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Denmark has participated in the Contest 50 times since it made its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 in Frankfurt am Main and has won the Contest three times - in 1963, 2000 and 2013. Their first win saw the country become the first to win with a duo representing it. Following this the country failed to score a Top 5 finish for two decades and during the 1990s it was eliminated from three Contests due to poor results.

Since the 2000s, they have fared better overall, achieving a further two wins and to date have finished in the Top 5 fourteen times in total. However, they finished in last place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia.

The country made its debut at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Copenhagen, finishing in 5th place. It competed a further two times with its best result coming at the 2005 Contest in Hasselt when it finished in 4th place. Following this, the country decided to withdraw to focus more on Melodi Grand Prix, the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Participants[]

Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points Semi Points
1957 Birthe Wilke & Gustav Winckler "Skibet skal sejle i nat" Danish The ship is leaving tonight 3 10 No semi-finals
1958 Raquel Rastenni "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" I tore a leaf out of my diary 8 3
1959 Birthe Wilke "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig" Oh, I wish I were you 5 12
1960 Katy Bødtger "Det var en yndig tid" It was a lovely time 10 4
1961 Dario Campeotto "Angelique" - 5 12
1962 Ellen Winther "Vuggevise" Lullaby 10 2
1963 Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann "Dansevise" I love you 1 42
1964 Bjørn Tidmand "Sangen om dig" The song about you 9 4 Host country
1965 Birgit Brüel "For din skyld" For your sake 7 10 No semi finals
1966 Ulla Pia "Stop - mens legen er go'" Stop - while the going is good 14 4
Did not compete from 1967 to 1977
1978 Mabel "Boom Boom" Danish - 16 13 No semi finals
1979 Tommy Seebach "Disco Tango" - 6 76
1980 Bamses Venner "Tænker altid på dig" Always thinking of you 14 25
1981 Tommy Seebach & Debbie Cameron "Krøller eller ej" Straight or Curly Hair 11 41
1982 Brixx "Video, Video" - 17 5
1983 Gry Johansen "Kloden drejer" The planet's spinning 17 16
1984 Hot Eyes "Det' lige det" That's just it 4 101
1985 "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" What business is it of yours? 11 41
1986 Lise Haavik "Du er fuld af løgn" You're full of lies 6 77
1987 Anne-Cathrine Herdorf "En lille melodi" A little tune 5 83
1988 Hot Eyes "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" Can you see, that's what I told you? 3 92
1989 Birthe Kjær "Vi maler byen rød" We're painting the town red 3 111
1990 Lonnie Devantier "Hallo Hallo" - 8 64
1991 Anders Frandsen "Lige der hvor hjertet slår" Where the heart beats 19 8
1992 Lotte Feder & Kenny Lübcke "Alt det som ingen ser" All the things that nobody sees 12 47
1993 Tommy Seebach Band "Under stjernerne på himlen" Under the stars of the sky 22 9 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
Did not participate in 1994
1995 Aud Wilken "Fra Mols til Skagen" Danish From Mols to Skagen 5 92 No semi-finals
1996 Martin Loft & Dorte Andersen "Kun med dig" Only with you Failed to qualify 25 22
1997 Kølig Kaj "Stemmen i mit liv" The voice in my life 16 25 No semi-finals
Did not participate in 1998
1999 Michael Teschl & Trine Jepsen "This Time I Mean It" English - 8 71 No semi-finals
2000 Olsen Brothers "Fly on the Wings of Love" - 1 195
2001 Rollo & King "Never Ever Let You Go" - 2 177 Host country
2002 Malene Mortensen "Tell Me Who You Are" - 24 7 No semi-finals
Did not participate in 2003
2004 Tomas Thordarson "Shame on You" English - Failed to qualify 13 56
2005 Jakob Sveistrup "Talking to You" - 9 125 3 185
2006 Sidsel Ben Semmane "Twist of Love" - 18 26 Top 11 Previous Year
2007 DQ "Drama Queen" - Failed to qualify 19 45
2008 Simon Mathew "All Night Long" - 15 60 3 112
2009 Brinck "Believe Again" - 13 74 8 69
2010 Chanée & N'evergreen "In a Moment Like This" - 4 149 5 101
2011 A Friend in London "New Tomorrow" - 5 134 2 135
2012 Soluna Samay "Should've Known Better" - 23 21 9 63
2013 Emmelie de Forest "Only Teardrops" - 1 281 1 167
2014 Basim "Cliché Love Song" - 9 74 Host country
2015 Anti Social Media "The Way You Are" - Failed to qualify 13 33
2016 Lighthouse X "Soldiers of Love" - 17 34
2017 Anja Nissen "Where I Am" - 20 77 10 101
2018 Rasmussen "Higher Ground" English, Icelandic - 9 226 5 204
2019 Leonora "Love Is Forever" English, French - 12 120 10 94
2020 Ben & Tan "Yes" English - Cancelled
2021 Fyr & Flamme "Øve os på hinanden" Danish Practice on each other Failed to qualify 11 89
2022 Reddi "The Show" English - 13 55
2023 Reiley "Breaking My Heart" - 14 6
2024 Saba "Sand" -

Junior Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points Semi Points
2003 Anne Gadegaard "Arabiens drøm" Danish Arabia's dream 5 93 Host country
2004 Cool Kids "Pigen er min" The girl is mine 5 116 N/A
2005 Nicolai Kielstrup "Shake Shake Shake" Danish, English - 4 121
Has not participated from 2006 to present


Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomYugoslavia
Miscellaneous
European Broadcasting UnionEurovision Song Contest
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Dino JelušićMaría IsabelKsenia SitnikTolmachevy SistersAlexey ZhigalkovichBzikebiRalf MackenbachVladimir ArzumanyanCANDYAnastasiya PetrykGaia CauchiVincenzo CantielloDestiny ChukunyereMariam MamadashviliPolina BogusevichRoksana WęgielViki GaborValentinaMalénaLissandroZoé Clauzure
Winning Songs
"Ti si moja prva ljubav" • "Antes muerta que sencilla" • "My vmeste" • "Vesenniy Jazz" • "S druz'yami" • "Bzzz..." • "Click Clack" • "Mama" • "Candy Music" • "Nebo" • "The Start" • "Tu primo grande amore" • "Not My Soul" • "Mzeo" • "Wings" • "Anyone I Want to Be" • "Superhero" • "J'imagine" • "Qami Qami" • "Oh maman!" • "Cœur"
Contests
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Countries
AlbaniaArmeniaAustraliaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCyprusDenmarkEstoniaFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceIrelandIsraelItalyKazakhstanLatviaLithuaniaNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMontenegroThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited KingdomWales
Miscellaneous
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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