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?

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.

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Hosts for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 revealed

Jacob Riising & Louise Wolff. Photo: DR

 

Copenhagen, Denmark - Two strong personalities have been chosen to lead Denmark through their national final, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, which takes place in Odense on the 8th of March.

For the past two years, she has hosted Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. He has transitioned into the word of grown-up TV after having presented the children’s MGP four times. Now, Louise Wolff and Jacob Riising are together going to guide the viewers, audience and artists through the evening of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014.
”Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 is going to be something very special. At Arena Fyn on the 8th of March we are going to find the team that will defend the Danish colours and win a historic victory on home turf at the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen in May. I am very happy that we have two brilliantly charming and extremely talented hosts that wil l lead the show in Odense”, says DR’s Entertainment Editor, Rasmus Ladefoged.

Louise Wolff

Louise Wolf first stood on the huge Dansk Melodi Grand Prix stage with Emil Thorup by her side at the Gigantium Arena in Aalborg in 2012, whilst last she year she formed a threesome with Sofie Lassen-Kahlke and Lise Rønne at Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2013 at the Boxen Arena in Herning. She has also hosted large TV events such as Danmarksindsamlingen and Året der gik since 2012 as well as functioning as a permanent host of Aftenshowet.

Jacob Riising

Jacob Riising hosted the children’s MGP in 2005. Since then he has hosted the show in 200, 2012 and 2013 with the bear Bruno, Sofie Lassen-Kahlke and Szhirley by his side. In addition to being the host of a series popular children’s programs, he has hosted the DR2 show Landeplagen and most recently the quiz-show Hvem var det nu vi var on DR1.

Odense is this year’s Dansk Melodi Grand Prix city

Back in September 2013, Odense was revealed as the host city for this year’s Dansk Melodi Grand Prix and the residents of the island of Funen are ready to put on their party gear and warm up to one heck of a show with many musical activities and events planned in the lead up to Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 on the 8th of March and the children’s MGP on the 15th of March. Both shows will be held at Arena Fyn, where there is space for approximately 4000 people in the audience. Tickets are still available for the show on the 8th of March and the dress rehearsals on the 7th and 14th of March, whilst the children’s MGP on the 15th of March is sold out.

Emmelie tribute

Last year Emmelie de Forest won Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2013 in Herning with the song Only Teardrops, written by Lise Cabble, Julia Frabrin Jacobsen and Thomas Steensgaard, and just a few months later she secured a Danish win at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. Right now, DR’s Dansk Melodi Grand Prix team are calling for Danes to send in pictures of their Emmelie moment, which will be shown during Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on the 8th of March.
The 2014 Eurovision Song Contest will take place on the 6th, 8th and 10th of May at the B&W-Hallerne on Refshaleøen in Copenhagen, where as host country, Denmark is automatically qualified to the Grand Final on the 10th of May.

Will you be watching DMGP 2014?