Denmark: DR will be taking part in Eurovision 2023

Denmark: DR will be taking part in Eurovision 2023
Friday, 26 August 2022

  • The Danish broadcaster, DR, has confirmed that they will be participating at the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in the UK next year. 

    DR has confirmed to ESCToday that they will be joining the party in the UK next year! This will be the 51st time the will be participating in the competition. 

    Denmark determines their Eurovision hopeful through the Dank Melodi Grand Prix competition which is expected to take place once again. More details on the Danish national selection will come to light in the following weeks. 

     

    Denmark in Eurovision

    Denmark made it first appearance in the Eurovision family in 1957 and has been crowned winner three times: In 1963 with Grethe & Jorgen Ingmann and the song Dansevise,  in 2000 with Olsen Brothers  and their entry  Fly on the wings of love and  in 2013 with Emmelie de Forest and her song Only teardrops. The country apart from hosting the Contest each year after its victories , has hosted the special show tribute to the 50th Eurovision anniversary in 2005.

    In 2020 the duo Ben & Ten won Danish Melody Grand Prix 2020 and were off to rerpesent the nation with their song 'Yes". Unfortunately never had the chance to perform on Rotterdam Ahoy's Eurovision stage as the contest was cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic. In 2021 the duo Fyr & Flamme won the national final with "Øve os på hinanden" - Denmark's first entry fully in Danish since 1997 - who represented the country in Rotterdam but failed to qualify for the final, finishing 11th in the second semi-final with 89 points.

    This year the female rock group REDDI won the national final with their song 'The Show' which unfortunately didn't make it to the grand final.

     

    News Source: ESCToday

    Image: Corinne Cumming

     

     

     

AUTHORS

  • Angelos D.

    Angelos D.

    Loyal follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1987, I've made the competition one of the stories of my life. After attending as accredited press the event for 13 consecutive years along with the 2017-2024 JESC editions, I also enjoy the last three years sharing more Eurovision music through the Eurofans radio's project.