Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

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Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Country Denmark
National selection
Selection processDansk Melodi Grand Prix 2019
Selection date(s)23 February 2019
Selected entrantLeonora
Selected song"Love Is Forever"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (10th, 94 points)
Final result12th, 120 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2019 in order to select the Danish entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Background[]

Main article: Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2019 contest, Denmark had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-seven times since their first entry in 1957.[1] Denmark had won the contest, to this point, on three occasions: in United Kingdom with the song "Dansevise" performed by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, in Sweden with the song "Fly on the Wings of Love" performed by Olsen Brothers, and in Sweden with the song "Only Teardrops" performed by Emmelie de Forest. In the 2018 contest, "Higher Ground" performed by Rasmussen came 9th in the final with 226 points.

The Danish national broadcaster, DR, broadcasts the event within Denmark and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. DR confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest on 10 August 2017.[2] Denmark has selected all of their Eurovision entries thus far through the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix.

Before Eurovision[]

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2019[]

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2019 was the 49th edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the music competition that selects Denmark's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The event was held on 23 February 2019 at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, hosted by Johannes Nymark and Kristian Gintberg.[3][4] The show was televised on DR1 as well as streamed online at the official DR website.

Format[]

Ten songs competed in one show where the winner was determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top three songs based on the combination of votes from a public vote and a tem-member jury panel qualified to the superfinal. In the superfinal, the winner was determined by the public and jury vote. Viewers were able to vote via SMS or a mobile application specifically designed for the competition. Viewers using the app to cast a vote were provided with one free vote. The ten-member jury panel was composed of ten Danish Eurovision fans: Peter Bach, Clara Amalie Singerholm Christiansen, Benjamin Holstebroe, Jonas Jacobsen, Christina Janus, Kristina Møller Karlsen, Annette Kjungberg Kjeldsen, Mila Kovalj, Jonas Leth-Jensen and Ole Tøpholm.[5]

Competing entries[]

DR opened a submission period on 22 August 2018 for artists and composers to submit their entries. Entries submitted before 26 September 2018 were considered for the 2019 competition. The broadcaster received 800 entries during the submission period.[6] A selection committee selected ten songs from the entries submitted to the broadcaster and the competing artists and songs were officially presented on 31 January 2019 during a press conference.[7]

Final[]

The final took place on 23 February 2019. In the first round of voting the top three advanced to a superfinal based on the votes of a ten-member jury (50%) and a public vote (50%). The three superfinalists were "Say My Name" performed by Sigmund, "League of Light" performed by Julie & Nina and "Love Is Forever" performed by Leonora. In the superfinal, the winner, "Love Is Forever" performed by Leonora, was selected by the public and jury vote.

In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Danish Eurovision Song Contest 2018 representative Rasmussen performed as the interval act.

Final – 23 February 2019
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Result
1 Simone Emilie "Anywhere" Jeanette Bonde, Fred Miller, Fredrik Sonefors Eliminated
2 Jasmin Gabay "Kiss Like This" Lise Cabble, Clara Sofie Fabricius, Fredrik Sonefors Eliminated
3 Rasmus Faartoft "Hold My Breath" Martin Skriver, Tim Schou, Thomas Agerholm, Sebastian Owens, Benjamin Rønn, Marcus Elkjer Eliminated
4 Marie Isabell "Dancing with You in My Heart" Greg C. Curtis, Miguel Garcia, Petrus Wessman, John Ballard Eliminated
5 Sigmund "Say My Name" Christoffer Stjerne, Abigail F. Jones Superfinalist
6 Humørekspressen "Dronning af baren" Christian Kroman, Søren Schou, Chang Il Kim, Peter Lützen Eliminated
7 Julie and Nina "League of Light" Julie Berthelsen, Nina Kreutzmann Jørgensen, Marcus Winther-John, Joachim Ersgaard Superfinalist
8 Teit Samsø "Step It Up" Christoffer Stjerne, Lise Cabble, Nanna Larsen Eliminated
9 Leonora "Love Is Forever" Lise Cabble, Melanie Wehbe, Emil Lei Superfinalist
10 Leeloo "That Vibe" Laurell Barker, Ludvig Hilarius Brygmann, Maria Marcus Eliminated
Superfinal – 23 February 2019
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Sigmund "Say My Name" 14% 9% 23% 3
2 Julie and Nina "League of Light" 12% 23% 35% 2
3 Leonora "Love Is Forever" 24% 18% 42% 1

Promotion[]

Leonora made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Love Is Forever" as the Danish Eurovision entry. On 6 April, she performed at the Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam, hosted by Cornald Maas and Marlayne, to over 4500 spectators.[8] On 14 April, she performed at the London Eurovision Party at the Café de Paris venue in London, which was hosted by Nicki French and Paddy O'Connell.[9] She also performed at the Moscow Eurovision Party in Moscow on 26 April.

At Eurovision[]

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 28 January 2019, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Denmark was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 16 May 2019, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[10]

Once all the competing songs for the 2019 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Denmark was set to perform in position 7, following the entry from Romania and preceding the entry from Sweden.[11]

Semi-final[]

Denmark performed seventh in the second semi-final, following the entry from Romania and preceding the entry from Sweden. At the end of the show, Denmark was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Denmark placed tenth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 94 points: 41 points coming from the televoting and 53 points coming from the juries.

Voting[]

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results will be released shortly after the grand final.[12]

Points awarded to Denmark[]

Points awarded by Denmark[]

Detailed voting results[]

The following members comprised the Danish jury:[12]

  •  [da] (jury chairperson) – radio host, DJ, music expert
  • Anders Bisgaard – radio host
  •  [da] – singer and songwriter
  • Julie Berthelsen – singer
  •  [da] – singer and songwriter
Detailed voting results from Denmark (Semi-final 2)[13]
Draw Country Jury Televote
H. Milling A. Bisgaard K. Bjerregaard J. Berthelsen J. Reimar Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Armenia 5 10 10 13 17 14 15
02  Ireland 17 7 17 6 10 13 16
03  Moldova 10 11 12 15 14 15 9 2
04   Switzerland 9 2 14 4 9 7 4 5 6
05  Latvia 2 4 5 10 8 5 6 12
06  Romania 12 16 7 17 16 16 13
07  Denmark
08  Sweden 1 1 9 1 4 1 12 2 10
09  Austria 15 9 4 9 7 9 2 17
10  Croatia 11 15 8 3 2 6 5 11
11  Malta 14 5 16 11 6 11 6 5
12  Lithuania 13 12 3 16 11 12 7 4
13  Russia 7 14 13 5 5 8 3 8 3
14  Albania 16 17 11 14 13 17 14
15  Norway 4 3 15 7 1 3 8 1 12
16  Netherlands 8 8 2 2 12 4 7 3 8
17  North Macedonia 3 13 1 8 3 2 10 10 1
18  Azerbaijan 6 6 6 12 15 10 1 4 7
Detailed voting results from Denmark (Final)[14]
Draw Country Jury Televote
H. Milling A. Bisgaard K. Bjerregaard J. Berthelsen J. Reimar Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Malta 24 10 22 13 15 16 12
02  Albania 25 23 11 14 21 21 22
03  Czech Republic 4 5 9 18 16 11 11
04  Germany 9 11 7 3 2 3 8 17
05  Russia 11 6 18 2 7 8 3 13
06  Denmark
07  San Marino 7 13 23 24 8 14 20
08  North Macedonia 3 9 3 7 4 2 10 18
09  Sweden 1 1 12 1 3 1 12 2 10
10  Slovenia 17 24 2 22 23 13 16
11  Cyprus 12 19 17 23 22 23 21
12  Netherlands 14 2 4 5 9 4 7 4 7
13  Greece 23 25 25 25 24 25 25
14  Israel 21 21 14 16 10 17 23
15  Norway 5 7 19 11 1 6 5 1 12
16  United Kingdom 10 12 16 10 5 12 15
17  Iceland 19 20 8 21 25 18 7 4
18  Estonia 2 8 10 8 11 9 2 3 8
19  Belarus 20 18 20 20 20 24 19
20  Azerbaijan 13 3 5 6 12 7 4 6 5
21  France 22 15 6 17 17 15 14
22  Italy 8 16 1 9 18 10 1 8 3
23  Serbia 16 22 15 12 19 19 24
24   Switzerland 6 4 13 4 6 5 6 5 6
25  Australia 18 17 21 15 13 22 9 2
26  Spain 15 14 24 19 14 20 10 1

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