"Disco Tango" was the Danish

Denmark

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 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

Eurovision Song Contest 1979

The Eurovision Song Contest 1979 was the 24th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 31 March 1979 in Jerusalem, Israel. The presenters were Daniel Pe'er and Yardena Arazi, and the event was staged at the International Convention Center. Representing Israel, Gali Atari and Milk and Honey were the...

. It was performed in Danish

Danish language

Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...

 by Tommy Seebach

Tommy Seebach

Tommy Seebach , born Tommy Seebach Mortensen in Copenhagen, Denmark, was a popular Danish singer, composer, organist, pianist and producer. He is best known as front man of Sir Henry and his Butlers and for numerous contributions to the Danish version of the Eurovision Song contest, Dansk Melodi...

.

History

"Disco Tango" was performed third on the night, following Italy

Italy

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's Matia Bazar

Matia Bazar

Matia Bazar is an Italian musical group formed in Genoa in 1975. The original members of the group are Piero Cassano, Aldo Stellita and Carlo Marrale. Antonella Ruggiero was the first singer in the group. The group represented Italy in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest with a song called Raggio di...

 with "Raggio di luna

Raggio Di Luna

"Raggio di luna" was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, performed in Italian by Matia Bazar.The song is a love song, with the lead singer explaining to his lover that something as simple as a moon beam can simplify their relationship and make any experience enjoyable.The song...

" and preceding Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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's Cathal Dunne

Cathal Dunne

Cathal Dunne is an Irish singer. He is most famous for representing Ireland in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Happy Man". He has since gained a following as Cahal Dunne, performing traditional Irish songs in the United States, where he now lives.- Background :Born in Cork,...

 with "Happy Man

Happy Man

"Happy Man" was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, performed in English by Cathal Dunne.The song is a moderately up-tempo number, in which Dunne contrasts his early despondency with the joy he feels now that he is with his lover. He sings, for example, that he now has "the sun...

". At the close of voting, it had received 76 points, placing 6th in a field of 19.

The song is a description of a girl who dances to disco music by night, but by day listens to Beethoven and does dressage

Dressage

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. Reference is also made to John Travolta

John Travolta

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. The backup singers were Debbie Cameron

Debbie Cameron

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, Michael Elo and Ianne Elo. All three would return with Seebach in his next Contest offering, "Krøller eller ej

Krøller Eller Ej

"Krøller eller ej" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, performed in Danish by Tommy Seebach and Debbie Cameron....

."

"Disco Tango" was succeeded as Danish representative

Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest

Denmark has competed in the Eurovision Song Contest from 1957 to 1966 and from 1978 to the present day and has a good record, finishing in the top three six times and winning twice. From 1967 until 1977, Denmark didn't participate in the contest....

 at the 1980 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1980

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 by Bamses Venner's "Tænker altid på dig

Tænker Altid På Dig

"Tænker altid på dig" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, performed in Danish by Bamses Venner.The song was performed seventh on the night, following Italy's Alan Sorrenti with "Non so che darei" and preceding Sweden's Tomas Ledin with "Just nu!"...

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