Saturday evening 12 participants were fighting to continue to next round in Voice – Danmark’s Største Stemme. Among them were three former national finalists. As the show ended Ida Lohmann and Joachim Tranberg was voted out, whereas Bjarne Langhoff still is among the 8 left with the chance to win the talent show. Voice –… Read more
The 5 songs that, on the 24th of February, will compete to represent Ireland at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, was premiered this afternoon on Irish radio. This gave the first indication of whether or not we are likely to see a comeback from either Jedward or Donna McCaul. This afternoon at 16:00 CET (3… Read more
Two times Danish finalist, Johnny Hansen, is being harassed by a female stalker accusing him of being his late wife unfaithful and even of having killed her. Despite several warnings she continues and Johnny has now pressed charges against her. Other Danish finalists have tried it as well. The female stalker is a 49 year… Read more
Through the first two heats six acts have qualified for the Melodi Grand Prix final in Norway leaving three more spots open. Let’s take a closer look at the 8 participants that will be fighting for those three spots in the 3rd heat this Saturday. After Saturday’s show we will have heard all 24 songs… Read more
Last weekend Denmark held its national final, the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, and now the participants are invading the charts. The official album as well as the top 3 placed artists are to be found on the official charts – Soluna Samay as the winner is naturally the highest placed of them. On the Album… Read more
Tonight 8 more acts were fighting for three tickets to the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix final. The line-up included a former Junior Eurovision Song Contest participant, an international top model and also a finalist from last year – and music wise we saw quite some variation in what Norway has to offer. Last Saturday we… Read more
Danish band Johnny Deluxe, who participated in the 2009 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, splits up after ten succeful years. The band says that they simply don’t have the engagement and commitment to continue. Lately most of the bandmembers have also experienced success as songwriters. When Johnny Deluxe participated in the Danish final, the Dansk Melodi… Read more
Norway found their first three finalists last Saturday and now it is time to take a closer look at the next bundle of 8 acts who will compete for three more final spots. Get to know the participants for the second Norwegian heat this Saturday and tell if you can predict the outcome. The Norwegian… Read more
This Saturday will see the last of the three regulary heats in this year’s Söngvakeppnin Sjónvarpsins, with the final on the 11th of February drawing closer. It’s time for us to become better acquainted with the last bunch of hopefuls fighting for the last two tickets to the final. 1. Greta Salóme, Heiða and Guðrún Árný –… Read more
So far very few countries already have their song ready for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, but today 37 of the participating countries were allocated a spot in one of the two semi-finals. At the same time Light My Fire was presented as theme for this, the 57th contest. The two draws that takes place… Read more
After a long waiting time and many speculations about whether or not they would be ready in time, the newly build, Chrystal Hall in Baku was finally approved by the EBU as venue for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. The process for finding the right venue to host the three shows in May this year… Read more
For the first time in many years the competitve TV station TV2 actually tried to compete with the Danish final, the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, but failed dramatically as the Danish TV viewers clearly prefered the national final to the other big show The Voice. Week after week TV2 attracts a lot of viewers to… Read more
The remaining 5 songs yet to be heard in this year’s Icelandic national selection have today been published by the broadcaster. On Saturday they will compete for the last two spots available in their final that will be held on the 11th of February. The five songs for Saturday’s third heat are: 1. Greta Salóme,… Read more
In this video you can hear Soluna Samay perform her 2012 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix winner Should’ve Known Better live from the Afterparty. This song will be representing Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest in May. Read more
In this gallery you can see pictures from the afterparty in relation to the 2012 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix held on the 21st of January 2012, where Soluna Samay won with the song Should’ve Known Better. Read more
Last night Soluna Samay won the 2012 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. This short video shows her reaction in the seconds after she had been awarded as the winner and handed over the trophy. Read more
Soluna Samay became a bit of a surprising winner of the 2012 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on January 21st. In this gallery you can see pictures of the happy winners on stage just as the result was known. Read more
In a show that reminded more of a dress rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 than a Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Denmark tonight picked its participant for the international contest in May. Soluna Samay won the ticket to Baku in a close race. DR, the Danish broadcaster, have wanted to bring the Dansk Melodi… Read more
In this gallery you can see pictures from the dress rehearsal for the Danish final, the 2012 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, held last night. We guide you through the 9 acts, but also the performances from Alexander Rybak and A Friend In London with Backstreet Boys’ Howie D. on stage. Read more
Tonight three shows will take place, all of them being Nordic. Iceland continue with second heat, Norway start their selection and Denmark will pick its winner, who will get to represent the country at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. Which show will you watch? As all three Nordic countries with a show tonight will have… Read more
Last night the official welcome reception in relation to the 2012 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix took place. Earlier the same day the 9 participating acts had been on stage rehearsing for the first time, which gave them something to talk about when we caught up with them in the evening. Last Saturday the Dansk Melodi Grand… Read more
At the opening reception of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012 last night the youth club Fristedet performed with a song written especially for this event. The song is titled Hallo, Det’ Aalborg Det Kalder (Hello, It’s Aalborg calling) and can be heard in this video. Read more
On saturday 8 acts stands ready to fight for tickets to the Norwegian final. This first heat will be hosted from Ørland, which is the third time they are hosting a preliminary heat for Melodi Grand Prix. A 1984 Eurovision Song Contest participant will try to make it to the international contest again. Here you… Read more
9 acts stands ready to deliver their very best on stage in Aalborg in just a few days. One of them will win the Danish national final, the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, and with that the right to represent Denmark at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in May. The pressure on the participants is high… Read more
With the first heat of Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins done and dusted, it’s time for 5 new candidates to make their introductions. As with the first heat, another big name is taking part in the second heat, namely Regina Ósk who was one half of the duo Eurobandið, representing Iceland in 2008. From first heat Jónsi & Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir qualified for… Read more
When A Friend In London on Saturday will perform at the 2012 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix it is going to be with Howie D. from Backstreet Boys as a guest artist. This special version of New Tomorrow is being planned as a bonus track on their albim, which hit the stores in spring. A Friend… Read more