The disappointing result at this Contest, coupled with the expansion of the Contest following the collapse of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union, meant that Denmark was relegated from competing in the 1994 contest, causing them to miss a finale for the first time since 1977. The media reacted poorly to this, putting the blame on Seebach personally, which his son later revealed was one of the main reasons for his father's descent into alcoholism and depression, which led to his divorce and ultimately his early death ten years later. Although Seebach had become sober at the time, the many years of heavy drinking had caused permanently damaged his heart, which led to the deadly heart attack in 2003. "Under stjernerne på himlen" was played at Seebach's funeral, as the coffin was carried out of the church.