Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026

Denmark is set to be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Før vi går hjem", written by Clara Sofie Fabricius, Søren Torpegaard Lund, Thomas Meilstrup and Valdemar Littauer Bendixen, and performed by Torpegaard Lund himself. The Danish participating broadcaster, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), organised the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2026 in order to select its entry for the contest.

Prior to the 2026 contest, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Denmark fifty-two times since its first entry in 1957. It had won the contest, to this point, on three occasions: in 1963 with the song "Dansevise" performed by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, in 2000 with the song "Fly on the Wings of Love" performed by Olsen Brothers, and in 2013 with the song "Only Teardrops" performed by Emmelie de Forest. Since the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, it had failed to qualify to the final eight times. In 2025, "Hallucination" performed by Sissal qualified Denmark to the final for the first time since 2019, ultimately placing 23rd.^[1]

As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, DR organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. DR confirmed its intentions to participate at the 2026 contest on 23 May 2025.^[2] The broadcaster had selected all of its Eurovision entries thus far through the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. On 11 June 2025, DR announced that Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2026 would be organised in order to select its entry for 2026.^[3]

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2026 was the 56th edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the music competition that selects Denmark's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The event was held on 14 February 2026 at the Arena Nord in Frederikshavn, hosted by Sara Bro and Alex Høgh Andersen, and broadcast on DR1 as well as streamed online at DRTV.^[4][5][6] The show was also broadcast in the Faroe Islands on KvF as well as streamed online at kvf.fo.^[7] The national final was watched by 784,000 viewers in Denmark.^[8]

Eight songs competed in one show where the winner was determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top three songs based on the combination of votes from a public vote and a 20-member jury panel qualified to the superfinal. In the superfinal, the winner was determined again by the votes of the jury and public. The jury panel was composed of 10 international members and 10 Danish members, while viewers were able to vote via SMS or a mobile application specifically designed for the competition. Viewers using the app were provided with three free votes for each song per round.^[9][10]

DR opened a submission period between 2 July and 2 November 2025.^[12] At least one of the lyricists, composers or artists must be a citizen of Denmark, the Faroe Islands or Greenland, or have a strong connection to Denmark in order to qualify to compete.^[13] The broadcaster also invited industry representatives and record companies to submit entries.^[14] A selection committee of industry professionals alongside several Danish and international focus groups selected eight songs from the entries submitted to the broadcaster.^[15][16] DR held a press meet and greet at the Koncerthuset in Copenhagen on 22 January 2026, where the competing artists and songs were officially presented.^[17] Among the competing artists was Sissal, who represented Denmark in 2025. The two returning DMGP entrants are Sander Sanchez, who competed in 2020, and Søren Torpegaard Lund, who competed in 2023.^[18]

The final took place on 14 February 2026. In the first round of voting, the top three advanced to a superfinal based on the votes of a 20-member jury (50%) and a public vote (50%). In the superfinal, the winner, "Før vi går hjem" performed by Søren Torpegaard Lund, was selected by the public and jury vote.^[9][19] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Annika Aakjær and Sofie1998 performed as interval acts.^[20]

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will take place at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 12 and 14 May and the final on 16 May 2026. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final will progress to the final. On 12 January 2026, an allocation draw was held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.^[21] Denmark was scheduled for the second half of the second semi-final.^[22]