Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2021 was the 51st edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the music competition that selects Denmark's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The event was held on 6 March 2021 at the DR Studio 5 in Copenhagen, hosted by Tina Müller and Martin Brygmann.[2] The show was televised on DR1 as well as streamed online at the broadcaster's streaming service DR TV and the official DR website.[3]

Eight songs, all accompanied by the DR Grand Prix orchestra conducted by Peter Düring, competed in one show where the winner was determined over two rounds of public voting. In the first round, the top three songs based on the results of a public vote qualified to the superfinal. In the superfinal, the winner was determined exclusively by the public vote. Viewers were able to vote via SMS or a mobile application specifically designed for the competition. Viewers using the app to cast a vote were provided with one free vote.[3]

DR opened a submission period between 29 October 2020 and 20 November 2020 for artists and composers to submit their entries. The spokesperson for the competition, Gustav Lützhøft, stated that the competition would seek out "songs that reflect Danish culture and identity with a diversity of both genres and musical expressions" with emphasis on songs that have the potential for further success after the competition.[4] A selection committee selected eight songs from the entries submitted to the broadcaster and the competing artists and songs were officially presented on 10 February 2021 during the DR radio programmes P3 Buffeten, Formiddag på 4'eren and P4 Play.[5][6]

The final took place on 6 March 2021. The running order was determined by DR and announced on 25 February 2021.[7] In the first round of voting the top three advanced to a superfinal based on a public vote. In the superfinal, the winner, "Øve os på hinanden" performed by Fyr og Flamme, was selected solely by the public vote.

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10, and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with a diversity in gender and age represented. The judges assess each entry based on the performances during the second Dress Rehearsal of each show, which takes place the night before each live show, against a set of criteria including vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.[10] Jury members may only take part in the panel once every three years and are obliged to confirm that they are not connected to any of the participating acts in a way that would impact their ability to vote impartially. Jury members should also vote independently, with no discussion of their vote permitted with other jury members.[11] The exact composition of the professional jury, and the results of each country's jury and televoting were released after the grand final; the individual results from each jury member were also released in an anonymised form.[12][13]

The following members comprised the Danish jury:[12][13]

• Julie Aagaard (Kill J)
• Tanne Amanda Balcells
• Lise Cabble
• Peter Düring
• Jonas Schroeder

Detailed voting results from Denmark (Semi-final 2)[14]

Draw	Country	Jury							Televote
		Juror A	Juror B	Juror C	Juror D	Juror E	Average Rank	Points	Rank	Points
01	San Marino	2	7	5	11	4	6	5	9	2
02	Estonia	11	11	13	9	12	14		5	6
03	Czech Republic	13	13	6	8	8	11		16
04	Greece	14	12	3	12	9	9	2	8	3
05	Austria	3	6	16	7	13	8	3	7	4
06	Poland	12	10	7	14	5	10	1	12
07	Moldova	15	14	12	5	10	12		13
08	Iceland	5	2	2	10	6	3	8	1	12
09	Serbia	8	9	8	15	14	13		11
10	Georgia	16	16	14	6	16	15		10	1
11	Albania	1	8	4	13	2	2	10	14
12	Portugal	7	3	11	4	15	7	4	3	8
13	Bulgaria	10	5	10	2	3	5	6	6	5
14	Finland	4	4	9	3	7	4	7	2	10
15	Latvia	9	15	15	16	11	16		15
16	Switzerland	6	1	1	1	1	1	12	4	7
17	Denmark

Detailed voting results from Denmark (Final)[15]

Draw	Country	Jury							Televote
		Juror A	Juror B	Juror C	Juror D	Juror E	Average Rank	Points	Rank	Points
01	Cyprus	7	10	7	13	12	13		13
02	Albania	1	16	11	21	2	4	7	25
03	Israel	20	18	2	9	25	10	1	21
04	Belgium	24	17	21	19	9	23		16
05	Russia	17	4	22	25	26	17		12
06	Malta	15	3	5	16	14	7	4	9	2
07	Portugal	14	8	18	7	24	16		11
08	Serbia	9	22	16	24	18	22		23
09	United Kingdom	19	12	25	11	15	21		22
10	Greece	18	21	3	20	8	14		15
11	Switzerland	5	1	1	4	1	1	12	5	6
12	Iceland	3	2	4	8	11	2	10	1	12
13	Spain	22	11	10	23	5	15		26
14	Moldova	11	26	15	10	13	19		24
15	Germany	13	25	26	26	22	26		14
16	Finland	8	5	14	3	4	3	8	4	7
17	Bulgaria	16	9	20	2	3	5	6	18
18	Lithuania	21	19	13	18	16	25		7	4
19	Ukraine	26	24	17	1	19	11		10	1
20	France	10	7	19	14	23	18		8	3
21	Azerbaijan	12	23	9	12	21	20		17
22	Norway	25	20	6	5	7	8	3	3	8
23	Netherlands	4	6	24	15	17	12		19
24	Italy	23	14	23	22	10	24		6	5
25	Sweden	6	15	8	6	20	9	2	2	10
26	San Marino	2	13	12	17	6	6	5	20