said!! Except I loved Only Teardrops 😉 And now I'll look into some more of your videos, from the other countries entries :)

Thanks for enjoying our eurovision songs. (Yes, i'm from Denmark)

My personal favourite are 1995, 2000, 2006, 2013, 2014 and 2018.

The 1993 is the biggest of all the songs in denmark, and his son sang it to. His son is also one of the most famous singers in denmark

The last song was about Denmark and Vikings and how Denmark was back In time

Yes Tommy Seebach was big in Denmark, his son Rasmus Seebach is big in Denmark too, he is also an musician

Really great and Fun video to watch as a dane. I actually agreed with you at all the songs.

Thanks to watching this video, I checked out the 1995 entry and love it! It's very haunting and ethereal, and her voice has just the right little emotional "break" in it without being melodramatic.

Its so fun to se my old guitar teatcher Jacob sveistrup, him with the song “takling to you”🤣

Hey! Very nice video! Keep it up 😄 What do you think about the Danish song this year? And as I said very good video. I enjoyed every second 😃👍🏼

Hey I am from Denmark, I very much agree with your reviews of the songs, but not all of them. example Angelique from 1961, if you understood the text you would probably love it! But you need to know that I am randomly found your video and will surely see more of what you do! hey hey from a Eurovision fan to another :-)

I had the exact thought about Suitcase. Absolutely loved that song. I think it would have easily qualified.

1960, the one ou called oldfashioned, is called "that was a lovely time". She is dressed like someone from the 1890's or thereabout.

You're so right about Teardrops, Matt. I totally agree with you. My two favourites are 1963 (groundbreaking in ESC terms imo) and 1995 (mesmerising and beautiful)

I like the more calm and warm way you talked the viewer through the videos. Funny 'let's do this' as this was complete opposite of screamy. Besides I prefer comments on melody and lyrics as you do over commenting dresses and hotness of artists. That why I like escunited videos. Agree on teardrops btw. And yes she was pregnant at that time and vuggevise is Danish for lullaby. Thought you knew that.. 😋

if i'm correct the song from 1993 Under stjernerne på himlen is a really known song in Denmark, at least for those who are from the year 2003 and lower

I love Denmark in the ESC. They were good in the early years, and still sends songs that hits my heart. My opinion: 1957: 12p I love this one. So nice with a duet. 1958: 8p Cute, dagbok means diary 1959: 12p Again, love this one 1960: 12p Love this too. A true classic. 1961: 4p A bit boring 1962: 5p ”Vuggevise” means ”Lullaby” :) 1963: 12p So good! A true classic! 1964: 5p Too old fashioned 1965: 7p Nice 1966: 8p Joyful! 1978: 12p Love this! 1979: 10p Love all of Tommy Seebachs songs. Nice! 1980: 10p Cute and joyful! 1981: 12p So nice message in the lyrics. Love it! 1982: 2p Not my cup of tea, bad lyrics 1983: 7p An ok entry. Cute. 1984: 12p Kirstens best! Love it! 1985: 10p Good entry, but they should have kept the child home 1986: 3p Too much like Swedens entry 1985, like a bad copy 1987: 10 Cute entry 1988: 10p Really nice, typical Danish in the 80’s 1989: 12p Love it, such a classic entry! 1990: 10p This is great and happy 1991: 2p Bad, a copy of a swedish Melodifestivalen entry from 1987 (Dansa i neon) but more slow 1992: 8p Cute 1993: 12p My all time favourite. Love it! 1995: 12p Cool and cute, a bit modern 1996: 3p Cool and funny, but bad 1999: 4p Boring 2000: 12p A well deserved winner. Love it! 2001: 12p Such great funny entry 2002: 6p Not a great performance. 2004: 1p Worst danish entry ever 2005: 7p Cute and good feeling 2006: 12p Love this performance. Should’ve beenperformed in Danish, though. 2007: 6p Nope 2008: 6p Good feeling, but should’ve been in Danish 2009: 3p Nope, just boring. 2010: 8p A bit like Sweden 2003, but still cute. 2011: 3p Boring, not rememorable at all 2012: 5p Like Sweden 2010, nice but so blend. 2013: 10p Brilliant performance! 2014: 10p So cute and fun! 2015: 6p This is a bit blend. 2016: 4p Nope 2017: 8p Great performance! 2018: 12p Love this one. So great performance!

1978 - one of the members later became a heavy rock singer in USA. Mike Tramp from White Lion.

"Dansevise" is stil the best one to me. From a time when there was class in music.

im from Denmark and was born in 1999 an knew most of the songs😊

I think “Higher Ground” is my FAVOURITE song EVER! It SCREAMS vikings which is extreamly Danish!

Great review :-D

Hahah Matt you’re awesome. Got the diary (= dagbog) AND lullaby correct

Honestly, today, Tommy Seebach's "Under stjernerne på himlen" ("Under the stars in the heaven") is one of the most famous, beloved, classic songs. Especially since his son, Rasmus Seebach (another huge Danish music name here) began singing in memory of his late father, also to remind us that Tommy did not have such a great life, and was even an outcast in the music industry in some ways, to show us that he had quality art in him. And love.

Lige der hvor hjertet slar is so beautiful and with such beautiful lyrics

Regarding "Video Video": I don't know the full story, but I remember hearing that Brixx were forced to annunciate the word "video" properly for Eurovision, while they normally sang it using a shorter, colloquial prounciation (basically "Vee-joe") twice, followed by one full pronunciation ("Vee-deh-oh"). The chorus is much more memorable with both pronunciations.

The history of Denmark is fantasic

Imo 2011 was a great year! So many good songs but I respect you opinion 👍 Great job as always 😊

Good video!!!!

I don't know how you CAN'T like Only teardrops!!!! It's like the BEST song EVER!!!! Btw I'm from denmark (and Emmelie is my aunts best friend)

My favourite entries from Denmark was 2000, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2018. The song from 2011 got so much criticism because it sounds almost exactly like a Swedish song from 2006 called "Sing For Me" by Andreas Johnson. Many Swedish people (including myself) was a bit annoyed that the song (from 2011) wasn´t disqualified from esc, because the likeness is so similar it sounds like it´s the same song.

Actually "Kirsten og Søren/Hot Eyes") in 1985 - the boy is actually Sørens daughter "Lea" and she was about 9 years old at that time....

It's funny how you thought the 1962 song sounded like a lullaby, because the Danish title of the song translates to Lullaby.

I love this video, and you are so sweet to our country! But a lot of the songs that is slow, has a really catchy lyric, just in danish. Like the things they say are just too good! And a lot of the songs, that you said aren´t catchy, was probably because their melody were slow, but all the lyrics were the best! Some of the songs has I been raised with, so I love them! haha:)

1993 - Tommy Seebach - "Under stjernene på himlen" (Under the stars at the sky) is a very loved song in Denmark. Tommy Seebachs son, Rasmus Seebach is one of nowdays most famous singers in Denmark. I cannot count how many hits he made, and he is for sure a party starter. Some years ago he recorded this song too, and it instantly became a hit again. The song was originaly a lullubye he song to his children at night.

The 2005, 2008 and 2009 songs are Perfect!! Some of my all time favorites Thank you Denmark ♥

I hope Anna Ritsmar (she was 2nd in Melodi Grand Prix 2018) comes back for 2019. She was / is amazing.

Their 1995 entry is the most enjoyable one for me and it feels like a timeless tune. It has that magic to it, the composition, the tempo, the backing vocalists, everything works. 2000 is also great, I'm just a little off-put by the nasal voices. 1963 and 2018 are pretty cool too. Only Teardrops is okay to me, I had it in 7th place in 2013.

Brothers olsen all the way, amazing song still listen to it now and then

@ 16:34 - one of the best things ever was when 2 of Rasmussen's backup Viking guys started singing this in Danish, a capella and in harmony, during an interview (you can find it on ESC Today on Facebook)!

My favorite entries from my country are 1957, 1963 and 1995. And I still have a soft spot for Anders Frandsen from 1991, knowing of his tragic death, and the family covering up his homosexuality..

Dario Campetto I love him. He is so good in Han, hun, Dirch Og Dario wich is a really good old danish movie.

You are very charming and know what you are talking about! Very rare. I disagree with you on many points though - so I'll keep listening. hugs

Only teardrops is the best song ever

Tommy Seebach "under stjernerne på himlen" is a BIG hit in Denmark

Tommy Seebachs son (Rasmus Seebach) actually is a huge star in Denmark now:-)

"Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" means "I ripped a page out of my diary" (more other less translated directly. A classic, of older music history, I have to admit that I as Dane know less of, than the previous one from '57. - Try to listen, when the chorous is sang, then you get an idea of how it's pronounced "Vuggevise" IS a lullaby... Yes, Tommy Seebach was a big name in Danish music history. He did have a few very well known songs, if they didn't reach the hights of "hits". His son, Rasmus Seebach, is in the music business today. Try to see if you can find the recording of the Danish songcontest version of "Kloden Drejer". This little jump she does, is today called a "Shrimp jump". I think the story was that she didn't have any coreography to begin with, and then she got told to do this little jump. It's cute I think, if I remember correctly, Aud Wilken were in traditional folksuite...but that could as well have been at the Danish contest. And yes, Birthe Kjær, is a great name in Denmark. She has made versions in Danish of several songs from Eurovision through the years as well as some of her own Frandsen, did sing greatly.

From late 90s and up through the noughties we really sucked at many occasions. The best song from that era was actually the one finishing last in 2004.

Oh, I have this Italian friend who visits Scandinavian countries quite so often and says: "Those Danes, dirty and happy. The happiest of all."

The Songs form 2000, 2001 and 2005 was all in Danish original :)

She was pregnant (1988) and i believe 2 or 3 weeks after the competition the baby was born :)

I personally loved 2016, 2017, and 2018. I also love 1962, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1993, and 1995. I really wish they had qualified in 1996 because that song was just beautiful

Fantastic

Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog means I ripped a page out of my Diary Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig means Uh, I wanted to wish I was you (I'm not danish, I'm Swedish but our languages are very similar)

Angelique should be heard in it's entirety ♡ Otherwise the only one I disagree with you on is our most recent winner🙂

1989 - Birthe Kjær - "Vi maler byen rød". The title is a danish slang expression for having a good party. Birthe is one of Denmarks most famous singers, and still going strong giving concerts in an age about 70 years old. She is both popular among old, middle aged and young people in Denmark. This song is often played at private parties througout the country.