Еуровидение 2006: Данияның қатысуы мен нәтижелері

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Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Twist of Love" written by Niels Drevsholt. The song was performed by Sidsel Ben Semmane. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2006 in order to select the Danish entry for the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece. Ten songs competed in a televised show where "Twist of Love" performed by Sidsel Ben Semmane was the winner as decided upon through two rounds of public voting. As one of the ten highest placed finishers in 2005, Denmark automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing during the show in position 9, Denmark placed eighteenth out of the 24 participating countries with 26 points.

Prior to the 2006 contest, Denmark had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty four times since its first entry in 1957. Denmark had won the contest, to this point, on two occasions: in with the song "Dansevise" performed by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, and in with the song "Fly on the Wings of Love" performed by Olsen Brothers. In the 2005 contest, "Talking to You" performed by Jakob Sveistrup qualified Denmark to the final placing ninth. The Danish national broadcaster, DR, broadcasts the event within Denmark and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. DR confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest on 17 June 2005. The show was televised on DR1 as well as streamed online at the official DR website. The national final was watched by 1.651 million viewers in Denmark.

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) and the ten highest placed finishers in the 2005 contest are required to qualify from the semi final in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from the semi final progress to the final. As one of the ten highest placed finishers in the 2005 contest, Denmark automatically qualified to compete in the final on 20 May 2006. On 21 March 2006, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Denmark was set to perform in position 9, following the entry from Germany and before the entry from Russia. Denmark placed eighteenth in the final, scoring 26 points. The semi final and final were broadcast on DR1 with commentary by Mads Vangsø and Adam Duvå Hall. The Danish spokesperson, who announced the Danish votes during the final, was Jørgen de Mylius. The final of the contest was watched by a total of 1.7 million viewers in Denmark.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Denmark and awarded by Denmark in the semi final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Sweden in the semi final and to Finland in the final of the contest.