Just under 800,000 viewers watched on Saturday night as Denmark selected its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
The final of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2026 was watched by 784,000 viewers, making it the third most watched television show on Danish television last week. The show remained the most watched on Saturday evening, with more viewers than in 2025, when 736,000 watched the selection.
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix had a two-phase final, with voting held across two rounds. In the first round, the eight acts performed, with the top three progressing to the superfinal. The top three were then determined by 50% televoting and 50% jury voting. The results of the first round were as follows:
ArtistSongResultSander Sanchez“Two Spirits”Late Runner“Can U Feel It?”Søren Torpegaard Lund“Før vi går hjem” (Before we go home)SuperfinalistSissal“Infinity”SuperfinalistEmil Otto“Copenhagen Noir”Myrkur“Touch My Love and Die”Lasse Skriver“Roaring Heart”Ericka Jane“Death Of Me”Superfinalist
In the superfinal, the jury and public voted once again. The results were as follows:
ArtistSongJuryPublic VoteTotalResultSøren Torpegaard Lund“Før vi går hjem” (Before we go home)1920391stSissal“Infinity”1713303rdEricka Jane“Death Of Me”1417312nd
Søren Torpegaard Lund will perform in the second half of the second semi-final of May 14.
Source: DR
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest+
Denmark debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957 alongside Austria and the United Kingdom. To date, Denmark has won the contest on three occasions, the first being in 1963 when Grethe & Jorgen Ingmann performed “Dansevise”. Denmark won the contest again in 2000, represented by the Olsen Brothers. Their most recent victory came in 2013, when Emmelie de Forest performed “Only Teardrops”.