Denmark in EuroMusic Song Contest

Denmark is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. Denmark was invited to participate in the first edition. The Danish broadcaster DR is responsible for their participation.

History
Denmark debuted in the first edition. In their first appearance they finnished at the twelfth, and last, place with only 11 points. One year later they became 12th again. Due the language rule, they decided to withraw from the contest. After one year of absence, they returned and reached directly there best result, a third place. In the fifth edition, they received 20 points, what was not enough to ended in the top 10. One year later they were one of the favorite to win the show, but they didn't succeed in the expectations and finished seventh. In Millstreet, Denmark ended in the sixth place. They got three times the maximum of 12 points. From Finland, Sweden and the USA. One edition later, they finished again sixth. In their Scandinavian neighbors, in Sweden, they became with the Danish song 18th.

The next edition, in Amsterdam, they finished first in the semi final.In the final they became third, for the second time. The next edition, they selected a song in the Danish language. Denmark finished 19th in the final. In the next two editions, they finished last in their semi final. In Berlin, Denmark competed with a song performed in the English and Greenlandic language. They qualified for the final, where they finished at the 19th. In the next edition, they failed to qualify. The Danish broadcaster announced that they were not taking part in the sixteenth edition. The bad results of the country in the history was the main reason of their withdrawal.

DR, the Danish broadcaster, announced that Denmark would retrun to the contest in the eigteenth edition. However the high expectations, Denmark failed to qualify. In Sweden, Denmark could qualify. In the final they finished at the 16th place. In the next edition, they finished at the 9th place. In Sofia, they failed to qualify for the grand final. In Glasgow, they qualified for the final, where they finished at the 9th place. In the next edition, they finished at the 20th place.

Denmark didn't appear on the list of participating countries for the 24th edition. The main reason of their decision is not clear. They returned at the 30th edition in Iceland. Denmark ended at the 10th place. Sweden hosted the 32nd edition. Here, Denmark took part in the semi final, which they won. In the final, they finished at the third place. It was their best result since the third place of Emmelie de Forest in the tenth edition. In Malta, Denmark finished at the sixth place. In Dublin, the Danish entry finished at the last place in the final. In Lviv, they failed to qualify.