Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Danish entry was selected through Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012, a national selection organised by the Danish broadcaster DR. Soluna Samay represented Denmark with the song "Should've Known Better", which qualified from the first semi-final and went on to place 23rd in the final, scoring 21 points.[1][2]

Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Country Denmark
National selection
Selection processDansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012
Selection date(s)21 January 2012
Selected entrantSoluna Samay
Selected song"Should've Known Better"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (9th, 63 points)
Final result23rd, 21 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2011 • 2012 • 2013►

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012

On 15 May 2011, one day after the 2011 Contest had been held in Germany, DR announced its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[3]

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012 was held on 21 January 2012 in the Gigantium arena in Aalborg,[4] which previously also hosted the 2006 and 2010 shows.[5]

Competing entries

Potential entries could be submitted until 26 September 2011 at noon. A total of 678 songs were submitted to DR.[6] According to the rules of the competition, 9-10 songs would be selected to compete in the final; 6 songs selected in open competition among the entries submitted and 3-4 wildcard entries invited on the basis of editorial considerations.[7] The line-up of 10 acts was announced on 5 January 2012.[8] However, one of the selected finalist songs ("Nowhere" by Valen:tine) was disqualified after it was released before the date allowed by the European Broadcasting Union and thus breaking the rules. The song was not replaced.[9]

Artist Song (English Translation) Lyrics (l) / Music (m)
Aya "Best Thing I Got" John Gordon (m & l), Julie Frost (m & l)
Christian Brøns & Patrik Isaksson "Venter" (Waiting) Christian Brøns Petersen (m & l), Patrik Isaksson (m & l), Rune Braager (m & l)
Ditte Marie "Overflow" Mike Eriksson (m & l), Johnny Sanchez (m & l), Hanif Sabzevari (m & l)
Emilia & Philip "Baby, Love Me" Philip Halloun (m & l), Jonnaemilia Kärkkäinen (m & l)
Jesper Nohrstedt "Take Our Hearts" Mads B.B. Krog (m & l), Engelina Larsen (m & l), Morten Hampenberg (m & l)
Karen Viuff "Universe" Simon Borch (m & l), Lise Cabble (m & l), Boe Larsen (m & l)
Kenneth Potempa "Reach for the Sky" Peter Bjørnskov (m & l), Lene Dissing (m & l), Sune Haansbæk (m & l)
Soluna Samay "Should've Known Better" Chief 1 (m & l), Remee (m & l), Isam B (l)
Suriya "Forever I B Young" Jakob Winge (m & l), Thomas Hoffmann (m & l), Suriyatim Hoffmann (m & l)
VALEN:TINE "Nowhere" Tine Lynggaard (m & l), Søren Itenov (m & l), Christoffer Stjerne (m & l)

* Wildcards

Final

The winning was chosen in two rounds of voting. In the first round, viewers and a Danish professional jury select the top 3 songs. The winner was then chosen among those three songs by the viewers, the Danish jury and four international professional juries, representing Azerbaijan, Germany, Norway and Russia. In both voting rounds, the viewers' votes accounted for 50% of the total score, while jury votes accounted for the rest.[10][11] On 14 January 2012, DR announced the members of the international juries.[12]

Final – 21 January 2012
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Jesper Nohrstedt "Take Our Hearts" Superfinalist
2 VALEN:TINE "Nowhere" Disqualified
3 Aya "Best Thing I Got" Eliminated
4 Kenneth Potempa "Reach for the Sky" Eliminated
5 Ditte Marie "Overflow" Eliminated
6 Emilia & Philip "Baby, Love Me" Eliminated
7 Suriya "Forever I B Young" Eliminated
8 Karen Viuff "Universe" Eliminated
9 Soluna Samay "Should've Known Better" Superfinalist
10 Christian Brøns & Patrik Isaksson "Venter" Superfinalist


Superfinal – 21 January 2012
Draw Artist Song Jury SMS
voting		 Total Place
Total
1 Jesper Nohrstedt "Take Our Hearts" 12 12 12 10 10 56 46 102 2
2 Soluna Samay "Should've Known Better" 10 10 10 12 12 54 56 110 1
3 Christian Brøns & Patrik Isaksson "Venter" 8 8 8 8 8 40 48 88 3

At Eurovision

Denmark competed in the second half of the first semi-final on 22 May [13] and qualified to the final. In the final, Denmark performed in fifteenth position, scoring a total of 21 points and placing 23rd out of 26 songs.

Split results
  • In the Semi-final 1 Denmark came 9th place with 63 points: the public awarded Denmark 9th place with 53 points and the jury awarded 6th place with 81 points.
  • In the Final Denmark came 23rd with 21 points: the public awarded Denmark 23rd place with 18 points and the jury awarded 21st place with 51 points.

Points awarded from Denmark

Jury points awarded by Denmark

Points awarded to Denmark
Points awarded to Denmark (Semi final 1)
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

See also

References
  1. "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013.
  2. Storvik-Green, Simon (21 January 2012). "Soluna Samay to represent Denmark in Baku". Eurovision.tv.
  3. "Danmark er med i 2012". esconnet.dk. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  4. "Denmark ready for national final on the 21st of January". Charlotte Jensen, EuroVisionary. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  5. Storvik-Green, Simon (10 August 2011). "Aalborg to host Danish final once again". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  6. "Denmark: 678 songs submitted for DMGP 2012". EscToday.com. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  7. Therkelsen, Søren (15 August 2011). "Rules Governing the Danish National Song Contest 2012" (PDF). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  8. Singers and Songs in Melodi Grand Prix 2012 (5 January 2012). "Denmark: Singers and Songs in Melodi Grand Prix 2012". DR Forside. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  9. "Denmark: Nine acts to compete in DMGP". Esctoday.com. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  10. Storvik-Green, Simon (4 January 2012). "Denmark is in it to win it as artists are revealed". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  11. Storvik-Green, Simon (14 January 2012). "Alexander Rybak and Ell/Nikki in Danish international jury". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  12. "Denmark: International Jury announced!". Esctoday.com. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  13. Hondal, Victor. "Insignia exchange and semifinal allocation draw". EscToday.com.
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