Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
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Dansk Melodi Grand Prix | |
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Genre | Pop music, folk music, classical music, rock music, etc. |
Location(s) | Denmark |
Years active | 1957–present |
Founded by | Danmarks Radio (DR) |
Website | DR: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix |
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (pronounced [ˈtænˀsk me̝loˈtiˀ kʁɑn ˌpʰʁi]) is an annual music competition organised by Danish public broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR), which determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest.
The festival has produced three Eurovision winners and fourteen top-five placings.[1]
Historical background[]
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With the introduction of a semi-final at the 2004 contest, and due to Denmark's absence from the 2003 contest, Denmark's 2004 representative, , had to take part in the semi-final. His song, "Shame on You" did not reach the final, finishing 13th in a field of 22 contestants.
In 2005, DR made a bold step for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. Artists were allowed, for the first time ever, to sing in a language other than Danish. Many of the entries that year were sung in English; however, against the odds, the winning song was sung in Danish. Jakob Sveistrup won Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with his song "Tænder på dig". It was later re-written for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 to English as "Talking to You". Unlike the year before, Denmark secured a place in the final, finishing third in the semifinal. In the final he came 9th, guaranteeing Denmark a place in the final of the 2006 contest. A year later, Sidsel Ben Semmane sang "Twist of Love" in the final, but managed to finish 18th of 24 songs.
In 2007, after many poor results, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix adopted a semi-final format that had served well for the Swedish preselection, Melodifestivalen. Two semi-finals with 8 songs each were introduced, with the top 4 songs qualifying for the final. The 4 losing songs of each semi-final then took part in one of two wildcard rounds where the listeners of Danish radio stations P3 and P4 chose another two finalists. The winner under this new format, DQ with the song "Drama Queen" (a wildcard entrant), finished 18th in the semifinal, failing to qualify Denmark for the final again.
DR continued to use this format in the 2008 edition which was won by Simon Mathew and the song "All Night Long". At the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia, Denmark as in 2005, finished 3rd in the semifinals, qualifying for the grand final. In the final, Mathew got 60 points, finishing 15th in a field of 25 songs.
For the 2009 of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, DR reverted to their one-night final, that was held on 31 January 2009. The final of 10 songs consisted of 6 songs from an open call of songs from the public, with 4 songs being invited by DR to compete.[2]
Winners[]
Almost all winners of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix have gone on to represent Denmark at Eurovision. Only two entries did not represent Denmark at Eurovision: the 1996 winner ("Kun med dig" by and ), which failed to qualify for the final from the pre-selection, and the 2020 winner ("Yes" by Ben & Tan), which was slated to be the country's entry before the 2020 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Denmark has won Eurovision three times: in 1963, 2000 and 2013.[3]
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Year | Host City and Venue | Date | Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Eurovision Placing |
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1957 | Copenhagen (Radiohuset) | 17 February | "Skibet skal sejle i nat" | Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler | , | 3 |
1958 | Copenhagen (Radiohuset) | 16 February | "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" | Raquel Rastenni | , Harry Jensen | 8 |
1959 | Copenhagen (Radiohuset) | 11 February | "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig" | Birthe Wilke | Otto Lington, | 5 |
1960 | Copenhagen (Radiohuset) | 4 March | "Det var en yndig tid" | Katy Bødtger | , | 10 |
1961 | Fredericia (Fredericia Teater) | 19 February | "Angelique" | Dario Campeotto | 5 | |
1962 | Copenhagen (Tivolis Koncertsal) | 9 February | "Vuggevise" | Ellen Winther | Kjeld Bonfils, Sejr Volmer-Sørensen | 10 |
1963 | Copenhagen (Tivolis Koncertsal) | 24 February | "Dansevise" | Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann | , Sejr Volmer-Sørensen | 1 |
1964 | Copenhagen (Tivolis Koncertsal) | 15 February | "Sangen om dig" | Bjørn Tidmand | , | 9 |
1965 | Closed competition | 18 February | "For din skyld" | Birgit Brüel | Jørgen Jersild, Poul Henningsen | 7 |
1966 | Copenhagen (Tivolis Koncertsal) | 6 February | "Stop - mens legen er go'" | Ulla Pia | 14 | |
1978 | Copenhagen (Tivolis Koncertsal) | 25 February | "Boom Boom" | Mabel | , , , | 16 |
1979 | Søborg (TV-Byen) | 3 February | "Disco Tango" | Tommy Seebach | Tommy Seebach, Keld Heick | 6 |
1980 | Copenhagen (Falkoner Center) | 29 March | "Tænker altid på dig" | Bamses Venner | , Flemming Jørgensen | 14 |
1981 | Copenhagen (Valencia) | 28 February | "Krøller eller ej" | Tommy Seebach and Debbie Cameron | Tommy Seebach, Keld Heick | 11 |
1982 | Søborg (TV-Byen) | 13 March | "Video, Video" | Brixx | 17 | |
1983 | Søborg (TV-Byen) | 5 March | "Kloden drejer" | Gry Johansen | , Lars Christensen, Christian Jacobsen, Billy Cross | 17 |
1984 | Søborg (TV-Byen) | 18 February | "Det' lige det" | Kirsten and Søren | Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick | 4 |
1985 | Lyngby (ASA Filmudlejning) | 9 March | "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" | Kirsten and Søren | Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick | 11 |
1986 | Søborg (TV-Byen) | 22 February | "Du er fuld af løgn" | Lise Haavik | 6 | |
1987 | Copenhagen (Tivolis Koncertsal) | 28 February | "En lille melodi" | Anne-Cathrine Herdorf | , | 5 |
1988 | Søborg (TV-Byen) | 27 February | "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" | Kirsten and Søren | Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick | 3 |
1989 | Copenhagen (Bella Center) | 25 March | "Vi maler byen rød" | Birthe Kjær | Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick | 3 |
1990 | Copenhagen (Tivolis Koncertsal) | 24 March | "Hallo Hallo" | Lonnie Devantier | , Torben Lendager, Keld Heick | 8 |
1991 | Aarhus (Musikhuset) | 16 March | "Lige der hvor hjertet slår" | Anders Frandsen | Michael Elo | 19 |
1992 | Aalborg (Aalborghallen) | 29 February | "Alt det som ingen ser" | and | 12 | |
1993 | Odense (Odense Kongrescenter) | 3 April | "Under stjernerne på himlen" | Tommy Seebach Band | Tommy Seebach, Keld Heick | 22 |
1995 | Søborg (TV-Byen) | 25 March | "Fra Mols til Skagen" | Aud Wilken | Lise Cabble, | 5 |
1996 | Søborg (TV-Byen) | 9 March | "Kun med dig" | and | Jascha Richter, Keld Heick | DNQ X |
1997 | Søborg (TV-Byen) | 1 March | "Stemmen i mit liv" | Kølig Kaj | , | 16 |
1999 | Søborg (TV-Byen) | 13 March | "Denne gang" | Michael Teschl and Trine Jepsen | 8[a] | |
2000 | Copenhagen (Cirkusbygningen) | 19 February | "Smuk som et stjerneskud" | Olsen Brothers | Jørgen Olsen | 1[b] |
2001 | Herning (Messecenter Herning) | 17 February | "Der står et billede af dig på mit bord" | Rollo & King | , , | 2[c] |
2002 | Copenhagen (Cirkusbygningen) | 9 February | "Vis mig hvem du er" | Malene Mortensen | 24[d] ◁ | |
2004 | Aarhus (Atletion) | 7 February | "Sig det' løgn" | Thomas Thordarsson | , [e] | DNQ |
2005 | Horsens (Forum Horsens) | 12 February | "Tænder på dig" | Jakob Sveistrup | , | 9[f] |
2006 | Aalborg (Gigantium) | 11 February | "Twist of Love" | Sidsel Ben Semmane | 18 | |
2007 | Holstebro (Musikteatret; semi-final 1) Aalborg (Aalborghallen; semi-final 2) Horsens (Forum Horsens; final) [citation needed] |
10 February | "Drama Queen" | DQ | , Peter Andersen | DNQ |
2008 | Copenhagen (DR Byen; semi-finals) Horsens (Forum Horsens; final) [citation needed] |
2 February | "All Night Long" | Simon Mathew | , Svend Gudiksen, | 15 |
2009 | Herning (Messecenter Herning) | 31 January | "Believe Again" | Niels Brinck | Lars Halvor Jensen, , Ronan Keating | 13 |
2010 | Aalborg (Gigantium) | 6 February | "In a Moment Like This" | Chanée and N'evergreen | Thomas G:son, , | 4 |
2011 | Ballerup (Ballerup Super Arena) | 26 February | "New Tomorrow" | A Friend In London | Lise Cabble, | 5 |
2012 | Aalborg (Gigantium) | 21 January | "Should've Known Better" | Soluna Samay | Remee, , , Isam Bachiri | 23 |
2013 | Herning (Jyske Bank Boxen) | 26 January | "Only Teardrops" | Emmelie de Forest | Lise Cabble, , | 1 |
2014 | Odense (Arena Fyn) | 8 March | "Cliché Love Song" | Basim | Lasse Lindorff, Kim Nowak-Zorde, Daniel Fält | 9 |
2015 | Aalborg (Gigantium) | 7 February | "The Way You Are" | Anti Social Media | Remee S. Jackman, | DNQ |
2016 | Horsens (Forum Horsens) | 13 February | "Soldiers of Love" | Lighthouse X | Sebastian F. Ovens, Daniel Lund Jørgensen, Katrine Klith Andersen, Søren Bregendal, Johannes Nymark, Martin Skriver | DNQ |
2017 | Herning (Jyske Bank Boxen) | 25 February | "Where I Am" | Anja Nissen | Anja Nissen, Angel Tupai, Michael D'Arcy | 20 |
2018 | Aalborg (Gigantium) | 10 February | "Higher Ground" | Rasmussen | Niclas Arn, Karl Eurén | 9 |
2019 | Herning (Jyske Bank Boxen) | 23 February | "Love Is Forever" | Leonora | Lise Cabble, , | 12 |
2020 | Copenhagen (Royal Arena) | 7 March | "Yes" | Ben and Tan | Emil Rosendal Lei, Jimmy Jansson, Linnea Deb | Cancelled X |
2021 | Copenhagen (DR Byen) | 6 March | "Øve os på hinanden" | Fyr & Flamme | Laurits Emanuel | DNQ |
2022 | Herning (Jyske Bank Boxen) | 5 March | TBD 5 March 2022 † |
Discography[]
Albums[]
Year | Album | Peak positions | Weeks at #1 | Certification |
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DEN [4] | ||||
2001 | MGP 2001 | 1 | 3 | |
2002 | MGP 2002 | 1 | 7 | |
2003 | MGP 2003 | 1 | 4 | |
2004 | MGP 2004 | 1 | 3 | |
2005 | MGP 2005 | 1 | 3 | |
2006 | MGP 2006 | 1 | 2 | |
2007 | MGP 2007 | 1 | 4 | |
2008 | MGP 2008: Det er bare noget, vi leger! | 1 | 3 | |
2009 | MGP 2009 | 1 | 2 | |
2011 | MGP 2011 | 1 | 5 | |
2012 | MGP 2012 | 1 | 6 | |
2013 | MGP 2013 | 1 | 4 | |
2014 | MGP 2014 | 1 | 8 | |
2015 | MGP 2015 | 1 | 6 | |
2016 | MGP 2016 | 1 | 2 | |
2017 | MGP 2017 | 2 | — | |
2018 | MGP 2018 | 1 [5] |
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2019 | MGP 2019 | 1 [6] |
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2020 | MGP 2020 | 2 [7] |
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2021 | MGP 2021 | 1 [8] |
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Others
Year | Album | Peak positions | Weeks at #1 | Certification |
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DEN [4] | ||||
2015 | Melody Grand Prix 2015 | 7 | N/A |
De vindere series
Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
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2004 | MGP 2004 - De 3 vindere | 11 | |
2005 | MGP 2005 - De 3 vindere | 12 | |
2006 | MGP 2006 - De 3 vindere | 11 | |
2007 | MGP 2006 - De 3 vindere | 24 | |
2008 | MGP 2008 - Vinderne | 33 |
Others
Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
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DEN [4] | |||
2014 | MGP Jul | 7 |
See also[]
- Dansk Melodi Grand Prix winners
- Melodifestivalen
- Melodi Grand Prix
- Eesti Laul
- Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
- MGP Junior (Denmark)
Notes and references[]
Notes[]
- ^ Performed at Eurovision as "This Time I Mean It"
- ^ Performed at Eurovision as "Fly on the Wings of Love"
- ^ Performed at Eurovision as "Never Ever Let You Go"
- ^ Performed at Eurovision as "Tell Me Who You Are"
- ^ Performed at Eurovision as "Shame on You"
- ^ Performed at Eurovision as "Talking to You"
References[]
- ^ a b "DENMARK at the EUROVISION SONG CONTEST". www.eurovisioncovers.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Hondal, Víctor (25 August 2008). "Denmark: One-day Melodi Grand Prix in 2009". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
- ^ "Denmark - Eurovision Song Contest Tel Aviv 2019". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d "MGP discography". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Album Top-40 Uge 8, 2018". Hitlisten. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Album Top-40 Uge 9, 2019". Hitlisten. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Album Top-40 Uge 9, 2020". Hitlisten. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Album Top-40 Uge 9, 2021". Hitlisten. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Dansk Melodi Grand Prix at Wikimedia Commons
- Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
- Eurovision Song Contest selection events
- Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Annual events in Denmark