Danish broadcaster DR has confirmed it will not support any proposal to remove Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest, ahead of the upcoming vote among European Broadcasting Union (EBU) members on Israel’s participation this November.
“We will not vote to exclude any broadcaster”
In a statement shared by Gustav Lützhøft, Head of Culture, Debate and Music at DR, the broadcaster outlined its position:
“DR supports Eurovision as a cultural European event that has brought nations together through music since 1956. Therefore, we will not vote for any EBU member to be excluded from the competition as long as they comply with the rules and statutes.
DR’s participation in Eurovision remains conditional on a strong international community, proper safety measures, and an apolitical framework surrounding the contest.”
The EBU is expected to hold its vote on Israel’s participation during the organisation’s General Assembly in November 2026, following calls from several broadcasters – including those in Ireland, Iceland, Slovenia, Netherlands and Spain – to suspend Israel from the competition.
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.
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News Source: dr.dk
Photo Credit: Alma Bengtsson / EBU
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Thomas James
but weren’t they one of the first countries to happily boycott if russia wasn’t expelled…hm