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Tommy Seebach
Tommy Seebach sang at three Eurovision Song Contests, in 1979, 1981 and 1993, for Denmark. The best result was 6th place in 1979, with “Disco Tango”.
- who
- Danish musician
- born
- 14 September 1949, Copenhagen, Denmark
- died
- 31 March 2003 (aged 53), Copenhagen, Denmark
- contests
- 1979, 1981, 1993
- best result
- 6th, 1979
- music
- pop
- plays
- organ, piano, guitar, electronic keyboard
- active
- 1963 to 2003
- sang for
- Denmark
Biography
Tommy Seebach, who died in 2003, was a Danish singer, composer, organist, pianist and producer from Copenhagen, best known as the front man of Sir Henry and his Butlers. Seebach sang for Denmark three times: “Disco Tango” finished sixth in Jerusalem in 1979, “Krøller eller ej”, with Debbie Cameron, joint eleventh in Dublin in 1981, and “Under stjernerne på himlen”, as Seebach Band, joint 22nd in Millstreet in 1993.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Tommy Seebach”.
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At Eurovision
Three songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1979 Jerusalem
“Disco Tango”
6th of 19 Finished 6th of 19, with 76 points.
- Sung in
- Danish
- Written by
- Keld Heick, Tommy Seebach
- Conductor
- Allan Botschinsky
- Running order
- 3rd of 19
- Age on the night
- 29
- Won that year
- Israel: Milk and Honey, “Hallelujah (הללויה)”
The story of Eurovision 1979: Jerusalem, and a win handed over by the last jury
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1981 Dublin
“Krøller eller ej”
11th of 20 Finished 11th of 20, with 41 points.
- Billed as
- Tommy Seebach and Debbie Cameron
- With
- Debbie Cameron
- Sung in
- Danish
- Written by
- Keld Heick, Tommy Seebach
- Conductor
- Allan Botschinsky
- Running order
- 6th of 20
- Age on the night
- 31
- Won that year
- United Kingdom: Bucks Fizz, “Making Your Mind Up”
The story of Eurovision 1981: Bucks Fizz, a bomb scare and a first glimpse of Riverdance
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1993 Millstreet
“Under stjernerne på himlen”
22nd of 25 Finished 22nd of 25, with 9 points.
- Sung in
- Danish
- Written by
- Keld Heick, Tommy Seebach
- Conductor
- George Keller
- Running order
- 5th of 25
- Age on the night
- 43
- Won that year
- Ireland: Niamh Kavanagh, “In Your Eyes”
The story of Eurovision 1993: A town of 1,500, and three new countries out of Yugoslavia
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