The Danish national broadcaster DR has officially opened the song submission window for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2026, the national selection for Eurovision 2026.
DMGP 2026: Eligibility & submission rules
Entries are now accepted until midnight CEST on 2 November 2025. After that deadline, a jury will review all qualifying entries. The top eight songs will then be chosen to compete in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix final, scheduled for 14 February 2026 at Arena Nord in Frederikshavn. The winner of this national selection will represent Denmark at Eurovision 2026 in Austria.
- Artists must submit both an audio file and a video with a simple performance of the song.
- At least one songwriter, composer, or performer must be Danish or have a strong connection to Denmark (this includes residents of the Faroe Islands and Greenland).
- Entries must be original, unpublished, no longer than 3 minutes, and not previously performed publicly.
- Performers must be 18 years old by the day of Eurovision 2026.
- Songwriters can submit multiple entries, and DR also plans to invite contributions from the Danish music industry.
About Dansk Melodi Grand Pix
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix is the oldest national final in the Eurovision sphere. The national final has been going on since Denmark’s debut in the contest back in 1957. There are often around 8 acts that 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”.
Sissal represented Denmark in 2025 with “Hallucination”. She qualified for the final, breaking Denmark’s five-year non-qualification streak. She would eventually finish in 23rd place, earning 47 points. Of these, 45 came from juries, while 2 came from the televote.
Denmark, are you ready to begin your Eurovision journey? As always, please let us know what you think by getting involved in the comments below. Also, be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Threads, tumblr, and Bluesky for more information about Eurovision 2026!
News Source: dr.dk
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Thomas James