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Denmark In The Eurovision Song Contest 2025
Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Hallucination", written by Chris Rohde-Frisk, Line Spangsberg, Linnea Deb, Malthe Johansen, , Melanie Wehbe, and Sissal Jóhanna Norðberg Niclasen, and performed by Sissal herself. The Danish participating broadcaster, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), organised the national final ''2025'' in order to select its entry for the contest. Denmark was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 15 May 2025 and was later selected to perform in position 11. At the end of the show, "Hallucination" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and hence qualified to compete in the final, marking the first qualification for the country since 2019. It was later revealed that Denmark placed eighth out of the sixteen participating countries in the semi-final with 61 points. In the final, Denmark performed in position 22 and placed twenty-thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DR (broadcaster)
DR (), officially the Danish Broadcasting Corporation in English, is a Danish public-service radio and television broadcasting company. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enterprise. DR shares many of its organisational characteristics with its British counterpart, the BBC, on which it was largely modelled. DR is a founding member of the European Broadcasting Union. Bjarne Corydon will become the Director-General of DR in August 2025. DR was originally funded by a media licence, however since 2022, the media license has been replaced by an addition to the Danish income tax. Today, DR operates three television channels, all of which are distributed free-to-air via a nationwide DVB-T2 network. DR also operates seven radio channels. All are available nationally on DAB+ radio and online, with the four original stations also available on FM radio. History DR was founded on 1 April 1925 under the name of ''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sand (Saba Song)
"Sand" is a song by Danish singer and actress Saba, released on 25 January 2024 by Warner Music Denmark. Self-described as a song about the feeling of losing control, it was written by Jonas Thander, Melanie Wehbe, and Pil Kalinka Nygaard Jeppesen. The song represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. Background and composition "Sand" was written and composed by Jonas Thander, Melanie Wehbe, and Pil Kalinka Nygaard Jeppesen. In interviews, Saba stated the song is a way of means of expressing the feeling of losing control, using the metaphor of sand slipping and falling through one's hands as a metaphor for the song. According to Saba, she entered ''Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024'' with the song after seeing Swedish artist Loreen win the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. She was officially announced as a participant in the contest on 25 January 2024. "Sand" was one of the possible songs for Malta's Emma Muscat but who rejected this song in favor of I Am What I Am. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Thörnfeldt
Paul Jimmy Thörnfeldt (born 14 March 1976), also known professionally as Jimmy Joker or simply Joker, is a Swedish songwriter and record producer. As a songwriter, he has taken part in Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision Song Contest several times. Biography Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt is an established name on the international songwriting scene. He has worked with artists such as One Direction, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias. In 2016, Pitbull's album '' Dale'', on which Thörnfeldt contributed as a songwriter and producer, won a Grammy in the Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album category. Since 2021, Thörnfeldt has been involved as a songwriter in several contributions to the Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, Melodifestivalen. He has also taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest numerous times as a songwriter. Songwriting discography Eurovision Song Contest entries Notable productions * 2010: Usher: " More" * 2011: J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juncker (singer)
Christian Juncker (born in Holstebro Holstebro is the main town in Holstebro Municipality, Denmark. The town, bisected by Storå, Denmark, ''Storåen'' ("The Large Creek") and has a population of 37,487 (1 January 2025).BT.dk: Anmeldelse: Juncker ser tilbage med frisk og klar tone signed to Columbia Records, and later to ArtPeople and eventually Target Records. He started in 1995 in the Danish band Bloom and in the 2000s formed for some time a duo in collaboration with Jakob Groth Bastiansen known also as Juncker. Christian has developed a solo singer-songwriter career and had a comeback with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Friend In London
A Friend in London was a Denmark, Danish pop rock and rock music, rock band that represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, with the song "New Tomorrow" and took fifth place in the final with 134 points. The group announced their split in 2014. Career A Friend in London (also known by its acronym AFIL) was formed in 2005 when the band members were at a boarding school in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality, Vostrup, Denmark. The lead singer, Tim Schou, won the contest Danish Young Talent 2005 which led to the recording of the band's first single, "Thoughts of a Boheme". The Danish national radio station P3 picked up on the sounds of the band, providing airplay for the single "Shoot Me". Danish TV station TV 2 (Denmark), TV2 used the band's track "Dead Beat" in a TV-commercial contest. The band started touring Denmark extensively with more than 100 different gigs. Their break came in 2008 with the Bodog Million Dollar Battle of the Bands where t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Schou
A Friend in London was a Danish pop rock and rock band that represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, with the song "New Tomorrow" and took fifth place in the final with 134 points. The group announced their split in 2014. Career A Friend in London (also known by its acronym AFIL) was formed in 2005 when the band members were at a boarding school in Vostrup, Denmark. The lead singer, Tim Schou, won the contest Danish Young Talent 2005 which led to the recording of the band's first single, "Thoughts of a Boheme". The Danish national radio station P3 picked up on the sounds of the band, providing airplay for the single "Shoot Me". Danish TV station TV2 used the band's track "Dead Beat" in a TV-commercial contest. The band started touring Denmark extensively with more than 100 different gigs. Their break came in 2008 with the Bodog Million Dollar Battle of the Bands where they won the European leg of the competition reaching the final 10 q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road. Originally a Vikings, Viking fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now Gammel Strand, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. During the 16th century, the city served as the ''de facto'' capital of the Kalmar Union and the seat of the Union's monarchy, which governed most of the modern-day Nordic countries, Nordic region as part of a Danish confederation with Sweden and Norway. The city flourished as the cultural and economic centre of Scandinavia during the Renaissance. By the 17th century, it had become a regional centre of power, serving as the heart of the Danish government and Military history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DR Byen
DR Byen (; ) is the headquarters of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, DR, located in Copenhagen, Denmark, in the northwestern part of Amager. The first employees moved into DR Byen in 2006 and 2007, but the entire building, including the Koncerthuset Concert Hall, was not completed until 2010. The construction industry's enormous budget overruns have been widely discussed, and were also one of the main reasons of former CEO Kenneth Plummer's announcement on March 13, 2007, that 521 positions would be cut, and that 300 employees would be dismissed. DR Byen replaced Radiohuset in Frederiksberg and TV-Byen in Søborg. Facilities The complex is approximately 131,000 m² large, including a basement divided into four segments, each housing their own departments. All the segments are connected by an "Indre Gade" of approximately 5,000 m² including the basement, which cuts through DR Byen at the height of the 2nd floor, and is about 180 meters long. DR Byen consists of four se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milica Fajgelj
Milica Fajgelj (born 22 February) is a Serbian born artist manager and video producer. Milica graduated audio and video production at the Academy of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia. Her most famous projects are connected with the Eurovision Song Contest, but also managing and working with several international singers, such as Laila Samuelsen, Marcin Mroziński, Rikke Normann, Judith van Hel, Bojan Marovic, Knez, Lara Lee, Sergej Cetkovic, Who See, Eduard Romanyuta, Serhat, Anja Nissen, Luke Black and many other. She is also known as a songwriter with Swedish/Norwegian multi-platinum music producers MachoPsycho by writing electro pop song Superman for national Romanian Eurovision selection, performed by Lara Lee. Also, she co-wrote the English version of song Adio for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 and Montenegro participant Knez, composed and produced by Zeljko Joksimovic. In March 2017, Milica Fajgelj was selected as an international jury member for national Eurovision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andri Xhahu
Andri Xhahu (born 30 April 1987) is an Albanian television and radio presenter, journalist and editor, who works for RTSH. Since 2012, he has served as the commentator and spokesperson for the Eurovision Song Contest. Career Xhahu began his career in 2003 hosting ''Koha tendencë'' on Radio Koha. Soon afterwards, he moved to Radio Tirana. Having become popular through the radio evening shows, he went on to host various radio shows: ''Nata nuk do t'ja dijë'', ''Bisedë me zë të ulët'', ''Deri në pikë të fundit'', ''Hapur''. Since 2008, Xhahu has hosted the radio broadcast ''Gjithçka Shqip''. The show airs everyday from 16.00 to 17.00 and combines a mixture of the latest Albanian music, chat and celebrity guests. In 2015, ''Gjithçka Shqip'' was nominated by Info Media Albania and won "Best showbiz programme". Andri Xhahu wrote for magazines. As a journalist, he worked for the magazine ''Jeta'' between 2011 and 2013. Since 2012, he has served as the commentator and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekstra Bladet
is a Danish tabloid newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus in Copenhagen.About (in Danish) . Retrieved 22 September 2010. "noise and ruckus", "occasional indignation", "Always in opposition"Said about us (in Danish) . Retrieved: 22 September 2010. It was founded in 1904 as an evening edition to '' Politiken''. In 1905 the newspaper was established in its own right and has since focused on investigative journalism, news, sports and entertainment. It has been described as a sensationalistic newspaper. Since April 2022, Knud Brix has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DR TV
DR TV is an internet streaming catch-up television service for people in Denmark, made by Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR). The service is available on a wide range of devices, including mobile phones and tablets, personal computers, and smart televisions. The service was formerly called DR Nu, but was relaunched on 2 June 2014 as DR TV. Television platforms HbbTV DR TV is available as a HbbTV service on all DR digital TV channels. Apple TV On 30 October 2015 DR TV became available on the 4th generation of Apple TV. Panasonic Smart TV Panasonic added DR TV on 17 March 2017 as an app on their Smart TV A smart TV, also known as a connected TV (CTV or, rarely, CoTV), is a traditional television set with integrated Internet and interactive Web 2.0 features that allow users to stream music and videos, browse the internet, and view photos. Smart T ... sets from 2014 to 2017. Consoles PlayStation 3, 4 On 30 November 2015 DR TV was released as an app on PlayStation 3 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
