Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Country	Denmark
National selection
Selection process	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010
Selection date(s)	6 February 2010
Selected entrant	Chanée and N'evergreen
Selected song	"In a Moment like This"
Selected songwriter(s)	Thomas G:son; Henrik Sethsson; Erik Bernholm;
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (5th, 101 points)
Final result	4th, 149 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest

Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "In a Moment like This" written by Thomas G:son, Henrik Sethsson and Erik Bernholm. The song was performed by Chanée and N'evergreen. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010 in order to select the Danish entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. Ten songs competed in a televised show where the winner was selected over three rounds of voting. The results of the first round were decided upon through the combination of jury voting and public voting while the results in the second and third round were determined solely by public televoting. "In a Moment like This" performed by Chanée and N'evergreen was the winner after gaining the most public votes in the third round.

Denmark was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 27 May 2010. Performing during the show in position 4, "In a Moment like This" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 29 May. It was later revealed that Denmark placed fifth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 101 points. In the final, Denmark was the closing performance of the show in position 25, placing fourth out of the 25 participating countries with 149 points.

Background

Prior to the 2010 contest, Denmark had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty-eight times since its first entry in 1957.^[1] Denmark had won the contest, to this point, on two occasions: in 1963 with the song "Dansevise" performed by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, and in 2000 with the song "Fly on the Wings of Love" performed by Olsen Brothers. In the 2009 contest, "Believe Again" performed by Brinck qualified Denmark to the final placing thirteenth.

The Danish national broadcaster, DR, broadcasts the event within Denmark and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. DR confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest on 27 August 2009.^[2] Denmark has selected all of their Eurovision entries through the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. Along with their participation confirmation, the broadcaster announced that Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010 would be organised in order to select Denmark's entry for the 2010 contest.^[2]

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010 was the 40th edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the music competition that selects Denmark's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The event was held on 6 February 2010 at the Gigantium in Aalborg, hosted by Felix Smith and Julie Berthelsen with assistance by Jørgen de Mylius and Keld Heick.^[3]^[4] The show was televised on DR1 as well as streamed online at the official DR website.^[5] The national final was watched by 1.864 million viewers in Denmark, making it the most watched edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix since 2005.^[6]

Format

Ten songs competed in one show where the winner was determined over three rounds of voting. In the first round, the top four songs based on the combination of votes from a public televote and a six-member jury panel qualified to the second round. In the second round, the four songs competed in two duels and the winner of each duel as determined exclusively by the public vote qualified to the final round, where the winner was determined again exclusively by the public vote. Viewers were able to vote via SMS.^[7]

The six-member jury panel was composed of:^[8]

Paw Lagermann – singer-songwriter and music producer
Camille Jones – singer-songwriter and producer
Søs Fenger – singer-songwriter
Kenneth Kreutzmann – choreographer and stage director
Lars Pedersen (Chief 1) – DJ, singer and music producer
Bent Fabricius-Bjerre – composer

Competing entries

DR opened a submission period between 27 August 2009 and 5 October 2009 for artists and composers to submit their entries.^[2] The broadcaster received 562 entries during the submission period.^[9]^[10] A selection committee selected six songs from the entries submitted to the broadcaster, while four of the participants were invited to compete based on editorial considerations.^[11]^[12] DR held a press meet and greet at the DR Byen in Copenhagen on 12 January 2010 where the competing artists and songs were announced and officially presented.^[13]^[14]^[15] Less than 24 hours to the presentation, "All About Me" written and performed by Zindy Laursen, who was invited by DR for the competition, was withdrawn and replaced with the song "Panik!" performed by MariaMatilde Band from the public submissions.^[16]

Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Selection
Bryan Rice	"Breathing"	Peter Bjørnskov	Invited by DR
Chanée and N'evergreen	"In a Moment like This"	Thomas G:son, Henrik Sethsson, Erik Bernholm	Open submission
Jens Marni	"Gloria"	Svend Gudiksen, Johannes Jørgensen, Noam Halby
Joakim Tranberg	"All About a Girl"	Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson, Ronan Keating
Kaya Brüel	"Only Tonight"	Kaya Brüel	Invited by DR
MariaMatilde Band	"Panik!"	Maria Sejer, Matilde Kühl, Mads Haugaard, Marcus Winther-John	Open submission
Silas and Kat	"Come Come Run Away"	Lise Cabble, Simon Munk
Simone	"How Will I Know"	Jacob Launbjerg, Andreas Mørck
Sukkerchok	"Kæmper for kærlighed"	Lasse Lindorff, Martin Michael Larsson, Lise Cabble	Invited by DR
Thomas Barsøe	"Just Like Rain"	Patrick Jonsson, Joakim Övrenius, Thomas Karlsson, Thomas Barsøe	Open submission

Final

The final took place on 6 February 2010. In the first round of voting the top four advanced to the superfinal based on the votes of a six-member jury (50%) and a public televote (50%). In the second round, four songs faced off each other in two duels and a public vote selected the winners of each duel that advanced to the final round. In the final round, the winner, "In a Moment like This" performed by Chanée and N'evergreen, was selected solely by a public vote.^[17]

Final – 6 February 2010
Draw	Artist	Song	Result
1	Bryan Rice	"Breathing"	Advanced
2	Joakim Tranberg	"All About a Girl"	Eliminated
3	MariaMatilde Band	"Panik!"	Eliminated
4	Simone	"How Will I Know"	Advanced
5	Jens Marni	"Gloria"	Eliminated
6	Chanée and N'evergreen	"In a Moment like This"	Advanced
7	Kaya Brüel	"Only Tonight"	Eliminated
8	Thomas Barsøe	"Just Like Rain"	Eliminated
9	Sukkerchok	"Kæmper for kærlighed"	Eliminated
10	Silas and Kat	"Come Come Run Away"	Advanced

Second Round – 6 February 2010
Duel	Draw	Artist	Song	Result
I	1	Simone	"How Will I Know"	Eliminated
I	2	Chanée and N'evergreen	"In a Moment like This"	Advanced
II	3	Silas and Kat	"Come Come Run Away"	Eliminated
II	4	Bryan Rice	"Breathing"	Advanced

Final Round – 6 February 2010
Draw	Artist	Song	Place
1	Chanée and N'evergreen	"In a Moment like This"	1
2	Bryan Rice	"Breathing"	2

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) were 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. On 7 February 2010, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Denmark was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 27 May 2010, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.^[18] The running order for the semi-finals was decided through another draw on 23 March 2010 and Denmark was set to perform in position 4, following the entry from Israel and before the entry from Switzerland.^[19]

The two semi-finals and final were broadcast on DR1 and DR HD with commentary by Ole Tøpholm. The Danish spokesperson, who announced the Danish votes during the final, was Lise Rønne.

Semi-final

Chanée and N'evergreen took part in technical rehearsals on 18 and 21 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 26 and 27 May. This included the jury show on 26 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.

The Danish performance featured Chanée and N'evergreen performing with four backing vocalists; Chanée was in a silver and blue dress while N'evergreen was dressed in a black jacket and trousers with a blue t-shirt. The performance began with Chanée and N'evergreen standing behind each other on the sides of a see-through frosted screen which produced silhouettes whilst the other is singing their part. Chanée and N'evergreen then made use of an equipment which slid them apart from each other to opposite ends of the stage before moving back towards each other and finished the performance on the stage catwalk accompanied by a wind machine and a pyrotechnic effect. The stage colours were predominantly dark and the lighting transitioned from violet to between red, white, blue and yellow.^[20]^[21] The four backing vocalists that joined Chanée and N'evergreen were: Anne Murillo, Gry Trampedach Jørgensen, Jaana Vähämäki and Mads Enggaard Jørgensen.^[22]

At the end of the show, Denmark was announced as having finished in the top ten and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Denmark placed fifth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 101 points.^[23]

Final

Shortly after the second semi-final, a winners' press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine the running order for the final. This draw was done in the order the countries were announced during the semi-final. Denmark was drawn to perform last in position 25, following the entry from Israel.^[24]

Chanée and N'evergreen once again took part in dress rehearsals on 28 and 29 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show. The duo performed a repeat of their semi-final performance during the final on 29 May. At the conclusion of the voting, Denmark finished in fourth place with 149 points.^[25]

Voting

Voting during the three shows consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Denmark had placed third with the public televote and seventh with the jury vote in the final. In the public vote, Denmark scored 174 points, while with the jury vote, Denmark scored 121 points. In the second semi-final, Denmark placed fourth with the public televote with 106 points and seventh with the jury vote, scoring 83 points.^[26]

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Denmark and awarded by Denmark in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Sweden in the semi-final and to Germany in the final of the contest.

Points awarded to Denmark

Points awarded to Denmark (Semi-final 2)^[27]
Score	Country
12 points	Romania Sweden
10 points	Slovenia
8 points	Norway
7 points	Israel
6 points	Azerbaijan Turkey
5 points	Armenia Lithuania Switzerland Ukraine
4 points	Croatia Ireland Netherlands
3 points	Cyprus Georgia
2 points	Bulgaria
1 point

Points awarded to Denmark (Final)^[28]
Score	Country
12 points	Iceland Ireland Poland Romania Slovenia
10 points	Latvia
8 points	Malta Norway Sweden
7 points	Slovakia
6 points	United Kingdom
5 points	Armenia Estonia
4 points	Azerbaijan Israel Portugal Spain
3 points	Lithuania
2 points	Albania Belgium Croatia Finland Macedonia Netherlands
1 point	Russia

Points awarded by Denmark

Points awarded by Denmark (Semi-final 2)^[27]
Score	Country
12 points	Sweden
10 points	Turkey
8 points	Romania
7 points	Cyprus
6 points	Ireland
5 points	Azerbaijan
4 points	Netherlands
3 points	Ukraine
2 points	Croatia
1 point	Lithuania

Points awarded by Denmark (Final)^[28]
Score	Country
12 points	Germany
10 points	Belgium
8 points	Romania
7 points	France
6 points	Turkey
5 points	Norway
4 points	Portugal
3 points	Iceland
2 points	Azerbaijan
1 point	Cyprus

References

^ "Denmark Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Viniker, Barry (27 August 2009). "Danish Eurovision entry on 6th February". ESCToday. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
^ Bygbjerg, Søren (27 August 2009). "Melodi Grand Prix kommer til Aalborg" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
^ Bygbjerg, Søren (30 November 2009). "Drømmehold vil sikre dansk Grand Prix-sejr" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
^ Klier, Marcus (6 February 2010). "Tonight: National final in Denmark". Esctoday. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ Christensen, Kasper Madsbøll (10 March 2014). "1,8 millioner fulgte med da Basim vandt Melodi Grand Prix". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ "Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010". eurosong.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ "Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010 - Juryen". hesselholdt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ Hondal, Victor (5 October 2009). "Denmark: 562 entries received". ESCToday. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
^ Schacht, Andreas (5 October 2009). "Danish TV receives 562 songs!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
^ Bygbjerg, Søren (21 December 2009). "Grand Prix-finalisterne er klar" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
^ Laufer, Gil (22 December 2009). "Denmark: Participants to be known on January 12th". ESCToday. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
^ Hondal, Victor (12 January 2010). "DR announces 10 Melodi Grand Prix finalists". ESCToday. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
^ Bygbjerg, Søren (12 January 2010). "Her er de nye Grand Prix-stjerner" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
^ Schacht, Andreas (12 January 2010). "Denmark presents its national final candidates". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
^ Vraa, Nikolaj (13 January 2010). "Zindy trak sig fra Grand Prix'et". MSN Starlounge. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
^ "Chanée & N'evergreen win Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010". EuroVisionary. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ Klier, Marcus (7 February 2010). "Semi final allocation for Oslo determined". ESCToday. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
^ Klier, Marcus (23 March 2010). "Live: Draw of the running order". ESCToday. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
^ "Denmark: A moment like this for Chanée & N'evergreen". eurovision.tv. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ "Wind machine, catwalk and pyrotechnics for Denmark". eurovision.tv. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ "Denmark". Six on Stage. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ "Second Semi-Final of Oslo 2010". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ "Tonights winners discover their position in the Final". eurovision.tv. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ "Grand Final of Oslo 2010". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ Bakker, Sietse (28 June 2010). "EBU reveals split voting outcome, surprising results". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Second Semi-Final of Oslo 2010". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Grand Final of Oslo 2010". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

External links

(in Danish) Official Dansk Melodi Grand Prix site DR
(in Danish) Rules of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010
(in Danish) Official Chanée and N'evergreen home page

[1] "Denmark Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

[:0-2] Viniker, Barry (27 August 2009). "Danish Eurovision entry on 6th February". ESCToday. Retrieved 27 August 2009.

[3] Bygbjerg, Søren (27 August 2009). "Melodi Grand Prix kommer til Aalborg" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 27 August 2009.

[4] Bygbjerg, Søren (30 November 2009). "Drømmehold vil sikre dansk Grand Prix-sejr" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 22 December 2009.

[5] Klier, Marcus (6 February 2010). "Tonight: National final in Denmark". Esctoday. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[6] Christensen, Kasper Madsbøll (10 March 2014). "1,8 millioner fulgte med da Basim vandt Melodi Grand Prix". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[7] "Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010". eurosong.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[8] "Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010 - Juryen". hesselholdt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[9] Hondal, Victor (5 October 2009). "Denmark: 562 entries received". ESCToday. Retrieved 5 October 2009.

[10] Schacht, Andreas (5 October 2009). "Danish TV receives 562 songs!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2009.

[11] Bygbjerg, Søren (21 December 2009). "Grand Prix-finalisterne er klar" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 22 December 2009.

[12] Laufer, Gil (22 December 2009). "Denmark: Participants to be known on January 12th". ESCToday. Retrieved 22 December 2009.

[13] Hondal, Victor (12 January 2010). "DR announces 10 Melodi Grand Prix finalists". ESCToday. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

[14] Bygbjerg, Søren (12 January 2010). "Her er de nye Grand Prix-stjerner" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

[15] Schacht, Andreas (12 January 2010). "Denmark presents its national final candidates". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

[16] Vraa, Nikolaj (13 January 2010). "Zindy trak sig fra Grand Prix'et". MSN Starlounge. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2010.

[17] "Chanée & N'evergreen win Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010". EuroVisionary. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[18] Klier, Marcus (7 February 2010). "Semi final allocation for Oslo determined". ESCToday. Retrieved 7 February 2010.

[:3-19] Klier, Marcus (23 March 2010). "Live: Draw of the running order". ESCToday. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

[20] "Denmark: A moment like this for Chanée & N'evergreen". eurovision.tv. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[21] "Wind machine, catwalk and pyrotechnics for Denmark". eurovision.tv. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[22] "Denmark". Six on Stage. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[:1-23] "Second Semi-Final of Oslo 2010". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

[24] "Tonights winners discover their position in the Final". eurovision.tv. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[25] "Grand Final of Oslo 2010". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

[splitresults-26] Bakker, Sietse (28 June 2010). "EBU reveals split voting outcome, surprising results". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

[2010semi2-27] "Results of the Second Semi-Final of Oslo 2010". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[2010final-28] "Results of the Grand Final of Oslo 2010". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

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Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Background

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010

Format

Competing entries

Final

At Eurovision

Semi-final

Final

Voting

Points awarded to Denmark

Points awarded by Denmark

References

External links

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