History of the Eurovision Song Contest instruments during the short break between the songs. On the other hand, a backing tape may have no voices on it, singing still must be done live. Before 1997 backing tracks were allowed, but only if all instruments on tape were featured on stage. This explains the odd situation in 1996, when Gina G, entrant for the United Kingdom, had two computer screens on stage. Other than the earliest contests, each and every entry has been fixed at a maximum three minutes in length. Previous performers at the Eurovision Song Contest include: History of the Eurovision Song Contest The history
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 Denmark was represented by Birgit Brüel, with the song '"For din skyld", at the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 March in Naples, Italy. For the first and only time to date, the Danish entry was chosen internally by broadcaster DR and no Dansk Melodi Grand Prix was held. On the night of the final Brüel performed 14th in the running order, following Italy and preceding eventual contest winners Luxembourg. In what is often considered the first contest in which a majority of the participants had attempted to submit songs