Denmark in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Denmark has competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest three times. Danish broadcaster DR hosted the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003, having developed the contest's predecessor MGP Nordic.[1]

Denmark in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Denmark
Participating broadcasterDanish Broadcasting Corporation (DR)
Participation summary
Appearances3
First appearance2003
Last appearance2005
Highest placement4th: 2005
Host2003
Related articles
MGP Junior
External links
Denmark's page at JuniorEurovision.tv Edit this at Wikidata
For the most recent participation see
Denmark in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005

History

In spring 2000, Danmarks Radio launched a song contest for aspiring singers aged 8 to 15, for which the format proved to be a success and caught the attention of Norway and Sweden two years later, making a pre-Scandinavian song contest known as MGP Nordic, first held in 2002.[2] The EBU later picked up on the idea of said format and created a pan-European version, known as the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.[3]

Having come in the top five in the first three contests, DR decided not to participate in the contest from 2006 onwards to continue with MGP Nordic alongside Sweden's SVT and Norway's NRK.[4] In 2007, DR revealed that they had no intention to return to the contest, choosing to stick with the MGP Nordic competition.[5]

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) had previously been negotiating with commercial broadcasters to replace the Nordic broadcasters at Junior Eurovision. TV 2 has however ruled out Junior Eurovision participation.[6]

On 17 February 2018, it was reported that the EBU is calling on Danish broadcaster Denmark's Radio (DR) to return to Junior Eurovision after a 12-year break.[7] In October 2023, the EBU launched a child safety and protection protocol that aims to remove pressure, in hopes of bringing back the Nordic countries in 2024 and beyond.[8]

Participation overview
Year Artist Song Language Place Points
2003 Anne Gadegaard "Arabiens drøm" Danish 5 93
2004 Cool Kids "Pigen er min" Danish 5 116
2005 Nicolai Kielstrup "Shake Shake Shake" Danish, English 4 121

Commentators and spokespersons

The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov.[9] The Danish broadcaster, DR, sent their own commentators to each contest in order to provide commentary in the Danish language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from Denmark. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2003.

Year(s) Commentator Spokesperson
2003 Nicolai Molbech Unknown
2004 Anne Gadegaard
2005 Caroline Forsberg Thybo
2006–2023 No broadcast Did not participate

Hostings
Year Location Venue Presenters
2003 Copenhagen Forum Copenhagen Camilla Ottesen and Remee

See also

References
  1. "Copenhagen 2003". junioreurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  2. "MGP Nordic 2002". esconnet.dk (in Danish). 27 April 2002. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
  3. "First EBU press release on JESC 2003". European Broadcasting Union. 22 November 2002. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. "Scandinavian JESC pull-out". ESCToday. 18 April 2006. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  5. Viniker, Barry (2006-12-07). "Denmark: No return to JESC in 2007". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  6. Bakker, Sietse (2006-04-20). "Junior: 'Commercial channels to take part'". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  7. Granger, Anthony (17 February 2018). "Denmark: EBU Wants To See Country's Return to Junior Eurovision". Eurovoix.
  8. Mancheño, José Miguel (3 October 2023). "La UER pondrá en marcha un nuevo protocolo de protección a la infancia en Eurovisión Junior" [The EBU will launch a new child protection protocol at Junior Eurovision]. ESCplus España (in Spanish).
  9. Fisher, Luke James (21 November 2015). "Tonight: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015!". Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Bulgaria 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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