Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

The logo used for the 2010 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010 was the 40th edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the music competition that selects Denmark's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The event was held on 6 February 2010 at the Gigantium in Aalborg, hosted by Felix Smith and Julie Berthelsen with Jørgen de Mylius and Keld Heick providing support for the contestants and insight into the preparations needed for Eurovision.[2][3] The show was televised on DR1 as well as streamed online at the official DR website.[4]

Ten songs competed in one show where the winner was determined over three rounds of voting. In the first round, the top four songs based on the combination of votes from a public vote and a six-member jury panel qualified to a second round of voting. In the second round, the four songs competed against each other in two duels and the winner of each duel determined exclusively by a public vote qualified to the final round of voting. In the final round, the winner was determined exclusively by the public vote. Viewers were able to vote via SMS.

The six-member jury panel was composed of:

• Paw Lagermann – singer-songwriter and music producer
• Camille Jones – singer-songwriter and producer
• Søs Fenger – singer-songwriter
• Kenneth Kreutzmann – choreographer and stage director
• Lars Pedersen (Chief 1) – DJ and music producer
• Bent Fabricius-Bjerre – composer

DR opened a submission period between 27 August 2009 and 5 October 2009 for artists and composers to submit their entries.[5] The broadcaster received 562 entries during the submission period, including an entry from Danish Eurovision Song Contest 2007 representative DQ.[6][7] A selection committee selected six songs from the entries submitted to the broadcaster. Four of the participants: Bryan Rice, Kaya Brüel, Sukkerchok and Zindy Laursen were invited to compete based on editorial considerations.[8][9] "All About Me" performed by Zindy Laursen was withdrawn less than 24 hours before the artists presentation and replaced by "Panik!" performed by MariaMatilde Band from the remaining entries entries submitted to the broadcaster.[10] The competing artists and songs were officially presented during a press conference at the DR Byen in Copenhagen on 12 January 2010.[11][12][13]

The final took place on 6 February 2010. In the first round of voting the top four advanced to the second round based on the votes of a six-member jury (50%) and a public vote (50%). The four entries were "Breathing" performed by Bryan Rice, "How Will I Know" performed by Simone, "In a Moment Like This" performed by Chanée & N'evergreen and "Come Come Run Away" performed by Silas & Kat. In the second round, "Breathing" performed by Bryan Rice and "In a Moment Like This" performed by Chanée & N'evergreen were selected solely by a public vote as the winners of the duels and advanced to the final round. In the final round, the winner, "In a Moment Like This" performed by Chanée & N'evergreen, was selected solely by the public vote.

• In the Semi-final 2 Denmark came 5th with 101 points: the public awarded Denmark 4th place with 106 points and the jury awarded 7th place with 83 points.
• In the Final Denmark came 4th place with 149 points: the public awarded Denmark 3rd place with 174 points and the jury awarded 7th place with 121 points.