Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by Jakob Sveistrup with the song "Talking to You", written and composed by Jacob Launbjerg and Andreas Mørck. He placed third in the semi-final and then ninth at the final. His song was selected through Denmark's national selection process titled Dansk Melodi Grand Prix.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2005 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 12 February 2005 | |||
| Selected entrant | Jakob Sveistrup | |||
| Selected song | "Talking to You" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (3rd, 185 points) | |||
| Final result | 9th, 125 points | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Jakob Sveistrup is a 33-year-old school teacher and works in a special school for children with autistic spectrum disorder. Jakob Sveistrup lives and works in Odense. He became known by the Danes when he participated in ‘Star for a Night’ on DR TV in 2003. He nearly went all the way but was beaten in the final.
Before Eurovision
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2005
The final took place in Forum Horsens on 12 February 2005, hosted by Jarl Friis-Mikkelsen, Birthe Kjær, and Annette Heick. The winner was selected over two rounds of televoting. In the first round, the top five entries were selected to proceed to the second round. In the second round, the results of the public televote were revealed by Denmark's four regions, with the televoting figures of each region, alongside with the SMS voting figures being converted to points and led to the victory of "Tænder på dig" performed by Jakob Sveistrup.
The Olsen Brothers, winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 entered a song in the competition in the hope of repeating their triumph but placed only second.
| First Round – 12 February 2005 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
| 1 | Chi Hua Hua | "Uhh la la la" | Søren Poppe, Jan Lysdahl | Eliminated |
| 2 | Luna Park | "I Believe in Love" | Jascha Richter | Advanced |
| 3 | Tamra Rosanes | "Peace, Understanding and Love" | Tamra Rosanes | Advanced |
| 4 | Kandis | "Lonnie fra Berlin" (Lonnie from Berlin) | Johnny Hansen | Eliminated |
| 5 | Olsen Brothers | "Little Yellow Radio" | Jørgen Olsen, Niels Olsen | Advanced |
| 6 | Kim Schwartz | "En smule af dig" (A little piece of you) | Dennis Dehnhardt | Eliminated |
| 7 | Ditlev Ulriksen | "Troublesome" | Morten Remar, Ditlev Ulriksen | Eliminated |
| 8 | Jakob Sveistrup | "Tænder på dig" (Turned on by you) | Jacob Launbjerg, Andreas Mørck | Advanced |
| 9 | Sweethearts | "I Must Be Crazy" | Martin Brygmann, Pernille Højmark, Kim Kidholm | Eliminated |
| 10 | Marie Keis Uhre | "Make a Wish" | Gry Trampedach, Jesper Hofmann | Advanced |
Note: The positions of the other five entries were never announced.
| Second Round – 12 February 2005 | |||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jutland | Funen | Zealand & Islands |
Copenhagen | SMS voting |
Total | Place |
| 1 | Luna Park | "I Believe In Love" | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 3 |
| 2 | Tamra Rosanes | "Peace, Understanding and Love" | — | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | Olsen Brothers | "Little Yellow Radio" | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 2 |
| 4 | Jakob Sveistrup | "Tænder På Dig" | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 1 |
| 5 | Marie Keis Uhre | "Make a Wish" | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | 16 | 3 |
Preparation
For Eurovision, "Tænder på dig" switched to English lyrics, with the new title "Talking to You".
At Eurovision
Because Denmark failed to qualify for the final in 2004, Jakob had to compete in the semi final. Denmark performed 24th, following Slovenia and preceding the Poland. Denmark qualified to the final, placing 3rd in the semi-final and scoring 185 points. In the final they performed 13th, following Serbia and Montenegro and preceding the Sweden Denmark joint 9th 125 points (with Norway). As Denmark placed inside the top 10, they automatically qualified for the final in the 2006 contest.
The spokesperson who revealed Denmark's votes for other countries was Denmark's 1983 entrant Gry Johansen.[1]
Points awarded by Denmark
Semi finalPoints awarded in the semi final:
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FinalPoints awarded in the final:
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
References
- Philips, Roel (2005-05-17). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2009-04-28.