Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year = 2002
| Broadcaster = {{lang|da|Danmarks Radio|i=no}} (DR)
| Country = Denmark
| Selection process = {{lang|da|Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2002|i=no}}
| Selection date = 9 February 2002
| Artist = Malene Mortensen
| Song = Tell Me Who You Are
| Writer = Michael Ronson
| Final result = 24th, 7 points
| Next = 2004
}}
Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Tell Me Who You Are", written by Michael Ronson, and performed by Malene Mortensen. The Danish participating broadcaster, {{lang|da|Danmarks Radio|i=no}} (DR), organised the national final {{lang|da|Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2002|i=no}} in order to select its entry for the contest. Ten songs competed in a televised show where "{{lang|da|Vis mig hvem du er|i=no}}" performed by Malene Mortensen was the winner as decided upon through two rounds of jury voting and public voting. The song was later translated from Danish to English for Eurovision and was titled "Tell Me Who You Are".
Denmark competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 25 May 2002. Performing during the show in position 14, Denmark placed twenty-fourth (last) out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 7 points.
Background
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Prior to the 2002 contest, {{lang|da|Danmarks Radio|i=no}} (DR) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Denmark thirty-one times since its first entry in 1957.{{cite web |title=Denmark Country Profile |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-country/country?country=8 |access-date=17 August 2014 |publisher=EBU}} It had won the contest, to this point, on two occasions: in {{Esccnty|Denmark|t=1963|y=1963}} with the song "Dansevise" performed by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, and in {{Esccnty|Denmark|t=2000|y=2000}} with the song "Fly on the Wings of Love" performed by Olsen Brothers. In {{Esccnty|Denmark|t=2001|y=2001}}, "Never Ever Let You Go" performed by Rollo and King placed second.
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. The broadcaster organised the {{lang|da|Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2002|i=no}} national final in order to select its entry for the 2002 contest; having selected all of its Eurovision entries through the {{lang|da|Dansk Melodi Grand Prix|i=no}}.
Before Eurovision
= {{lang|da|Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2002|i=no}} =
{{lang|da|Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2002|i=no}} was the 33rd edition of {{lang|da|Dansk Melodi Grand Prix|i=no}}, the music competition organised by DR to select its entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The event was held on 9 February 2002 at the Cirkusbygningen in Copenhagen, hosted by Michael Carøe and Signe Svendsen and televised on DR1.{{Cite web |title=Dansk Melodi Grand Prix |url=http://www.dr.dk/grandprix/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020223154916/http://www.dr.dk/grandprix/ |archive-date=2002-02-23 |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=dr.dk}} The national final was watched by 2.082 million viewers in Denmark, making it the most popular show of the week in the country and the most watched edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=12 February 2002 |title=To mio. så Grand Prix'et |url=https://www.bt.dk/underholdning/to-mio.-saa-grand-prixet |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=bt.dk |language=da}}{{cite web |title=Ugens TV-tal |url=http://tvm.tns-gallup.dk/tvm/pm/2002/pm0206.htm}}
== Format ==
Ten songs competed in one show where the winner was determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top five songs based on the combination of votes from a public vote and a seven-member jury panel qualified to the superfinal. In the superfinal, the winner was determined again by the votes of the jury and public. Viewers were able to vote via telephone or SMS.
The seven-member jury panel was composed of:{{Cite web |last=Jensen |first=Erik |date=10 February 2002 |title=En stram Grand Prix-vinder |url=https://politiken.dk/kultur/art5663324/En-stram-Grand-Prix-vinder |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=politiken.dk |language=da}}
- Keld Heick – singer-songwriter
- Gry Meilstrup – singer-songwriter, who represented {{Esccnty|Denmark|y=1983|t=Denmark in 1983}}
- Kaare Norge – guitarist and composer
- Sascha Dupont – singer-songwriter
- Carsten Michael Laursen – writer and Eurovision expert
- Sanne Gottlieb – journalist and singer
- Jesper Degn – radio host on DR P3
== Competing entries ==
DR opened a submission period between 2 October 2001 and 5 November 2001 for composers to submit their entries. All composers and lyricists were required to be Danish citizens or have Danish residency, while all songs were required to be performed in Danish.{{Cite web |title=2002 - Eurovisionens Melodi Grand Prix |url=http://www.hesselholdt.dk/03-dk/gamle/2002.html |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=hesselholdt.dk |language=da}}{{Cite web |date=2 October 2001 |title=Melodi Grand Prix holdes i København |url=https://www.bt.dk/underholdning/melodi-grand-prix-holdes-i-koebenhavn |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=bt.dk |language=da}} The broadcaster received 662 entries during the submission period.{{Cite web |date=5 November 2001 |title=662 vil med til Dansk Melodi Grand Prix |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/kultur/662-vil-med-til-dansk-melodi-grand-prix |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=berlingske.dk |language=da}} A seven-member selection committee selected ten songs from the entries submitted to the broadcaster, while the artists of the selected entries were chosen by DR in consultation with their composers.{{Cite web |date=5 November 2001 |title=662 vil være med til Dansk Melodi Grand Prix |url=https://www.bt.dk/nyheder/662-vil-vaere-med-til-dansk-melodi-grand-prix |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=bt.dk |language=da}} The competing songs were announced on 13 December 2001 with their artists being announced on 9 January 2002.{{Cite web |date=13 December 2001 |title=10 sange udvalgt til Melodi Grand Prix |url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/kultur/article3436479.ece |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=Jyllands Posten |language=da}}{{Cite web |last=Svidt |first=Ole Rosenstand |date=10 January 2002 |title=Årets Melodi Grand Prix-deltagere offentliggjort |url=https://gaffa.dk/nyheder/2002/januar/arets-melodi-grand-prix-deltagere-offentliggjort/ |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=gaffa.dk |language=da}} Among the artists was Helge Engelbrecht (member of Neighbours) who represented {{Esccnty|Denmark|y=1987|t=Denmark in 1987}} as part of Bandjo.{{Cite web |title=DANISH NATIONAL FINAL 2002 |url=http://natfinals.50webs.com/90s_00s/Denmark2002.html}}
| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" |
| Artist
! Song ! Songwriter(s) |
|---|
| Bjarne Langhoff
| "Det' på tide" | Michael Kolster, Carsten Kolster |
| Jeanett Debb
| "Medie show" | Jeanett Debb, Michael Holmberg, Dominic Gale |
| Luna Park
| "Sommerregn" | Jonas Bengtson, Lasse Drevsholt |
| Mads Broe
| "Aldrig min igen" | Nanna Kalinka Bjerke |
| Malene Winther Mortensen
| "Vis mig hvem du er" | Michael Ronson |
| Morten Fleck
| "Alle dage er en fredag" | Morten Fleck |
| Neighbours
| "Alt mellem himmel og jord" | Helge Engelbrecht, Tommy Rasmussen |
| Pætur við Keldu
| "Som en drøm" | Pætur við Keldu |
| Tine B.
| "Helt derinde" | Tine Bjerggaard, Sune Kempf |
| U.F.O.
| "Mon du falder ned" | Rune Braager, Kim Sandberg |
== Final ==
The final took place on 9 February 2002. In the first round of voting the top five advanced to the superfinal based on the votes of a seven-member jury and a public vote. In the superfinal, the winner, "Vis mig hvem du er" performed by Malene Winther Mortensen, was selected by the public and jury vote.{{Cite web |title=DANISH NATIONAL FINAL 2002 |url=http://natfinals.50webs.com/90s_00s/Denmark2002.html}} The telephone voting results of each of Denmark's four regions as well as the SMS and jury voting results in the superfinal were converted to points which were each distributed as follows: 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points.{{Cite web |date=9 February 2002 |title=Malene W. Mortensen vandt Melodi Grand Prix'et |url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/kultur/ECE3441355/Malene-W.-Mortensen-vandt-Melodi-Grand-Prixet/ |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=Jyllands Posten |language=da}}{{Cite web |title=Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2002 |url=https://4lyrics.eu/denmark/dmgp-2002/ |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=4lyrics}} A total of 160,000 votes were received from the public during the show: 100,000 in the final and 60,000 in the superfinal.{{Cite web |date=12 February 2002 |title=160.000 Grand Prix-stemmer |url=https://www.bt.dk/underholdning/160.000-grand-prix-stemmer |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=bt.dk |language=da}}
In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Cliff Richard (who represented the {{Esccnty|United Kingdom|y=1968|t=United Kingdom in 1968}} and {{Esccnty|United Kingdom|y=1973|t=in 1973}}), Carmen Flamenco Dancers, Gabrielle and James Sampson performed as the interval acts.{{Cite web |title=Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2002. |url=https://www.dr.dk/bonanza/serie/106/dansk-melodi-grandprix/55520/dansk-melodi-grand-prix-2002-1-del |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=dr.dk |language=da}}
| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
|+ Final – 9 February 2002 |
| Draw
! Artist ! Song ! Result |
|---|
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 1 | align="left" | Luna Park | align="left" | "Sommerregn" | align="left" | Advanced |
| 2
| align="left" | U.F.O. | align="left" | "Mon du falder ned" | align="left" | Eliminated |
| 3
| align="left" | Jeanett Debb | align="left" | "Medie show" | align="left" | Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 4 | align="left" | Morten Fleck | align="left" | "Alle dage er en fredag" | align="left" | Advanced |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 5 | align="left" | Neighbours | align="left" | "Alt mellem himmel og jord" | align="left" | Advanced |
| 6
| align="left" | Bjarne Langhoff | align="left" | "Det' på tide" | align="left" | Eliminated |
| 7
| align="left" | Tine B. | align="left" | "Helt derinde" | align="left" | Eliminated |
| 8
| align="left" | Mads Broe | align="left" | "Aldrig min igen" | align="left" | Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 9 | align="left" | Pætur við Keldu | align="left" | "Som en drøm" | align="left" | Advanced |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 10 | align="left" | Malene Winther Mortensen | align="left" | "Vis mig hvem du er" | align="left" | Advanced |
| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center"
|+ Superfinal – 9 February 2002 |
| rowspan="2" | Draw
! rowspan="2" | Artist ! rowspan="2" | Song ! rowspan="2" | Jury ! colspan="5" | Televote ! rowspan="2" | Total ! rowspan="2" | Place |
|---|
| {{vert header|nb=1|Jutland}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Funen}} ! {{vert header|nb=1|Zealand and Islands}} ! {{vert header|nb=1|Capital Region}} ! {{vert header|nb=1|SMS}} |
| 1
| align="left" | Luna Park | align="left" | "Sommerregn" | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |10 | 52 | 3 |
| 2
| align="left" | Morten Fleck | align="left" | "Alle dage er en fredag" | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |8 | 42 | 4 |
| 3
| align="left" | Neighbours | align="left" | "Alt mellem himmel og jord" | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |6 | 52 | 2 |
| 4
| align="left" | Pætur við Keldu | align="left" | "Som en drøm" | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |4 | 30 | 5 |
| bgcolor="gold"
| 5 | align="left" | Malene Winther Mortensen | align="left" | "Vis mig hvem du er" | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |12 | 64 | 1 |
= Controversy =
The winning song of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2002, "Vis mig hvem du er", was ranked last by the jury in the second round despite receiving top points from all five public voting groups. Jurors Keld Heick, Sascha Dupont and Sanne Gottlieb publicly criticised the song for its poor lyrics, with the latter two stating that "the Danes are too easy to fool". Gottlieb also accused the media and DR of favouring Mortensen before the competition due to her being already well-known.{{Cite web |date=11 February 2002 |title=Vinderen er en taber-sang |url=https://www.bt.dk/underholdning/vinderen-er-en-taber-sang |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=bt.dk}} Subsequently, Mortensen cancelled her scheduled appearance in the programme Hit med sangen which Dupont also participated in.{{Cite web |last=Bro |first=Anne-Mette |date=15 February 2002 |title=Malene siger nej til Hit Med Sangen |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/underholdning/udlandkendte/article4760743.ece |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=ekstrabladet.dk |language=da}}{{Cite web |date=16 February 2002 |title=Malene slutter fred |url=https://www.bt.dk/underholdning/malene-slutter-fred |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=bt.dk |language=da}}
= Promotion =
Malene Mortensen specifically promoted "Vis mig hvem du er" as the Danish Eurovision entry between 15 and 16 February 2002 by performing the song during the Maltese Eurovision national final.{{Cite web |last=Bakker |first=Sietse |date=29 November 2002 |title=Malene celebrates 20th birthday today |url=https://esctoday.com/671/malene_celebrates_20th_birthday_today/ |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=Esctoday}}
At Eurovision
File:Saku_Suurhall_(cropped).jpg in Tallinn, Estonia.]]
The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 took place at Saku Suurhall in Tallinn, Estonia, on 25 May 2002.{{cite web |title=Tallinn 2002–Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/tallinn-2002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102233622/https://eurovision.tv/event/tallinn-2002 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |access-date=14 March 2021 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)}} The participants list included the previous year's winning country, the "Big Four" countries, consisting of {{Esccnty|France}}, {{Esccnty|Germany}}, {{Esccnty|Spain}}. and the {{Esccnty|United Kingdom}}, any eligible countries which did not compete in the 2001 contest, and countries which had obtained the highest average points total at the previous year's contest, up to 24 total participants.{{cite web |date=28 September 2001 |title=Rules of the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 |url=http://www.myledbury.co.uk/eurovision/pdf/esc2002.pdf |access-date=30 August 2022 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |via=myledbury.co.uk}} According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the bottom six countries in the {{escyr|2001||2001 contest}} competed in the final. On 9 November 2001, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Denmark was set to perform in position 14, following the entry from the {{esccnty|Finland|y=2002}} and before the entry from {{esccnty|Bosnia and Herzegovina|y=2002}}.{{cite web |title=Rules of Eurovision Song Contest 2002 |url=http://www.myledbury.co.uk/eurovision/pdf/esc2002.pdf |access-date=9 November 2014 |publisher=Myledbury}} At the contest, Malene Mortensen performed the English version of "{{lang|da|Vis mig hvem du er|i=no}}", titled "Tell Me Who You Are".{{Cite web |last=Bakker |first=Sietse |title=Denmark: 2.6 million saw Malene winning |url=https://esctoday.com/383/denmark_2-6_million_saw_malene_winning/ |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=Esctoday}} Denmark finished in twenty-fourth (last) place with 7 points.{{cite web |title=Final of Tallinn 2002 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/tallinn-2002/final |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408182851/https://eurovision.tv/event/tallinn-2002/final |archive-date=8 April 2021 |access-date=8 April 2021 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}} This was the first time Denmark finished in last place at the Eurovision Song Contest.
The show was broadcast on DR1 with commentary by Keld Heick. DR appointed Signe Svendsen as its spokesperson to announce the Danish votes during the show. The contest was watched by a total of 2 million viewers in Denmark.{{cite web | url=http://tvm.tns-gallup.dk/tvm/pm/2002/pm0221.htm | title=Ugens TV-tal|website=tvm.tns-gallup.dk }}
= Voting =
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Denmark and awarded by Denmark in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to {{esccnty|Malta|y=2002}} in the contest.{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable" |
| + Points awarded to Denmark{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Tallinn 2002 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/tallinn-2002/final/results/denmark |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=8 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408184156/https://eurovision.tv/event/tallinn-2002/final/results/denmark |archive-date=8 April 2021 |url-status=live}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country |
|---|
| scope="row" | 12 points
| |
| scope="row" | 10 points
| |
| scope="row" | 8 points
| |
| scope="row" | 7 points
| |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Esc|Israel|y=2002}} |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| |
| scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Lithuania|1988|y=2002}}|{{Esc|Malta|y=2002}}|{{Esc|Turkey|y=2002}}}} |
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2002}}
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