Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Denmark was represented by Simon Mathew in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "All Night Long".
| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
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| Country |  Denmark | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 12 January 2008 19 January 2008 Final: 2 February 2008 | |||
| Selected entrant | Simon Mathew | |||
| Selected song | "All Night Long" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (3rd, 112 points) | |||
| Final result | 15th, 60 points | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008 was the 38th edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the music competition that selects Denmark's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. Sixteen songs competed over two semi-finals on 12 and 19 January 2008, two radio wildcard rounds between 21 and 25 January 2008, and a final on 2 February 2008. All shows were hosted by Camilla Ottesen and Adam Duvå Hall. Eight songs competed in each semi-final and the top four songs qualified to the final. An additional two songs out of the remaining non-qualifying acts in the semi-finals qualified to the final from the wildcard rounds which took place at radio stations P3 and P4. The results in the semi-finals and wildcard round were determined exclusively by a public vote, while the overall winner in the final was determined by regional televoting. Viewers were able to vote via telephone or via SMS.
Competing entries
The broadcaster received 443 entries. 16 songs were selected from the entries submitted to the broadcaster for the national final.
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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| Amin Jensen | "Luciano" | Amin Jensen, Jan Lysdahl |
| Anorah | "Laying Down My Cards" | Jonas Schrøder, Lucas Sieber |
| Camille and Ulrik | "Underneath the Moon" | Martin Sommer, Lene Dissing, Christian Warburg, Kåre Kabel Mai |
| Charlie | "Den jeg er" | Andreas Hemmeth, Carina Juul Jensen |
| The Dreams | "La' mig være" | Hans Edward Andreasen, Chief 1 |
| Gunhild | "Vilde hjerter" | Hans Henrik Koltze, Mads Løkkegaard, Rune Braager |
| Hassing & Hassing | "Come On Over" | Anne-Marie Hassing, Claus Hassing |
| Josefine and 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 |
| Unite | "Tree of Life" | Lars Nielsen, Niklas Nielsen, Gabriel Willy Ssezibwa, René Prang, Unite |
Semi-finals
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Wildcard selection
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Final
The final took place on 2 February 2008 at the Forum Horsens in Horsens. The winner, "All Night Long" performed by Simon Mathew, was selected by regional televoting.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 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 and 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 | |||||||
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| 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 |
At Eurovision
Denmark participated in the second semi final qualifying for the final after finishing 4th.[2] In the final Simon Matthew performed in 16th position following Sweden and preceding Georgia where he picked up 60 points and finished 15th.[3]
For the 2008 contest the commentator for Denmark was Nicolaj Molbech.[4]
Points awarded to Denmark
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Points awarded by Denmark
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References
- "Simon Mathew vinder Grand Prix'et!" (in Danish). dr.dk. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- "Second Semi-Final of Belgrade 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- "Grand Final of Belgrade 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- "Nicolaj Molbech til beograd". esconnet.dk. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- "Results of the Second Semi-Final of Belgrade 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- "Results of the Grand Final of Belgrade 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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