Let me start by saying that this year, Denmark brought it’s A Game. By leaps and bounds the best Melodi Grand Prixe (Danish Eurovision Pre Selection) ever. By leaps and bounds. Usually, Denmark is always good for at least 2 just drop dead amazing songs and maybe 3 pretty awesome songs. But this year, they are clearly planning on winning in Düsseldorf. Of the 10 Songs, 4 are just absolutely amazing and life changing, 3 are awesome and I can think of more than a few previous Danish Selections they would have won. Of course, there’s the obligatory Nordic ballads and “Rock” songs. However, like Norway and Finland, they are presenting more and more Swedish style songs and I for one couldn’t be happier.
So here are the songs -
Number – Title (Translation) - Artist
01 – Sleepless – Anna Noa
02 – Let Your Heart Be Mine – Jenny Berggren
03 – Drømmen (The Dream) – Jeffery
04 – 25 Hours A Day – Le Freak
05 – You’ll Get Me Through – Sine Vig Kjaegaard
06 – Hvad Hjertet Lever Af (What The Heart Lives On) – Stine Kinck
07 – Hollywood Girl – Lee Hutton
08 – Emma – Christopher Brandt
09 – Black And Blue – Kat And Justin Hopkins
10 – New Tomorrow – A Friend In London
After the first listen, here are my rankings –
1st – 25 Hours A Day
2nd – Let Your Heart Be Mine
3rd – Hvad Hjertet Lever AF
4th – Black And Blue
5th – Sleepless
6th – Hollywood Girl
7th – Drømmen
8th – New Tomorrow
9th – You’ll Get Me Through
10th – Emma
but of course, after a few listens I’m sure that’ll all change.
My Reviews –
01 – Sleepless – Anne Noe -
Ugh. Can i just marry this song? Perfection. Love. Just so simple and beautiful and just so fucking awesome! I just can't get over just how just perfect it is. I'm not gonna lie, at first i just didn't get it...but after a couple listens i did. And my life is so much better for that. This song is just evertyhing a song should be. 10 Points out of 10.
Ugh. Can i just marry this song? Perfection. Love. Just so simple and beautiful and just so fucking awesome! I just can't get over just how just perfect it is. I'm not gonna lie, at first i just didn't get it...but after a couple listens i did. And my life is so much better for that. This song is just evertyhing a song should be. 10 Points out of 10.
02 – Let Your Heart Be Mine – Jenny Berggren -
Such a strong song! Great beat and just amazing build. 07 Points out of 10.
Such a strong song! Great beat and just amazing build. 07 Points out of 10.
03 – Drømmen (The Dream) – Jeffrey -
Love. Love. Love. Love. Goregous and perfect Danish ballad. Fast enough to be listenable, pretty enough to be touching, and sincere enough to be loveable. This song just makes me ever so happy. It just makes me smile and want to just sway and sing and love. 05 Points out of 10.
Love. Love. Love. Love. Goregous and perfect Danish ballad. Fast enough to be listenable, pretty enough to be touching, and sincere enough to be loveable. This song just makes me ever so happy. It just makes me smile and want to just sway and sing and love. 05 Points out of 10.
04 – 25 Hours A Day – Le Freak -
F.U.C.K.I.N.G. Brilliant. It just doesn't get any better than this. I just can't express how much i simply ADORE this song. Meaningful lyrics? Check. Danceable? Check. Great beat and build? Check. You just have to listen to it to love it. 10 Points out of 10.
F.U.C.K.I.N.G. Brilliant. It just doesn't get any better than this. I just can't express how much i simply ADORE this song. Meaningful lyrics? Check. Danceable? Check. Great beat and build? Check. You just have to listen to it to love it. 10 Points out of 10.
05 – You’ll Get Me Through – Sine Vig Kjaergaard -
Denmark has a habit of presenting just hauntingly beautiful ballads sung by amazingly talented women. Said songs have a tendency to grow on me and over time, more then a couple have touched my heart so much that I’ve actually ranked them above dance/schlager songs that I initially rated much higher (See “In A Moment Like This” from 2010, “Underneath My Skin” from 2009 and “Husker Du” from 2007). But once again, it’s just a spectacular, incomparable year for Denmark, so I don’t see this song getting much higher now matter how much I adore it. 05 Points out of 10.
Denmark has a habit of presenting just hauntingly beautiful ballads sung by amazingly talented women. Said songs have a tendency to grow on me and over time, more then a couple have touched my heart so much that I’ve actually ranked them above dance/schlager songs that I initially rated much higher (See “In A Moment Like This” from 2010, “Underneath My Skin” from 2009 and “Husker Du” from 2007). But once again, it’s just a spectacular, incomparable year for Denmark, so I don’t see this song getting much higher now matter how much I adore it. 05 Points out of 10.
06 – Hvad Hjertet Lever Af (What The Heart Lives On) – Stine Kinck -
Ugh. How perfect and amazing is this? So retro but modern....i just can't help but just adore it. I have yet to listen to more than 7 seconds of it without getting up and dancing! It's just one of those songs you can't help but love!. Ugh! Just so much perfection! And what about that chorus?! How much do you love it??!?!?! BEST. DANISH. NATIONAL. FINAL. EVER! 09 Points out of 10!
Ugh. How perfect and amazing is this? So retro but modern....i just can't help but just adore it. I have yet to listen to more than 7 seconds of it without getting up and dancing! It's just one of those songs you can't help but love!. Ugh! Just so much perfection! And what about that chorus?! How much do you love it??!?!?! BEST. DANISH. NATIONAL. FINAL. EVER! 09 Points out of 10!
07 – Hollywood Girl – Lee Hutton -
Awesome. Just a perfect build and just the perfect mix of sincere ballad start that grows into an awesome dance song. The chorus gets a little old and I feel like they’re pretending this song has more substance then it actually does. Still, awesome. 05 Points out of 10.
Awesome. Just a perfect build and just the perfect mix of sincere ballad start that grows into an awesome dance song. The chorus gets a little old and I feel like they’re pretending this song has more substance then it actually does. Still, awesome. 05 Points out of 10.
08 – Emma – Christopher Brandt -
Truth be told, I kinda enjoy this heartfelt ballad. I really like that it’s in Danish and has a kinda Techno balladey feel. He does a super good job of being sincere and even though I have a tendency to get annoyed by Male voices, I really groove on his. However, in such an amazing year, it just can’t hold a candle to the other songs. In the context of this NF, with these other 9 songs, I’d have to rate it 04 Points out of 10. However, based solely on the song, I’d have to say 04 Points out of 10.
Truth be told, I kinda enjoy this heartfelt ballad. I really like that it’s in Danish and has a kinda Techno balladey feel. He does a super good job of being sincere and even though I have a tendency to get annoyed by Male voices, I really groove on his. However, in such an amazing year, it just can’t hold a candle to the other songs. In the context of this NF, with these other 9 songs, I’d have to rate it 04 Points out of 10. However, based solely on the song, I’d have to say 04 Points out of 10.
09 – Black And Blue – Kat And Justin Hopkins -
Perfect. A just brilliant Danish duet in the “In A Moment Like This” vein. Great build and message. You can feel the love and emotions in the words and music. Just awesome. My heart just jumps when Kat (the girl) starts singing. I just adore her voice. It just touches my soul. 07 Points out of 10.
Perfect. A just brilliant Danish duet in the “In A Moment Like This” vein. Great build and message. You can feel the love and emotions in the words and music. Just awesome. My heart just jumps when Kat (the girl) starts singing. I just adore her voice. It just touches my soul. 07 Points out of 10.
10 – New Tomorrow – A Friend In London -
A simple gorgeous rock ballad. After a couple listens, I just love it. It’s so simple and truthful. But again (I feel like I’ve said this a thousand times so far) its just a brilliant year. So, no matter how awesome it is, it just can’t compete. 06 Points out of 10.
A simple gorgeous rock ballad. After a couple listens, I just love it. It’s so simple and truthful. But again (I feel like I’ve said this a thousand times so far) its just a brilliant year. So, no matter how awesome it is, it just can’t compete. 06 Points out of 10.
Selection –
The winner was selected in 3 Rounds of voting. In the First Round, an “Expert” Jury and a Televote chose the top 4 Songs. In the Second Round, the 4 Songs were divided into 2 Pairs and a SMS vote chose the Advancing song from each pair. In the Third Round, a SMS vote chose the Winner.
My Selection –
I followed the format of the actual NF. In the First Round, I listened to the 10 songs just so many times and awarded votes 2 times to chose my top 4 Songs. In the Second Round, I divided the songs into 2 Pairs and awarded Televotes to chose the 2 Advancing Songs. In the Third Round, I awarded Televotes to chose the winner.
Round 01 –
Key –
Blue – Advancing To Pair 01
Red – Advancing To Pair 02
Number - Title (Translation) - Vote 01 - Vote 02 - Total - Place
01 - Sleepless - 12 - 07 - 19 Points - 2nd
02 - Let Your Heart Be Mine - 05 - 06 - 11 Points - 6th
03 - Drømmen (The Dream) - 02 - 02 - 04 Points - 9th
04 - 25 Hours A Day - 10 - 12 - 22 Points - 1st
05 - You'll Get Me Through - 04 - 04 - 08 Points - 7th
06 - Hvad Hjertet Lever Af (What The Heart Lives On) - 08 - 10 - 18 Points - 3rd
07 - Hollywood Girl - 03 - 03 - 06 Points - 8th
08 - Emma - 01 - 01 - 02 Points - 10th
09 - Black And Blue - 06 - 08 - 14 Points - 4th
10 - New Tomorrow - 07 - 05 - 12 Points - 5th
Round 02 –
Key -
Gold - Advancing To Pair 03
Number - Title - Televote - Place
Pair 01 -
01 - Sleepless - 1st With 98 823 Votes - Qualified
02 - Black And Blue - 2nd With 68 994 Votes - NQ
Pair 02 -
01 - 25 Hours A Day - 2nd With 87 569 Votes - NQ
02 - Hvad Hjertat Lever Af - 1st With 90 437 Votes - Qualified
Round 03 -
Pair 03 -
01 - Sleepless - 123 924 Votes - 1st
02 - Hvad Hjertet Lever Af - 117 245 Votes - 2nd
Actual Results -
Round 01 -
Advancing -
Sleepless
25 Hours A Day
Hvad Hjertet Lever Af
New Tomorrow
Round 02 -
Pair 01 -
01 - Sleepless - 1st - Qualified
02 - Hvad Hjertet Lever Af - 2nd - Out
Pair 02 -
01 - 25 Hours A Day - 2nd - Out
02 - New Tomorrow - 1st - Qualified
Round 03 -
Pair 03 -
01 - Sleepless - 2nd
02 - New Tomorrow - 1st
Comments -
Once again, i cannot stress enough just how much this NF rocks. Best. Danish. NF. Ever. Bar None. I mean common! Sleepless? 25 Hours A Day? Hvad Hjerter Lever Af? Black And Blue? It's just so unfair that the Danes couldn't spread these songs out! I mean Sleepless, 25 Hours A Day and Hvad Hjerter Lever Af are all just simply brilliant and amazing and just SCREAM Winner! It's just so unfair and so Danish to make me chose between them! It's taken me literally months and hundreds of listens to get to the point i'm at now. And, that said, i still surprise myself! I mean it's taken this long for "Sleepless" and "Hvad Hjerter Lever Af" to become my top 2, surpassing my early favorites of "Let Your Heart Be Mine" and yes even "25 Hours A Day". I mean "Sleepless" will ALWAYS be winner, if for nothing else but principal. Both "25 Hours A Day" and "Hvad Hjerter Lever Af" are prone to fits of passion and moods....but Sleepless is my Winner.
Once again, i cannot stress enough just how much this NF rocks. Best. Danish. NF. Ever. Bar None. I mean common! Sleepless? 25 Hours A Day? Hvad Hjerter Lever Af? Black And Blue? It's just so unfair that the Danes couldn't spread these songs out! I mean Sleepless, 25 Hours A Day and Hvad Hjerter Lever Af are all just simply brilliant and amazing and just SCREAM Winner! It's just so unfair and so Danish to make me chose between them! It's taken me literally months and hundreds of listens to get to the point i'm at now. And, that said, i still surprise myself! I mean it's taken this long for "Sleepless" and "Hvad Hjerter Lever Af" to become my top 2, surpassing my early favorites of "Let Your Heart Be Mine" and yes even "25 Hours A Day". I mean "Sleepless" will ALWAYS be winner, if for nothing else but principal. Both "25 Hours A Day" and "Hvad Hjerter Lever Af" are prone to fits of passion and moods....but Sleepless is my Winner.
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