Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | ||||
| Country | Denmark | |||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 | |||
| Selection date | 10 February 2018 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Higher Ground" | |||
| Artist | Rasmussen | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (5th, 204 points) | |||
| Final result | 9th, 226 points | |||
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Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Higher Ground" written by Niclas Arn and Karl Eurén. The song was performed by Rasmussen. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 in order to select the Danish entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. Ten songs competed in a televised show where "Higher Ground" performed by Rasmussen was the winner as decided upon through the combination of jury voting and public voting over two rounds.
Denmark was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2018. Performing during the show in position 5, "Higher Ground" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 12 May. It was later revealed that Denmark placed fifth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 204 points. In the final, Denmark performed in position 15 and placed ninth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 226 points.