Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008 was the 38th edition of Danish music competition Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, and served as the selection for the song to represent Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. Two semi-finals and two wildcard selections took place to select the 10 songs that would compete to sing for Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008
Dates
Semi-final 112 January 2008
Semi-final 219 January 2008
Grand final2 February 2008
Host
Presenter(s)
Host broadcasterDR
Participants
Number of entries16
Vote
Voting systemSMS voting
Winning song"All Night Long" by Simon Mathew

In each semi-final the viewers of DR chose which 4 songs would progress to the final through SMS voting. After the semi-finals two wildcard selections were held for the listeners of Danish radio stations P3 and P4, who selected two songs from those rejected in the semi-finals to progress to the final.

443 songs were submitted, 16 of which competed and the winner was "All Night Long" sung by Simon Mathew.

Competing entries

The broadcaster received 443 entries. 16 songs were selected from the entries submitted to the broadcaster for the national final.

Artist Song Composer(s)
Amin Jensen "Luciano" Amin Jensen, Jan Lysdahl
Anorah "Laying Down My Cards" Jonas Schrøder, Lucas Sieber
Camille & Ulrik "Underneath the Moon" Martin Sommer, Lene Dissing, Christian Warburg, Kåre Kabel Mai
Charlie "Den jeg er" Andreas Hemmeth, Carina Juul Jensen
Gunhild "Vilde hjerter" Hans Henrik Koltze, Mads Løkkegaard, Rune Braager
Hassing & Hassing "Come On Over" Anne-Marie Hassing, Claus Hassing
Josefine & Lars "Sweet Memories of You" Marie Montell, Jacob Gurevitsch, Jonas Jeberg
Julie Rugaard "Kan Ikke forstå" Jens Simonsen, Julie Rugaard
Kendra Lou "Until We're Satisfied" Sascha Dupont, Jan Winther, Claus Christensen
Lasse Lindorff "Hooked on You" Lasse Lindorff, Mogens Binderup, Lise Cabble
Louise Victoria "Grøn mand gå" Anna Stengade, Lasse Kramhøft
Sandee May "Spanish Soul" Lars Nielsen, Niklas Nielsen, Gabril Willy Ssezibwa, René Prang, Sandie Rasmusssen
Sidse Holte "Vi er der om lidt" Sidse Holte, Christian Juncker, Jakob Groth Bastiansen
Simon Mathew "All Night Long" Jacob Launbjerg, Svend Gudiksen, Nis Bøgvad
The Dreams "La' mig være" Hans Edward Andreasen, Chief 1
Unite "Tree of Life" Lars Nielsen, Niklas Nielsen, Gabriel Willy Ssezibwa, René Prang, Unite

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Semi-final 1 – 12 January 2008
DrawArtistSong Result
1Anorah"Laying Down My Cards" Eliminated
2Sidse Holte"Vi er der om lidt" Eliminated
3Unite"Tree of Life" Advanced
4Amin Jensen"Luciano" Advanced
5Hassing & Hassing"Come On Over" Advanced
6Louise Victoria"Grøn mand gå" Eliminated
7Camille & Ulrik"Underneath the Moon" Eliminated
8Charlie"Den jeg er" Advanced

Semifinal 2

Semi-final 2 – 19 January 2008
DrawArtistSong Result
1Gunhild"Vilde hjerter" Eliminated
2Julie Rugaard"Kan Ikke forstå" Eliminated
3Simon Mathew"All Night Long" Advanced
4Kendra Lou"Until We're Satisfied" Eliminated
5Josefine & Lars"Sweet Memories of You" Advanced
6Sandee May"Spanish Soul" Advanced
7Lasse Lindorff"Hooked on You" Eliminated
8The Dreams "La' mig være" Advanced

Wildcard Selection

P3 Wildcard Selection

P3 Wildcard Selection – 21–25 January 2008
DrawArtistSong Result
1Louise Victoria"Grøn mand gå" Eliminated
2Anorah"Laying Down My Cards" Eliminated
3Julie Rugaard"Kan ikke forstå" Eliminated
4Kendra Lou"Until We're Satisfied" Advanced

P4 Wildcard Selection

P4 Wildcard Selection – 21–25 January 2008
DrawArtistSong Result
1Lasse Lindorff"Hooked on You" Advanced
2Gunhild"Vilde hjerter" Eliminated
3Sidse Holte"Vi er der om Lidt" Eliminated
4Camille & Ulrik"Underneath the Moon" Eliminated

Final

Final – 2 February 2008
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Hassing & Hassing "Come On Over" 10 6
2 Simon Mathew "All Night Long" 48 1
3 Amin Jensen "Luciano" 8 7
4 Kendra Lou "Until We're Satisfied" 16 4
5 Unite "Tree Of Life" 46 2
6 Lasse Lindorff "Hooked On You" 6 9
7 Charlie "Den Jeg Er" 0 10
8 Lars & Josefine "Sweet Memories of You" 8 7
9 The Dreams "La' Mig Være" 16 4
10 Sandee May "Spanish Soul" 42 3
Detailed Regional Televoting Results
Draw Song North
Denmark
Central
Denmark
Southern
Denmark
Zealand Capital
Region
Total
1 "Come On Over"1010
2 "All Night Long"1210126848
3 "Luciano"448
4 "Until We're Satisfied"66416
5 "Tree Of Life"6810101246
6 "Hooked On You"66
7 "Den Jeg Er"0
8 "Sweet Memories Of You"88
9 "La' Mig Være"41216
10 "Spanish Soul"412881042

See also

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