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Denmark: Songs submissions for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025 begins!

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Today DR, Denmark’s national broadcaster, begins the song submission process for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025, the music show from which the country traditionally selects its entry for Eurovision Song Contest which in 2025 is going to be held in Basel, Switzerland.

The process of entries submission starts today, it is going to end on October 27th 00:00 CET and those interested can submit them by following the link here.

The rules, among other things, include that:

  • At least one of the songwriters, composers or performers must be a Danish citizen or have a strong connection to Denmark (eg. marriage to a Danish citizen).
  • Residents of the Faroe Islands and Greenland may also participate.
  • Entries must be original and no longer than 3 minutes.
  • Performers must be at least 16 years old on the day of the final.
  • Entries must not have been publicly performed or released previously.
  • All submissions must include an audio file and a video of the artist singing the entry.
  • Composers and songwriters may submit multiple entries.
  • DR will also invite contributions from the Danish music industry.
  • Once the submissions window has closed, all entries that meet the criteria will be reviewed by an editorial professional assessment committee.

A total of 8 entries will compete in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025 which only consists of the final night which is scheduled to take place on March 1st.

Denmark was represented at this year’s competition in Malmö by Saba and the song “Sand”, but failed to make it to the grand final, finishing 12th in the second semi-final.

Source: DR

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Denmark: A returning artist among contestants of DMGP 2024!

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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.

In a recent interview with eurosong.dk, Erik Struve Hansen, the project manager of the Danish competition, revealed that the eight songs and performers are already in place, however, everything is still secret. In early January, DR will reveal names and songs at a press conference. Erik, also made an interesting statement that at least one contestant has previously made a name for himself on a Eurovision stage. We will have to wait until the announcement of the eight competing entries to find out who that returning artist is.

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.

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Denmark: 500 songs submitted for Eurovision 2024 – Fundamental changes aimed at breaking the non-qualification streak!

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Additional information regarding the Danish national selection for Eurovision 2024 was revealed by DMGP Director Erik Struve Hansen during an event hosted by OGAE Denmark today.

For the past three years, the Nordic country hasn’t managed to qualify for the Eurovision final. Hence, the Danish delegation will make every effort in order to choose a strong entry that is both competitive and sufficiently modern to match the contest’s standards.

The DMGP this year will target a younger demographic. As a result, the objective of selecting the entries for the Danish National Selection is to make them appealing to younger generations.

Fundamental changes to DMGP 

Approximately 500 applications were received. The selection process that determined the songs that will participate at this year’s DMGP was completed on October 27.

DR will undergo significant adjustments in order to advance to the final following a string of poor outcomes. It also prioritizes choosing performers who can handle the demands of a major event like Eurovision, as well as songs that have potential in both DMGP and Eurovision.

The changes are as follows:

  • 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 songs for DMGP 2024 will be revealed approximately three weeks prior to the contest, in late January, while the hosts will be revealed in December.

Reiley won last year’s national selection and went on to represent Denmark in Eurovision 2023, despite not winning the televoting in DMGP. He sang “Breaking My Heart” in the second semi-final but did not manage to qualify for the final, receiving just 6 points, all of which came from Iceland.

 

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Denmark: With Reiley and “Breaking My Heart” in Liverpool!

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The final of the 2023 edition of the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix took place tonight and once again it determined the next Dane representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 which is going to take place in Liverpool, United Kingdom the coming May. The DMGP took place in Næstved Arena in the city of Næstved .

8 songs competed in the first round of tonight’s final. After the completion of the first round the three favourite songs of the public proceeded to the second round of the final, where the result was determined 50% by the televoters and 50% by the jury.

The hosts of the show were Tina Müller and Heino Hansen

The participants

The 8 finalists of the show were as follows:

  1. Frederik Leopold – “Stuck on You”
  2. EYJAA – “I Was Gonna Marry Him”
  3. Micky Skeel – “Glansbillede”
  4. maia maia – “Beautiful Bullshit”
  5. Nicklas Sonne – “Freedom”
  6. Mariyah LeBerg – “Human”
  7. Søren Torpegaard Lund – “Lige her”
  8. Reiley – “Breaking My Heart”

After the performances of the aforementioned artists, lines opened and the public voted for the three songs that they wanted to see in the second round of the final. At this point we remind you that the Danish public had the chance to vote for their favourite entries during the whole week, as the voting process commenced on Monday 6th of February and ended on Friday 10th of February.

The three songs that gained the most public votes and advanced to the second round of the 2023 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix were:

  1. Nicklas Sonne – “Freedom”
  2. Reiley – “Breaking My Heart”
  3. Micky Skeel – “Glansbillede”

After the completion of the second round, the voting process started again so that the public alongside with the jury panel to vote and determine the 2023 representative of the Scandinavian kingdom in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.

When the voting procedure completed, with the combination of the votes from the televoting and the juries, the 51st Danish representative is

Reiley – “Breaking My Heart”

 

Reileyand Denmark are going to participate in the first half of the second semi-final which is scheduled on 11th of May. Do you think that Denmark is going to qualify to the Grand Final after 2 years of elimination ? Let us know in the comments below!

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Denmark: DMGP 2023 Running Order has been released!

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DR has announced the running order for the final of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023 which will take place on February 11.

The running order is as follows:

  1. Frederik Leopold – Stuck On You
  2. EYJAA – I Was Gonna Marry Him
  3. Micky Skeel – Glansbillede
  4. maia maia – Beautiful Bullshit
  5. Nicklas Sonne – Freedom
  6. Mariyah LeBerg – Human
  7. Søren Torpegaard Lund – Lige Her
  8. Reiley – Breaking My Heart

Tina Müller and Heino Hansen will host the final on February 11. Tina has hosted the past two editions of the contest while Heino will host for the first time. Heino is originally from the host city for the 2023 contest Næstved.

Source: DR/eurovoix

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Denmark: On January 19th the announcement of the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023 entries!

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The Danish Public Broadcaster DR will choose its entry for Eurovision 2023 once again through Dansk Melodi Grand Prix.

The submission deadline for entries was October 28th. According to sources inside DR, eight songs will be chosen to compete in the show, the winner of which will represent Denmark in Eurovision 2023, which will take place in Liverpool.

According to the Executive Producer of the show Erik Struve Hansen, the line up of this years version of the show is expected to be of high level, something that is also claimed by DR employees working on the Eurovision project.

The show, which for this year will not be consisted of semi-finals, will take place on February 11, 2023 in Næstved.

Denmark was represented in 2022 in Turin, Italy by the group REDDI and the song “The Show” but they did not manage to get the coveted ticket to the Grand Final after they were eliminated in the 13th place of the First Semi-Final with 55 points.

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Denmark: A strong songs line-up for DMGP 2023!

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Following the announcement of the hosts (here) of the selection show for Denmark’s Eurovision entry for 2023, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix executive producer Erik Struve Hansen gave a first insight into the nominations.

Through his Facebook account he announced that the sorting of the tracks submitted for DMGP 2023 has already begun, leaving very positive comments on the results so far.

Among the artists who have applied for the Danish national final is Shaya Hansen as she revealed very recently, and you can read more here.

The show consisted only of the Final will take place on February 11, 2023 in Næstved.

This Scandinavian kingdom was represented in 2022 in Turin, Italy by the group REDDI and the song “The Show” but they did not manage to get the coveted ticket to the Grand Final after they were eliminated in the 13th place of the First Semi-Final with 55 points.

Denmark has not reached the Eurovision final for two consecutive years. Do you think the songs that are abut to be presented in this year’s national final will bring them a better result in 2023 at Liverpool? Let us know what you think in the comments!

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