Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Country	Denmark
National selection
Selection process	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2006
Selection date(s)	11 February 2006
Selected entrant	Sidsel Ben Semmane
Selected song	"Twist of Love"
Finals performance
Final result	18th, 26 points

Denmark chose their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in a final held on 11 February at the Gigantium Arena in Aalborg. Sidsel Ben Semmane was unanimously selected to represent Denmark in Athens with the song "Twist of Love". Sidsel had a good presentation of her song which is a mix of elements from country and rock 'n' roll. Twist of Love picked up top marks from all four regional juries. The song was written and composed by Niels Drevsholt.

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.

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.

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2006

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Søren Poppe & Lene Matthiesen	En som dig	30	3rd
2	David Mader	Heaven - Ease Your Troubled Mind	-	-
3	Neighbours	Je ne regrette rien	20	5th
4	Sidsel Ben Semmane	"Twist of Love"	48	1st
5	Claus Hasfeldt	Ta’ hjertet med	-	-
6	Jørgen Thorup	Søde gys	-	-
7	Kim Schwartz	Åh amore	26	4th
8	Kristine Blond	Make This Night Forever	-	-
9	Christian Bach & Trine Jepsen	Grib mig	-	-
10	Danni Elmo	2 in 1	36	2nd

The positions of the other five entries were never announced.

See also

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest