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Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "", composed by Tommy Seebach, with lyrics by Keld Heick, and performed by the Seebach Band. The Danish participating broadcaster, (DR), organised the 1993 in order to select its entry for the contest. This was Seebach's third Eurovision appearance, having previously represented and with Debbie Cameron.

Before Eurovision

1993

(DR) continued to use the to select its entry for Eurovision. The broadcaster held the national final on 3 April 1993 in Odense, hosted by Keld Heick and Kirsten Siggaard.

Ten songs competed in the contest and the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, a nine-member jury selected the top five songs to advance to the second round of voting, where the winner was selected solely by a public televote. The results of the public televote were revealed by Denmark's regions and led to the victory of Tommy Seebach Band with the song "". This was Seebach's seventh appearance at , having previously won twice ( and with Debbie Cameron) as well as placing 2nd , 4th , 2nd , and 4th .

The show was watched by 1.9 million viewers in Denmark, making it the most popular show of the week. It was also broadcast alongside Greenland's KNR-TV.

At Eurovision

Seebach performed 5th at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 in Millstreet, Ireland, following and preceding . "" placed 22nd of the 25 competing countries, receiving a total of 9 points. Up to this point, this was the worst-ranking song Denmark had sent to the Contest. Additionally, this relegated Denmark from competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, after placing in the bottom 6 entries.

The contest was shown on DR TV, with commentary by Jørgen de Mylius, and on radio station DR P3, with commentary by Jens Michael Nielsen. The contest was watched by a total of 1.5 million viewers in Denmark.

Voting

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