Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2017

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2017
Preliminary decision data
country	Denmark
Broadcasting station
Producing broadcaster
place	Jyske Bank Kasten , Herning
date	February 25, 2017
Time	8:00 p.m. ( CET )
Duration	approx. 120 minutes
Number of participants	10
Number of contributions	10
poll	50% jury voting, 50% televoting
Pause filler	Olsen Brothers
Moderation
Annette Heick & Johannes Nymark

The 47th Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2017 was the Danish preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kiev ( Ukraine ) and took place on February 25, 2017 at Jyske Bank Kasten in Herning . The city of Herning already hosted this event for the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009 and 2013 , when Emmelie de Forest won the competition with the song Only Teardrops in 2013. The 47th edition of the preliminary decision was moderated by the presenter, journalist, screenwriter and singer Annette Heick as well as by the actor and singer Johannes Nymark . The preliminary decision was won by the Danish-Australian singer Anja Nissen with the song Where I Am , written by Angel Tupai, Michael D'Arcy and the singer herself.

concept

The deadline for submitting musical contributions to the Danish broadcaster DR ended on September 9, 2016 . With 1115 songs, the number of applications submitted reached a new record. The music producers Cutfather and Jonas Schrøder as well as a 50-member jury made up of experts from the music industry, members of the MelodiGrandPrixFans.dk fan club and a representative selection of television viewers selected the ten participants for the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2017 .

Attendees

All participants

In the first round, the ten performers presented their song. Three performers qualified for the subsequent super final.

Attendees

Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	image
01	Ida Una	One M / T: Peter Bjørnskov, Lene Dissing
02	Thomas Ring	Vesterbro M / T: Thomas Ring
03	Rikke Skytte	Color My World M / T: Mads Løkkegaard, Joël Pagiël MacDonald, Mohamed Alitou, Laura Kloos
04th	Anja Nissen	Where I Am M / T: Anja Nissen, Angel Tupai, Michael D'Arcy
05	Calling Mercury	Big Little Lies M / T: Thomas Sardorf, Rune Braager, Martin Luke Brown
06th	Anthony	Smoke In My Eyes M / T: Kim Nowak-Zorde, Kasper Larsen, Hans Petersen, Ollie Marland, Phil Plested
07th	René Machon	Warriors M / T: Astrid Cordes, Alexander Grandjean, Hans Petersen, Lars Andersen
08th	Sada Vidoo	Northern Lights M / T: Christoffer Lauridsen, Andreas Öhrn, Alessandra Günthardt
09	Jeanette Bonde	Hurricane M / T: Jeanette Bonde, Alexander Grandjean, Jeppe Pilgaard Ulrichsen, Nermin Harambasic
10	Johanna Beijbom	ASAP M / T: Peter Wallevik, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Patrick Devine, Dimitri Stassos, Freja Jonsson Blomberg

 Candidate qualified for the super final.

Super finals

Anja Nissen after her victory

space	Start number	Interpreter	song	Result (in percent)
1.	2	Anja Nissen	Where I Am	64%
2.	1	Ida Una	One	26%
3.	3	Johanna Beijbom	ASAP	10%

Web links

Commons : Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2017  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Danish preliminary decision website (Danish)

Individual evidence

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7. ↑ Jens Grønbech: SE LISTEN: Her er alle deltagerne i årets Melodi Grand Prix. In: DR.dk Grand Prix. DR , January 19, 2017, accessed January 19, 2017 (Danish).