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. "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" was chosen as the Danish entry at the

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on 16 February 1958.

Before Eurovision

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, hosted by Volmer Sørensen. The winning song was chosen by a jury of 10 people and only the winning song was announced.

At Eurovision

Eurovision Song Contest 1958 - Raquel Rastenni

On the night "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" was conducted by Kai Mortensen and performed sixth in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting "Jeg Rev Et Blad Ud Af Min Dagbog" had received 3 points, placing Denmark eighth of the 10 entries.ESC History - Denmark 1958
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Voting

Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.

References

Danish National Final 1958 - Geocities.com
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