Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Denmark participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "Fly on the Wings of Love" written by Jørgen Olsen. The song was performed by the Olsen Brothers. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2000 in order to select the Danish entry for the 2000 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Ten songs competed in a televised show where "Smuk som et stjerneskud" performed by the Olsen Brothers was the winner as decided upon through two rounds of jury voting and public voting. The song was later translated from Danish to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "Fly on the Wings of Love".
| Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
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| Country | Denmark | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2000 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 19 February 2000 | |||
| Selected entrant | Olsen Brothers | |||
| Selected song | "Fly on the Wings of Love" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Jørgen Olsen | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 195 points | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Denmark competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May 2000. Performing during the show in position 14, Denmark placed first out of the 24 participating countries, winning the contest with 195 points. This was Denmark's second win in the Eurovision Song Contest; their first victory was in 1963.