The hunt to find Saba’s successor is on as Denmark’s DR have announced the 8 acts that will compete in DMGP 2025; the Nordic nation’s national selection show for Eurovision 2025.
8 hopefuls
Amongst the names is Tim Schou, who represented the country in 2011 with the band A Friend in London. You can listen to the songs on the DR website.
| Artist | Entry | Songwriter/s |
| Adel the Second | “The Unluckiest Boy Alive” | Oliver M. Adelborg, Søren Christensen |
| Andreas Kruse | “Hear My Prayer” | Andreas Kruse, Linda Dale, Malte August, Rasmus Olsen |
| Max Ulver | “Supernova” | Frederik Nordsø, Fridolin Norsø, Max Ulver, Remee S. Jacman |
| Hervé Toure | “Allez Allez” | Christian Juncker, Hervé Toure, Jakob Groth |
| Maria Mathea | “Air” | Emil Adler Lei, Julie Aagaard, Maria Broberg |
| Mariya | “I Belong To Me” | Mariya, Julie Aagaard, Jimmy Joker Thornfeldt, Dino Medanhodzic |
| Sissal | “Hallucination” | Chris Chordz, Line Spangsberg, Linnea Deb, Malthe Johansen, Marcus Winther-John, Melanie Wehbe, Sissal Johanna Nordberg Niclasen |
| Tim Schou | “Proud” | Benjamin Rosenbohm, Emil Lei, Joachim Ersgaard, Tim Schou |
The final is expected to take place on the 1st of March. The winner will be decided by a combined jury and televote, with a gold final of three acts. Voting via the the app will open later this month. The show will be hosted by Sara Bro and Stéphanie Surrugue, and will see see reigning DMGP champion Saba joined by Birthe Kjær as the interval act for next month’s show.
What is DMGP?
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 eight 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”.
Most recently, Saba represented Denmark after winning their national selection with her song “Sand”. She placed twelfth in the second semifinal, scoring 36 points.
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Source: DR
Photo credit: Christian Ellegaard / DR
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