Watch: Tonight at 20:00 CET, the final of “Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2026” airs, where Denmark’s entry for Eurovision 2026 will be selected. A viewing link is available below.
Tonight at 20:00 CET, “Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2026”, will take place at Arena Nord in Frederikshavn. By the end of the evening, Denmark’s entry for Eurovision 2026, set to be held in Vienna, Austria, will be officially chosen. Eight contestants will compete in tonight’s final. The winner will be determined through a combined voting system of 50% public vote and 50% jury vote. The show will be hosted by Sara Bro and Alex Høgh Andersen.
Denmark will be the ninth country to select a song for Eurovision 2026, following Albania, Montenegro, Moldova, Malta, Luxembourg, Ukraine, Cyprus and Estonia, and the 13th country to select its representative, as Georgia, Switzerland, Israel and Bulgaria also join the list.
To watch “Dansk Melodi Grand Prix” from 20:00 to 22:10 – click here!
In a poll conducted on the site, you, the readers, decided that your preferred candidate to represent Denmark at Eurovision 2026 is the singer Sissal, Denmark’s representative at Eurovision 2025, who is competing in the national final with the song “Infinity”. The singer won the poll with 59% of the readers’ votes. In second place, with 20% of the votes, is the singer Erika Jane with the song “Death of Me”, and in third place, with 5% of the votes, you chose Søren Torpegaard Lund with the song “Før vi går hjem” (in English: “Before We Go Home”).
EuroMix editorial team, who listened to all the songs, did not agree with the readers’ choice and selected Erika Jane as the singer most deserving of representing Estonia at the upcoming Eurovision, with 132 points. In second place, with 114 points, came Sissal. In third place, with 99 points, finished Søren Torpegaard Lund. To see the full results of EuroMix editorial team, click here.
Betting Odds and Streaming platforms
According to the betting agencies, Sissal currently has the highest chance of winning the national final, with a 48% probability of victory, followed by Erika Jane with a 28% chance of winning. Completing the top three is Søren Torpegaard Lund with a 9% chance of taking the trophy.
According to YouTube view counts, Sissal leads the field by a wide margin with around 106,000 views. In second place in terms of views is Erika Jane with roughly 34,000 views, and in third place is Søren Torpegaard Lund with about 27,000 views.
A similar picture emerges on Spotify, where the singer Sissal also enjoys the greatest popularity and leads in total streams, with around 497,000 plays. In second place is Erika Jane with approximately 216,000 streams, and in third place is the singer Myrkur with about 157,000 streams.
“Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2026”: Running Order
- Sander Sanchez – “Two Spirits“
- Late Runner – “Can U Feel It?“
- Søren Torpegaard Lund – “Før vi går hjem“
- Sissal – “Infinity“
- Emil Otto – “Copenhagen Noir“
- Myrkur – “Touch My Love And Die“
- Lasse Skriver – “Roaring Hearts“
- Ericka Jane – “Death Of Me“
Click on the song title to listen!
Among The Contestants – Few Familiar Names:
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Sissal Hansen, Denmark’s Eurovision 2025 representative with the song “Hallucination” — she reached the final and finished 23rd. -
Søren Torpegaard Lund, who took part in “Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023”.
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Sander Sanchez, who competed in “Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020” and placed second.
Denmark’s Eurovision Selection Process
The contest format remains identical to previous years, with eight songs competing in the final. Three of the contestants will advance to the second round of the final, decided by a combination of 50% public voting and 50% jury voting. One of these three will be chosen to represent Denmark at Eurovision.
The Danes are determined to prove themselves following Denmark’s success in qualifying for the final last year, after four consecutive years of remaining in the semi‑finals. According to the national final’s executive producer Erik Struve Hansen, this year’s competition is expected to be innovative and modern. The contest’s branding will receive a refresh, with a new logo and graphic design. At DR they are determined to rebrand the show for a younger audience in order to pave the way for a strong result at the contest.
Denmark at Eurovision 2025
“Hallucination” is the song performed by singer Sissal, who represented Denmark in the grand final of Eurovision 2025. Denmark qualified for the grand final after placing eighth in the second semi-final with 61 points, marking the country’s first qualification for the final after four consecutive years of remaining in the semi-finals. In the grand final, Denmark received 45 points from the jury and just 2 points from the public, finishing in 23rd place overall.
Eurovision 2026: This will be Denmark’s 54th participation in Eurovision. Denmark joined the competition in 1957 and has won it three times over the years. Denmark’s last victory was in Eurovision 2013 with the song “Only Teardrops” performed by singer Emmelie de Forest.
