Denmark in semi-final horror

Tonight we will find out if Sissal can send Denmark to the final at Eurovision for the first time since 2019.

It's time for the second Eurovision semi-final, where Denmark will fight for one of the coveted places in the final. Can Sissal break the curse after six years of final drought? We'll find out tonight, and Ekstra Bladet is here from Basel, where we'll cover the semi-final minute by minute

Life hasn't been the same since singer Sissal won the Danish Melodi Grand Prix back in March. Her calendar has been jam-packed with gigs and planning for the big Eurovision performance, which takes place on Thursday night. Sissal describes the time as fantastic, but there is also a clear downside to the medal.

"Hey Faroese! I just want to say a thousand thanks for all the support, and I'm terribly proud to be Faroese, and really touched by how everyone stands together about this here. This is what Sissal Jóhanna Norðberg Niclasen says in a greeting to all Faroese, now that the countdown to her Eurovision participation has seriously begun.  Right now, the bookmakers do not expect Sissal Jóhanna and "Hallucination" to win Denmark's first final place sin…