Denmark’s DMGP Winner Sissal Is Back Already — And She’s Not Asking for Permission

Some artists win their national final and immediately disappear into a polite cloud of press interviews, studio sessions and “exciting things coming soon”.

Sissal did not get that memo.

Just one year after winning Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the Faroese singer is returning to the competition on 14 February, attempting something Denmark has not seen in four decades: an immediate comeback by a reigning winner.

Casual behaviour? Not remotely.
Fascinating behaviour? Absolutely.

According to Sissal, the decision was locked in as early as August, meaning she has spent months carrying around a secret large enough to explode most group chats.

This is particularly impressive considering she openly admits she is terrible at keeping secrets.

The whole idea apparently started as a joke. After Eurovision, she half-seriously wondered out loud if she should simply do it all again. People remembered. People repeated it. The joke slowly turned into a conversation. The conversation turned into a plan.

And suddenly, Sissal was back in DMGP mode.

It is worth stressing just how unusual this is. The last time a DMGP winner tried to reclaim the trophy the very next year was in 1986, when Søren and Kirsten attempted a third victory after winning in 1984 and 1985. They finished fourth.

Since then, winners have politely stepped aside.

Until now.

Sissal does not pretend the choice was obvious. She admits she asked herself uncomfortable questions. What if she loses? What if people decide she belongs permanently in a “Melodi Grand Prix box”? What if the fall feels steeper than the previous climb felt high?

Then she decided to stop overthinking.

In her own words, she owns it.

She loves Melodi Grand Prix. She loves what the contest represents. And she wants to help reinforce the idea that DMGP is a platform artists actively want to be part of, not something you outgrow after one good year.

That mindset alone already makes her return feel less like nostalgia and more like intention.

This year, Sissal competes with a new song titled “Infinity”. Subtle? No. Effective? Absolutely.

Even more interestingly, bookmakers have already placed her as an early favourite to win again. Which means Denmark has collectively decided to add a healthy layer of pressure before rehearsals have even started.

Returning winners occupy a strange space in national final culture.

They challenge the invisible rulebook that says you should leave while you are ahead. They invite direct comparisons with your own legacy. They risk slightly denting a perfect record.

But they also send a powerful message: winning once does not automatically close the chapter.

Sissal seems fully aware of all of this.

And she is doing it anyway.

Whether she wins again or not almost feels secondary at this point.

The real story is that she is willing to gamble her flawless DMGP status simply because she loves the contest and believes in it.

That is a very Eurovision-coded reason.

Denmark’s 14 February show just became considerably more interesting.

And somewhere, Søren and Kirsten are probably nodding with respectful 80s approval.

Source: BT