Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2019 was the 49th edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the music competition that selects Denmark's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The event was held on 23 February 2019 at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, hosted by Johannes Nymark and Kristian Gintberg.[3][4] The show was televised on DR1 as well as streamed online at the official DR website.

Ten 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 tem-member jury panel qualified to the superfinal. In the superfinal, the winner was determined by the public and jury 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. The ten-member jury panel was composed of ten Danish Eurovision fans: Peter Bach, Clara Amalie Singerholm Christiansen, Benjamin Holstebroe, Jonas Jacobsen, Christina Janus, Kristina Møller Karlsen, Annette Kjungberg Kjeldsen, Mila Kovalj, Jonas Leth-Jensen and Ole Tøpholm.[5]

DR opened a submission period on 22 August 2018 for artists and composers to submit their entries. Entries submitted before 26 September 2018 were considered for the 2019 competition. The broadcaster received 800 entries during the submission period.[6] A selection committee selected ten songs from the entries submitted to the broadcaster and the competing artists and songs were officially presented on 31 January 2019 during a press conference.[7]

The final took place on 23 February 2019. In the first round of voting the top three advanced to a superfinal based on the votes of a ten-member jury (50%) and a public vote (50%). In the superfinal, the winner, "Love Is Forever" performed by Leonora, was selected by the public and jury vote.

In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Danish Eurovision Song Contest 2018 representative Rasmussen performed as the interval act.

Leonora made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Love Is Forever" as the Danish Eurovision entry. On 6 April, she performed at the Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam, hosted by Cornald Maas and Marlayne, to over 4,500 spectators.[8] On 14 April, she performed at the London Eurovision Party at the Café de Paris venue in London, which was hosted by Nicki French and Paddy O'Connell.[9] She also performed at the Moscow Eurovision Party in Moscow on 26 April.

Denmark performed seventh in the second semi-final, following the entry from Romania and preceding the entry from Sweden. At the end of the show, Denmark was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Denmark placed tenth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 94 points: 41 points coming from the televoting and 53 points coming from the juries.

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 their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results will be released shortly after the grand final.[12]

The following members comprised the Danish jury:[12]

• Henrik Milling (jury chairperson) – radio host, DJ, music expert
• Anders Bisgaard – radio host
• Katinka Buchwald Bjerregaard – singer and songwriter
• Julie Berthelsen – singer
• Johnny Reimar – singer and songwriter

Detailed voting results from Denmark (Semi-final 2)[13]

Draw	Country	Jury							Televote
		H. Milling	A. Bisgaard	K. Bjerregaard	J. Berthelsen	J. Reimar	Average Rank	Points	Rank	Points
01	Armenia	5	10	10	13	17	14		15
02	Ireland	17	7	17	6	10	13		16
03	Moldova	10	11	12	15	14	15		9	2
04	Switzerland	9	2	14	4	9	7	4	5	6
05	Latvia	2	4	5	10	8	5	6	12
06	Romania	12	16	7	17	16	16		13
07	Denmark
08	Sweden	1	1	9	1	4	1	12	2	10
09	Austria	15	9	4	9	7	9	2	17
10	Croatia	11	15	8	3	2	6	5	11
11	Malta	14	5	16	11	6	11		6	5
12	Lithuania	13	12	3	16	11	12		7	4
13	Russia	7	14	13	5	5	8	3	8	3
14	Albania	16	17	11	14	13	17		14
15	Norway	4	3	15	7	1	3	8	1	12
16	Netherlands	8	8	2	2	12	4	7	3	8
17	North Macedonia	3	13	1	8	3	2	10	10	1
18	Azerbaijan	6	6	6	12	15	10	1	4	7

Detailed voting results from Denmark (Final)[14]

Draw	Country	Jury							Televote
		H. Milling	A. Bisgaard	K. Bjerregaard	J. Berthelsen	J. Reimar	Average Rank	Points	Rank	Points
01	Malta	24	10	22	13	15	16		12
02	Albania	25	23	11	14	21	21		22
03	Czech Republic	4	5	9	18	16	11		11
04	Germany	9	11	7	3	2	3	8	17
05	Russia	11	6	18	2	7	8	3	13
06	Denmark
07	San Marino	7	13	23	24	8	14		20
08	North Macedonia	3	9	3	7	4	2	10	18
09	Sweden	1	1	12	1	3	1	12	2	10
10	Slovenia	17	24	2	22	23	13		16
11	Cyprus	12	19	17	23	22	23		21
12	Netherlands	14	2	4	5	9	4	7	4	7
13	Greece	23	25	25	25	24	25		25
14	Israel	21	21	14	16	10	17		23
15	Norway	5	7	19	11	1	6	5	1	12
16	United Kingdom	10	12	16	10	5	12		15
17	Iceland	19	20	8	21	25	18		7	4
18	Estonia	2	8	10	8	11	9	2	3	8
19	Belarus	20	18	20	20	20	24		19
20	Azerbaijan	13	3	5	6	12	7	4	6	5
21	France	22	15	6	17	17	15		14
22	Italy	8	16	1	9	18	10	1	8	3
23	Serbia	16	22	15	12	19	19		24
24	Switzerland	6	4	13	4	6	5	6	5	6
25	Australia	18	17	21	15	13	22		9	2
26	Spain	15	14	24	19	14	20		10	1