Thomas Blachman, Pernille Rosendahl and Cutfather returned for their respective fourth, third and second seasons.

On 12 September 2011 it was announced that Thomas Blachman, Pernille Rosendahl and Cutfather would all be returning as judges for season 5, along with Lise Rønne as host.

The 6 eliminated acts were: Key: The live shows started on 10 February 2012 at DR Byen.

There was no elimination this week due to Nicoline Simone & Jean Michel withdrawing for personal reasons.

The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Morten Benjamin, was automatically eliminated.