Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006


Denmark was represented by Sidsel Ben Semmane in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Twist of Love". The song was written and composed by Niels Drevsholt. Sidsel had a good presentation of her song which is a mix of elements from country and rock 'n' roll.
The youngest artist this year is 17-year-old Sidsel who comes from Århus, Denmark. Her talent was discovered recently by composer Niels Drevsholt who also wrote the song. During her leisure time she likes to perform with the party band Satzmo. Niels Drevsholt has already taken part as composer in the MGP four times. The 2006 song "Twist of Love" tells the story of a young girl like Sidsel that falls in love.

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2006

The final was held on 11 February 2006 at the Gigantium Arena in Aalborg. The winner was selected over two rounds of televoting. In the first round, the top five entries were selected to proceed to the second round. In the second round, the results of the public televote were revealed by Denmark's four regions, with the televoting figures of each region being converted to points and led to the victory of "Twist of Love" performed by Sidsel Ben Semmane, who received top marks from all four televoting regions.

At Eurovision

Due to the top 10 result of Jakob Sveistrup the previous year, Denmark proceeded straight to the finals, finishing in 18th place with 26 points. As Denmark failed to reach top 11 in the final, the country was forced to compete in semi-final of the 2007 Contest.
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  • Points awarded by Denmark