Denmark won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000 with the Olsen Brothers’ “Fly on the Wings of Love.”
The 2000 contest was held in Stockholm, Sweden, following Sweden’s win with Charlotte Nilsson in 1999. The Olsen Brothers, Jørgen and Niels, represented Denmark with a soft rock ballad that became one of the country’s best-known Eurovision entries.
Denmark won with 195 points, finishing ahead of Russia and Latvia. The song was written by Jørgen Olsen and was performed in English, reflecting the increasing use of English-language entries after Eurovision’s language restrictions were removed.
The victory was Denmark’s second Eurovision win. Its first had come in 1963 with Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann’s “Dansevise.” The Olsen Brothers’ win also helped establish Denmark as a strong Nordic competitor before the country’s later victories in 2013 and 2021.