Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country	Denmark
National selection
Selection process	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2005
Selection date(s)	12 February 2005
Selected entrant	Jakob Sveistrup
Selected song	"Talking to You"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (3rd, 185 points)
Final result	9th, 125 points

Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by Jakob Sveistrup with the song "Talking to You". He placed third in the semi-final and then ninth at the final. His song was selected through Denmark's national selection process titled Dansk Melodi Grand Prix.

The 2005 edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix took place in Forum Horsens on February 12, 2005, hosted by Jarl Friis-Mikkelsen, Birthe Kjær, and Annette Heick. The Olsen Brothers, winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 entered a song in the competition in the hope of repeating their triumph but placed only second. The winning entry was "Tænder På Dig" by Jakob Sveistrup. However, for Eurovision the song switched to English lyrics, with the new title "Talking to You". The song is written and composed by Jacob Launbjerg and Andreas Mørck.

Jakob Sveistrup is a 33 year old school teacher and works in a special school for children with autistic spectrum disorder. Jakob Sveistrup lives and works in Odense. He became known by the Danes when he participated in ‘Star for a Night’ on DR TV in 2003. He nearly went all the way but was beaten in the final.

The spokesperson who revealed Denmark's votes for other countries was Denmark's 1983 entrant Gry Johansen.^[1]

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2005

Draw	Song	Artist	Points	Place
1	Uhh la la la	Chi Hua Hua	-	-
2	I Believe In Love	Luna Park	16	3rd
3	Peace, Understanding and Love	Tamra Rosanes	8	5th
4	Lonnie fra Berlin	Kandis	-	-
5	Little Yellow Radio	Olsen Brothers	52	2nd
6	En Smule Af Dig	Kim Schwartz	-	-
7	Troublesome	Ditlev Ulriksen	-	-
8	Tænder På Dig	Jakob Sveistrup	58	1st
9	I Must Be Crazy	Sweethearts	-	-
10	Make a Wish	Marie Keis Uhre	16	3rd

Note: The positions of the other five entries were never announced.

References

1. ^ Philips, Roel (2005-05-17). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/4409. Retrieved 2009-04-28.