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Denmark: Aura Dione enters DMGP? | More rumoured artists!

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It seems like there will be real stardust over the competition when DR gets to host DMGP on 17 February. According to reports by Ekstrabladet, the Danish singer Aura Dione will be one of the eight artists who will fight for a place at the at this year’s Danish national selection process. It has been more than 20 years since television viewers first became acquainted with Aura Dione and her distinctive voice.

Who is Aura Dione?

The now 38-year-old singer was just 16 years old when she first tested her talent in the TV2 program Popstars. In 2008 she made her debut with the album Columbine, and in 2011 Before the Dinosaurs was released, and six years later Can’t Steal the Music was her next release. In 2022, her latest album, Life of a Ranbow, was released.

Good Evening Europe also made an extensive editorial of potential names that will somehow be involved in this year’s DMGP, as performing artists or even as song-writers.

Potential DMGP names

  • Emmelie de Forest (Denmark 2013, winner)
  • Basim (Denmark 2014, 9th)
  • Jonas Rasmussen (Denmark 2018, 9th)
  • Svea S
  • Nicklas Sonne
  • Tim Schou (Denmark 2011, frontman of A Friend in London, 5th)
  • Esben Svane
  • Søren Bregendahl (C21) (Denmark 2016, Lighthouse X, disqualified)
  • Sada Vidoo
  • Simone
  • Sander
  • Kedde
  • UBLU
  • Clara Sofie (songwriter)
  • Andreas Odbjerg
  • Aura Dione

You might have noticed a few well-known names in the list above. Let’s see dive into more detail for some of them.

Emmelie de Forest

Emmelie is Denmark’s most recent Eurovision winner and remains still relevant to Eurovision by taking part in fan events and Eurovision concerts. After Loreen took the double in 2023 and won Eurovision 11 years after her first victory, Emmelie can try do the same in 2024, 11 years after her first victory in the same arena as the last time that Emmelie was crowned in when she won in 2013.

Basim

“Cliche Love Song“ brought Basim to 9th place in the world’s biggest music competition in 2014 and since then he has co-written hits like “Hvor er du bro?’” and “Sydpå” for the singer Bro. He is now rumoured to be returning in DMGP 2024, in the hopes of representing Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest to be held right across the canal, in Malmö, Sweden.

Jonas Rasmussen

Rasmussen was took part in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 with the song “Higher Ground“, won the competition and went on to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal on 12 May 2018, where he placed 9th overall with a score of 226 points.

Tim Schou

Tim is the former frontman of A Friend in London and together with the rest of the band, Tim achieved a nice 5th place in Denmark in 2011 with the song “New Tomorrow“. This year Tim is rumoured to be coming back at DMGP but as a solo artist.

Søren Bregendahl (C21)

Søren won the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 2016 as part of the trio Lighthouse X and represented Denmark the last time Sweden hosted with the song “Soldiers of Love” but failed to qualify to the finals.

Next week, all eight contestants will be presented in the music competition, and on 17 February, Denmark will find a Eurovision contestant who could hopefully secure a place in the final of the world’s largest song competition.

Stéphanie Surrugue and Sara Bro will host Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024.

Source: ekstrabladet.dk, Good Evening Europe

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Denmark: Stéphanie Surrugue and Sara Bro will host the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 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. 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.

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Source: DR.DK