''Monte Carlo'' was a Danish radio programme that was broadcast on the national

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(DR) channel

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. It was hosted by two radio personalities;

Esben Bjerre Hansen Esben Bjerre Hansen (born 8 February 1987 in Sejs, Silkeborg) is a Danish radio and television host, best known for his job as radio host in the popular radio programme Monte Carlo at DR P3 along with his co-host Peter Falktoft. He went to the ...

and Peter Falktoft. The programme was originally broadcast between 9.00 and 12.00 AM each Sunday, which was later changed when airtime was moved to 2-4 PM on all working days. The programme contained different features ranging from quizzes to satirical inputs, including (translated) "The Quotation Index", "The Per Wimmer Quiz", "The Mystical Mr. Mox Quiz" and "Heard over the hedge" (#hørtoverhækken). The radio personalities often made fun of a select group of Danish celebrities and politicians, most noticeably the Danish producer, composer and songwriter

Remee Remee Sigvardt Jackman (né Mikkel Johan Imer Sigvardt; born 8 November 1974), better known as Remee, is a Danish rapper, songwriter, producer and composer. Career Remee has written more than 60 hits and has sold over 25 million records. He has c ...

, the Danish professional road bicycle racer

Rolf Sørensen Rolf Sørensen (born 20 April 1965) is a former Danish professional road bicycle racer. He is currently working as a cycling commentator and agent. Born in Helsinge in Denmark, Sørensen moved to Italy at the age of 17, where he has lived sin ...

and the Danish politician Simon Emil Ammitzbøl. In 2012, ''Monte Carlo'' was a part of DR's coverage of the

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, sending from

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, from 29 October to 7 November 2012. In a big poll by DR,

and Peter Falktoft were proposed as hosts for the

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2014 held in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, with the two radio personalities receiving a substantial number of votes, although they were superseded by

Nikolaj Koppel Nikolaj Koppel (born 6 March 1969) is a Danish musician, journalist and radio presenter. Life and career Koppel was born to opera singer Lone Koppel and pianist John Winther. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and went on to bec ...

Pilou Asbæk Johan Philip "Pilou" Asbæk (; born 2 March 1982) is a Danish actor, best known for his role as troubled spin doctor Kasper Juul in the Danish television political drama '' Borgen'', and as Euron Greyjoy in the television series ''Game of Thron ...

and

Lise Rønne Lise Rønne (born 1 November 1978) is a Danish journalist and television presenter, best known in Denmark for presenting four seasons of ''X Factor'' as well as two seasons of ''Dansk Melodi Grand Prix''. She is best known outside Denmark for p ...

.{{Cite web, url=https://www.dr.dk/om-dr/nyheder/vaerterne-er-klar-til-eurovision-song-contest-2014, title = Værterne er klar til Eurovision Song Contest 2014, date = 4 February 2014

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Danish radio programmes