Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Denmark was represented by Simon Mathew in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "All Night Long".
| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
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| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals 12 January 2008 19 January 2008 Final 2 February 2008 | |||
| Selected entrant | Simon Mathew | |||
| Selected song | "All Night Long" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (3rd, 112 points) | |||
| Final result | 15th, 60 points | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008
- For the results of the semi-finals, see Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008.
Before the final there were two semi-finals which took place on 12 and 19 January 2008 at the DR studios in Copenhagen, with the top four songs from each semi, chosen by text voting, qualifying for the final, where are joined by two "wildcards" chosen by radio listeners. In the final Simon Mathew and the song "All Night Long" won the national televote, divided by region, and got the ticket to Belgrade.[1]
| Final – 2 February 2008 | |||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
| 1 | Hassing & Hassing | "Come On Over" | Anne-Marie Hassing, Claus Hassing | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Simon Mathew | "All Night Long" | Jacob Launbjerg, Svend Gudiksen, Nis Bøgvad | 48 | 1 |
| 3 | Amin Jensen | "Luciano" | Amin Jensen, Jan Lysdahl | 8 | 7 |
| 4 | Kendra Lou | "Until We're Satisfied" | Sascha Dupont, Jan Winther, Claus Christensen | 16 | 4 |
| 5 | Unite | "Tree Of Life" | Lars Nielsen, Niklas Nielsen, Gabriel Willy Ssezibwa, René Prang, Unite | 46 | 2 |
| 6 | Lasse Lindorff | "Hooked On You" | Lasse Lindorff, Mogens Binderup, Lise Cabble | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | Charlie | "Den Jeg Er" | Andreas Hemmeth, Carina Juul Jensen | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Lars & Josefine | "Sweet Memories of You" | Marie Montell, Jacob Gurevitsch, Jonas Jeberg | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | The Dreams | "La' Mig Være" | Hans Edward Andreasen, Chief 1 | 16 | 4 |
| 10 | Sandee May | "Spanish Soul" | Lars Nielsen, Niklas Nielsen, Gabril Willy Ssezibwa, René Prang, Sandie Rasmusssen | 42 | 3 |
| Detailed Regional Televoting Results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | North Denmark |
Central Denmark |
Southern Denmark |
Zealand | Capital Region |
Total |
| 1 | "Come On Over" | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | "All Night Long" | 12 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 48 |
| 3 | "Luciano" | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 4 | "Until We're Satisfied" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 5 | "Tree Of Life" | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 46 |
| 6 | "Hooked On You" | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | "Den Jeg Er" | 0 | |||||
| 8 | "Sweet Memories Of You" | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | "La' Mig Være" | 4 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 10 | "Spanish Soul" | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 42 |
At Eurovision
Denmark participated in the second semi final qualifying for the final after finishing 4th.
In the final Simon Matthew performed in 16th position following Sweden and preceding Georgia where he picked up 60 points and finished 15th.
Points Awarded by Denmark[2]
Semi-final 2
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Final
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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Commentators
For the 2008 contest the commentator for Denmark was Nicolaj Molbech.[3]
References
- "Simon Mathew vinder Grand Prix'et!" (in Danish). dr.dk. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- Eurovision Song Contest 2008
- "Nicolaj Molbech til beograd". esconnet.dk. Retrieved 2008-04-30.