{{Short description|none}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{More citations needed|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox song contest national year | Year = 1982 | Broadcaster = {{lang|da|Danmarks Radio|i=no}} (DR) | Country = Denmark | Selection process = {{lang|da|Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1982|i=no}} | Selection date = 13 March 1982 | Song = Video Video | Artist = Brixx | Writer = Jens Brixtofte | writer_single = y | Final result = 17th, 5 points }}
Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Video Video", written by Jens Brixtofte, and performed by the group Brixx. The Danish participating broadcaster, {{lang|da|Danmarks Radio|i=no}} (DR), organised the {{lang|da|Dansk Melodi Grand Prix|i=no}} 1982 in order to select its entry for the contest. The previous year's Danish entrant Tommy Seebach failed in his bid to represent Denmark for a third time.
==Before Eurovision== {{unreferenced|section|date=April 2025}} === {{lang|da|Dansk Melodi Grand Prix|i=no}} 1982 === {{lang|da|Danmarks Radio|i=no}} (DR) held the {{lang|da|Dansk Melodi Grand Prix|i=no}} 1982 on 13 March at TV-Byen in Gladsaxe, hosted by Jørgen de Mylius. 12 songs took part with the winner being decided by voting from five regional juries.
{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center" |+ Final – 13 March 1982 |- ! {{Abbr|R/O|Running order}} ! Artist ! Song ! class="unsortable" | Points ! Place |- style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1 | align="left" | Brixx | align="left" | "Video Video" | 55 | 1 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2 | align="left" | Tommy Seebach Band | align="left" | "Hip hurra - det' min fødselsda'" | 47 | 2 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3 | align="left" | Lise Dandanell and Jacob Groth Band | align="left" | "På træk" | 16 | 9 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4 | align="left" | Fenders | align="left" | "Det' løgn" | 37 | 4 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5 | align="left" | Carsten Elmer and Jørgen Klubien | align="left" | "Marie" | 21 | 7 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6 | align="left" | Käte and Per | align="left" | "I denne verden" | 21 | 7 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7 | align="left" | Jannie Høeg | align="left" | "Elske" | 22 | 6 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8 | align="left" | Taxie | align="left" | "Drømmene er forbi" | 7 | 10 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 9 | align="left" | Anne Karin | align="left" | "Når man kun er atten år" | 46 | 3 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10 | align="left" | Peter Belli | align="left" | "Spejldans" | 23 | 5 |}
== At Eurovision == On the night of the final Brixx performed 13th in the running order, following {{esccnty|Spain|y=1982}} and preceding {{esccnty|Yugoslavia|y=1982}}. At the close of voting "Video Video" had received only 5 points, placing Denmark 17th of the 18 entries, ahead only of the nul-points entry from {{esccnty|Finland|y=1982}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Final of Harrogate 1982 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/harrogate-1982/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414065752/https://eurovision.tv/event/harrogate-1982/final |archive-date=14 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners {{esccnty|Germany|y=1982}}.<ref name="1982detailed" />
=== Voting === {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" |- |+ Points awarded to Denmark<ref name="1982detailed">{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/harrogate-1982/final/results/denmark |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414080651/https://eurovision.tv/event/harrogate-1982/final/results/denmark |archive-date=14 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="col" width="20%" | Score ! scope="col" | Country |- ! scope="row" | 12 points | |- ! scope="row" | 10 points | |- ! scope="row" | 8 points | |- ! scope="row" | 7 points | |- ! scope="row" | 6 points | |- ! scope="row" | 5 points | |- ! scope="row" | 4 points | |- ! scope="row" | 3 points | {{Esc|Portugal|y=1982}} |- ! scope="row" | 2 points | |- ! scope="row" | 1 point | {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Ireland|y=1982}}|{{Esc|Sweden|y=1982}}}} |} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" |- |+ Points awarded by Denmark<ref name="1982detailed" /> |- ! scope="col" width="20%" | Score ! scope="col" | Country |- ! scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points | {{Esc|Germany|y=1982}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points | {{Esc|Belgium|y=1982}} |- ! scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points | {{Esc|Sweden|y=1982}} |- ! scope="row" | 7 points | {{Esc|Switzerland|y=1982}} |- ! scope="row" | 6 points | {{Esc|Austria|y=1982}} |- ! scope="row" | 5 points | {{Esc|Ireland|y=1982}} |- ! scope="row" | 4 points | {{Esc|Luxembourg|y=1982}} |- ! scope="row" | 3 points | {{Esc|Yugoslavia|y=1982}} |- ! scope="row" | 2 points | {{Esc|United Kingdom|y=1982}} |- ! scope="row" | 1 point | {{Esc|Israel|y=1982}} |} {{col-end}}
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest}} {{Eurovision Song Contest 1982}}
1982 Category:Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 Eurovision