Last Saturday it was Denmark’s turn to choose. mackerel Participating as a representative at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Malmö, Sweden.
mackerel It was from the beginning of Dansk Melody Grand Prix 2024 The big favorite to win and represent Denmark is their song. “sand” It attracted the attention of Eurovision fans from the beginning. However, things did not go as planned in the Danish national team final. mackerel As planned, “Sand” was not the song that won the votes of Danish TV viewers…
Detailed results in Denmark!
mackerel was the winner of the jury vote, which accounted for 50% of the total votes, but TV viewers declared that they preferred: Basim and his song “Johnny” .
Jury voting results:
- Sand – SABA 22 points
- Johnny – Basim 15 points
- I need your love – Janus Wiberg 13 points
The results of the TV viewer vote are as follows.
- Johnny – Basim 19 points
- I need your love – Janus Wiberg 16 points
- Sand mackerel – 15 points
Danish fans complained on social media: DMGP 2024 results did not take their preferences into accountHowever, Danish broadcasters DR publicly defended mackerelvictory of Dansk Melody Grand Prixeven though it failed to garner any viewer votes.
That’s the rule! This system also mirrors the developments at the Eurovision final. After all, the jury and the audience voted and we chose this solution this year. I think this is a really great model. It’s a 50/50 decision. Although he has a 50% share between the viewers and the judges, it’s obvious that he’ll be disappointed if his favorite song doesn’t win.
Eric Struve Hansen (DR General Manager)
Recall that there was a similar drama in the Dansk Melody Grand Prix results last year.nevertheless Niklas Sonne Won the public vote in the Super Final and received outstanding support from the jury rileyvictory and “Break your heart” I traveled to Liverpool, England.
The debate over the Dansk Melody Grand Prix voting system is also connected to the broader debate over Eurovision voting.as a result eurovision 2023 aroused strong protests as Although the audience was very supportive of Finland’s Kariya and the song “Cha Cha Cha”,the winner is laureen and “tattoo”.
In fact, Norway took drastic steps this year, changing the voting system and limiting jury turnout to 40%. Changes to the voting system quickly backfired. Gate and “Ulveham” won KEiiNOwho would have won the national finals had a 50/50 voting system been in place.
Rumors that the EBU is in talks to change the voting system for the next competition have not been confirmed, and the system will likely remain unchanged in 2024.
Stay tuned to OGAE Greece for all the news about Denmark in the first half of Semi-Final B on May 9, 2024!
Denmark at Eurovision…
- Total number of entries: 51
- Participation in the finals :44
- First time participating :1957
- last entry (so far): 2023
- Highest rank: First place (1963, 2000, 2013)
- worst place : 19th Semi-finals (2007)
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