Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country	Denmark
National selection
Selection process	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2011 100% Televoting
Selection date(s)	26 February 2011
Selected entrant	A Friend In London
Selected song	"New Tomorrow"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (2nd, 135 points)
Final result	5th, 134 points

Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, selecting their entry through the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2011, organised by Danish broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR).

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2011

Less than a week after the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 concluded, Danish broadcaster DR has started preparing the 2011 edition of their national selection Melodi Grand Prix. Like in the previous years, the selection will feature one show. Songs could be submitted until 27 September 2010. Participants must have Danish citizenship or corresponding, strong relationships with Denmark. There was no restriction on the language of the entries.^[1]

A preliminary jury will select 6 songs for the national selection while 4 songs will be added by the broadcaster who will invite authors and singer to enter the competition.

On 27 September, DR announced that 663 songs were sent to them for DMGP 2011. 101 songs more than last year.^[2]

On 15 October, DR announced that the national final will take place on 26 February 2011 at the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen.^[3]

On 11 December, DR announced that Felix Smith and Lise Rønne will host the show.^[4]

On 3 February, DR announced the 10 songs qualified for the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix.^[4]

Draw	Artist	Song	Lyrics (l) / Music (m)	Place
1	Anne Noa	"Sleepless"	John Gordon (m & l), Lene Dissing (m & l), Peter Bjørnskov (m & l)	Wildcard Super-final
2	Jenny Berggren	"Let Your Heart Be Mine"	Jeppe Federspiel (m & l), Thomas G:son (m & l), Lars Sjelle (m & l)	Wildcard Out
3	Jeffrey	"Drømmen"	Lasse Lindorff (m & l), Svend Gudiksen (m & l), Daniel Fält (m & l), Kim Nowak-Zorde (m & l)	Out
4	Le Freak	"25 Hours a Day"	Erik Bernholm (m & l), Henrik Sethsson (m & l), Thomas G:son (m & l)	Super-final
5	Sine Vig Kjærgaard	"You'll Get Me Through"	Henrik Janson (m & l), Hanif Sabzevari (m & l)	Out
6	Stine Kinck	"Hvad hjertet lever af"	Pharfar (m & l), Rasmus Allin (m & l), Fresh-I (m & l), Stine Kinck (m & l)	Wildcard Super-final
7	Lee Hutton	"Hollywood Girl"	Matilde Kühl (m & l), Sune Haansbæk (m & l), Ian Mack (m & l)	Out
8	Christopher Brandt	"Emma"	Christopher Brandt (m & l), Sisse Søby (m & l)	Out
9	Kat & Justin Hopkins	"Black And Blue"	Patric Johnson (m & l), Joakim Övrenius (m & l), Justin Hopkins (m & l)	Out
10	A Friend In London	"New Tomorrow"	Lise Cabble (m & l), Jakob Glæsner (m & l)	Super-final

Knock-out rounds

In the second round of voting, the four qualifiers competed against each other in pairs, with only two progressing to the final round. Stine Kinck, with the song "Hvad Hjertet Lever Af" squared off against Anne Noa, who performed "Sleepless" and Le Freak, with the song "25 Hours A Day" faced off against A Friend In London and "New Tomorrow". Both of the latter songs won, making the Final Round a match-up between Anne Noa and A Friend In London. The winner of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2011 was the song "New Tomorrow" performed by A Friend In London.

	Semifinal Round			Final Round
	Anne Noa - "Sleepless"
	Stine Kinck - "Hvad Hjertet Lever Af"
				Anne Noa - "Sleepless"
				A Friend In London - "New Tomorrow"
	Le Freak - "25 Hours A Day"
	A Friend In London - "New Tomorrow"

At Eurovision

Denmark performed in the second half of the second semi final of the contest, with starting position 18 on the 12th of May 2011. Denmark qualified for the grand final on May 14th 2011, placing 2nd with 135 points. Shortly after the completion of the second semi final, Denmark drew starting position 3 for the grand final on Saturday night. After a solid performance from the Danes, and at the completion of the voting, they finished 5th with 134 points rounding out the top 5.

See also

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 2011

References

1. ^ Hondal, Victor (2010-06-04). "Denmark calls for songs for Melodi Grand Prix 2011". ESCToday. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/15919. Retrieved 2010-07-10. 
2. ^ Al Kaziri, Ghassan (2010-09-27). "DR received 663 songs for 2011 selection". Oikotimes.com. http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=8873. Retrieved 2010-09-27. 
3. ^ Hondal, Victor (2010-10-15). "Denmark: National final on February 26th". EscToday.com. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16172. Retrieved 2010-10-15. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Hondal, Victor (2010-12-11). "Denmark: Felix Smith and Lise Rønne to host Melodi Grand Prix 2011". EscToday.com. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16332. Retrieved 2010-12-11. 

External links

• Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2011 official website