https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Eurovision Song Contest is famous for celebrating everything from cross-dressing ballad singers to heavy metal bands in monster masks, but geopolitics is threatening its 70th anniversary edition. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260426/geopolitics-threatens-70th-anniversary-of-eurovision Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:03:11 +0200 geopolitics-threatens-70th-anniversary-of-eurovision Austria's JJ won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday, with his operatic song "Wasted Love" triumphing at the world's biggest live music television event. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250518/austrias-jj-wins-eurovision-2025-with-opera-techno-fusion Sun, 18 May 2025 09:56:32 +0200 austrias-jj-wins-eurovision-2025-with-opera-techno-fusion Groans and giggles typically greet votes at the annual Eurovision Song Contest, loved and mocked for its kitsch music and seemingly partisan outcomes. But what are the voting patterns, and what external factors help explain them? https://www.thelocal.dk/20250515/what-eurovisions-voting-patterns-can-teach-you-about-european-politics Thu, 15 May 2025 13:40:51 +0200 what-eurovisions-voting-patterns-can-teach-you-about-european-politics Sweden is the only Nordic country left standing ahead of Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest final. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201006/nordics-knocked-out-in-eurovision-semi-finals Tue, 06 Oct 2020 11:51:37 +0200 nordics-knocked-out-in-eurovision-semi-finals Sweden is the only Nordic country left standing ahead of Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest final. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160513/nordics-knocked-out-of-eurovision-semi-finals Fri, 13 May 2016 10:23:18 +0200 nordics-knocked-out-of-eurovision-semi-finals Danes on Friday night voted for the song they wanted to represent them at this summer’s Eurovision contest. But before the euphoria even wore off, the winning entry was accused of being a rip-off of a smash hit German pop song. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160216/is-denmarks-eurovision-entry-a-rip-off Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:52:44 +0100 is-denmarks-eurovision-entry-a-rip-off Anti Social Media's quest to bring the Eurovision crown back to Denmark begins in Vienna on Tuesday – here's what you need to know about the Danish entry in the song contest. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150519/6-things-to-know-about-denmarks-eurovision-entry Tue, 19 May 2015 14:16:55 +0200 6-things-to-know-about-denmarks-eurovision-entry Four young men will carry Denmark's hopes to Vienna for this year's European singing extravaganza. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150208/denmark-to-send-boy-band-to-2015-eurovision Sun, 08 Feb 2015 10:07:00 +0100 denmark-to-send-boy-band-to-2015-eurovision Wonderful Copenhagen's CEO for the past 20 years was fired as the tourist organization attempts to restore the public's confidence following its Eurovision spending scandal. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150107/wonderful-copenhagen-eurovision-spending Wed, 07 Jan 2015 14:01:00 +0100 wonderful-copenhagen-eurovision-spending The tourist organisation Wonderful Copenhagen continues to deal with the fallout of May’s Eurovision song contest after a report that it exaggerated the song contest's effects. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141014/tourist-group-accused-of-inflating-eurovision-numbers Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:46:00 +0200 tourist-group-accused-of-inflating-eurovision-numbers The overspending on May's Eurovision contest has been long known, but the total bill is now calculated at a whopping 334 million kroner and the company behind the show went over its budget by a full 100 million kroner. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141008/copenhagens-eurovision-was-second-most-expensive-ever Wed, 08 Oct 2014 12:38:00 +0200 copenhagens-eurovision-was-second-most-expensive-ever Public broadcaster DR bowed to increasing political and media pressure and release a trove of documents related to the spending scandal-plagued Eurovision contest. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141007/dr-blocks-access-to-key-eurovision-documents Tue, 07 Oct 2014 11:44:00 +0200 dr-blocks-access-to-key-eurovision-documents The Capital Region will give the tourist organisation a one-time payment to help cover its debts. Meanwhile, regional politicians say they haven't been given the truth by chairwoman Sophie Hæstorp Andersen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140820/wonderful-copenhagen-given-lifeline-for-eurovision-debt Wed, 20 Aug 2014 12:15:00 +0200 wonderful-copenhagen-given-lifeline-for-eurovision-debt The chairman of the board of tourist organisation Wonderful Copenhagen steps down while regional politicians debate a cut in funding that the tourism industry fears will negatively impact business. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140818/first-head-rolls-in-eurovision-spending-scandal Mon, 18 Aug 2014 18:26:00 +0200 first-head-rolls-in-eurovision-spending-scandal Organisers of the Eurovision song contest budgeted 34.6 million kroner but spent 112 million. An expert told The Local that he expects a "bloodbath" after such "disastrous management". https://www.thelocal.dk/20140804/eurovision-cost-three-times-more-than-planned Mon, 04 Aug 2014 15:44:00 +0200 eurovision-cost-three-times-more-than-planned The company hired to put on May's Eurovision contest overshot its budget by 70 million kroner ($13 million), leading to massive criticism and a huge bill for the public. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140623/total-eurovision-bill-approaches-100-million-kroner Mon, 23 Jun 2014 14:11:00 +0200 total-eurovision-bill-approaches-100-million-kroner