Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Denmark will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The Danish broadcaster, DR, will use the national selection Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2021 to decide their representative.

Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Country Denmark
National selection
Selection processDansk Melodi Grand Prix 2021
Selection date(s)6 March 2021
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Background
Main article: Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2021 contest, Denmark had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-eight times since their first entry in 1957.[1] Denmark had won the contest, to this point, on three occasions: in the United Kingdom with the song "Dansevise" performed by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, in Sweden with the song "Fly on the Wings of Love" performed by Olsen Brothers, and again in Sweden with the song "Only Teardrops" performed by Emmelie de Forest. In the 2019 contest, "Love Is Forever" performed by Leonora came 12th in the final with 120 points. In 2020, Ben & Tan were set to represent Denmark with the song "Yes" before the contest's cancellation. Denmark has selected all of their Eurovision entries thus far through the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2021

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2021 will be the 51th edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the music competition that selects Denmark's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The event will be held on 6 March 2021 in the TV studio at the headquarters of the Danish broadcaster DR,[2] hosted by Tina Müller and Martin Brygmann. The competing entries will be released on 10 February 2021.[3]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big 5" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. For the 2021 contest, the semi-final allocation draw held for 2020 which was held on 28 January 2020, will be used for 2021 contest. Denmark was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 20 May 2021, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.[4]

References
  1. "Denmark Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. Gallagher, Robyn (October 29, 2020). "Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2021: Denmark's national final will feature 8 finalists in March 6 showdown". Wiwibloggs.
  3. Adams, Oliver (29 January 2021). "Denmark: Eight Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2021 entries to be released on 10 February". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. Groot, Evert (17 November 2020). "2020 Semi-Final line-up to stay for 2021". eurovision.tv. Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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