Performing during the show in position 13, "Should've Known Better" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 26 May.

[2] Denmark has selected all of their Eurovision entries through the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix.

On 15 August 2011, the broadcaster announced that Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012 would be organised in order to select Denmark's entry for the 2012 contest.

The event was held on 21 January 2012 at the Gigantium in Aalborg, hosted by Louise Wolff and Emil Thorup and was televised on DR1 with commentary by Ole Tøpholm as well as streamed online at the official DR website.

In the first round, the top three songs based on the combination of votes from a public televote and a jury panel qualified to the superfinal.

[11] On 9 January 2012, "Nowhere" written by Tine Lynggaard, Søren Itenov and Christoffer Stjerne and to have been performed by Valentine was disqualified from the competition as the song was released before 1 September 2011, the date allowed by the European Broadcasting Union.

[5] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final.

The stage colours were predominantly warm and the LED screens transitioned from a dawn effect to landscapes at sunset and Chinese lanterns that float towards the sky.

[21][22][23] The musicians that joined Soluna Samay were Ihan Haydar (drums), Barbara Boitumelo Moleko Ærsøe, Jesper Faaborg Jensen and Kewan Padré Hussein, while the backing vocalist was Anja Akselbo.

[24] Ihan Haydar would go on to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 as a member of the band Reddi.

At the end of the show, Denmark was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final.

This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.

In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.