Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014
Preliminary decision data
country	Denmark
Broadcasting station
Producing broadcaster
place	Arena Fyn , Odense
date	March 8, 2014
Time	8:00 p.m. ( CET )
Duration	approx. 120 minutes
Number of participants	10
Number of contributions	10
poll	50% jury voting, 50% televoting
Moderation
Louise Wolff & Jacob Riising

The 44th Dansk Melodi Grand Prix took place on March 8, 2014 in Odense and was the Danish preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen , Denmark . It was the first time the competition was held in Odense.

format

concept

As in previous years, there were two rounds, in the first round three titles were selected by a professional jury and audience voting, which were re-evaluated in a second round using the same method. The professional jury consisted of the following people:

• Jørgen de Mylius, journalist; Danish commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest 23 times
• Camille Jones , singer, songwriter and producer
• Søs Fenger, singer and songwriter
• Lars Pedersen, better known as Chief1; DJ and music producer
• Me Hedin Hansen, better known as Cutfather; Songwriter and music producer

Choice of contribution

In the period from August 20, 2013 to October 7, 2013, 872 entries were submitted, which was 180 titles higher than in the previous year and a new record. Once again, a jury selected six titles from all the entries, while the four participants SONNY, Nadia Malm, Anna David and Michael Rune took part in the competition at the invitation of Danmarks Radio for "editorial reasons" . The performers were introduced on January 28, 2014.

final

The event took place on March 8, 2014 at the Arena Fyn in Odense , which had a capacity of 5,000. The show was hosted by Louise Wolff and Jacob Riising. In addition to the appearance of the winner at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 , the composers of the winning title received a price of 100,000 Danish crowns from the Danish Society for Lyricists, Composers and Music Producers KODA .

Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)
01	Bryan Rice	I Choose U M / T: Bryan Rice, Lars Halvor Jensen, Johannes Jørgensen, Shanna Crooks	English	I chose you
02	Rebekka Thornbech	Your Lies M / T: Danne Attlerud, Gustav Eurén, Niclas Arn	English	Your lies
03	SONNY	Feeling the You M / T: Sonny Fredie Pedersen, Frederik Tao Nordsøe Schjoldan, Thomas Lumpkins	English	Feel that you
04th	Danni Elmo	She's the One M / T: Engelina, Alexander Brown, Søren Vestergaard, Marcus Linnet	English	she is the one
05	Emilie Moldow	Vi finder hjem M / T: Engelina, Ole Brodersen, Kasper Larsen, Basim	Danish	We found home
06th	Glamboy P	Right By Your Side M / T: Mathias Kallenberger, Andreas Berlin, Jasmine Anderson	English	Right by your side
07th	Nadia Malm	Before You Forget Me M / T: Nadia Malm	English	Before you forget me
08th	Basim	Cliché Love Song M / T: Lasse Lindorff, Kim Nowak-Zorde, Daniel Fält, Basim	English	Cliché love song
09	Anna David	It Hurts M / T: Anna David , Lasse Lindorff, Kim Nowak-Zorde, Jeremy Huffleman, Marli Harwood, Michael Harwood, Nick Keynes	English	It hurts
10	Michael Rune feat. Natascha Bessez	Wanna Be Loved M / T: Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson, Luke Madden, Lemare Obika	English	Wants to be loved

 Candidate qualified for the super final.

Super finals

In the super final, the title Cliché Love Song, performed by Basim, received the most points from all jurors and most of the viewers voted for this song. In addition to this special feature, there were two second places, as the other two titles were tied.

space	Start number	Interpreter	song	Jury voting						Audience votes (SMS)	total
				S. Fenger	Chief1	C. Jones	J. de Mylius	Cutfather	total
1.	8th	Basim	Cliché love song	3	3	3	3	3	15th	15th	30th
2.	2	Rebekka Thornbech	Your Lies	2	2	2	1	1	08th	07th	15th
	10	Michael Rune feat. Natascha Bessez	Wanna Be Loved	1	1	1	2	2	07th	08th	15th

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Simon Storvik-Green: Tonight: Who will represent Denmark on home turf? In: Eurovision.tv. March 7, 2014, accessed March 7, 2014 . 
2. ↑ Kasper Madsbøll Christensen: Her juryen til Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014. DR, March 5, 2014, accessed on March 7, 2014 (Danish). 
3. ↑ Simon Storvik-Green: Denmark starts the search for 2014 entries. In: Eurovision.tv. August 20, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013 . 
4. ↑ William Lee Adams: Should Jesper Norhdstedt Have Won Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012? In: wiwibloggs.com. August 10, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013 . 
5. ^ Søren Therkelsen: Rules for the Danish National Song Contest 2014. DR, October 19, 2013, accessed September 27, 2013 . 
6. ^ Simon Storvik-Green: Lid lifted on the 10 Danish acts. In: Eurovision.tv. January 28, 2014, accessed January 28, 2014 . 
7. ↑ Søren Bygbjerg: Dansk Grand Prix tilbage til Odense efter 21 år. DR, September 25, 2013, accessed September 27, 2013 (Danish). 
8. ↑ Simon Storvik-Green: Danish final heads for Odense in 2014. In: Eurovision.tv. September 25, 2013, accessed September 27, 2013 . 
9. ↑ Sanjay Jiandani: Denmark: Louise Wolff and Jacob Riising to host DMGP 2014. In: ESCToday. January 17, 2014, accessed January 17, 2014 . 
10. ↑ Simon Storvik-Green: Listen to snippets of the 10 Danish songs. In: Eurovision.tv. February 17, 2014, accessed February 19, 2014 . 
11. ↑ Simon Storvik-Green: It's Basim for Denmark to Copenhagen! In: Eurovision.tv. March 8, 2014, accessed March 8, 2014 .