Former winners to appear at preview events

Anne Marie David 1973 winner

Europe - Two former winners of Europe's Favourite Tv Show are amongst the acts who are appearing at preview parties across Europe. Anne Marie David who won the contest for Luxembourg in 1973 has just been confirmed for the London Preview Party on the 13th April, whilst last year's winner Emmelie de Forest will be a special guest at Eurovision In Concert in Amsterdam on the 5th April.

The entries for the 2014 contest have been formally submitted, and the Semi-Finalists now know their position in the running order, and fans now wait patiently for the rehearsals to commence. In the meantime though, a number of preview events are taking place across Europe. Let's have a look at who is going to be appearing, when and where, over the next few weeks.

29th March: Riga, Latvia

For the first time in Riga, a Eurovision preview party will take place. The following countries from the 2014 contest will be appearing: Austria , Lithuania and Poland will perform their songs. As an opening act at the preview show will be the band PeR who represented Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest last year.
The artists who are going to Eurovision preParty Riga 2014 will have an opportunity not only to sing in Riga, European Capital of Culture 2014, but to see Riga on the next day after the Concert, they will have a sightseeing tour of Riga for all the artists and journalists.
Eurovision preParty Riga 2014 concert will be streamed live on the internet on Latvian Public Media

5th April: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Eurovision In Concert is Europe's biggest preview party, and this year takes place for the sixth time in Amsterdam. Last year a record 25 countries were represented at the event, and this year already 20 countries have confirmed their appearance at the Melkweg venue in the city centre,
So far, the following countries from the 2014 contest wll be appearing: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Denmark, France, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine and United Kingdom.
Special guests will be Frizzle Sizzle who represented the Netherlands in 1986 with the song Alles Heeft Ritme and Emmelie de Forest who won the 2013 contest for Denmark with the song Only Teardrops.
The concert will be hosted by Sandra Reemer, (who represented the Netherlands in 1972, 1976 and 1979) and Cornald Maas.
Such is the popularity of the event that tickets are already sold out. Eurovision.tv will have a team there to cover the event.

13th April: London, United Kingdom

The London Preview Party is now in its seventh year, and this time is moving to a new, larger, venue at the Café De Paris in the heart of London's theatre district.
So far the following acts from the 2014 contest will be performing: Armenia, Austria, FYR Macedonia, Latvia, Malta, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Spain and Switzerland.
Special guests will be Anne Marie David who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973 for Luxembourg with the song Tu Te Reconnaitras, and was third in the 1979 competition for France, At the London event she will also perform Wonderful Dream the English version of her winning song for the British fans, as well as signing copies of the book "Songs For Europe - The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest - Volume Two - The 1970s". Also appearing is Scott Fitzgerald who represented the United Kingdom in 1988 with the song Go, coming a very close second by just one point behind Switzerland.
The party will be hosted by Nicki French (who represented the United Kingdom in 2000) and Paddy O'Connell.
Tickets are still available for the London Preview Party. Eurovision.tv will have a team there to cover the event.

Watch Anne Marie David

Did You Know?

• Preview videos of the entries first appeared in time for the 1971 edition of Europe's Favourite TV Show. Prior to this it was rare for viewers to see any entries outside their own country.
• Strict rules were enforced regarding the previews. For many years all participating countries were obliged to screen the previews on their national television channels. They weren't allowed to broadcast them in one programme, and had to be shown in at least two separate programmes.
• There were also restrictions on the earliest and latest dates they could be broadcast. In that first year of previews in 1971, the previews of Ireland and Malta were only shown in black and white, as colour television wasn't established in those countries yet. In fact the very first colour broadcast in Ireland was the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, which was staged in Dublin.
• Nowadays broadcasters aren't obliged to broadcast the preview videos on their networks, but with the changing technology, fans have various ways of watching the preview videos, including watching them all here on Eurovision.tv!

Do You Know?

Do you know of any other preview parties taking place across Europe which feature artists from this year's contest appearing? Let us know at Eurovision.tv.

How do you like to watch the previews of this year's entries?

Recalling the Copenhagen contest of 50 years ago

Gigliola Cinquetti: Winner of the 1964 contest

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Copenhagen, Denmark - Many visitors to this site will recall the last time Copenhagen staged the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 in the huge Parken Stadium. However fewer will recall the first time that Denmark hosted the contest, way back on the 21st of March, 1964. Today we call the 50th anniversary of that contest.

Background

As winners of the 1963 event, with the song Dansevise sung by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, Danish broadcaster DR had the task of organising the 1964 contest.
They chose the Concert Hall in the Tivoli Gardens in the centre of Copenhagen as the venue, which could seat an audience of around 1600.
There were some changes to the line-up. from the previous year, Portugal made their debut, though Sweden were obliged to withdraw, due to a strike by their Musicians Union. This left the the total number of entrants at 16. The total audience was expected to be around 100 million viewers.
Rehearsals commenced on Wednesday the 18th of March, with the artists being accompanied by the 42 piece Grand Prix Orchestra, with Kai Mortensen as the Musical Director.
The programme was presented by Lotte Wæver, and was around 96 minutes in duration.

The Participants

1. Luxembourg: Dès Que Le Printemps Revient sung by Hugues Aufray
2. Netherlands:Jij Bent Mijn Leven sung by Anneke Grönloh
3. Norway: Spiral sung by Arne Bendiksen
4. Denmark: Sangen Om Dig sung by Bjørn Tidmand
5. Finland: Laiskotellen sung by Lasse Mårtenson
6. Austria: Warum, Nur, Warum sung by Udo Jürgens
7. France: Le Chant De Mallory sung by Rachel
8. United Kingdom: I Love The Little Things sung by Matt Monro
9. Germany: Man Gewöhnt Sich So Schnell An Das Schöne sung by Nora Nova
10. Monaco: Où Sont-elles Passées? sung by Romuald
11. Portugal: Oração sung by António Calvário
12. Italy: Non Ho L'étà sung by Gigliola Cinquetti
13. Yugoslavia: Zivot, Je Sklopio Krug sung by Sabahudin Kurt
14. Switzerland: I Miei Pensieri sung by Anita Traversi
15. Belgium: Près De Ma Rivière sung by Robert Cogoi
16. Spain: Caracola sung by Nelly, Tim and Tony

For two of the artists, this was the first of their three appearances in the contest. Udo Jürgens for Austria would represent his country again in 1965, and most notably in 1966 when he won the contest with the song Merci Chérie. Romuald would return to represent Luxembourg in 1969, and in 1974 he once again represented Monaco, where he gained a respectable fourth place with Celui Qui Reste Et Celui Qui S'en Va.

Stage Protest

Following the performance by the Swiss entrant, a protestor rushed on stage holding a banner that said 'Boycott Franco and Salazar' (the dictators who were in power in Spain and Portugal). He was quickly removed, as cameras cut to a shot of the scoreboard.

The Voting

For the third year in a row a new voting system was introduced, this one would last slightly longer than the previous systems and remained in force until 1966.
Each country had 10 jury members who distributed three points among their one, two, or three favourite songs. The points were added and the first, second, and third placed songs were awarded 5, 3, and 1 votes in order. [If only one song got every point within the jury it would get all 9 points. If only two songs were chosen, the songs would get 6 and 3 points in order].
You can see the breakdown of the voting in the History page for 1964 on our site. The countries voted in that of performance order.
It was somewhat of a runaway victory for Italy, taking the lead in the very first round and never looked in doubt, gaining almost three times the number of votes as the runner up from the United Kingdom.

Watch the 1964 winner

About the winner

Gigliola Cinquetti was born on the 20th December, 1947 in Verona. Aged just sixteen, she won the San Remo Festival in 1964 with Non Ho L'età which provided her the opportunity to present the song to a wider audience in Europe's Favourite TV show. The song went onto become a big international hit.
She went onto win the San Remo Festival again in 1966 with Dio Come Ti Amo, although this time it was the composer Domenico Modugno who took the song onto the Eurovision Song Contest, with a less successful outcome, when he finished in joint last place.
Gigliola Cinquetti returned to the contest in 1974, when she finished second with the song Si, which also went onto become a big international hit. Her last association to date with the contest was in 1991 when she co-presented the contest, along with Toto Cutugno, when it was staged in Rome.
She became a professional journalist, and works in presenting current affair programmes.

Did you know?

• The winning song reached the top 20 in the charts of Italy, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Norway.
• Cinquetti also recorded the song in English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese.
• The 1964 contest is one of two contests that is no longer known to exist in any television archive (the other being the inaugural event in 1956).
• Some newsreel footage exists of the winning performance by Gigliola Cinquetti, along with a few brief broadcast clips, including some from the opening minutes.

What was your favourite song from the 1964 contest?

It's Basim for Denmark to Copenhagen!

Odense, Denmark - Tonight, in a spectacular show from the Arena Fyn in Odense, Denmark chose Basim to fly the Dannebrog flag on home turf in Copenhagen on the 10th of May. Will they be able to make it two in a row?

Danmark's Radio (DR), host broadcaster of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, have not forgotten their own national selection, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, this year: they produced a fantastic show where 10 talented acts had the opportunity to perform for an entire nation.
However, only one act could win, and that was the wonderful Basim with the song Cliché Love Song!
Basim will now have the honour of representing Denmark on home turf at Europe's favourite TV show in Copenhagen on the 10th of May, where all eyes will be on him to see if he can make it two victories in a row.

Big Final

After the 10 acts had performed, an initial round of voting took place where the juries and televoters decided which three songs would go on to the so-called "Store Finale" (Big Final) to be performed again. These were (winner in bold):

1. Basim - Cliché Love Song - 1st Place
2. Michael Rune feat. Natascha Bessez - Wanna Be Loved - 2nd Place
3. Rebekka Thornbech - Your Lies - 3rd Place

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014

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Eurovision legends perform

Tonight, viewers of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 were in for a treat. Just before the winner was announced, three legends of the Danish Eurovision Song Contest scene performed together on stage.
Rollo & King came second at the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen in 2001 with their song Never Ever Let You Go, missing on a second victory in a row to Estonia. Kirsten & Søren came third at the 1988 contest in Dublin with the song Ka' du se' hva' jeg sa' and Birthe Kjær came third in Lausanne with the song Vi Maler Byen Rød.

"Eurovision has changed my life completely"

Before tonight's show in Odense, we spoke to last year's winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, who spoke about a year that has completely changed her life. She also spoke about her new single and the official #JoinUs song for Copenhagen, Rainmaker. You can see both parts of the interview here:

Official #JoinUs song performed

After opening Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with a new rendition of her winning song, Only Teardrops, Emmelie de Forest also formed part of the interval act by performing her new single, Rainmaker, which will also be the official song of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen. In addition, she performed it together with all ten participants of tonight's show.

The 10 acts

Below is a list of the 10 participants of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 that took Arena Fyn in Odense tonight (winner in bold):
Song 1: I Choose U
Artist: Bryan Rice
Music/Lyrics: Lars Halvor Jensen, Johannes Jørgensen, Shanna Crooks
Song 2: Your Lies
Artist: Rebekka Thornbech
Music/Lyrics: Danne Attlerud, Gustav Eurén, Niclas Arn
Song 3: Feeling the You (Wildcard)
Artist: SONNY
Music/Lyrics: SONNY, Frederik Tao Nordsøe Schjoldan, Thomas Lumpkins
Song 4: She’s the One
Artist: Danni Elmo
Music/Lyrics: Engelina, Alexander Brown, Søren Vestergaard, Marcus Linnet
Song 5: Vi Finder Hjem
Artist: Emilie Moldow
Music/Lyrics: Engelina, Ole Brodersen, Kasper Larsen, Basim
Song 6: Right By Your Side
Artist: GlamboyP
Music/Lyrics: Mathias Kallenberger, Andreas Berlin, Jasmine Anderson
Song 7: Before You Forget Me (Wildcard)
Artist: Nadia Malm
Music/Lyrics: Nadia Malm
Song 8: Cliché Love Song
Artist: Basim
Music/Lyrics: Lasse Lindorff, Kim Nowak-Zorde, Daniel Fält, Basim
Song 9: It Hurts (Wildcard)
Artist: Anna David
Music/Lyrics: Anna David, Lasse Lindorff, Kim Nowak-Zorde, Jeremy Huffleman, Marli Harwood,
Michael Harwood, Nick Keynes.
Song 10: Wanna be Loved (Wildcard)
Artist: Michael Rune feat. Natascha Bessez
Music/Lyrics: Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Larsson, Luke Madden, Lemare Obika
As host country, Denmark will take part in the Grand Final of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, which takes place at the B&W-Hallerne in Copenhagen on the 10th of May.

Did the right song win?

Tonight: Who will represent Denmark on home turf?

Emmelie de Forest in Odense.

Odense, Denmark - Tonight, the biggest live TV event in Denmark will take place in the beautiful city of Odense, where 10 acts will fight for the right to represent their country on home turf in Copenhagen on the 10th of May.

Tonight, from the Arena Fyn in the city of Odense, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 will be broadcast with the purpose of finding who will represent Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest on home turf in Copenhagen on the 10th of May.
Here, 10 talented acts will battle it out to be crowned winner and to have the right to defend the Danish colours in Copenhagen.
Emmelie de Forest will also play a prominent role in tonight's show, not only opening it with a new rendition of Only Teardrops but also performing the official song of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, Rainmaker.
The Eurovision.tv team are in place at Arena Fyn, so make sure you keep an eye on our coverage!

The 10 acts

Below is a list of the 10 participants of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 taking place at the Arena Fyn in Odense tonight:
Song 1: I Choose U
Artist: Bryan Rice
Music/Lyrics: Lars Halvor Jensen, Johannes Jørgensen, Shanna Crooks
Song 2: Your Lies
Artist: Rebekka Thornbech
Music/Lyrics: Danne Attlerud, Gustav Eurén, Niclas Arn
Song 3: Feeling the You (Wildcard)
Artist: SONNY
Music/Lyrics: SONNY, Frederik Tao Nordsøe Schjoldan, Thomas Lumpkins
Song 4: She’s the One
Artist: Danni Elmo
Music/Lyrics: Engelina, Alexander Brown, Søren Vestergaard, Marcus Linnet
Song 5: Vi finder hjem
Artist: Emilie Moldow
Music/Lyrics: Engelina, Ole Brodersen, Kasper Larsen, Basim
Song 6: Right By Your Side
Artist: GlamboyP
Music/Lyrics: Mathias Kallenberger, Andreas Berlin, Jasmine Anderson
Song 7: Before You Forget Me (Wildcard)
Artist: Nadia Malm
Music/Lyrics: Nadia Malm
Song 8: Cliché Love Song
Artist: Basim
Music/Lyrics: Lasse Lindorff, Kim Nowak-Zorde, Daniel Fält, Basim
Song 9: It Hurts (Wildcard)
Artist: Anna David
Music/Lyrics: Anna David, Lasse Lindorff, Kim Nowak-Zorde, Jeremy Huffleman, Marli Harwood,
Michael Harwood, Nick Keynes.
Song 10: Wanna be Loved (Wildcard)
Artist: Michael Rune feat. Natascha Bessez
Music/Lyrics: Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Larsson, Luke Madden, Lemare Obika

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014: Rehearsal

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Listen to the songs

If you want to know what the songs will sound like, you can listen to all 10 songs in full by visiting the official webpages of broadcaster, DR.

The Format

Tonight, after all 10 songs have been performed, the jury and televote will both equally decide which three songs will go on to the so-called Grand-Final. Here the three qualifiers will perform once again before another round of voting will take place, where the jury and public will once again have control of their destinies. After this the winner will be announced.

DMGP 2014 - Artists

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Scaffolding and Manekins

Eurovision.tv are in place at the Arena Fyn in city where Hans Christian Andersen was born, Odense and were lucky enough to watch a number of the rehearsals during Friday.
During rehearsals today, it was clear that broadcaster DR had put a lot of effort into presenting the songs on the catwalk-esque stage in Odense. A huge scaffolding like structure as the centre point of Bryan Rice's performance and a large number of manekins appearing on stage with GlamboyP, are just two of the many impressive visual presentations that await you tonight.
As host country, Denmark will take part in the Grand Final of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest to be held at the B&W-Hallerne on Refshaleøen in Copenhagen on the 10th of May.

Who do you think should win DMGP tonight?

A busy national selection weekend ahead!

Europe - With only a little more than one week till the official deadline, more and more countries are approaching the final decision on their entries for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. This weekend, you can watch the national finals in Slovenia, Sweden and Denmark, and the Montenegrin song will be premiered on Sunday!

Are you still looking for evening entertainment options for the upcoming weekend? Then look no further - here is a complete overview of all national selection shows for the next few days! Be sure to check out our full calendar too, to see when the remaining countries will be choosing their entries for Copenhagen.
As soon as we know the results of each respective show, we will announce them on Eurovision.tv as well as on the official Eurovision pages on Facebook, Google+, VK and Twitter.

Friday

20:05 CET: First semi-final in Norway, broadcast live on the NRK website.

Saturday

20:00 CET: Slovenia is ready to select their entry for Copenhagen, and guess what: we will broadcast it live on Eurovision.tv! Watch it in our WebTV Player.
20:00 CET: It's time for one of the most loved national selection shows, the final of Melodifestivalen in Sweden! Watch it live on the SVT website.
20:00 CET: The host country Denmark is also selecting their entry. You can watch the show live on the DR website.
20:55 CET: Second semi-final in Norway, broadcast live on the NRK website.
22:15 CET: Portugal provides us with some late night entertainment - you can watch the national semi-final live on the RTP website.

Sunday

20:05 CET: Third semi-final in Norway, broadcast live on the NRK website.
20:30 CET: The third semi-final will take place in Belgium - watch it live on the een website.

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Which shows are you going to watch this weekend?

Official #JoinUs song launched, penned by Emmelie

Emmelie brought the victory to Denmark in 2013.

 

 

Copenhagen, Denmark - The official #JoinUs song that will be performed in the Final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, has been released.

Emmelie de Forest, the ruling champion of the Eurovision Song Contest, is the artist behind the song Rainmaker.
"It is about a tribe joining together to call upon the rainmaker to make their land blossom again. But on a more general level the rainmaker can be anything or anyone – it is about coming together and helping each other out," Emmelie explains.
You can get the song already now!
The song will be performed during the Final on the 10th of May in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Living her dream

But she’s not only been busy with this, but has been enjoying success after her victory last year.
"I’ve been performing my music around Europe, released my debut album and written a lot of new songs – to be honest, I’m living my dream!" Emmelie adds.
Her winning song Only Teardrops won the hearts of Europe last May and went on to become a number one hit in 12 countries in Europe. During the last year, Emmelie has been performing all over Europe, amongst others in Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, The Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Malta, Albania, Belarus and Ukraine.
Her victory in Malmö brought the Danish broadcaster, DR, the right to host the contest in Denmark. A challenge they took up and thus the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest will take place on the 6th, 8th and 10th of May in Copenhagen.

Listen to snippets of the 10 Danish songs

DMGP artists at today's press conference,

 

Copenhagen, Denmark - At a press conference at DR’s headquarters, the broadcast revealed clips of the songs that will compete in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 in Odense on the 8th of March. At the same time, it was announced that Koda, the organisation responsible for Danish music copyrights, will honour the composers of this year’s winning song with a prize of DKK 100,000.

2014 is a huge year for the Eurovision Song Contest in Denmark, something that the 10 teams of songwriters and artists competing in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 will be able to notice. When the competition kicks off at Arena Fyn on the 8th of March, the goal is to find the song that will represent Denmark, and possibly secure a victory on home turf at the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen in May.
It is, however, not the only thing at stake for participants. Behind the songs, that are competing in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, are a several professional composers and lyricists. Their work is also set to be honoured by Koda this year who will award a prize of DKK 100,000 (€13,400) to the songwriting team behind this year’s winning song. The prize will be awarded at the winner’s press conference after the show on the 8th of March at Arena Fyn.

Listen to the songs

It is already possible to get an impression of who you should root for on the 8th of March: Clips of the songs can be heard below under each artist name. In the week leading up to the show, it will be possible to hear the songs in their full length, as Andrew Jensen will play two songs each day on his radio program P4 Play, which is broadcast between 12:20 and 13:00 CET.

DMGP 2014 - Artists

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These songs are competing in Odense:

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix will be broadcast live on DR1 at 20:00 CET on the 8th of March. In the show, the 10 songs will perform in the following order:

Song nr: 1: I Choose U
Artist: Bryan Rice
Music/Lyrics: Lars Halvor Jensen, Johannes Jørgensen, Shanna Crooks

 

Song nr.2: Your Lies
Artist: Rebekka Thornbech
Music/Lyrics: Danne Attlerud, Gustav Eurén, Niclas Arn

 

Song nr. 3: Feeling The You (Wildcard)
Artist: SONNY
Music/Lyrics: SONNY, Frederik Tao Nordsøe Schjoldan, Thomas Lumpkins

 

Song nr. 4: She’s the One
Artist: Danni Elmo
Music/Lyrics: Engelina, Alexander Brown, Søren Vestergaard, Marcus Linnet

 

Song nr. 5: Vi finder hjem
Artist: Emilie Moldow
Music/Lyrics: Engelina, Ole Brodersen, Kasper Larsen, Basim

 

Song nr. 6: Right by Your Side
Artist: GlamboyP
Music/Lyrics: Mathias Kallenberger, Andreas Berlin, Jasmine Anderson

 

Song nr. 7: Before You Forget Me (Wildcard)
Artist: Nadia Malm
Music/Lyrics: Nadia Malm

 

Song nr. 8: Cliche Love Song
Artist: Basim
Music/Lyrics: Lasse Lindorff, Kim Nowak-Zorde, Daniel Fält, Basim

 

Song nr. 9: It Hurts (Wildcard)
Artist: Anna David
Music/Lyrics: Anna David, Lasse Lindorff, Kim Nowak-Zorde, Jeremy Huffleman, Marli Harwood,
Michael Harwood, Nick Keynes.

 

Song nr. 10: Wanna Be Loved (Wildcard)
Artist: Michael Rune feat. Natascha Bessez
Music/Lyrics: Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Larsson, Luke Madden, Lemare Obika

 

As the host country, Denmark is automatically qualified to the final of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, which takes place at the B&W-Hallerne on Refshaleøen in Copenhagen on the 10th of May.
Stay tuned for more news about Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014.

Do you already have a favourite song?

DR to move into B&W-Hallerne in March

B&W Hallerne in Copenhagen. Photo: Jan Jørgensen (Scanpix)

 

Copenhagen, Denmark - After half a year of preparations, DR’s production team will, in March, move into the historical shipyard on Refshaleøen in Copenhagen where the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest is set to take place in May.

The halls have been cleared of the last containers. The mighty pillars that connect the two halls will soon be gone. The gigantic ceiling has been strengthened and the gates will soon be removed and replaced by new doors.
After half a year of thorough preparation, the old B&W shipyard on Refshaleøen is almost ready for DR to move in and rig up for the Eurovision Song Contest in May.
”A lot will be happening during the next month, but the big milestone is, of course, when the first section of DR’s production team physically moves into the B&W-Hallerne in March, and then it will be full speed ahead”, explains the Head of Relations for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, Søren Therkelsen, who in responsible for the partnership between DR and the City of Copenhagen.

Gradually coming together

It is the project company ”Host City Copenhagen”, made up of the City of Copenhagen, the Capital City Region, Wonderful Copenhagen and Refshaleøen's Property Company that are responsible for getting the impressive B&W-Hallerne ready, whilst DR is reponsible for producing the TV shows.
”We have been wokring on the Eurovision 2014 project for over half a year and that means that we are now seriously moving from the planning phase to the implementation phase, where everything is becoming more concrete”, says Søren Therkelsen.

Space for 10,000 spectators and 2,000 press

Inside the halls, grandstands will now be constructed for the 10,000 members of the audience who will see the three TV shows and six dress rehearsals. The modules, which make up the stage will be constructed and sound and light rigging will be installed.
Outside on Refshaleøen, a huge production area will be erected with broadcasting trucks, tents and portable cabins for the production. Dressing and make up rooms will be built, along with a canteen and accreditiaton centre as well as the press centre with space for 1,500-2,000 reporters from all over the world.
”In the coming months, the actual room, lighting, stage and audience stands, green room and a lot more will come into place, and you will be able to see it all unfold”, says the head of relations.
The 2014 Eurovision Song Contest will take place on the 6th, 8th and 10th of May.

An analysis of the Danish acts

Bryan Rice has participated in DMGP several times before.

Copenhagen, Denmark - After Emmelie de Forest’s victory last year and the Eurovision Song Contest being hosted on home turf, DR has managed to attract a number of established names to take part in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014. This is an analysis by DR of the ten acts vying to represent Denmark.

The line-up

Bryan Rice and Danni Elmo are making comebacks and the female contingent is represented by a number of exciting artists including Anna David and Nadia Malm from the DJ-duo Svenstrup and Vendelboe. For the third year in a row, a previous X Factor contestant is also taking part: A several years of futile attempts, this year DR has managed to persuade Basim to take part in the Danish national selection. Basim could end up in quite a special position. He is risking victory and failure at the same time. As an artist, Basim is taking part with the song Cliché Love Song which he partially wrote himself. However, if Emilie Moldow wins with the song Vi Finder Hjem, he will still be part of the winning team as he also contributed to writing this entry.
Emilie Moldow was incidentally a participant in the children’s MGP in 2001 and bears a number of similarities to Alicia Keys.
Sonny, who is bet known as a dancer is also part of this year’s line-up. Together with his sister, Gigi, he previously tried to make it as a singer, but didn’t have the greatest success. If he is going to manage it this year, his vocals will need to be at least as good as his dance moves.
In addition, this years line-up also boats a number of lesser known names such as Michael Rune feat. Natascha Bessez, Rebekka Thornbech and GlamboyP. The latter is most known for being a member of the boy band Fu:el, who won the talent show Popstars back in 2003. The group’s debut album only sold 5000 copies, however, and Fu:el was quickly forgotten.

So who is going win?

Without having heard any of this year’s songs, it is of course difficult to predict who has the biggest chances of winning in Odense.
In 2010, Bryan rice came second in a very strong line-up, and he definitely has to counted amount the favourites this year with the song I Choose U. Anna David will no doubt also be one of this years favourites, as well as Nadia Malm. Together with Svenstrup and Vendelboe, she has already shown that she is an extremely talented artist with a very beautiful voice.
Even though Basim only came fourth in X Factor back in 2008, he has managed to make music into his living. But it isn’t necessary the participants with the biggest fame factor that can win Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. Emmelie de Forest is a prime example of this.
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 will take place at Arena Fyn in Odense on the 8th of March. Denmark, as the host country, is directly qualified to the Grand Final of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest taking place on the 10th of May in Copenhagen.

Who do you think will win DMGP 2014?

Lid lifted on the 10 Danish acts

One of the participants, Natascha Bessez.

 

Copenhagen, Denmark - Danish broadcaster, DR, has revealed the ten artists that will take part in its national selection, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 in Odense on the 8 March.

Tough competition is expected when 10 talented teams of composers, lyricists and artists will fight for victory at Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 at Arena Fyn in Odense on the 8th March. The team that wins Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 will go on to represent Denmark on home turf at the Eurovision Song Contest on Refshaleøen in Copenhagen in May. Who this will be is still unknown, but it will be decided by a professional jury and the Danish people. Six of the teams were chosen from a whopping 872 entries whilst the other four were especially invited as wildcards by DR. The order in which the songs will be performed on the 8th of March is yet to be decided, but here is the list in a random order:

The 10 acts

Below is a list of the 10 participants of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 taking place at the Arena Fyn in Odense on 8 March.
Song: Your Lies
Artist: Rebekka Thornbech
Music/Lyrics: Danne Attlerud, Gustav Eurén, Niclas Arn
Song: It Hurts (Wildcard)
Artist: Anna David
Music/Lyrics: Anna David, Lasse Lindorff, Kim Nowak-Zorde, Jeremy Huffleman, Marli Harwood,
Michael Harwood, Nick Keynes.
Song: Right By Your Side
Artist: GlamboyP
Music/Lyrics: Mathias Kallenberger, Andreas Berlin, Jasmine Anderson
Song: She’s the One
Artist: Danni Elmo
Music/Lyrics: Engelina, Alexander Brown, Søren Vestergaard, Marcus Linnet
Song: Wanna be Loved (Wildcard)
Artist: Michael Rune feat. Natascha Bessez
Music/Lyrics: Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Larsson, Luke Madden, Lemare Obika
Song: I Choose U
Artist: Bryan Rice
Music/Lyrics: Lars Halvor Jensen, Johannes Jørgensen, Shanna Crooks
Song: Cliché Love Song
Artist: Basim
Music/Lyrics: Lasse Lindorff, Kim Nowak-Zorde, Daniel Fält, Basim
Song: Vi finder hjem
Artist: Emilie Moldow
Music/Lyrics: Engelina, Ole Brodersen, Kasper Larsen, Basim
Song: Before You Forget Me (Wildcard)
Artist: Nadia Malm
Music/Lyrics: Nadia Malm
Song: Feeling the You (Wildcard)
Artist: SONNY
Music/Lyrics: SONNY, Frederik Tao Nordsøe Schjoldan, Thomas Lumpkins

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After Emmelie de Forest's victory in Malmö last year, Denmark is keen to make it two in a row and hopes that one of these 10 talented competitors will be able to keep the trophy on home turf. The list contains a number of unknown and known artists, including Bryan Rice who has on several occasions tried his luck in this, one of Europe's most popular national selection shows.
As the host country, Denmark is automatically qualified for the Grand Final of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, taking place at the B&W-Hallerne on Refshaleøen in Copenhagen on the 10th of May. The two Semi-Finals will take place on the 6th and 8th of May respectively.

What do you think of the 10 acts?