Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008
| Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 12 January 2008 |
| Semi-final 2 | 19 January 2008 |
| Final | 2 February 2008 |
| Host | |
| Presenter(s) |
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| Host broadcaster | DR |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | SMS voting |
| Winning song | "All Night Long" by Simon Mathew |
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008 was the selection for the song to represent Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. Two semi-finals and two wildcard selections took place to select the 10 songs that would compete to sing for Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia.
In each semi-final the viewers of DR chose which 4 songs would progress to the final through SMS voting. After the semi-finals two wildcard selections were held for the listeners of Danish radio stations P3 and P4, who selected two songs from those rejected in the semi-finals to progress to the final.
443 songs were submitted, 16 of which competed and the winner was "All Night Long" sung by Simon Mathew.
Competing entries
The broadcaster received 443 entries. 16 songs were selected from the entries submitted to the broadcaster for the national final.
| Artist | Song | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Amin Jensen | "Luciano" | Amin Jensen, Jan Lysdahl |
| Anorah | "Laying Down My Cards" | Jonas Schrøder, Lucas Sieber |
| Camille & Ulrik | "Underneath the Moon" | Martin Sommer, Lene Dissing, Christian Warburg, Kåre Kabel Mai |
| Charlie | "Den jeg er" | Andreas Hemmeth, Carina Juul Jensen |
| Gunhild | "Vilde hjerter" | Hans Henrik Koltze, Mads Løkkegaard, Rune Braager |
| Hassing & Hassing | "Come On Over" | Anne-Marie Hassing, Claus Hassing |
| Josefine & Lars | "Sweet Memories of You" | Marie Montell, Jacob Gurevitsch, Jonas Jeberg |
| Julie Rugaard | "Kan Ikke forstå" | Jens Simonsen, Julie Rugaard |
| Kendra Lou | "Until We're Satisfied" | Sascha Dupont, Jan Winther, Claus Christensen |
| Lasse Lindorff | "Hooked on You" | Lasse Lindorff, Mogens Binderup, Lise Cabble |
| Louise Victoria | "Grøn mand gå" | Anna Stengade, Lasse Kramhøft |
| Sandee May | "Spanish Soul" | Lars Nielsen, Niklas Nielsen, Gabril Willy Ssezibwa, René Prang, Sandie Rasmusssen |
| Sidse Holte | "Vi er der om lidt" | Sidse Holte, Christian Juncker, Jakob Groth Bastiansen |
| Simon Mathew | "All Night Long" | Jacob Launbjerg, Svend Gudiksen, Nis Bøgvad |
| The Dreams | "La' mig være" | Hans Edward Andreasen, Chief 1 |
| Unite | "Tree of Life" | Lars Nielsen, Niklas Nielsen, Gabriel Willy Ssezibwa, René Prang, Unite |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Semi-final 1 – 12 January 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Anorah | "Laying Down My Cards" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Sidse Holte | "Vi er der om lidt" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Unite | "Tree of Life" | Advanced |
| 4 | Amin Jensen | "Luciano" | Advanced |
| 5 | Hassing & Hassing | "Come On Over" | Advanced |
| 6 | Louise Victoria | "Grøn mand gå" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Camille & Ulrik | "Underneath the Moon" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Charlie | "Den jeg er" | Advanced |
Semifinal 2
| Semi-final 2 – 19 January 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Gunhild | "Vilde hjerter" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Julie Rugaard | "Kan Ikke forstå" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Simon Mathew | "All Night Long" | Advanced |
| 4 | Kendra Lou | "Until We're Satisfied" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Josefine & Lars | "Sweet Memories of You" | Advanced |
| 6 | Sandee May | "Spanish Soul" | Advanced |
| 7 | Lasse Lindorff | "Hooked on You" | Eliminated |
| 8 | The Dreams | "La' mig være" | Advanced |
Wildcard Selection
P3 Wildcard Selection
| P3 Wildcard Selection – 21–25 January 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Louise Victoria | "Grøn mand gå" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Anorah | "Laying Down My Cards" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Julie Rugaard | "Kan ikke forstå" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Kendra Lou | "Until We're Satisfied" | Advanced |
P4 Wildcard Selection
| P4 Wildcard Selection – 21–25 January 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Lasse Lindorff | "Hooked on You" | Advanced |
| 2 | Gunhild | "Vilde hjerter" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Sidse Holte | "Vi er der om Lidt" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Camille & Ulrik | "Underneath the Moon" | Eliminated |
Final
| Final – 2 February 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 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 |
| Detailed Regional Televoting Results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | North Denmark |
Central Denmark |
Southern Denmark |
Zealand | Capital Region |
Total |
| 1 | "Come On Over" | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | "All Night Long" | 12 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 48 |
| 3 | "Luciano" | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 4 | "Until We're Satisfied" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 5 | "Tree Of Life" | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 46 |
| 6 | "Hooked On You" | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | "Den Jeg Er" | 0 | |||||
| 8 | "Sweet Memories Of You" | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | "La' Mig Være" | 4 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 10 | "Spanish Soul" | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 42 |
See also
- Eurovision Song Contest 2008
- Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
- Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest