| Denmark | |
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| Broadcaster | Danmarks Radio (DR) |
| Selection process |
Internal selection (NVSC 1–4; 14) Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (NVSC 5–13; 15–present) |
| Appearances | |
| Appearances | 20 (18 finals) |
| Debut | NVSC #01 |
| Best result | 1st: #04, #11, #14 |
| Worst result | 18th SF: #13 |
| North Vision Ranking of Nations | |
| Rank (#38) | 19th |
| Highest ranking | 1st |
| Lowest ranking | 32nd |
Denmark debuted in the first edition of North Vision Song Contest and has participated in every edition since then. The Danish broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), has been in charge for the country's participation since the first edition. The broadcaster started hosting Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in every edition since the fifth. However, their entry for the fourteenth edition was selected internally due to being in the pre-qualification round of the edition, making it the first internal selection since the fourth edition.
Denmark is one of the most successful countries in the contest, having nine top tens including three victories. The first two victories of the country were achieved by Amaranthe with the first being in the fourth edition with the song "Amaranthine" and the second in the eleventh edition with the song "Drop Dead Cynical". However, the first non-qualification came in the sixth edition, where Julie Berthelsen got the eleventh place in the semi-final. The country's second non-qualification in the thirteenth edition with the eighteenth place in the semi-final is to date their worst result. The country is currently ranked fourth in the North Vision Ranking of Nations and it peaked at the first place after the second edition while its worst placement was seventeenth after the thirteenth edition.
Denmark has so far hosted four events related to the North Vision Song Contest; the fifth, twelfth and fifteenth editions of the contest and the third concert of the North Vision in Concert. The contest has been broadcast since the first edition by DR and had several commentators in charge either for radio or television. The spokespersons have been different since the first edition with the list inculding Medina, Emmelie de Forest and Tim Schou.
History of Denmark in North Vision
DR shown interest on participating in the contest very early. They confirmed their debut a few hours after the submissions of the contest had opened. They started hosting Dansk Melodi Grand Prix since the fifth edition. Their best result is so far their victories in the fourth and eleventh edition while their worst result is the eighteenth place in the semi-final achieved in the thirteenth edition. Denmark has so far been nine times in the semi-finals while they were a member of the big five in the second, third, fifth, twelfth and fifteenth, sixteenth and eighteenth editions, making them one of the countries with the highest number of big five participations. Denmark held the record of the best placing for the host country with the thirteenth place. The record was previously held by Sweden with the fourteenth place and later taken by Norway with the first place.
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Amaranthe brought the first victory for the country in the fourth edition.
Denmark debuted in the first edition of the contest already. It was revealed that their first entry would be selected internally. "Alive" by Kato and Electric Lady Lab was the first Danish entry in the contest. The entry won the semi-final and went on to finish as runner-up with 159 points, making the country part of the "big five" for the next edition. The entry for the second edition was also internally selected; "Kl. 10" by Medina was the song that represented the country in Reykjavik. The song also finished as runner-up with 180 points and therefore Denmark was part of the big five for the third edition also. Aura Dione was selected internally to represent the country in the third edition with the song "Reconnect". The song did not manage to keep the country's success and eventually finished twenty-first with 70 points. "Amaranthine" by Amaranthe was the fourth internally selected entry that represented the country in the fourth edition in Gothenburg, Sweden. Although the song got only fourth in the semi-final, it eventually managed to win the final with 175 points and bring the contest to Denmark.
For the fifth edition, the Danish broadcaster revealed that they would establish a national selection: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix was the competition that would select the country's entries for the next editions. The entry selected through the first edition was "Skylder dig ik' noget" by L.I.G.A which finished thirteenth in the final with 120 points. However, the winner of the second edition, "Butterfly" by Julie Berthelsen did not manage to qualify to the final of the sixth edition after achieving the eleventh place in the semi-final with 60 points, marking the country's first non-qualification. For the third edition of the selection, Aura Dione and Medina returned and competed against each other. Aura Dione was selected with "In Love with the World" and managed to get the eleventh place in the final of the seventh edition with 116 points.
Tim Schou was the first solo male singer to represent the country.
The entry for the eighth edition was selected through the fourth edition of the selection: Nabiha represented the country with her song "Bang that Drum" which finished twelfth in the final with 107 points. DR decided that for the fifth edition of the selection, the songs would be only in Danish; Nadia Gattas with her song "Rejser gennem tiden" won the edition and represented the country in the ninth edition of the contest. The song achieved the twentieth place in the final with 69 points. The last entry of the country in the decade was selected through the sixth edition of the selection: "Supernova" by Tim Schou was the winner of the selection, making him the first solo male artist to represent the country. The song finished fourteenth in the final with 100 points despite actually being the winner of the semi-final.
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The entry of the country for the eleventh and first edition of the second decade was selected through the seventh edition of the selection. Amaranthe won the selection with their song "Drop Dead Cynical" and just like in the fourth edition, the country came fourth in the semi-final and won the contest with 231 points, the highest score for a winner by that time until Kazakhstan won with 236 points. The Danish broadcaster decided to continue hosting Dansk Melodi Grand Prix and the entry for the twelfth edition was selected through the eighth edition of the selection. Freya was the winner of the selection who then went on to finish twenty-first in the final with 73 points. The ninth edition of the selection selected the entry of the country in the thirteenth edition: Paw&Lina and their song "JKGLDOM" were the winners of the selection. However, they failed to make it to the final and achieved the eighteenth place with 36 points.
The Storm marked the third victory of the country in the fourteenth edition.
Despite actually starting the anniversary edition of their selection for the fourteenth edition, DR decided to postpone the selection and host it for the fifteenth edition due to being in the pre-qualification round. The entry for the edition was selected internally for the first time since the fourth edition: The Storm and the song "My Crown" represented the country. The band managed to win both the semi-final and the final of the edition with 171 and 249 points respectively, breaking multiple records: the first country to win after being in the pre-qualification round, the highest score in both a semi-final and final and also the largest margin between the second and first place in a final. The tenth edition of the selection was resumed for the fifteenth edition. Stine Bramsen won the selection with her song "Karma Town" and represented the country in the fifteenth edition where it placed fifth in the final with 134 points. For the sixteenth edition, the eleventh edition of the selection was held with Nabiha winning the compeition for second time with the song "Kill It with Love". The song placed twenty-third in the final with 61 points, the worst result of the country in a final.
The twelfth edition of the selection was held to select the song for the seventeenth edition. Sada Vidoo won the selection with her song "The Actress". The song managed to get the fourth place in the final with a total of 148 points, while in the semi-final it placed second with 111 points. For the eighteenth edition, the thirteenth edition of the selection was held. Hannah Schneider won the edition with her song "Dreaming Kind" which went on to place fourteenth in the final with a total of 104 points. Ida Corr won the fourteenth edition of the selection with her song "Down" and therefore was selected as the Danish representative for the nineteenth edition. The song placed second in the semi-final with 243 points and ninth in the final with 245 points. The fifteenth edition of the selection selected the entry for the twentieth edition; Aura Dione won the selection with her song "Love Somebody" and represented the country for third time. The singer managed to place tenth in the final with 228 points while in the semi-final it placed fourth with 205 points.
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The first entry for the third decade of the contest was selected through the sixteenth edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. MAIA was selected as the Danish entrant in the twenty-first edition with her song "Tordenkys". The song placed twentieth in the final with 151 points while it got the fourth place in the semi-final with 184 points.
Contestants
There have so far been twenty-two contestants that represented Denmark in the contest with nine of them achieving a top 10 result, including three victories, the two achieved by Amaranthe.
- Table key
- Winner
- Second place
- Automatically qualified to the final
- Did not qualify for the final
Draw history
Denmark has so far competed in a total of thirty-four shows ‒ one pre-qualification round, fourteen semi-finals and nineteen finals. The country has been allocated to perform in the first half for the majority of the contests.
- Table key
- First half
- Second half
| Contest | Show | Draw | Contest | Show | Draw | Contest | Show | Draw |
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| NVSC #1 | Semi-final 1 | 11 | NVSC #9 | Semi-final 1[1] | 03 | NVSC #16 | Grand Final | 14 |
| Grand Final | 14 | Grand Final | 04 | NVSC #17 | Semi-final 2 | 13 | ||
| NVSC #2 | Grand Final | 09 | NVSC #10 | Semi-final 1 | 06 | Grand Final | 09 | |
| NVSC #3 | Grand Final | 10 | Grand Final | 23 | NVSC #18 | Grand Final | 11 | |
| NVSC #4 | Semi-final 2 | 20 | NVSC #11 | Semi-final 1 | 20 | NVSC #19 | Semi-final 2 | 05 |
| Grand Final | 22 | Grand Final | 25 | Grand Final | 12 | |||
| NVSC #5 | Grand Final[2] | 12 | NVSC #12 | Grand Final | 10 | NVSC #20 | Semi-final 2 | 13 |
| NVSC #6 | Semi-final 2 | 06 | NVSC #13 | Semi-final 2 | 05 | Grand Final | 23 | |
| NVSC #7 | Semi-final 2[3] | 11 | NVSC #14 | PQR | 05 | NVSC #21 | Semi-final 1 | 03 |
| Grand Final | 11 | Semi-final 2 | 03 | Grand Final | 06 | |||
| NVSC #8 | Semi-final 1 | 21 | Grand Final | 18 | ||||
| Grand Final | 12 | NVSC #15 | Grand Final | 10 | ||||
North Vision Awards
The North Vision Awards (formerly known as the After-show Awards) is a ceremony held to honor the artists and songs of the editions. Denmark has received nine awards out of the thirty-six nominations of the Danish artists and songs.
| Ceremony | Nominated | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVSC #5 | "Skylder dig ik' noget" | Best Finalist | Nominated |
| Best Pop | |||
| NVSC #7 | Aura Dione | Best Female Artist | |
| "In Love with the World" | Best Northern song | ||
| NVSC #8 | "Bang that Drum" | Best Dance / R&B | Won |
| Best Northern song | Nominated | ||
| NVSC #10 (special awards) |
"Kl. 10" | Best Big 5 entry | |
| "Amaranthine" | Best Winner | ||
| "Skylder dig ik' noget" | Best Group Performance | ||
| "Amaranthine" | |||
| NVSC #11 | Amaranthe | Best Band / Duet | Won |
| "Drop Dead Cynical" | Best Rock | ||
| Best English song | |||
| Best Northern song | Nominated | ||
| Best Top 5 song | |||
| NVSC #12 | "Into the Fire" | Best Northern song | |
| Best Big 5 song | |||
| Best Bottom 5 song | Won | ||
| NVSC #13 | "JKGLDOM" | Best Dance / R&B | Nominated |
| Best Northern song | |||
| NVSC #14 | "My Crown" | Best PQR song | |
| Best Northern song | Won | ||
| Best Alternative | |||
| Best Top 6 song | |||
| NVSC #15 | "Karma Town" | Best Northern song | Nominated |
| Best Big 6 song | |||
| Best Top 6 song | |||
| NVSC #16 | Nabiha | Best Female Artist | |
| "Kill It with Love" | Best Rock | ||
| Best Northern song | |||
| Best Big 6 song | |||
| Best Bottom 6 song | |||
| NVSC #17 | Sada Vidoo | Best Female Artist | |
| "The Actress" | Best Alternative | ||
| Best Northern song | Won | ||
| Best Top 6 song | Nominated | ||
| NVSC #18 | "Dreaming Kind" | Best English song | |
| Best Northern song | |||
| Best Big 6 song |
North Vision Song of the Year
The North Vision Song of the Year (also known simply as Song of the Year) is the annual award show held to honor the best song from the editions that were held during the respective year. In 2015, two out of six Danish entries made it to the top 50; "My Crown" and "Karma Town" with the latter one reaching the top 10. In 2016, three out of four Danish entries made it to the top 50; "Down", "Love Somebody" and "Tordenkys".
| Year | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Freya | "Into the Fire" | Nominated |
| Paw&Lina | "JKGLDOM" | ||
| Nabiha | "Kill It with Love" | ||
| Sada Vidoo | "The Actress" | ||
| The Storm | "My Crown" | Top 50 | |
| Stine Bramsen | "Karma Town" | Top 10 | |
| 2016 | Hannah Schneider | "Dreaming Kind" | Nominated |
| Ida Corr | "Down" | Top 50 | |
| Aura | "Love Somebody" | ||
| MAIA | "Tordenkys" |
Voting history
Denmark's voting statistics as of the twenty-first edition. The tables list the points given or received by Denmark in the semi-finals, the finals and a total of both. However, the points given and received in the pre-qualification round are not included. Romania is currently the country that has received the most points from Denmark while the United Kingdom is the country that has given the most points to Denmark.
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12 points
As of the eleventh edition, Denmark has awarded a total of twenty-two 12 points and has received more than fifty 12 points through the semi-finals and the finals of the editions.
The highest amount of 12 points to be given to Denmark was in the fourteenth edition where the country received twelve set of 12 points in total. However, the highest amount of 12 points for a final was in the eleventh edition where Denmark received seven 12 points. Ireland has given the most 12 points to Denmark with a total of ten 12 points given to the country.
The United Kingdom has received a total of six 12 points, making it the country with the most 12 points. Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Romania, Serbia and the United Kingdom received both the 12 points in the semi-final and final from Denmark in different editions each. Andorra and the United Kingdom received the country's 12 points in the semi-final three times.
- Table key
- Winner – Denmark gave 12 points to a winning song / Denmark won the contest.
- Second place – Denmark gave 12 points to a runner-up song / Denmark was runner-up in the contest.
- Third place – Denmark gave 12 points to a third place song / Denmark came third in the contest.
- Qualified – Denmark gave 12 points to a song that was a qualifier / Denmark was a qualifier.
- Non-qualified – Denmark gave 12 points to a song that was not a qualifier / Denmark was not a qualifier.
- (J) Jury – 12 points from the country's jury.
- (T) Televoting – 12 points from the country's televoting.
Commentators and spokespersons
Since the first edition there have been different commentators and spokespersons for Denmark. However, all the events were broadcasted by DR, on both radio and television. Nicolaj Molbech, Ole Tøpholm and Lise Rønne have been the three final television commentators, all serving for different editions. Louise Wolff and Lise Rønne were some of the semi-final television commentators. Ulla Essendrop has served as radio commentators for ten editions.
The spokespersons have been different in each edition. Louise Wolff, who has also been a television and radio commentator, was the first spokesperson. The list of spokespersons also includes Medina, Tim Schou, Elize Ryd from Amaranthe, Pernille Rosendahl from The Storm and Ida Corr who have represented the country in the contest.
| Edition(s) | Final television commentator | Semi-finals television commmentator | Radio commentator | Spokesperson | Broadcaster |
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| NVSC #01 | Nicolaj Molbech | Louise Wolff | Andrea Elizabeth | Louise Wolff | DR (TV + Radio) |
| NVSC #02 | Tim Schou | ||||
| NVSC #03 | Peter Falktoft | Elize Ryd | |||
| NVSC #04 | Lise Rønne | Louise Wolff | Bryan Rice | ||
| NVSC #05 | Ole Tøpholm | Nadia Malm | |||
| NVSC #06 | Ulla Essendrop | Emmelie de Forest | |||
| NVSC #07 | Mads Vangsø | Ida Corr | |||
| NVSC #08 | Natasha Thomas | ||||
| NVSC #09 | Sukkerchok | ||||
| NVSC #10[4] | Lise Rønne | Sofie Lassen-Kahlke | |||
| NVSC #11 | Nicolaj Molbech | Ihan Haydar | |||
| NVSC #12 | Andrea Elizabeth | Tim Schou | |||
| NVSC #13 | Mads Vangsø | Tine Midtgaard | |||
| NVSC #14 | Lise Rønne | Medina | |||
| NVSC #15 | Pernille Rosendahl | ||||
| NVSC #16 | Ulla Essendrop[5] | Emmelie de Forest | |||
| NVSC #17 | Soluna Samay | ||||
| NVSC #18 | Lise Rønne | Andrea Elizabeth | Rasmus Thude | ||
| NVSC #19 | Mette Lisby | August Haas | |||
| NVSC #20 | Ulla Essendrop | ||||
| NVSC #21 | Louise Wolff |
Hostings
Denmark has hosted three editions of the contest: the fifth, twelfth and fifteenth editions. The country has also hosted the fourth edition of the North Vision in Concert. The country also bid to host the eighth edition of the pre-qualification round but lost to Kazakhstan.
| Edition | Location | Venue | Presenters |
|---|---|---|---|
| #05 | Aarhus | Atletion | Signe Molde and Bryan Rice |
| #12 | Herning | Jyske Bank Boxen | Lise Rønne and Casper Christensen |
| #15 | Copenhagen | Parken Stadium | Louise Wolff, Ulla Essendrop and Tim Schou |
Viewing figures
The country has participated and broadcast all the shows of the contest up to the sixteenth edition. Since the very first edition the contest gained high popularity in the country with the first edition being watched by an average of 1,22 million viewers. The contest continued to gain more viewers as the contest progressed with the peak viewership being 4,01 million viewers during the final of the fourteenth edition. The most watched editions so far are the twelfth and the fourteenth editions with an average of 3,35 and 3,73 million viewers respectively.
| Edn. | Viewers (Grand Final) |
Viewers (Semi-final 1) |
Viewers (Semi-final 2) |
Average |
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| #01 | 1,67m | 1,05m | 0,94m | 1,22m |
| #02 | 1,79m | 1,21m | 1,39m | 1,46m |
| #03 | 1,55m | 1,08m | 1,11m | 1,25m |
| #04 | 2,46m | 1,79m | 1,85m | 2,03m |
| #05 | 2,74m | 2,07m | 2,21m | 2,34m |
| #06 | 1,58m | 1,01m | 1,07m | 1,22m |
| #07 | 1,99m | 1,55m | 1,60m | 1,71m |
| #08 | 2,02m | 1,87m | 1,79m | 1,89m |
| #09 | 2,13m | 1,77m | 1,68m | 1,86m |
| #10 | 2,41m | 2,05m | 1,98m | 2,15m |
| #11 | 3,32m | 3,03m | 2,88m | 3,08m |
| #12 | 3,75m | 3,21m | 3,09m | 3,35m |
| #13 | 2,53m | 1,67m | 2,01m | 2,07m |
| #14 | 4,01m | 3,50m | 3,69m | 3,73m |
| #15 | 3,45m | 3,23m | 3,19m | 3,29m |
| #16 | 2,41m | 2,03m | 2,25m | 2,23m |
| #17 | 2,89m | 2,09m | 2,49m | 2,49m |
| #18 | 2,42m | 2,27m | 2,11m | 2,27m |
| #19 | 2,55m | 2,01m | 2,13m | 2,23m |
| #20 | 2,29m | 1,66m | 1,91m | 1,95m |
| #21 | 1,97m | 1,88m | 1,69m | 1,85m |
| #22 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Winners' Edition
After the twentieth edition and during the twenty-first edition of the contest a winners' edition was held with the twenty first winners of the contest competing. The first ten competed in the first semi-final and the other ten competed in the second semi-final. Five from each semi-final qualified to the final. Denmark had three entries in the edition. However, none of them managed to qualify to the final.
| Edn. | Artist | Song | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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| #04 | Amaranthe | "Amaranthine" | 6 | 263 | ||
| #11 | Amaranthe | "Drop Dead Cynical" | 9 | 240 | ||
| #14 | The Storm | "My Crown" | 7 | 252 | ||
Other contests
OGAN Second Chance Contest
The contest takes place during the contest, usually during the second semi-final of the respective edition. It is not an televised event, but only through YouTube. Denmark debuted in the first edition already, held for the eighth edition.
| Edn. | Artist | Song | Final | Points | Place in DMGP | |
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| #08 | Anna David | "If You Wanna Cry" | 10 | 56 | 4th out of 10 | |
| #09 | Clemens feat. Nastasia | "Tog det som en mand" | 14 | 61 | 3rd out of 10 | |
| #10 | Emma | "Crashing Down" | 15 | 41 | 2nd out of 10 | |
| #11 | Áli | "Cocoon" | 13 | 65 | 2nd out of 10 | |
| #12 | Bim | "Lights Out" | 18 | 43 | 2nd out of 4 | |
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| #15 | Fallulah | "Dried-Out Cities" | 4 | 102 | 2nd out of 10 | |
| #16 | Emmelie de Forest | "Hopscotch" | 3 | 108 | 2nd out of 5 | |
| #17 | Ericka Jane | "Favorite Lie" | 1 | 106 | 2nd out of 10 | |
| #18 | Medina | "We Survive" | 2 | 94 | 3rd out of 10 | |
| #19 | Oh Land | "Head Up High" | 10 | 72 | 3rd out of 10 | |
| #20 | MØ | "Final Song" | 1 | 121 | 2nd out of 10 | |
| #21 | Adam Daniel | "Tænder på dig" | 2 | 111 | 2nd out of 10 | |
Junior North Vision Song Contest
The contest is only for European artists under the age of 16. Denmark debuted in the first edition and has so far been in all the editions since then. Their entries have all been selected through internal selections. In the third edition, an entry was intended but the country withdrew later. The country returned in the sixth edition.
| Edn. | Artist | Song | Final | Points | Semi | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #01 | Simone | "Hopelessly Devoted to You" | 6 | 131 | 3 | 99 | |
| #02 | Line | "Efter dig" | 5 | 69 | No semi-finals | ||
| Did not participate between the third and fifth editions | |||||||
| #06 | Emma Pi | "Du ser den anden vej" | 19 | 30 | No semi-finals | ||
| #07 | Emma Rosa | "Du er en vinder" | 20 | 23 | |||
| #08 | Flora Ofelia | "Du Du Du" | 12 | 45 | |||
| Did not participate in the ninth edition | |||||||
| #10 | Cecilie | "Ingen som dig" | 10 | 80 | 7 | 75 | |
Nordisk Melodi Grand Prix
The contest is held between the Nordic countries that are members of the North Broadcasting Union. Denmark debuted in the first edition.
| Edn. | Artist | Song | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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| #01 | Stilettos | "I nat er der kun musik" | 4 | 20 | No semi-finals | |
| #02 | Ida Gard | "Need a Break" | 1 | 38 | ||
| #03 | Sherpa | "Animal" | 4 | 20 | ||
| #04 | König | "Uundværlig" | 4 | 20 | ||
| #05 | Dúné | "Never Be Alone" | TBA | TBA | ||
Notes
- ^ In the fifth edition, Denmark received the wildcard of the big 5 and therefore could pick their starting position.
- ^ In the seventh edition, Denmark received the wildcard of the semi-final and therefore could pick their starting position.
- ^ In the ninth edition, Denmark received the wildcard of the semi-final and therefore could pick their starting position.
- ^ For the jubilee edition, Ole Tøpholm was joined by Nicolaj Molbech as commentator for the final of the edition. In the edition after, Nikolaj Molbech took over as the final commentator. In addition, Mads Vangsø returned as commentator for the semi-final of the edition and joined Lise Rønne who replaced him for the next editions.
- ^ Ulla Essendrop was replaced by Mette Lisby for the final of the twentieth edition as Essendrop was appointed as a spokesperson.
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