Denmark was represented by Birthe Wilke , with the song ' " Uh , jeg ville ønske jeg var dig " , at the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest , which took place on 11 March in Cannes , France . " Uh , jeg ville ønske jeg var dig " was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 12 February . Wilke had previously come third for Denmark in the 1957 contest in a duet with Gustav Winckler , who was one of her competitors in the 1959 DMGP
1957 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1957
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959