One of the entries in the upcoming Dansk Melodi Grand Prix will be sung by Danish-Icelandic singer Hera Björk. Hera Björk is a big star in her original home country Iceland and has previously tried her luck in the Icelandic preselection, and was one of the backing singers who joined Eurobandid on stage in the 2008 Eurovision in Belgrade. Hera, living in Copenhagen, will now perform the entry “Someday” in the Danish national final 2009, to be aired on January the 31st.
The music of the song is composed by …

DR, the Danish broadcaster, has announced the names of the ten hopefuls to represent the country in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. The Danish final will be held on 31st January in Herning.

Almost 700 songs were submitted to DR for the 2009 preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Out of them, six were selected to compete in the Melodi Grand Prix final. Four more artists, namely Jeppe Laursen, Jimmy Jorgensen, Marie Carmen Koppel and Johnny Deluxe, were invited by the broadcaster to participate.
The full 2009 Melodi Grand Prix final lineup …