Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by Jakob Sveistrup with the song "Talking to You", written and composed by Jacob Launbjerg and Andreas Mørck. He placed third in the semi-final and then ninth at the final. His song was selected through Denmark's national selection process titled Dansk Melodi Grand Prix.

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country Denmark
National selection
Selection processDansk Melodi Grand Prix 2005
Selection date(s)12 February 2005
Selected entrantJakob Sveistrup
Selected song"Talking to You"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (3rd, 185 points)
Final result9th, 125 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Jakob Sveistrup is a 33-year-old school teacher and works in a special school for children with autistic spectrum disorder. Jakob Sveistrup lives and works in Odense. He became known by the Danes when he participated in ‘Star for a Night’ on DR TV in 2003. He nearly went all the way but was beaten in the final.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2005

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2005 was the 35th edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the music competition that selects Denmark's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The event was held on 12 February 2005 at the Forum Horsens in Horsens, hosted by Birthe Kjær, Annette Heick and Jarl Friis-Mikkelsen.

Format

Ten songs competed in one show where the winner was determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top five songs based on the results of a public vote qualified to the second round. In the second round, the winner was determined by regional televoting. The results of the public vote were revealed by Denmark's four regions, with the voting figures of each region, alongside with the SMS figures being converted to points. Viewers were able to vote via telephone or SMS.

Competing entries

DR opened a submission period until 10 October 2004 for artists and composers to submit their entries.[1] The broadcaster received 236 entries during the submission period. A selection committee selected ten songs from the entries submitted to the broadcaster.[2] The competing artists and songs were officially presented on 8 December 2004.[3]

Artist Song (English translation) Composer(s)
Chi Hua Hua "Uhh la la la" Søren Poppe, Jan Lysdahl
Ditlev Ulriksen "Troublesome" Morten Remar, Ditlev Ulriksen
Jakob Sveistrup "Tænder på dig" (Turned on by you) Jacob Launbjerg, Andreas Mørck
Kandis "Lonnie fra Berlin" (Lonnie from Berlin) Johnny Hansen
Kim Schwartz "En smule af dig" (A little piece of you) Dennis Dehnhardt
Luna Park "I Believe in Love" Jascha Richter
Marie Keis Uhre "Make a Wish" Gry Trampedach, Jesper Hofmann
Olsen Brothers "Little Yellow Radio" Jørgen Olsen, Niels Olsen
Sweethearts "I Must Be Crazy" Martin Brygmann, Pernille Højmark, Kim Kidholm
Tamra Rosanes "Peace, Understanding and Love" Tamra Rosanes

Final

The final took place on 12 February 2005. The running order was determined by DR and announced on 13 January 2005. In the first round of voting the top five advanced to the second round based on the results of a public vote: "I Believe in Love" performed by Luna Park, "Peace, Understanding and Love" performed by Tamra Rosanes, "Little Yellow Radio" performed by Olsen Brothers, "Tænder på dig" performed by Jakob Sveistrup and "Make a Wish" performed by Marie Keis Uhre. In the second round, the winner, "Tænder på dig" performed by Jakob Sveistrup, was selected by regional televoting and SMS voting.

First Round – 12 February 2005
DrawArtistSongResult
1Chi Hua Hua"Uhh la la la"Eliminated
2Luna Park"I Believe in Love"Advanced
3Tamra Rosanes"Peace, Understanding and Love"Advanced
4Kandis"Lonnie fra Berlin"Eliminated
5Olsen Brothers"Little Yellow Radio"Advanced
6Kim Schwartz"En smule af dig"Eliminated
7Ditlev Ulriksen"Troublesome"Eliminated
8Jakob Sveistrup"Tænder på dig"Advanced
9Sweethearts"I Must Be Crazy"Eliminated
10Marie Keis Uhre"Make a Wish"Advanced
Second Round – 12 February 2005
DrawArtistSong Jutland Funen Zealand &
Islands		 Capital
Region		 SMS
voting		 TotalPlace
1Luna Park"I Believe in Love" 8 — — — 8163
2Tamra Rosanes"Peace, Understanding and Love" — — — 8 — 85
3Olsen Brothers"Little Yellow Radio" 10 10 12 10 10522
4Jakob Sveistrup"Tænder på dig" 12 12 10 12 12581
5Marie Keis Uhre"Make a Wish" — 8 8 — — 163

Preparation

For Eurovision, "Tænder på dig" switched to English lyrics, with the new title "Talking to You".

At Eurovision

Because Denmark failed to qualify for the final in 2004, Jakob had to compete in the semi final. Denmark performed 24th, following Slovenia and preceding the Poland. Denmark qualified to the final, placing 3rd in the semi-final and scoring 185 points. In the final they performed 13th, following Serbia and Montenegro and preceding the Sweden Denmark joint 9th 125 points (with Norway). As Denmark placed inside the top 10, they automatically qualified for the final in the 2006 contest.

The spokesperson who revealed Denmark's votes for other countries was Denmark's 1983 entrant Gry Johansen.[4]

Points awarded by Denmark
Points awarded to Denmark (semi-final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Denmark (final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

References
  1. "Denmark holds final on 12th February 2005". Esctoday. 11 August 2004.
  2. "263 songs submitted in Denmark". Esctoday. 11 October 2004.
  3. Bakker, Sietse (8 December 2005). "Participants Danish selection revealed". Esctoday.
  4. Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
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