North Vision Song Contest 30 • Confirmation Thread

Just moments ago, Denmark revealed the entrant and song that would be representing the country in the upcoming 30th edition. After confirming that their entry will be selected internally, and also hinting that the artist will be "no stranger to the NVSC fans", the Danish broadcaster finally unveiled who that artist is!

The artist was presented during the DR1 evening talk show Aftenshowet, whose hosts include Lise Rønne and Ulla Essendrop (NVSC 12 and 15 hosts respectively). Before officially announcing the Danish entrant, it was revealed that the artist, unlike it was mostly speculated, was not a previous NVSC participant, but rather a previous DMGP participant. DR reportedly said that the broadcaster has been trying to select the artist for a while, but did not manage to do so. The recent announcement of new music, gave the opportunity to DR to secure the artist for the contest.

Without further ado, the entry that will represent Denmark in Malmö is..




Agnes Obel (born October 28, 1980) is singer/songwriter and classically trained pianist with an elegant and elastic voice. She took up the piano at a very young age; citing influences as diverse as PJ Harvey and Claude Debussy, and drawing comparisons to the likes Ane Brun, Eva Cassidy, and Joni Mitchell.

Her poised and melancholic chamber pop draws from the same atmosphere-heavy well as cinematic spellcasters like Antony & the Johnsons and Lisa Hannigan, but with a succinct aura of Scandinavian refinery. Her evocative blend of classical, pop, jazz, and electronic music found success in Europe on the strength of the platinum-selling Philharmonics (2011) and Aventine (2013). Her ambitious 2016 release, Citizen of Glass, which introduced ghostly electronics, voice modulation, and a late-'20s monophonic synthesizer called a Trautonium into the mix, helped to establish her overseas as well.

Obel previously took part twice in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix: in the 15th edition with "Familiar" (9th place) and the 17th edition with "Golden Green" (8th place), both from her third studio album.

She recently announced the release of her fourth studio album, Myopia, scheduled for release on 21 February 2020 and includes the first single "Island of Doom", which will be her NVSC entry in Malmö.