DR, the Danish national broadcaster, has confirmed to ESCToday that Denmark will compete at the forthcoming 2023 Eurovision Song Contest next year.

Thus Denmark joins the list of countries who so far have confirmed their participation at ESC 2023. Denmark will select its Eurovision act and entry for 2023 via its traditional national selection Dansk Melodi Grand Prix.

DR will be revealing more details on the 2023 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in due course.

Denmark in Eurovision

Denmark debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957 and has won the competition thrice: 1963 (Grethe & Jorgen Ingmann),  2000 (Olsen Brothers) and 2013 (Emmelie de Forest).

The nordic country has hosted the competetition thrice in its iconic capital Copenhagen (1964, 2001 and 2014) and also played host to the 50th Eurovision anniversary special show in 2005.

Denmark has partaken 50 times in the Eurovision Song Contest. Reddi represented Denmark at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest with their entry ‘ The Show‘.

Source: DR/ESCToday
Photo credit: Corinne Cummings/ EBU


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 22 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.