You’re not hallucinating. Sissal has won Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025.
Sissal, a firm fan favourite ahead of the contest, delivered non-stop power in a glittering outfit as she brought down the house inside the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning.
She had to battle against seven other acts — and battle she did by belting out the big notes and showing a lot of leg. It was a masterclass in confidence that saw her through to the superfinal against Adel the Second (“The Unluckiest Boy Alive”) and Tim Schou (“Proud”) .
Result of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025
First round:
Mariya – “I Belong To Me” (out)
Tim Schou – “Proud” (super final)
Max Ulver – “Supernova” (out)
Hervé Toure – “ALLEZ ALLEZ” (out)
Maria Mathea – “Air” (out)
Adel the Second – “The Unluckiest Boy Alive” (super final)
Sissal – “Hallucination” (super final)
Andreas Kruse – “Hear My Prayer” out
Super final:
- Sissal – “Hallucination” – 38 points (jury 20, public 18)
- Tim Schou – “Proud – 37 points (jury 14, public 23)
- Adel the Second – “The Unluckiest Boy Alive” – 25 points (jury 16, public 9)
Format of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025
The Danish public were able to vote on the DMGP app over the past week, one time per entry. Tonight the public got a new opportunity to vote at the beginning of the show.
Three songs went through to the Super Final round, based on the votes from both the public vote and the jury vote. Each vote accounts for 50% of the total vote. The jury consisted of 10 Danish Eurovision fans and 10 international experts from 10 different countries — including our very own Denmark editor Simon Falk.
A new round of voting opened for the Super Final, where the winner was determined once again by 50% public vote and 50% jury vote.
Who was your favourite in Denmark tonight? Can Sissal get Denmark back into the grand final in Eurovision? Let us know in the comments below.
I really like this. The song is a banger and i dont mind being a bit outdated, its cool. And Sissal is lifting the song to a higher level. Im sure the viewers will appreciate her strong voice. This will qualify! Im quite sure. Yes, im also not a big fan of her outfit. This song needs something flowy
Congratulations Danmark, with a decent dance-song.
All the best of good luck and hope you qualify this ESC 25.
Sissal Doormat from Ikea?
(Sorry..
Decent song, difficult to predict where it will end up because we have many dance tracks in 2025, good luck Denmark.
Thought would be fan favourite? Such a bad year don’t see why could not be Q with so many meh songs in SF2?
This is shaping up to be quite a good year.
I just watched an interview with Sissal. Here she commented on the comments about her outfit. She always wants to see if things need to be changed, but overall she was happy with how she looked. She felt confident and took great care to represent others who also look like her. I think this is a really cool message. She stand by who she is and how she look. She is amazing. She also confirmed that she wants to change the staging, as wind machines are cool, but its not a “wow” factor in Eurovision. She is not good at… Read more »
Due to the tight deadline, DR will not make any radical changes to Sissal’s stage show.
“The starting point is that we keep the performance we have seen in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, but beef it up so that it fits Eurovision” says Erik Struve Hansen.
“We can’t come up with something completely new in one week, but we can give it even more muscle so that it fits into Eurovision and the huge stage they have built in Switzerland. If the scale is ten, then we have to go up to 12.”
Why one week? Eurovision is in May.
I’m not entirely sure, but apparently there is a deadline for the countries to send their staging to the EBU in 1 week? At least that’s what Erik Struve says in that article.
Ok, I didn’t know that.
I thought Adel the Second had a lot of Eurovision potential in his song. That being said, I do like this and it’s got a LOT of potential. Great great vocals! ESC Scoreboard has this as 12th currently so this is really good by Denmark’s standards and actually, quite a lot of people have this as their favourite! If Denmark can get to the final, BIG jury potential as well as moderate televote potential – this could actually do really well! It certainly would have won a decade ago!
Why is everyone talking about her outfit? Its not THAT bad. She looks amazing.
I also see a lot of old people in Denmark commenting on it, but I know why they talk about it, which is disgusting. I hope Its not because of that eurofans are talking about it….
So why are they talking about it? You lost me…
according to them you have to be a size xs to be able to wear it. It’s fair not to like the outfit, but that’s no excuse for body shaming
Sissal is so beautiful!
Oh, that! Yes, I absof******lutely agree.
and it makes me so angry when I read mean comments from old people on social medias just because their favorite Tim didn’t win. Its disgusting behaviour
It’s not about her size. It’s about to perform in underpants devalues ??her (and whatever woman-singer )as an artist and as a woman.
I’ve read comments that clearly talk about size, which is not okay at all
I agree on that.
Old people?
Isn’t that age shaming?
huh? It’s a fact that you’ll get old one day lol
You said you read “comments from old people”…
That’s age discrimination.
because they are old? what do you suggest for me I say instead Paul? I’m down for ideas
to say*
I think it’s less about the outfit and more about the fact that the staging was so bad that folks are thinking it’s the outfit’s fault.
It could be. I agree that the staging was bad
That stylist is no friend of hers. Please change!
But the song is not to bad. It has a Euphoria feeling over it and with her Adele vocals to it.
Denmark’s best entry in years, they will hallucinate when they qualify to final
The song is OK, but I liked Sand more. but more importantly, as a vocal fashion and costume nerd here, without shade. She needs a new stylist, asap. She needs a cute, floaty chiffon dress, pumps and a more voluminous hair style, stat.
Absolute rubbish, she looked amazing. Chiffon dress and pumps?? I think not
And a nice wardrobe malfunction while we’re at it.
Sissal’s song has an immediate impact with its catchy chorus, upbeat tempo, and strong vocals.
While there’s nothing particularly new about the song, it shows potential to qualify and make it to the final. Sissal is clearly the asset in that song and her team will need to work on the staging to emphasize her talent and elevate the song. Last night, my favourite was Adel the Second, whose staging stood out as simple, smart, and effective but I understand why Hallucination won. Good luck Sissal!
It’s like it was AI generated, sorry.
Another crappy song from Denmark ?
Nej, det er ikke.
Disappointing that we’ve yet another generic pop song added to the already very long list of disappointing songs this year. Sissal can certainly sing but unless there are significant changes to the staging / styling I can’t see this standing out.
Oh wow! OMG This is GREAT! I LOVE IT! Her live performance is stunning! And the song is great. Well done. My Top 3
You’re comment is way too positive for this forum. How dare you
LOL – I think you are right! 😀
Firstly the outfit NO. Please destroy before semi final and all other similar styles. Secondly this is normally the type of song i like but all i hear is the word hallucination repeated over and over. This may struggle to qualify.
She looked fab in that outfit
The camera angles did her no favours. I had flash back of Ronela Alb opening her semi final in a similar outfit. Again the camera angles did her no favours either.
She does not.
No, she looked like an old lady in the pants shop. And the wind machine was outdated 20 years ago. The worst staging and outfit of this year so far (including ridiculous Spanish one)
The song got uplifted by her charisma and vocals. But the choreography needs to be changed, it’s really bad now.
Typical of Denmark: selecting the most basic pop song. In a normal edition this wouldn’t qualify.
Adel The Second was far more interesting and entertaining. Tim Schou would have been good too.
They actually ditched the real quality entry, “Air” earlier on .
Yes girl! So solid and a catchy tune, nothing revolutionary but she does the basics so so well. She’s my winner of the power vocal dance tracks so far (ahead of melody and gaja).
Wonderful song and beautiful voice
I like the track and the artist, but it sounds uncomfortably similar to Euphoria to me, especially the instrumentation. But I would like to see Denmark’s luck change.
I can see this surprising slot of people.
It’s a decent song with strong vocals but the staging and styling definitely need work.
I reckon this one will qualify and likely end up left side of the scoreboard in the final too. (possibly even cracking top 10 if staged right)
No like it I prefer sand last year and NQ ..
Impressive vocally but too repetitive and blant. Possible NQ
In such a weak year that is 2025, Sissal shouldn’t have any problem to qualify and make Denmark come back to the final for the first time since 2019.
Still waiting for the winner of Eurovision though… at this point I honestly don’t see any challenger for Sweden if they send KAJ (fingers crossed) or Mans (yeah, sorry for those who don’t like him but he sure can perform).
She can sing for sure!!! The song is not my cup of tea but it’s definitely one of the better ones this year!!!
I’m glad Sissal won this, since “Hallucination” was the best option imo, in a decent year for DMGP. Enjoyable, memorable and well-performed, it definitely deserves a place in the final (and has already won a place in my playlist). Best of luck Denmark!
One of the best songs so far in ESC 2025. Go Denmark – from your neighbor to the east.
The best option has won, she has a great voice, congrats Denmark, good luck Sissal!
My goodness me, Sissal can sing!
I really enjoyed the studio version but this takes things to another level!
First, kudos to DR. DMGP this year was 100X better than the last couple of years (production, flow AND songs). Sissal’s win was fair! She nailed the vocals. Staging can be improved but she has a winning vibe (in general, not for ESC), she lives her dream and I have a feeling she will take Denmark to the final. The other two songs did also justice. Tim Schous’s song would also do well in ESC. And Adel was a revelation, if there was no Sissal, Adel would have won. Interesting song, catchy, happy vibes, and interesting staging. Held og lykke,… Read more »
Sisal was the best option, it’s a catchy song. She is in the second half of the second half though and Malta & Finland might outshine her. Borderline qualifier for me
That semi final now consists of women having a secret hallucination of them coming, which we should know about. (Do re mi fa so.) They’re serving… oh, you get the point.
But here’s the problem: Won’t their televote be split three ways?
I’m glafd for Sissal’s win, but I do think the staging needs a bit of work to stand out in Basel.
A bit? It needs a complete different route in every possible way.
yeah the staging needs to be improved
Oh wow. If jury only gave one more point to Tim, he would’ve won. Aaaaaah. Well, congratulations Sissal. She was my second favorite tonight even though that performance was absolutely awful performance wise. 🙁 She could’ve and should’ve done so much more.
It’s not points (if I am not mistaken). It’s the overall % of total votes (jury and televote). So Sissal won with 38% of total votes. That’s a weird point and winner revelation for sure. Men, det er Danmark og vi elsker DK!
Can someone explain the vote split? It was bit anticlimactic and weird. Was the first part the jury and the second the televote?
Anyways I would’ve been happy with any of the three but I preferred Adel, he was the only one bringing something truly distinct and modern. Sissal is a powerhouse tho, deserving winner.
Yes the first part was the jury and the second was the televote
denmark NQ
Oh hello David you lovely bundle of joy
here to give brutel honest opinions
Of course xx
would you rather me lie and say its amazing no you wouldnt
Who would you have liked to win
Tim because it would have stood out more the semi
Yes he would stand out and still NQ, so what is your point?
no he would have qualfied
hmm okay. we will never find out. fortunately
yeah because they made the wrong choice
no we didn’t 😉
yeah you did
anyway I’m proud of Sissal and our song
yeah proud of nq
yes if she does not qualify I will still be proud. I was also proud of Saba. I would not be proud with Tim’s song and when he would nq
nope i would be proud of tim but not of generic pop
okay David, but I guess are not from denmark? so does it really matter?
you are not*
i am here to give a brutel opinion so yeah actually and no i am not from Denmark i am giving a outside perspective
Let’s see if your comment ages well…
it will
It took me 5 seconds of listening to Tim’s track to tell you it would be a categoric NQ, sorry
You sound like a 9 year old, making bold statements as if they’re fact. Like somehow you’ve looked in to the future and seen Hallucination non qualify, and somehow you’ve also looked in to an alternate reality and seen Tim qualify for the final LOL. Your delusion is hilarious. Keep them comments coming….I’ve just made myself a rather large batch of buttered popcorn.
Yes I’m drunk. Please stop me
I think you need an espressio machiatto?
I’d rather a milkshake
That’s the drink talking, you’ll be sorry in the morning
Sorry, we will not even serve you Kant
I mean , I do love Sissal’s thighs so well done. But now I’ve lost Adel AND Rikki. I am in mourning
Adel was a joy. If he were to represent DK, he would do very well. Interesting song, vocals and staging. Catchy!
Called it: Unless the jury tanks Tim Schou, Tim will win. And the jury tanked him.
And we love that
Sissal has the most chances to do well for Denmark. Though, will likely get a Jessica Mauboy type of result.
Jeez Denmark really need to work on the results build up!
YES THANK YOU MY LOVELY COUNTRY.
Adel won the televote which is also deserved!
I thought Tim won the televote?
Oh he did? I was too happy that Sissal won so I didnt pay attention to him hahahaha sorry
Oh is that what happened?? I assumed it was the other way round
Idk who won the televote. I got confused. Im just happy Sissal won lol
Sissal winning by 1 point O.O
I will be happy with either Proud of Hallucination.
Or*
Oh god come on ADEL
Fly baby fly!
On the wings of love?
Happy silver jubilee, brothers.
Does anyone know how I can vote?
Adel’s dancing is giving Christine and the Queens Tilted at Glastonbury
He can’t help it
Oh hello my lovely!
I do like Adel live, but my only problem with the song is that is not going anywhere
Dane how dare you. It’s going EVERYWHERE!
It needs something more at the end, but I will not be mad if he win
Go Tim! Make Danmark proud!
Adel for the win, if only because he uses proper grammar. “People..prettier than I”