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Dansk Melodi Grand Prix will remain as the Danish selection format for Eurovision 2024. Great changes are expected to come to the competition next year as a try to overturn the tables and bring Denmark back to the Grand Final after five years. The Danish broadcaster now aims at a younger audience, in order to select a more appealing and in trend Eurovision act. Following, the conclusion of the submissions’ stage, DR has revealed the hosts of DMGP 2024.

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024 will be, therefore, hosted by Stéphanie Surrugue and Sara Bro.

Who are the hosts?

Stéphanie Surrugue is a Danish-French journalist and author. Surrugue has been working the past years as an international correspondent for DR.

Regarding her now role as a DMGP host, Surrugue states that:

Danish Melodi Grand Prix is ​​part of a great European tradition that brings Danes together across genders, cultures and generations. I am looking forward – both as a European and as a party animal – to standing together with Sara at the head of such a legendary television and cultural event in Denmark. 

Sara Bro is a Danish presenter and author. During her almost thirty-years career, Bro has hosted numerous programs on TV and the Radio.

Regarding her co-hosting, she stated that:

I grew up with Dansk Melodi Grand Prix both as the biggest and wildest TV event and as a precious treasure on cassette tape. Sequins and stilettos are in my blood, so it’s a huge honor for me to be the host and, on top of that, together with my idol ‘Mademoiselle Europe’.

DMGP 2024

Fundamental changes are expected to DMGP in 2024, with DR aiming at a performer seasoned and capable enough of coping with the demands of a big event, such as Eurovision. Specifically, the changes coming are the following:

• Although it is not required, all contenders will have the opportunity to perform their songs with a live orchestra.
• There will be two voting rounds to determine the winner. The songs that move forward to the second and final round will be revealed during the first round in a random order.
• The jury will be composed of ten Danish Eurovision experts and ten international Eurovision experts from the five most recent winning countries.The international jury will select an entry that best embodies both the international music scene’s trends and the spirit of Eurovision.
• All eight contestants will sing live, unplugged acoustic versions of their songs on television on February 10, one week before the final.

The DMGP 2024 will take place on February 17, 2024, while the participating songs are expected to be revealed about three weeks prior to the show, possibly in late January.

Despite not being the public’s favorite, Reiley won the ticket to Liverpool in 2023. He performed his song “Breaking My Heart” in the second semi-final, failing to qualify and scoring only 6 points, all from Iceland.