Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020
Preliminary decision data
country	Denmark
Broadcasting ; station
Producing ; broadcaster	,
place	; Royal Arena , Copenhagen
date	March 7, 2020
Time	8:00 p.m. ( CET )
Duration	approx. 125 minutes
Number of participants	14th
Number of contributions	14th
Preliminary rounds	1
; Preliminary round dates	Semi-finals:; January 2020
poll	First round:; 50% jury voting, ; 50% televoting ; Superfinals:; 100% televoting
Moderation
	Hella Joof and Rasmus Bjerg

The 50th Dansk Melodi Grand Prix took place on March 7th 2020 in the Royal Arena in the Danish capital Copenhagen and will be the Danish preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam ( Netherlands ). It is the first time since 2002 that the event is back in Copenhagen. The duo Ben & Tan won with the song Yes .

format

concept

On May 10, 2019, the public broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR) confirmed the participation of Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. With this confirmation it was announced that the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020 would take place in the Royal Arena in Copenhagen. This means that the preliminary round will return to the Danish capital after 2002.

On October 2, 2019, DR presented the concept for the preliminary decision. Accordingly, ten participants will again take part in the preliminary round on March 7, 2020. Unlike in previous years, a jury will only select seven participants and their songs. The three other participants should be determined by the audience of DR P4 . The nine regional channels of DR P4 (DR P4 Bornholm, DR P4 Fyn, DR P4 København, DR P4 Midt & Vest, DR P4 Nordjylland, DR P4 Sjælland, DR P4 Syd (DR P4 Esbjerg), DR P4 Trekanten, DR P4 Østjylland) will, in cooperation with a nine-member jury, choose nine songs from the submitted entries, which can be voted on in January 2020. The regions Syd, Øst and Nord each select one contribution. In addition, a jury will select two further entries that will receive a starting place in the final. In the final you will then meet five already qualified performers.

The following jury members are responsible for the selection:

Sebastian Lind (DR P4 Fyn )
Jacob Hansen (P4 Syd)
Søren Krogh (P4 Trekanten )
Bryan Rice (P4 Sjælland )
Jonas Petersen (P4 København )
James Benedict Thomas (DR P4 Bornholm )
Laura Mo (P4 Nordjylland )
Julie Berthelsen (DR P4 Østjylland )
Marie Frank (P4 Midt & Vest)

According to Gustav Lützhøft, the aim is to involve the audience in the selection process for the Danish contribution even earlier and to offer the broadest possible musical range.

On March 6, 2020, DR announced that the Danish preliminary round would not take place in front of an audience due to the coronavirus . DR is therefore following the recommendation of the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to cancel or postpone all events that will attract more than 1,000 spectators. The broadcaster decided against it to hold the preliminary decision before a fixed maximum of 1,000 viewers. Instead, the competition takes place for the first time without a spectator. Originally, around 10,000 spectators should watch the preliminary round in the Royal Arena.

Moderation

On January 17, 2020, DR announced that in 2020 a duet would again host the show. Accordingly, Hella Joof and Rasmus Bjerg will take over the moderation.

Choice of contribution

From October 2nd to November 1st, 2019 composers had the opportunity to submit a contribution to DR.

Semifinals

The regions of DR P4

On January 20, 2020, the participants and their songs from the regional preliminary round were presented. A total of five of these performers will qualify for the final. The audience chooses three, the other two participants are determined by a jury. The three winners of the audience vote were announced on January 24, 2020, while the two finalists selected by the jury will be presented on January 31, 2020.

Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)
Syd: P4 Fyn, P4 Syd & P4 Trekanten
Jamie Talbot	Bye Bye Heaven M / T: Tom Oehler, Hampus Eurenius, Aron Blom	English	Goodbye heaven
Kenny Duerlund	Forget It All M / T: Henrik Tala, Mila Falls, Patrick Jean, Kenny Duerlund	English	Forget everything
Nick Jones	2 AM M / T: Jon Hällgren, Lukas Hällgren, Hampus Eurenius, George Keller	English	2 O 'clock
Øst: P4 Sjælland, P4 Hovedstaden & P4 Bornholm
SamSara	For You M / T: Lars "Chief 1" Pedersen, Remee , Kwamie Liv, Sara Amalie Gerup	English	To you
Søren Okholm	Impossible Dreamers M / T: Tobias Stigaard Stenkjær, Peter Jantzen, Nanna Supriya Wedel, Søren Fynbo Okholm	English	Impossible dreamers
Ben & Tan	Yes M / T: Emil Lei, Jimmy Jansson, Linnea Deb	English	Yes
North: P4 Nordjylland, P4 Midt, Vest & P4 Østjylland
Emil	Ville ønske jeg havde kendt dig M / T: Esben Svane , Emil Vestergaard Klausen, Gavyn Matthew Bailey, Tim Schou	Danish	I wish I knew you
Sander Sanchez	Screens M / T: Jonas Thander, Liam Craig, Christopher Wortley	English	Screens
MieLou	We Could Be So Beautiful M / T: Thomas Reil, Jeppe Reil, Bruce RF Smith, Eric Lumiere	English	We could be so beautiful

Candidate has qualified for the final.

The candidate qualified for the final by wildcard.

final

The event took place on March 7, 2020 at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen , which was originally intended to hold 10,000 spectators. Due to the corona virus, the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix did not take place in front of spectators for the first time. The show was moderated by Hella Joof and Rasmus Bjerg.

The ten finalists are made up of the three winners of the semi-finals, who were chosen by the audience. Two more finalists from the semi-finalists, who were determined by a jury, were announced on January 31, 2020. The remaining five finalists were determined directly by DR and were also presented on January 31, 2020. In the first round, all ten finalists presented their contributions. A jury and the audience decided in equal parts which three performers will enter the superfinal and present their contributions there again. The jury consisted of Pelle Peter Jencel, Mich "Cutfather" Hansen, Ida Corr , Lasse "Pilfinger" Kramhøft and Nicolai Molbech.

Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)
01	Isam B	Bølger M / T: Babak Vakili, Isam Bachiri, Morten Woods	Danish	waves
02	Ben & Tan	Yes M / T: Emil Lei, Jimmy Jansson, Linnea Deb	English	Yes
03	Maja & De Sarte Sjæle	The eneste goth i Vejle M / T: Timo Mastrup-Andersen	Danish	The only goth in Vejle
04th	Benjamin Kissi	Faith M / T: Benjamin Kissi, Frederik Tao Nordsøe Schjoldan, Gisli Gislason	English	Faith
05	Emil	Ville ønske jeg havde kendt dig M / T: Esben Svane , Emil Vestergaard Klausen, Gavyn Matthew Bailey, Tim Schou	Danish	I wish I knew you
06th	Sys Bjerre	Honestly M / T: Lasse Lyngbo, Sys Bjerre	English	Honest
07th	Jamie Talbot	Bye Bye Heaven M / T: Tom Oehler, Hampus Eurenius, Aron Blom	English	Goodbye heaven
08th	Sander Sanchez	Screens M / T: Jonas Thander, Liam Craig, Christopher Wortley	English	Screens
09	Kenny Duerlund	Forget It All M / T: Henrik Tala, Mila Falls, Patrick Jean, Kenny Duerlund	English	Forget everything
10	Jasmin Rose feat. RoxorLoops	Human M / T: Erik Smaaland, Gavin Jones, Grace Risch, Lise Cabble	English	human

Candidate qualified for the super final.

Super finals

Ben & Tan after their victory

In the superfinal, Ben & Tan prevailed.

space	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	Audience votes (in percent)
1.	Ben & Tan	Yes M / T: Emil Lei, Jimmy Jansson, Linnea Deb	61%
2.	Sander Sanchez	Screens M / T: Jonas Thander, Liam Craig, Christopher Wortley	20%
3.	Emil	Ville ønske jeg havde kendt dig M / T: Esben Svane , Emil Vestergaard Klausen, Gavyn Matthew Bailey, Tim Schou	19%

Web links

Danish preliminary decision website (Danish)

Individual evidence

↑ Danmarks Radio : For første gang i 18 år: København shall be være vært for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020. In: dr.dk. May 10, 2019, accessed June 4, 2019 (Danish).
↑ Sanjay (Sergio) Jiandani: Denmark: DR confirms participation in Eurovision 2020: DMGP date set. In: esctoday.com. May 22, 2019, accessed June 4, 2019 .
↑ Christian Ellegaard: Helt nye regulator: Her er old, you scal vide om the semifinal i Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020. In: dr.dk. January 18, 2020, accessed January 18, 2020 (Danish).
↑ Jens Grønbech: Helt nye tiltag i Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020: Nu kan du være med til at udvælge sangene. In: dr.dk. October 2, 2019, accessed October 2, 2019 (Danish).
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↑ Anthony Granger: Denmark: DMGP 2020 Hosts Revealed. In: eurovoix.com. January 17, 2020, accessed on January 18, 2020 .
^ Søren Therkelsen: Rules governing the National Danish Song Contest 2020. In: dr.dk. October 2, 2019, accessed October 2, 2019 .
↑ Christian Ellegaard: You vælger, hvem the skal i final: Hør Årets første Grand Prix sange. In: dr.dk. January 20, 2020, accessed January 20, 2020 (Danish).
↑ ^a ^b Florian Rahn: Denmark: Kenny Duerlund, Ben & Tan and Sander Sanchez qualify from Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020 district semi-finals. In: wiwibloggs.com. January 24, 2020, accessed on January 24, 2020 .
↑ Mette Christensen: Her er de 5 medlemmer af DMGP-musikpanelet 2020. In: https://good-evening-europe.dk/ . March 7, 2020, accessed on March 14, 2020 (dk).
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[1] Danmarks Radio : For første gang i 18 år: København shall be være vært for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020. In: dr.dk. May 10, 2019, accessed June 4, 2019 (Danish).

[2] Sanjay (Sergio) Jiandani: Denmark: DR confirms participation in Eurovision 2020: DMGP date set. In: esctoday.com. May 22, 2019, accessed June 4, 2019 .

[3] Christian Ellegaard: Helt nye regulator: Her er old, you scal vide om the semifinal i Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020. In: dr.dk. January 18, 2020, accessed January 18, 2020 (Danish).

[4] Jens Grønbech: Helt nye tiltag i Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020: Nu kan du være med til at udvælge sangene. In: dr.dk. October 2, 2019, accessed October 2, 2019 (Danish).

[5] Jens Grønbech: Corona-tiltag rammer Melodi Grand Prix: audience for ingen adgang. In: dr.dk. March 6, 2020, accessed March 6, 2020 (Danish).

[6] Anthony Granger: Denmark: DMGP 2020 Hosts Revealed. In: eurovoix.com. January 17, 2020, accessed on January 18, 2020 .

[7] Søren Therkelsen: Rules governing the National Danish Song Contest 2020. In: dr.dk. October 2, 2019, accessed October 2, 2019 .

[8] Christian Ellegaard: You vælger, hvem the skal i final: Hør Årets første Grand Prix sange. In: dr.dk. January 20, 2020, accessed January 20, 2020 (Danish).

[Finalisten-9] Florian Rahn: Denmark: Kenny Duerlund, Ben & Tan and Sander Sanchez qualify from Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020 district semi-finals. In: wiwibloggs.com. January 24, 2020, accessed on January 24, 2020 .

[10] Mette Christensen: Her er de 5 medlemmer af DMGP-musikpanelet 2020. In: https://good-evening-europe.dk/ . March 7, 2020, accessed on March 14, 2020 (dk).

[11] Sami Luukela: Running order for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020 final revealed. In: escxtra.com. March 4, 2020, accessed March 4, 2020 .