DR announced in July 2014 that they aimed to make changes to competition with the goal of producing " Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2.0 " , which stressed quality over quantity . The entertainment director for DR , Jan Lagermand Lundme , stated that the competition would seek out more authentic and real songs that can connect with viewers , providing the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 winning Austrian entry " Rise Like a Phoenix " performed by Conchita Wurst and the second-placed 2014 Dutch entry " Calm After the Storm " performed by The Common Linnets , as examples of such songs that had a story to tell
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015