Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025
| Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) | |||
| Country |  Denmark | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 1 March 2025 | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Denmark will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which will be held in Basel, Switzerland. The Danish participating broadcaster, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), will organise the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025 in order to select its entry for the contest.
Background
[edit]Prior to the 2025 contest, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Denmark fifty-one times since its first entry in 1957.[1] It had won the contest, to this point, on three occasions: in 1963 with the song "Dansevise" performed by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, in 2000 with the song "Fly on the Wings of Love" performed by Olsen Brothers, and in 2013 with the song "Only Teardrops" performed by Emmelie de Forest. Since the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, it had failed to qualify to the final eight times, including in 2024, when the song "Sand" performed by Saba placed 12th in the second semi-final.[1]
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, DR organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The broadcaster had selected all of its Eurovision entries thus far through the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. DR confirmed its intention to participate at the 2025 contest on 6 May 2024, announcing that Dansk Melodi Grand Prix would again be organised in order to select its entry for the contest.[2]
Before Eurovision
[edit]Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024
[edit]Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025 will be the 55th edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (DMGP), the music competition that selects the Danish entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The event will be held on 1 March 2025 at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, and will be hosted by Sara Bro and Stéphanie Surrugue.[3][4]
Format
[edit]Eight acts will compete in one show where the winner will be determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round, open between 24 and 28 February 2025 and again during the live final of 1 March, the top three songs will qualify to a superfinal, where a second voting round determined the winner.[5] The results of both rounds will be based on the 50/50 combination of votes from the public and a jury panel of international juries alongside Danish professionals.[6][7] Viewers will be able to vote each song once per round via a new version of the mobile application introduced in the 2023 edition or, during the live show, via SMS. Artists will be given the option of a live orchestra accompaniment for their live performances.[8]
Competing entries
[edit]On 16 September 2024, DR opened a submission period until 27 October 2024 for artists and composers to submit their entries.[9][10] Songs could be submitted and performed in any language, however, in order to qualify to compete, at least one composer, lyricist, or performer had to be a Danish citizen or exhibit a strong connection to Denmark, and residents from the Faroe Islands and Greenland may also participate. All composers and songwriters may submit multiple entries to the contest. DR also invited contributions from the Danish music industry.[11] The eight selected entries will be revealed on 6 February 2025.[8]
Final
[edit]The final will take place on 1 March 2025.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Denmark". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ a b Granger, Anthony (6 May 2024). "Denmark: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025 on March 1". Eurovoix News. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Clausen, Jacob Bøgen (6 May 2024). "Dansk Melodi Grand Prix og børnenes MGP 2025 holdes i Jyske Bank Boxen" [The Danish Melodi Grand Prix and the children's MGP 2025 will be held in Jyske Bank Boxen]. dr.dk (in Danish). Danish Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Clausen, Jacob Bøgen (7 January 2025). "Her er værterne til Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025" [Here are the hosts for the Danish Melodi Grand Prix 2025]. dr.dk (in Danish). Danish Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Download DR's Melodi Grand Prix-app". dr.dk (in Danish). Danish Broadcasting Corporation. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Christensen, Mette (21 December 2024). "Optakt til DMGP 2025: Afsløringer og spændende nyheder fra Grand Prix-chefen" [Prelude to DMGP 2025: Revelations and exciting news from the Grand Prix boss]. Good Evening Europe (in Danish). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "DR om 2025: Ikke til at holde ud!". Eurosong DK (in Danish). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ a b Granger, Anthony (13 January 2025). "Denmark: DMGP 2025 Participants to be Revealed on February 6". Eurovoix News. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Hansen, Frederik Birch (16 September 2024). "Indsend dit hit til Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025" [Submit your hit for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025]. dr.dk (in Danish). Danish Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Farren, Neil (16 September 2024). "Denmark: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025 Song Submission Window Open". Eurovoix News. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (27 October 2024). "Today: Denmark: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025 Song Submissions Close". Eurovoix News. Retrieved 22 January 2025.