National final season is now in full swing. The latest country to reveal the songs and artists taking part in theirs is Denmark. Today via a press conference Danish broadcaster DR revealed the eight artists and songs taking part in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024.
Who is taking part in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024
Eight artists are in the running to represent Denmark at Eurovision 2024 in Malmö. Below you can see the artists, as well as their song titles.
| Artist | Song-Title | Songwriters |
| Aura | “Mirrorball of Hope” | Aura, Kenneth Nyborg Nicolaisen, Michelle Leonard and Andres Artiles Jerrik |
| Basim | “Johnny” | Basim, Frederik Nordsø, Frej Randrup Lund and Erika Charlotte Martinez Vest |
| Chu Chu | “The Chase (Zoom, Zoom) | Emma Lincoln, Nina Vejen Henriksen, Merle Pi Madsen, Amy Jeyasri Larsen and Christopher Engel Snitkjær |
| Janus Wiberg | ”I Need Your Love” | Janus Wiberg, Nick Tsang, Søren Balsner, Símun Dam, Danny Baldursson and Hans Marius Weihe Ziska |
| RosseLu | ”Real Love” | RoseeLu, Anders Stig Gehrt-Bendixen, Anders Bønløkke, Stine Bramsen, Jakob Groth Bastiansen and Joachim Ersgaard |
| SABA | ”Sand” | Melanie Wehbe, Jonas Thander og Pil Jeppesen |
| Stella | ”Sign Here” | Stella selv sammen with Tim Schou and Søren Christensen |
| UBLU | ”Planetary Hearts” | Andreas Darger, Adam Spanggaard Saarup, Martina Nielsen, Marie Rørbæk, Frej Fogh Darger and Emil Frederik Emborg |
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024 will take place on February 17th. Eight acts will compete for the votes of the Danish public as well as the national juries. The vote split like last year will be 50/50. This year’s Dansk Melodi Grand Prix will take place at the DR Koncerthuset. The show as previously reported will be hosted by Sara Bo and Stéphanie Surrugue. It has also been previously reported that a former winner is rumoured to be taking part in this year’s edition.
What is Dansk Melodi Grand Prix?
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix is the oldest national final in the Eurovision sphere. The national final has been going since Denmark’s debut in the contest back in 1957. There are often around 8 acts who take part in this often singular night event. The voting process has changed over the years but currently the winner is determined by 50% jury voting and 50% televoting. Denmark is one of a few countries to introduce a super-final round which narrows the artists down to three before deciding the final result.
Denmark’s Eurovision Journey
Denmark first participated in the Eurovision Song Contest back in 1957 and notched up their first win in 1963 with Grethe and Jørgan Ingmann’s “Dansevise”. Denmark later earned two third-place finishes in 1988 and 1989 but was then relegated three times in 1994, 1996, and 1998. They finally achieved their second victory in 2000 with the Olsen Brothers’ “Fly on the Wings of Love”, and have missed the Grand Final seven times since the introduction of the semi-finals. A six-year qualification streak from 2008 culminated in its third win in 2013 with Emmelie de Forrest’s “Only Teardrops”.
Denmark’s most recent participation saw them being represented by Reiley with the song “Breaking My Heart”. After opening the second semi-final in Liverpool, Reiley finished in 14th place receiving just 6 points from the televote.
What are your thoughts on the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024 line-up? Who would you like to see represent Denmark in Malmö? As always, let us know what you think by commenting down below. Also, be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tik-Tok, Threads and Bluesky as we prepare for Eurovision 2024!
News Source: DR
Photo Credit: Top (L-R) Freja Jeppesen, William Green, Chris Calmer, Carsten Andersen, Bottom (L-R) Petra Kleis, Rattv, Tue Blichfeldt, Frederik Barasinski
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