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North Vision Song Contest 12
Country Flag of Denmark Denmark
National selection
Selection process Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 08
Selection date(s) 3 January 2015
Selected entrant Freya
Selected song "Into the Fire"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Freya Clausen
  • Daniel Gidlund
Finals performance
Final result 21st, 73 points
Denmark in the North Vision Song Contest
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Denmark took part in the 12th edition of the North Vision Song Contest which was hosted by the country in Herning. The country was represented by Freya with the song "Into the Fire". The entry was selected via the 8th edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix hosted by the broadcaster of the country, Danmarks Radio (DR). The song got the 21st place in the final with 73 points.

Before North Vision[]

Denmark confirmed their participation in the 12th edition on 19 November 2014. However, the national selection was not announced along with the country's confirmation this time, as the selection process was not decided at that time. A few days later, it was rumored that MØ would represent the country due to a singer's recent tweet talking about a new song she's working in which also mentioend a "contest". MØ has reported earlier to the media that she got proposition to represent country in the earlier editions but declined due to her busy schedule. A few days after the results of the 11th edition, where Denmark was crowded as the winner, it was announced that the 8th edition of the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix would be held to select the Danish entry.

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 08[]

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 08 was the 8th edition of the Danish music competition that selected Denmark's entry for the North Vision Song Contest 12. Hosted by Louise Wolff, four songs competed in the selection which consisted of one final held at Gigantium in Aalborg. Part of the schedule of the selection was revealed on 16 December 2014 but the full schedule was announced by the broadcaster on 20 December 2015 with the songs of the selection being presented between 20 and 21 December 2014.

Final[]

The final of the selection took place between 24 December 2014 and 3 January 2015 at Gigantium in Aalborg. The four songs of the selection competed in the final. "Into the Fire" performed by Freya was selected as the winner by an international jury voting.

Draw Artist Song Place Points
01 ColorKaleido "Magic Mind" 3 258
02 Bim "Lights Out" 2 261
03 Dean Thompson "Vender om" 4 237
04 Freya "Into the Fire" 1 280

At North Vision[]

Freya Awards

Freya (right) during the opening ceremony in Herning.

At the allocation draw, Denmark was drawn to vote in the first semi-final. As a host and part of the big five, Denmark went straight to the final and during the big five press conference were drawn to perform in the first half. During the grand final, Freya performed tenth, following Moldova and preceding Andorra. With 73 points, Denmark ended 21st and in the bottom five along with France who was also part of the big five.

A few days after the results, the nominations of the edition's awards were revealed with Denmark receiving three nominations: Best Northern song, Best Bottom 5 and Best Big 5. The results were revealed two weeks later with Denmark winning one award for the Best Bottom 5.

Both the semi-finals and the final were broadcast by DR. Nicolaj Molbech was the final television commentator while Andrea Elizabeth replaced Lise Rønne as the semi-finals television commentator due to Rønne being the host of the edition. Ulla Essendrop served as the radio commentator for seventh time. Tim Schou was the spokesperson that announced the Danish voting in the final.

Voting[]

Points awarded to Denmark[]

Points awarded to Denmark (Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Denmark[]

Semi-final 1 votes
Points Country
12 Flag of Germany Germany
10 Flag of Hungary Hungary
8 Flag of Israel Israel
7 Flag of Sweden Sweden
6 Flag of Greece Greece
5 Flag of Belarus Belarus
4 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
3 Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia
2 Flag of Morocco Morocco
1 Flag of Turkey Türkiye
Final votes
Points Country
12 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon
10 Flag of Germany Germany
8 Flag of Hungary Hungary
7 Flag of Israel Israel
6 Flag of Russia Russia
5 Flag of Poland Poland
4 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
3 Flag of Romania Romania
2 Flag of Belarus Belarus
1 Flag of Norway Norway

Split voting results[]

The following five members comprised the Danish jury:

  • Lise Cabble – singer, songwriter
  • Remee – producer, songwriter
  • David Jensen – journalist
  • Malene Qvist – singer
  • Morten Breum – DJ, producer
Semi-final 1 results
Draw Country L. Cabble
Remee
D. Jensen
M. Qvist
M. Breum
Jury
Rank
Televote Rank Combined Rank
01 Flag of Sweden Sweden 8 11 6 6 2 7 1 4
02 Flag of Armenia Armenia 9 12 13 9 15 12 13 12
03 Flag of Turkey Türkiye 18 9 11 15 9 13 10 10
04 Flag of Portugal Portugal 11 10 12 8 13 11 15 13
05 Flag of Iceland Iceland 14 16 18 14 17 16 12 15
06 Flag of Hungary Hungary 3 1 4 2 1 1 5 2
07 Flag of Georgia Georgia 10 17 14 17 14 14 20 18
08 Flag of Belarus Belarus 5 2 5 3 5 3 7 6
09 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 20 18 16 18 20 19 17 19
10 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 12 3 7 10 10 8 6 7
11 Flag of Greece Greece 2 7 1 12 6 5 4 5
12 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 15 14 15 19 18 17 16 17
13 Flag of Morocco Morocco 13 8 9 7 8 10 11 9
14 Flag of Spain Spain 4 13 3 5 4 6 18 11
15 Flag of Germany Germany 1 4 2 4 7 2 2 1
16 Flag of Latvia Latvia 19 20 20 20 19 20 19 20
17 Flag of Monaco Monaco 16 15 17 13 12 15 14 16
18 Flag of Israel Israel 7 5 8 1 3 4 3 3
19 Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia 6 6 10 11 11 9 8 8
20 Flag of Moldova Moldova 17 19 19 16 16 18 9 14
Final results
Draw Country L. Cabble
Remee
D. Jensen
M. Qvist
M. Breum
Jury
Rank
Televote Rank Combined Rank
01 Flag of Israel Israel 13 7 7 1 8 7 2 4
02 Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia 15 17 20 16 20 18 14 16
03 Flag of Ireland Ireland 5 12 13 8 11 9 16 13
04 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 20 15 11 20 14 17 18 18
05 Flag of Belarus Belarus 10 2 8 7 7 6 15 9
06 Austria Austria 7 8 12 6 6 8 19 14
07 Flag of Norway Norway 17 16 18 10 18 16 5 10
08 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 11 9 9 11 12 10 6 7
09 Flag of Moldova Moldova 22 21 17 19 22 20 21 22
10 Flag of Denmark Denmark
11 Flag of Andorra Andorra 9 14 10 13 10 12 11 12
12 Flag of Spain Spain 8 19 15 17 13 15 23 20
13 Flag of Finland Finland 23 20 21 23 19 22 22 23
14 Flag of Monaco Monaco 21 18 19 21 16 19 20 21
15 Flag of Romania Romania 12 13 6 14 9 11 7 8
16 Flag of Hungary Hungary 6 1 4 3 4 3 4 3
17 Flag of Russia Russia 4 11 3 9 5 5 8 5
18 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 18 23 22 18 23 21 12 17
19 Flag of Poland Poland 2 4 5 5 3 4 10 6
20 Flag of Sweden Sweden 14 10 14 12 15 13 9 11
21 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon 3 5 1 2 2 2 1 1
22 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 24 22 24 24 24 24 24 24
23 Flag of France France 19 24 23 22 21 23 13 19
24 Flag of Germany Germany 1 3 2 4 1 1 3 2
25 Flag of United Kingdom UK 16 6 16 15 17 14 17 15

See also[]

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