Not even a month on from Søren’s win at DMGP 2026, DR already have their eyes on 2027 with the announcement that Kolding will host next year’s show.
Kolding to host DMGP
DR has announced that the 2027 edition of DMGP will take place on the 13th of February. The small city in southern Jutland will place host to the contest in the Sydbank Arena. Municipal mayor Jakob Ville as part of the announcement stated “the ambition is for the entire municipality to take part in the celebration”; as plans for further cultural celebrations are on the cards with the announcement.
In addition to the DMGP announcement, it was revealed that Kolding will also host the junior contest; MGP. It is set to take place a week later on the 20th of February.
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”.
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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