"Dansevise" (; ) was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, which took place on 23 March in London. It was performed in Danish by husband and wife duo Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, representing . This was the first entry performed by a duo to win the contest and also the first Scandinavian win. "Dansevise" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 24 February, and went on to win the contest for Denmark in the most controversial of circumstances, when it was alleged that the jury had altered their votes in order to hand victory to Denmark at the expense of . The song was performed eighth on the night, following 's Laila Halme with "Muistojeni laulu" and preceding 's Vice Vukov with "Brodovi". At the close of voting, it had received 42 points, thus winning from a field of 16. Composition The song is a sophisticated ballad in which the singer sings the praises of dancing, specifically with her "beloved friend". Dansk Melodi Grand Prix The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix was held at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen, hosted by Marianne Birkelund. Eight songs took part with the winner being chosen by a 10-member jury. Other past and future Eurovision entrants competing were Birthe Wilke ( & ), Dario Campeotto (), Bjørn Tidmand () and Gitte Hænning (, for ). Eurovision Song Contest Performance On the night of the final the Ingmanns performed 8th in the running order, following and preceding . It was sung by Grethe Ingmann and accompanied by Jørgen Ingmann on guitar. John Kennedy O'Connor writes "the hypnotic tune was helped by the visual effects in the studio as a spinning vortex of whirling shapes spun around the screen, adding to the dream-like effect of the music. It was the only song that relied entirely on visual rather than physical props and this helped it stand out". Controversy The pre-contest betting had suggested a two-horse race between Denmark and Switzerland, and the two songs quickly separated themselves from the pack in the early rounds of voting, which was done by each national jury awarding 5-4-3-2-1 to their top 5 songs. Host Katie Boyle then contacted Norway, the fifth jury due to vote, and the Norwegian spokesman clearly and confidently announced their votes as 5 to the , 4 to , 3 to Switzerland, 2 to Denmark and