Denmark: DR defends Saba’s win in DMGP 2024!

There were hundreds of reactions and comments in DR’s posts on social media, claiming that the public brodcaster, does not take into consideration the pubic vote, but just the jury vote.
It’s worth mentioning that this is the second year with results in that way. In 2023, Nicklas Sonne was the one that won the televote, but after the jury vote, Reiley was the winner of DMGP 2023, ending up in another non-qualification.

However, the General Manager of DR, Erik Struve Hansen, defended these results, claiming that there is no problem with the voting system of DMGP:

“The system reflects how things also take place in the Eurovision final. After all, there are both jury and viewer votes, and we have chosen that solution this year too – and I think it’s actually a very good model.”

He then went on and stated:

“There is nothing wasted, because it is, as I said, a fifty-fifty decision. The viewers have 50 percent and the jury has 50 percent. But it is clear that you are disappointed when your favourite does not win. I understand that.”

According to the above results, Denmark will be represented by Saba and the song “Sand”, and she is going to take part in the first half of the second semi-final:

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Danish participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Source: dr.dk