Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

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Sidsel Ben Semmane represented Denmark at Eurovision.

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.

[edit] Result of National Final

Ten songs competed in the final, and after a period of televoting, five were selected to progress to the 'superfinal', the results of which are below.

№	Song	Singer	Points	Place
1	En som dig	Søren Poppe & Lene Matthiesen Nørrelykke	30	3rd
2	Je ne regrette rien	Neighbours	20	5th
3	Twist Of Love	Sidsel Ben Semmane	48	1st
4	Åh amore	Kim Schwartz	26	4th
5	2 in 1	Danni Elmo	36	2nd