Denmark was represented by

Ulla Pia Ulla Pia Nielsen (17 February 1945 – 22 August 2020), known simply as Ulla Pia, was a Danish singer, best known internationally for her participation in the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest. Ulla Pia was born in Copenhagen, where she started h ...

, with the song "Stop – mens legen er go'", at the

1966 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the 11th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, following the country's victory at the with the song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" by France Gall. Or ...

, which took place on 5 March in

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. "Stop – mens legen er go'" was chosen as the Danish entry at the

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on 6 February. Danish broadcaster DR withdrew from Eurovision following the 1966 contest, and would not return to the fold until 1978. The reasons for the withdrawal are unclear, although it is believed that a new programme controller at DR did not consider the expense involved in Eurovision participation to represent value for money.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1966

The DMGP was held at the Tivoli in

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, hosted by Annette Faaborg. Six songs took part, with the winner chosen by voting from seven regional juries. Former Danish representatives

Gustav Winckler Gustav Frands Wilzeck Winckler (13 October 1925 – 20 January 1979) was a popular Danish singer, composer and music publisher. He grew up in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen and started his career as a decorator. In 1948 as a young man ...

(

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) and

Dario Campeotto Dario Campeotto (born 1 February 1939) is a Danish-Italian singer, actor, and entertainer. He was born in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen to Italian parents, Emma and Ernesto Campeotto. He started performing at the age of ten, but his breakthrough was a ...

(

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) were among the participants, although they ended up sharing last place.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Ulla Pia performed second in the running order, following

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and preceding

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. "Stop – mens legen er go'" had a contemporary sound and featured an instrumental break during which two dancers performed an energetic routine. Each national jury awarded 5-3-1 to their top three songs, and at the close "Stop – mens legen er go'" had received 4 points (3 from

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and 1 from

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), placing Denmark 14th of the 18 entries. The Danish jury awarded its 5 points to

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, one of many instances of neighbourly voting in the first contest in which this phenomenon was really remarked on by observers.

Voting

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966

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