Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Denmark competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Bærum,[1] Norway in May 2010. The Danish broadcaster DR held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix contest to select the country's entry for the contest, with the 2010 edition being held on 6 February 2010.

Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Country Denmark
National selection
Selection processDansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010
Selection date(s)6 February 2010
Selected entrantChanée and N'evergreen
Selected song"In a Moment Like This"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (5th, 101 points)
Final result4th, 149 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2009 • 2010 • 2011►

Before Eurovision
Chanée & Tomas N'evergreen

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010
The logo used for the 2010 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010 was the 40th edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the music competition that selects Denmark's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The event was held on 6 February 2010 at the Gigantium in Aalborg, hosted by Felix Smith and Julie Berthelsen, with Jørgen de Mylius and Keld Heick providing support for the contestants and insight into the preparations needed for Eurovision.[2][3][4]

Format

Ten songs competed in one show where the winner was determined over three rounds of voting. In the first round, the top four songs based on the combination of votes from a public vote and a six-member jury panel qualified to a second round of voting. In the second round, the four qualifiers competed against each other in two duels, with a public vote selecting the winner of each duel to progress to the final round. In the final round, the winner was determined exclusively by a public vote. Viewers were able to vote via SMS.

The six-member jury panel was composed of:

Competing entries

DR opened a submission period until 5 October 2009 for artists and composers to submit their entries. The broadcaster received 562 entries during the submission period.[5][6] DQ, who represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, also submitted an entry to the broadcaster. A selection committee selected seven songs from the entries submitted to the broadcaster. Three of the participants (Bryan Rice, Kaya Brüel and Sukkerchok) were invited to compete based on editorial considerations.[7][8] The competing artists and songs were officially presented on 12 January 2010.[9][10][11] On 13 January 2010, following the presentation and release of the entries, the entertainment director for DR Jan Lagermand Lundme revealed that Zindy Laursen was invited to compete with her song "All About Me", however she withdrew from the competition less than 24 hours before the artists presentation. As a result of this, MariaMatilde Band was selected from the submissions as a replacement entry.[12]

Artist Song (English Translation) Lyrics (l) / Music (m)
Bryan Rice "Breathing" Peter Bjørnskov (m & l)
Chanée & N'evergreen "In a Moment Like This" Thomas G:son (m & l), Henrik Sethsson (m & l), Erik Bernholm (m)
MariaMatilde Band "Panik!" (Panic!) Maria Sejer (m & l), Matilde Kühl (m & l), Mads Haugaard (m & l), Marcus Winther-John (m & l)
Jens Marni "Gloria" Svend Gudiksen (m & l), Johannes Jørgensen (m & l), Noam Halby (m & l)
Joakim Tranberg "All About a Girl" Lars Halvor Jensen (m & l), Martin Michael Larsson (m & l), Ronan Keating (m & l)
Kaya Brüel "Only Tonight" Kaya Brüel (m & l)
Silas & Kat "Come Come Run Away" Lise Cabble (m & l), Simon Munk (m & l)
Simone "How Will I Know" Jacob Launbjerg (m), Andreas Mørck (l)
Sukkerchok "Kæmper for kærlighed" (Fighting for love) Lasse Lindorff (m & l), Martin Michael Larsson (m & l), Lise Cabble (m & l)
Thomas Barsøe "Just Like Rain" Patrick Jonsson (m & l), Joakim Övrenius (m & l), Thomas Karlsson (m & l), Thomas Barsøe (m & l)

Final

The final took place on 6 February 2010. In the first round of voting, the votes of a jury (50%) and a public vote (50%) determined the top four to advance to the second round: "Breathing" performed by Bryan Rice, "How Will I Know" performed by Simone, "In a Moment Like This" performed by Chanée & N'evergreen and "Come Come Run Away" performed by Silas & Kat In the second round of voting, the four qualifiers competed against each other in two duels, with a public vote selecting the winner of each duel to progress to the final round: "Breathing" performed by Bryan Rice and "In a Moment Like This" performed by Chanée & N'evergreen. In the final voting round, the winner, "In a Moment Like This" performed by Chanée & N'evergreen, was selected solely by a public vote.

Final – 6 February 2010
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Bryan Rice "Breathing" Second Round
2 Joakim Tranberg "All About a Girl" Eliminated
3 MariaMatilde Band "Panik!" Eliminated
4 Simone "How Will I Know" Second Round
5 Jens Marni "Gloria" Eliminated
6 Chanée & N'evergreen "In a Moment Like This" Second Round
7 Kaya Brüel "Only Tonight" Eliminated
8 Thomas Barsøe "Just Like Rain" Eliminated
9 Sukkerchok "Kæmper for kærlighed" Eliminated
10 Silas & Kat "Come Come Run Away" Second Round
Second Round – 26 February 2011
Draw Artist Song Result
Duel 1
1 Simone "How Will I Know" Eliminated
2 Chanée & N'evergreen "In a Moment Like This" Final Round
Duel 2
1 Silas & Kat "Come Come Run Away" Eliminated
2 Bryan Rice "Breathing" Final Round
Final Round – 26 February 2011
Draw Artist Song Place
1 Chanée & N'evergreen "In a Moment Like This" 1
2 Bryan Rice "Breathing" 2

At Eurovision

Denmark qualified from the second semi-final of the contest, on 27 May, therefore progressing to the final on 29 May. They ended up in 4th place with 149 points, achieving their best place in the contest since 2001.

Split results
  • In the Semi-final 2 Denmark came 5th with 101 points: the public awarded Denmark 4th place with 106 points and the jury awarded 7th place with 83 points.
  • In the Final Denmark came 4th place with 149 points: the public awarded Denmark 3rd place with 174 points and the jury awarded 7th place with 121 points.

Points awarded by Denmark[13]
Points awarded to Denmark (Semi-final 2)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Denmark (Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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See also

References
  1. http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=2883&_t=Oslo+presented+as+2010+Host+City%2C+Final+on+29+May
  2. Bygbjerg, Søren (27 August 2009). "Melodi Grand Prix kommer til Aalborg" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  3. Viniker, Barry (27 August 2009). "Danish Eurovision entry on 6th February". ESCToday. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  4. Bygbjerg, Søren. "Drømmehold vil sikre dansk Grand Prix-sejr" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  5. Hondal, Victor (5 October 2009). "Denmark: 562 entries received". ESCToday. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  6. Schacht, Andreas (5 October 2009). "Danish TV receives 562 songs!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  7. Bygbjerg, Søren (21 December 2009). "Grand Prix-finalisterne er klar" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  8. Laufer, Gil (22 December 2009). "Denmark: Participants to be known on January 12th". ESCToday. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  9. Hondal, Victor (12 January 2010). "DR announces 10 Melodi Grand Prix finalists". ESCToday. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  10. Bygbjerg, Søren (12 January 2010). "Her er de nye Grand Prix-stjerner" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  11. Schacht, Andreas (12 January 2010). "Denmark presents its national final candidates". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  12. Vraa, Nikolaj (13 January 2010). "Zindy trak sig fra Grand Prix'et". MSN Starlounge. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  13. Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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