Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
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| Country |
 Denmark | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008 | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Semi-finals 12 January 2008 19 January 2008 Final 2 February 2008 | |||
| Selected entrant | Simon Mathew | |||
| Selected song | "All Night Long" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (3rd, 112 points) | |||
| Final result | 15th, 60 points | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The 2008 Eurovision Song Contest is Denmark's 37th appearance in the competition. Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008 have chosen their entry. The semi finals took place on January 12 and January 19, 2008 with the final on February 2.
Before the final there were two semi-finals at the DR studios in Copenhagen, with the top four songs from each semi, chosen by text voting, qualifying for the final, where are joined by two "wildcards" chosen by radio listeners. In the final Simon Mathew and the song "All Night Long" won the national televote, divided by region, and got the ticket to Belgrade.[1]
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008
- For the results of the semi-finals, see Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008.
The results of the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008 were:
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Hassing & Hassing | Come On Over | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Simon Mathew | All Night Long | 48 | 1 |
| 3 | Amin Jensen | Luciano | 8 | 7 |
| 4 | Kendra Lou | Until We're Satisfied | 16 | 4 |
| 5 | Unite | Tree Of Life | 46 | 2 |
| 6 | Lasse Lindorff | Hooked On You | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | Charlie | Den Jeg Er | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Lars & Josefine | Sweet Memories of You | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | The Dreams | La' Mig Være | 16 | 4 |
| 10 | Sandee May | Spanish Soul | 42 | 3 |
At Eurovision
Denmark participated in the second semi final qualifying for the final after finishing 4th.
In the final Simon Matthew performed in 16th position following Sweden and preceding Georgia where he picked up 60 points and finished 15th.
Points Awarded by Denmark[2]
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Commentators
For the 2008 contest the commentator for Denmark was Nicolaj Molbech.[3]
References
- ↑ "Simon Mathew vinder Grand Prix'et!" (in Danish). dr.dk. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2008
- ↑ "Nicolaj Molbech til beograd". esconnet.dk. Retrieved 2008-04-30.