| Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | ||||
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| Country |  Denmark | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 2016 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 13 February 2016 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Lighthouse X | |||
| Selected song | "Soldiers of Love" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (17th) | |||
| Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Soldiers of Love" written by Sebastian F. Ovens, Daniel Lund Jørgensen, Katrine Klith Andersen, Søren Bregendal, Johannes Nymark and Martin Skriver. The song was performed by the group Lighthouse X. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2016 in order to select the Danish entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Ten songs competed in a televised show where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. The results of the first round were decided upon through the combination of jury voting and public voting while in the second round, the winner was selected solely by public televoting. "Soldiers of Love" performed by Lighthouse X was the winner after gaining 42% of the public vote.
Denmark was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2016. Performing during the show in position 13, "Soldiers of Love" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Denmark placed seventeenth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 34 points, effectively making it the worst result for Denmark in Eurovision since its debut in 1957.