Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Denmark |
| National preselection | |
| Preselection process | National Final |
| Preselection 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) |
| Final result | 15th |
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].
Final
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anne-Marie & Claus 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 |
[edit] Voting
| Song | North Jutland | Mid Jutland | South Denmark | Zealand & The Islands | Copenhagen | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Come On Over | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| All Night Long | 12 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 48 |
| Luciano | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | 08 |
| Until We're Satisfied | - | 6 | 6 | - | 4 | 16 |
| Tree Of Life | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 46 |
| Hooked On You | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| Den Jeg Er | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sweet Memories Of You | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| La' Mig Være | - | 4 | - | 12 | - | 16 |
| Spanish Soul | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 42 |
[edit] References
- ^ Simon Mathew vinder Grand Prix'et! (Danish). dr.dk. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
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