Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 information
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Country
Denmark
National selection
Selection process
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008
Selection date(s)
Semi-finals: 12 January 2008 19 January 2008 Wildcard selection: 21–25 January 2008 Final: 2 February 2008
Selected entrant
Simon Mathew
Selected song
"All Night Long"
Selected songwriter(s)
Svend Gudiksen
Jacob Launbjerg
Nis Bøgvad
Finals performance
Semi-final result
Qualified (3rd, 112 points)
Final result
15th, 60 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "All Night Long" written by Jacob Launbjerg, Svend Gudiksen and Nis Bøgvad. The song was performed by Simon Mathew. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008 in order to select the Danish entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia. The national selection consisted of two televised semi-finals, a radio wildcard selection and a televised final. In the final, the winner was selected by regional televoting. "All Night Long" performed by Simon Mathew was the winner after gaining the most votes.
Denmark was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 22 May 2008. Performing during the show in position 13, "All Night Long" was announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 24 May. It was later revealed that Denmark placed third out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 112 points. In the final, Denmark performed in position 16 and placed fifteenth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 60 points.
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