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"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Andreas Mørck
  • Jacob Launbjerg
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (3rd, 185 points)
Final result9th, 125 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2004 • 2005 • 2006►

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, along 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]

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. 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
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)Result
1Chi Hua Hua"Uhh la la la" Søren Poppe, Jan LysdahlEliminated
2Luna Park"I Believe in Love" Jascha RichterAdvanced
3Tamra Rosanes"Peace, Understanding and Love" Tamra RosanesAdvanced
4Kandis"Lonnie fra Berlin" Johnny HansenEliminated
5Olsen Brothers"Little Yellow Radio" Jørgen Olsen, Niels OlsenAdvanced
6Kim Schwartz"En smule af dig" Dennis DehnhardtEliminated
7Ditlev Ulriksen"Troublesome" Morten Remar, Ditlev UlriksenEliminated
8Jakob Sveistrup"Tænder på dig" Jacob Launbjerg, Andreas MørckAdvanced
9Sweethearts"I Must Be Crazy" Martin Brygmann, Pernille Højmark, Kim KidholmEliminated
10Marie Keis Uhre"Make a Wish" Gry Trampedach, Jesper HofmannAdvanced
Second Round – 12 February 2005
Draw Artist Song Televoting Regions SMS
Voting		 Total Place
Jutland Funen Zealand and
Islands		 Capital
Region
1 Luna Park "I Believe in Love" 8 — — — 8 16 3
2 Tamra Rosanes "Peace, Understanding and Love" — — — 8 — 8 5
3 Olsen Brothers "Little Yellow Radio" 10 10 12 10 10 52 2
4 Jakob Sveistrup "Tænder på dig" 12 12 10 12 12 58 1
5 Marie Keis Uhre "Make a Wish" — 8 8 — — 16 3

At Eurovision

Because Denmark failed to qualify for the final in 2004, Jakob had to compete in the semi final. For Eurovision, "Tænder på dig" switched to English lyrics, with the new title "Talking to You". Denmark performed 24th in the semi-final, following Slovenia and preceding Poland. Denmark qualified to the final, placing 3rd in the semi-final and scoring 185 points.[4] In the final they performed 13th, following Serbia and Montenegro and preceding the Sweden. Denmark finished in joint 9th place (with Norway) with 125 points.[5]

The spokesperson who revealed Denmark's votes for other countries was Denmark's 1983 entrant Gry Johansen.[6]

Points awarded to Denmark

Points awarded by Denmark

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. "Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  5. "Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  6. Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  7. "Results of the Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  8. "Results of the Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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