Celine Dion Further success came when Dion represented Switzerland in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi" and won the contest by a close margin in Dublin, Ireland. At age eighteen, after seeing a Michael Jackson performance, Dion told Angélil that she wanted to be a star like Jackson. Though confident in her talent, Angélil realized that her image needed to be changed for her to be marketed worldwide. Dion receded from the spotlight for a number of months, during which she underwent dental surgery to improve her appearance, and was sent to the École Berlitz
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" had received 92 points (including maximum 12s from Austria, France and the Netherlands), placing Denmark third of the 21 entries, the country's best placing since the victory of Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann in 1963. The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia. Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 Denmark was represented by Hot Eyes (the name chosen for use at Eurovision by Kirsten & Søren), with the song '"Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?", at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 30 April in Dublin. "Ka' du se hva'