Denmark: DR publish list of DMGP 2016 composers, Emmelie de Forest is among them!

DR has just revealed the list of composers of this year’s candidate songs for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix!

Among the composers, we can see some familiar names including Emmelie de Forest, winner of Eurovision 2013, who already told us about her intentions to be back in the game as a composer:

• David Jay – Rays of Sunlight

Lyrics/Music: Brian Risberg Clausen

Lyrics: Christoffer Stjerne

• Simone – Heart Shaped Hole

Lyrics/Music: Andrew Love, Carl Ryden

• Muri & Mario – To Stjerner

Lyrics/Music: Mads Løkkegaard, Gianluigi Fazio, Murad Mahoud (Muri), Mario Sciacca

• Sophia Nohr – Blue Horizon

Lyrics/Music: Christoffer Lauridsen, Marie Kejs Uhre

• Veronicas Illusion – The Wrong Kind

Lyrics/Music: Freja Jonsson Blomberg, Dimitri Stassos, Peter Boström, Tobias Stigaard Stenkjær

• Lighthouse x – Soldiers of Love

Lyrics/Music: Sebastian F. Ovens, Daniels Lund Jørgensen, Katrine Klith Andersen, Søren Bregndahl, Johannes Nymark, Martin Skriver

• Jessica – Break it Good

Lyrics/Music: Engelina Adrina, Tommy P. Gregersen, David Todua

• Kristel Lisberg – Who Needs a Heart

Lyrics/Music: Sara Ljunggren, Jonas Gladnikoff

• Bracelet – Breakaway

Lyrics/Music: Rebecca Krogmann, Charlie Grönvall, Felix Grönvall, Jimmy Jansson, Nanne Grönvall

• Anja Nissen – Never Alone

Lyrics/Music: Emmelie de Forest, Marureen ”MoZella” McDonald, Rune Westberg

A group of experts headed by Cutfather was in charge of selecting the best 10 songs among a total of 982 applications received, reaching a record number.

Among the candidates, there are some familiar faces for the Danish: Simone already took part at DMGP twice, in 2010 and 2013; Anja Nissen was the winner of The Voice Australia 2013 and, both Sophia Ziegler and Kristel Lisberg are former participants of X Factor Denmark.

The 46th edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix will take place on February 13 in the “Forum Horsens”, Horsens. The winner will represent Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.