Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Participating broadcaster Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR)
Participation summary
Appearances52 (44 finals)
First appearance 1957
Highest placement1st: 1963, 2000, 2013
Host 1964, 2001, 2014
Participation history
Related articles
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
External links
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Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Denmark has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 52 times, making its first appearance in 1957. Having competed in ten consecutive contests until 1966, Denmark was absent for eleven consecutive contests from 1967 to 1977. Since 1978, it has been absent from only four contests. Denmark has won the contest three times: in 1963, 2000 and 2013. The Danish participant broadcaster in the contest is the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), which select its entrant with the national competition Dansk Melodi Grand Prix .

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Denmark finished third on its debut in 1957 with Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler, before winning the contest for the first time in 1963 with the song " Dansevise " performed by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann. The country returned to the top three 25 years later, with third-place finishes for Hot Eyes in 1988 and Birthe Kjær in 1989, while Denmark's only top five result of the 1990s was Aud Wilken's fifth place in 1995.

Denmark won the contest for the second time in 2000 with "Fly on the Wings of Love" performed by the Olsen Brothers. Denmark then finished second as hosts in 2001 with "Never Ever Let You Go" performed by Rollo and King, before Malene Mortensen became the first Danish entry to finish last in 2002. Denmark won the contest for the third time in 2013, with "Only Teardrops" performed by Emmelie de Forest. Denmark has placed in the top five 14 times.

History

Denmark's debut

The Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) is a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Denmark.

DR first participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957, held in Frankfurt, Germany. It had intended to compete at the first contest in 1956, but had submitted its application past the deadline and was, therefore, not allowed to compete. Denmark was the first Nordic country to take part in the contest, with Sweden, Norway, and Finland following soon after. Iceland, however, did not take part until 1986.

Denmark's first participants were Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler, who sang the song "Skibet skal sejle i nat". Their performance was controversial as, at the end of the song, the couple performed an 11-second kiss, which caused outcry in some countries. Nevertheless, the performance achieved third place.

First victory

Denmark won the contest for the first time in 1963, when Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann sang " Dansevise ". The victory, however, was controversial. When Norway announced its votes, the presenter Katie Boyle had to correct the spokesperson and said that she would call them again later. Viewers around Europe could then see the votes had been changed, changing the outcome of the contest and giving the victory to Denmark at the expense of Switzerland. In fact, the reason why Norway had to announce its votes again was that the Norwegian spokesperson did not follow the right procedure the first time and, therefore, there was doubt whether he gave the correct votes on the first occasion.

The final result was valid and the victory went to Denmark. Accordingly, in 1964, the contest was held in Denmark for the first time.

Absence and return

After the 1966 contest and a record low 14th place, Denmark withdrew from the contest, as DR's new head of entertainment Niels Jørgen Kaiser did not view the contest as being quality entertainment citing dissatisfaction from the viewers. [1] Dansk Melodi Grand Prix was not held from that year onwards.

However, in the 1978 contest, after 11 years of absence, and following Niels Jørgen Kaisers departure from DR, Denmark returned to the contest, represented by Mabel and the song "Boom Boom".

1980s

Denmark's most successful time at the contest came between 1984 and 1990, with the country reaching the top eight in six out of seven contests, including four top-five placings. The duo of Hot Eyes represented the nation three times during this period. In 1984, they sang the song "Det' lige det" and finished fourth. In 1985, they became the first and, as of 2020 only act to represent Denmark in two consecutive years. Singing "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?", they could not repeat their success of the previous year and came 11th. In 1988, Hot Eyes represented Denmark again with "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?". The duo scored its best result to date, finishing in third place, losing only to Céline Dion and Scott Fitzgerald. Denmark's other good results during this time were sixth place for Lise Haavik in 1986, fifth for Anne-Cathrine Herdorf and Bandjo in 1987, third for Birthe Kjær in 1989 and eighth for Lonnie Devantier in 1990.

1990s

After 1990, Denmark fell from its high positions of the 1980s and was relegated from the contest on three occasions in the 1990s. In 1993, Tommy Seebach, who had previously represented Denmark in 1979 and 1981, finished 22nd, resulting Denmark being relegated from the contest in 1994. Aud Wilken sang "Fra Mols til Skagen" for the nation at the 1995 contest and came 5th, but this high placing could not be repeated in 1996, as Denmark's entry, "Kun med dig" sung by Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft, did not qualify from the pre-qualifying round of the contest. In 1998, Denmark was once again relegated from the contest following a poor result in 1997. In 1999, the abolition of the language rule, which had required all countries to sing in their official languages, brought a return to success for Denmark, when Michael Teschl and Trine Jepsen finished 8th with "This Time I Mean It".

2000s and 2010s

In 2000, Denmark won the contest with brothers Jørgen and Niels Olsen defying the odds (they were considerably older than their competitors and only one male duo had won before), to win with "Fly on the Wings of Love". The song went on to enjoy huge success around Europe.

At the 2001 contest, held in Copenhagen, Rollo and King came second with the song "Never Ever Let You Go". However, in 2002, Malene Mortensen came 24th (last) with "Tell Me Who You Are", giving Denmark its worst result ever. Therefore, Denmark was relegated from the 2003 contest.

In 2005, Copenhagen hosted Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest, an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary.

Since the introduction of semifinals in 2004, Denmark has qualified for the final on eleven out of 16 occasions. Another string of successful participations started in 2010, when Denmark reached the top five for the first time in nine years, finishing fourth with "In a Moment like This" performed by Chanée and N'evergreen. A year later, Denmark finished fifth with "New Tomorrow" performed by the band A Friend in London, and in 2013, Denmark won the contest for the third time, when Emmelie de Forest represented the country with the song "Only Teardrops", winning with Denmark's highest-ever score of 281 points.

In 2014, Denmark reached the top ten for the fourth time in five years, when Basim finished ninth. However, the success did not continue into 2015 and 2016, as Denmark failed to qualify for the final in those years. In 2017, the country returned to the final, finishing 20th with Anja Nissen. Denmark achieved its fifth top ten result of the decade in 2018, with Rasmussen and the song "Higher Ground" finishing ninth. In 2019, Leonora took Denmark to their 12th final with the song "Love Is Forever" and finished 12th in the final with 120 points.

2020s

In 2021, the duo Fyr og Flamme with "Øve os på hinanden", Denmark's first entry fully in Danish since 1997, failed to qualify for the final, finishing 11th in the second semi-final with 89 points. Further non-qualifications followed with Reddi in 2022, Reiley in 2023 and Saba in 2024.

Denmark has the current record of being the country with most consecutive non-placements in the final, with 4. Before 2024, the record was hold together by Georgia and Latvia, with 6 editions each, followed by Ireland, with 4; all three countries qualified to the final.

After hosting the contest in 2014, Denmark has only managed to qualify 3 times in 10 years (2017, 2018, 2019), after failing to qualify twice (in 2004 and 2007) since the introduction of the semi finals in 2004 up until 2014.

Participation overview

Table key
1First place
2Second place
3Third place
Last place
XEntry selected but did not compete
Upcoming event
YearEntrantSongLanguageFinalPointsSemiPoints
1957 Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler " Skibet skal sejle i nat " Danish 310No semi-finals
1958 Raquel Rastenni " Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog "Danish83
1959 Birthe Wilke" Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig "Danish512
1960 Katy Bødtger " Det var en yndig tid "Danish104
1961 Dario Campeotto "Angelique"Danish512
1962 Ellen Winther " Vuggevise "Danish102
1963 Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann " Dansevise "Danish142
1964 Bjørn Tidmand " Sangen om dig "Danish94
1965 Birgit Brüel " For din skyld "Danish710
1966 Ulla Pia " Stop – mens legen er go' "Danish144
1978 Mabel "Boom Boom"Danish1613
1979 Tommy Seebach "Disco Tango"Danish676
1980 Bamses Venner " Tænker altid på dig "Danish1425
1981 Tommy Seebach and Debbie Cameron " Krøller eller ej "Danish1141
1982 Brixx "Video-Video"Danish175
1983 Gry Johansen " Kloden drejer "Danish1716
1984 Hot Eyes " Det' lige det "Danish4101
1985 Hot Eyes" Sku' du spørg' fra no'en "Danish1141
1986 Lise Haavik " Du er fuld af løgn "Danish677
1987 Bandjo with Anne-Cathrine Herdorf " En lille melodi "Danish583
1988 Hot Eyes" Ka' du se hva' jeg sa' "Danish392
1989 Birthe Kjær " Vi maler byen rød "Danish3111
1990 Lonnie Devantier " Hallo Hallo "Danish864
1991 Anders Frandsen " Lige der hvor hjertet slår "Danish198
1992 Lotte Nillson and Kenny Lübcke " Alt det som ingen ser "Danish1247
1993 Seebach Band " Under stjernerne på himlen "Danish229 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
1995 Aud Wilken " Fra Mols til Skagen "Danish592No semi-finals
1996 Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft" Kun med dig "DanishFailed to qualify [lower-alpha 1] X2522
1997 Kølig Kaj " Stemmen i mit liv "Danish1625No semi-finals
1999 Trine Jepsen and Michael Teschl"This Time I Mean It"English871
2000 Olsen Brothers "Fly on the Wings of Love"English1195
2001 Rollo and King "Never Ever Let You Go"English2177
2002 Malene "Tell Me Who You Are"English24 ◁7
2004 Tomas Thordarson "Shame on You"EnglishFailed to qualify1356
2005 Jakob Sveistrup "Talking to You"English91253185
2006 Sidsel Ben Semmane "Twist of Love"English1826Top 11 in 2005 final [lower-alpha 2]
2007 DQ "Drama Queen"EnglishFailed to qualify1945
2008 Simon Mathew "All Night Long"English15603112
2009 Brinck "Believe Again"English1374869
2010 Chanée and N'evergreen "In a Moment like This"English41495101
2011 A Friend in London "New Tomorrow"English51342135
2012 Soluna Samay "Should've Known Better"English2321963
2013 Emmelie de Forest "Only Teardrops"English12811167
2014 Basim "Cliche Love Song"English974Host country
2015 Anti Social Media "The Way You Are"EnglishFailed to qualify1333
2016 Lighthouse X "Soldiers of Love"English1734
2017 Anja "Where I Am"English207710101
2018 Rasmussen "Higher Ground"English92265204
2019 Leonora "Love Is Forever"English, French, Danish121201094
2020 Ben and Tan "Yes"EnglishContest cancelled [lower-alpha 3] X
2021 Fyr og Flamme " Øve os på hinanden "DanishFailed to qualify1189
2022 Reddi "The Show"English1355
2023 Reiley "Breaking My Heart"English146
2024 Saba "Sand"English1236
2025 TBA 1 March 2025 [2] Upcoming

Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

ArtistSongLanguageAt CongratulationsAt Eurovision
FinalPointsSemiPointsYearPlacePoints
Olsen Brothers "Fly on the Wings of Love"EnglishFailed to qualify6111 2000 1195

Hostings

YearLocationVenuePresentersPhotoRef.
1964 Copenhagen Tivolis Koncertsal Lotte Wæver
2001 Parken Stadium Natasja Crone Back and Søren Pilmark
2014 B&W Hallerne Lise Rønne, Nikolaj Koppel and Pilou Asbæk ESC2014 hosts 01 (crop).jpg
[3]

Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

YearLocationVenuePresenters
2005 Copenhagen Forum Copenhagen Katrina Leskanich and Renārs Kaupers

Awards

Winner by OGAE members

YearSongPerformerPlacePointsHost cityRef.
2010 "In a Moment like This" Chanée and N'evergreen 4149 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo
[4]
2013 "Only Teardrops" Emmelie de Forest 1281 Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö
[4]

Conductors

YearConductor [lower-alpha 4] Musical DirectorNotesRef.
1957 Kai MortensenN/A [5]
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964 Kai Mortensen [lower-alpha 5]
1965 Flag of Sweden.svg Arne LamberthN/A
1966
1978 Helmer Olesen [6]
1979 Allan Botschinsky
1980 [7]
1981
1982
1983
1984 Henrik Krogsgård [lower-alpha 6]
1985 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Käfer
1986 Flag of Norway.svg Egil Monn-Iversen Host conductor [lower-alpha 6]
1987 Henrik Krogsgård
1988 [lower-alpha 6]
1989 Henrik Krogsgård and Flag of France.svg Benoît Kaufman [lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 8]
1990 Henrik Krogsgård
1991
1992
1993 Flag of Norway.svg George Keller [lower-alpha 9]
1995 Frede Ewert
1996 Failed to qualify [lower-alpha 10]
1997 Jan Glæsel
1999 No orchestra [lower-alpha 11]

Additionally, a live band has performed at the Danish national final since 2020, led by Peter Düring. [8]

Heads of delegation

YearHead of delegationRef.
2018 Molly Plank
[9]

Commentators and spokespersons

YearCommentatorSpokespersonRef.
1956 Jens Frederik LawaetzDid not participate
1957 Svend PedersenSvend Pedersen
1958
1959 Sejr Volmer-Sørensen
1960
1961 Ole Mortensen
1962 Skat Nørrevig
1963 Ole MortensenUnknown
1964 No commentary [ citation needed ]Pedro Biker
1965 Skat Nørrevig Claus Toksvig
1966
19671973 No broadcastDid not participate
1974 Claus Toksvig
1975
1976
1977
1978 Jørgen de Mylius Jens Dreyer
1979 Bent Henius
1980
1981
1982 Hans Otto Bisgaard
1983 Bent Henius
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991 Camilla Miehe-Renard
1992 Jørgen de Mylius
1993
1994 Did not participate
1995 Bent Henius
1996 Did not participate
1997 Bent Henius
1998 Did not participate
1999 Keld Heick Kirsten Siggaard
2000 Michael Teschl
2001 Hans Otto Bisgaard and Hilda Heick Gry Johansen
2002 Keld HeickSigne Svendsen
2003 Jørgen de MyliusDid not participate
2004 Camilla Ottesen
2005 Gry Johansen
2006 Mads Vangsø and Adam Duvå Hall Jørgen de Mylius
2007 Søren Nystrøm Rasted and Adam Duvå Hall Susanne Georgi
2008 Nicolai MolbechMaria Montell
2009 Felix Smith
2010 Bryan Rice
2011 Ole Tøpholm Lise Rønne
2012 Louise Wolff
2013 Sofie Lassen-Kahlke
2014
2015 Basim
2016 Ulla Essendrop
2017
2018
2019 Rasmussen
2021 Henrik Milling and Nicolai Molbech Tina Müller
2022
2023 Nicolai Molbech
2024 Ole Tøpholm Stéphanie Surrugue  [ da ]

See also

Notes

  1. In order to reduce the number of participating countries at the 1996 event a qualifying round was held among all countries except the hosts. Denmark failed to progress from this round; entries which failed to progress have subsequently been discounted by the EBU and do not feature as part of the countries' list of appearances.
  2. According to the then-Eurovision rules, the top ten non-Big Four countries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the grand final without having to compete in semi-finals. For example, if Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's grand final along with all countries ranked in the top ten.
  3. The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. All conductors are of Danish nationality unless otherwise noted.
  5. Also conducted the Portuguese entry.
  6. 1 2 3 That year's Danish national final was presented without an orchestra
  7. Host conductor
  8. Krogsgård conducted the first half of the Danish entry. Part of the way through, as part of the staging, he was beckoned by Birthe Kjær to join her on stage, at which point he left the podium to sing with her backing group while Kaufman conducted the rest of the song. Krogsgård conducted the entire song at the national final.
  9. Conducted by Henrik Krogsgård at the national final.
  10. Conducted by Frede Ewert at the national final.
  11. Although there was no orchestra at the international final, there was one present for the Danish selection show, conducted by Ken Børjesen.

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Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "In a Moment like This" written by Thomas G:son, Henrik Sethsson and Erik Bernholm. The song was performed by Chanée and N'evergreen. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010 in order to select the Danish entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. Ten songs competed in a televised show where the winner was selected over three rounds of voting. The results of the first round were decided upon through the combination of jury voting and public voting while the results in the second and third round were determined solely by public televoting. "In a Moment like This" performed by Chanée and N'evergreen was the winner after gaining the most public votes in the third round.

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Denmark was represented by the band Bamses Venner, with the song "Tænker altid på dig", at the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 19 April in The Hague. "Tænker altid på dig" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 29 March. Other participants in the 1980 DMGP included Danish Eurovision winners Grethe Ingmann and the Olsen Brothers, and 1989 entrant Birthe Kjær.

Denmark was represented by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, with the song "Dansevise", at the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 23 March in London. "Dansevise" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 24 February, and went on to win the contest for Denmark in the most controversial of circumstances, when it was alleged that the Norwegian jury had altered their votes in order to hand victory to Denmark at the expense of Switzerland.

Denmark participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Only Teardrops" written by Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen and Thomas Stengaard. The song was performed by Emmelie de Forest. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2013 in order to select the Danish entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden. Ten songs competed in a televised show where "Only Teardrops" performed by Emmelie de Forest was the winner as decided upon through the combination of jury voting and public voting over two rounds.

Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Cliche Love Song" written by Lasse Lindorff, Kim Nowak-Zorde, Daniel Fält and Basim. The song was performed by Basim. In addition to participating in the contest, the Danish broadcaster DR also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest after winning the competition in 2013 with the song "Only Teardrops" performed by Emmelie de Forest. DR organised the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 in order to select the Danish entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen. Ten songs competed in a televised show where "Cliche Love Song" performed by Basim was the winner as decided upon through the combination of jury voting and public voting over two rounds.

This is a list of Danish television related events from 1963.

Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Higher Ground" written by Niclas Arn and Karl Eurén. The song was performed by Rasmussen. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 in order to select the Danish entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. Ten songs competed in a televised show where "Higher Ground" performed by Rasmussen was the winner as decided upon through the combination of jury voting and public voting over two rounds.

Denmark originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Yes" written by Emil Lei, Jimmy Jansson and Linnea Deb. The song was performed by the duo Ben and Tan. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020 in order to select the Danish entry for the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The national selection consisted of a radio semi-final and a televised final. In the final, the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. The results of the first round were decided upon through the combination of jury voting and public voting while in the second round, the winner was selected solely by public televoting. "Yes" performed by Ben and Tan was the winner after gaining 61% of the public vote.

Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with "The Show" performed by the band Reddi. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix2022 in order to select the Danish entry. Eight songs competed in a televised show where "The Show" performed by Reddi was the winner as decided upon through two rounds of public voting.

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