Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan.[1] The Danish entry was selected through Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012, a national selection organised by the Danish broadcaster DR. Soluna Samay represented Denmark with the song "Should've Known Better", which qualified from the first semi-final and went on to place 23rd in the final, scoring 21 points.[2][3]

Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Country Denmark
National selection
Selection processDansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012
Selection date(s)21 January 2012
Selected entrantSoluna Samay
Selected song"Should've Known Better"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (9th, 63 points)
Final result23rd, 21 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012 was the 42nd edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the music competition that selects Denmark's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The event was held on 21 January 2012 at the Gigantium in Aalborg, hosted by Louise Wolff and Emil Thorup.[4][5] The show was televised on DR1 as well as streamed online at the official DR website.[6]

Format

Nine songs competed in one show where the winner was determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top three songs based on the combination of votes from a public vote and a five-member Danish jury panel qualified to the superfinal. In the superfinal, the winner was determined by the public, the Danish jury and an international jury vote.[7] Viewers were able to vote via SMS.

Competing entries

DR opened a submission period between 11 July 2012 and 26 September 2011 for artists and composers to submit their entries. The broadcaster received 678 entries during the submission period. A selection committee selected six songs from the entries submitted to the broadcaster. Four of the participants: Jesper Nohrstedt, Suriya, Soluna Samay and Christian Brøns & Patrik Isaksson were invited to compete based on editorial considerations.[9] The competing artists and songs were officially presented during a press conference at the DR Byen in Copenhagen on 5 January 2012.[10] On 9 January 2012, "Nowhere" performed by Valen:tine was disqualified as the song was released before the date allowed by the European Broadcasting Union.[11]

Artist Song (English Translation) Composer(s)
Aya "Best Thing I Got" John Gordon, Julie Frost
Christian Brøns & Patrik Isaksson "Venter" (Waiting) Christian Brøns Petersen, Patrik Isaksson, Rune Braager
Ditte Marie "Overflow" Mike Eriksson, Johnny Sanchez, Hanif Sabzevari
Emilia & Philip "Baby, Love Me" Philip Halloun, Jonnaemilia Kärkkäinen
Jesper Nohrstedt "Take Our Hearts" Mads B.B. Krog, Engelina Larsen, Morten Hampenberg
Karen Viuff "Universe" Simon Borch, Lise Cabble, Boe Larsen
Kenneth Potempa "Reach for the Sky" Peter Bjørnskov, Lene Dissing, Sune Haansbæk
Soluna Samay "Should've Known Better" Chief 1, Remee, Isam B
Suriya "Forever I B Young" Jakob Winge, Thomas Hoffmann, Suriyatim Hoffmann
VALEN:TINE "Nowhere" Tine Lynggaard, Søren Itenov, Christoffer Stjerne

Final

The final took place on 21 January 2012. In the first round of voting the top three advanced to a superfinal based on the votes of a five-member Danish jury (50%) and a public vote (50%). The three superfinalists were "Take Our Hearts" performed by Jesper Nohrstedt, "Should've Known Better" performed by Soluna Samay and "Venter" performed by Christian Brøns & Patrik Isaksson. In the superfinal, the winner, "Should've Known Better" performed by Soluna Samay, was selected by the public vote, the Danish jury and four international juries from Norway, Russia, Germany and Azerbaijan.[12] The public and the juries each had a total of 150 points to award in the superfinal. Each jury group distributed 8, 10 and 12 points and the viewer vote was based on the percentage of votes each song received achieved. For example, if a song gained 10% of the viewer vote, then that entry would be awarded 10% of 150 points rounded to the nearest integer: 15 points.

In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Danish Eurovision Song Contest 2011 representative A Friend in London, Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest 2009 winner Alexander Rybak and Backstreet Boys member Howie D performed as the interval acts.[6]

Final – 21 January 2012
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Jesper Nohrstedt "Take Our Hearts" Superfinalist
2 VALEN:TINE "Nowhere" Disqualified
3 Aya "Best Thing I Got" Eliminated
4 Kenneth Potempa "Reach for the Sky" Eliminated
5 Ditte Marie "Overflow" Eliminated
6 Emilia & Philip "Baby, Love Me" Eliminated
7 Suriya "Forever I B Young" Eliminated
8 Karen Viuff "Universe" Eliminated
9 Soluna Samay "Should've Known Better" Superfinalist
10 Christian Brøns & Patrik Isaksson "Venter" Superfinalist


Superfinal – 21 January 2012
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Total
1 Jesper Nohrstedt "Take Our Hearts" 12 12 12 10 10 56 46 102 2
2 Soluna Samay "Should've Known Better" 10 10 10 12 12 54 56 110 1
3 Christian Brøns & Patrik Isaksson "Venter" 8 8 8 8 8 40 48 88 3

At Eurovision

Denmark competed in the second half of the first semi-final on 22 May [13] and qualified to the final. In the final, Denmark performed in fifteenth position, scoring a total of 21 points and placing 23rd out of 26 songs.

Split results
  • In the Semi-final 1 Denmark came 9th place with 63 points: the public awarded Denmark 9th place with 53 points and the jury awarded 6th place with 81 points.
  • In the Final Denmark came 23rd with 21 points: the public awarded Denmark 23rd place with 18 points and the jury awarded 21st place with 51 points.

Points awarded from Denmark

Jury points awarded by Denmark

Points awarded to Denmark
Points awarded to Denmark (Semi final 1)
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

See also

References
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  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013.
  3. Storvik-Green, Simon (21 January 2012). "Soluna Samay to represent Denmark in Baku". Eurovision.tv.
  4. "Denmark ready for national final on the 21st of January". Charlotte Jensen, EuroVisionary. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  5. Storvik-Green, Simon (10 August 2011). "Aalborg to host Danish final once again". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  6. Hondal, Victor (21 January 2012). "Tonight: National final in Denmark". Esctoday. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  7. Storvik-Green, Simon (14 January 2012). "Alexander Rybak and Ell/Nikki in Danish international jury". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  8. "Denmark: International Jury announced!". Esctoday.com. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  9. Therkelsen, Søren (15 August 2011). "Rules Governing the Danish National Song Contest 2012" (PDF). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  10. Bygbjerg, Søren (5 January 2012). "Her er de nye Grand Prix-stjerner". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  11. "Denmark: Nine acts to compete in DMGP". Esctoday.com. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  12. Storvik-Green, Simon (4 January 2012). "Denmark is in it to win it as artists are revealed". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  13. Hondal, Victor. "Insignia exchange and semifinal allocation draw". EscToday.com.
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