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Never Ever Let You Go

"Never Ever Let You Go", originally released as "Der står et billede af dig på mit bord" (Danish: [te̝ ˈstɒˀ e̝t ˈpe̝ləðə æ ˈtɑj pʰɔ mit ˈpoˀɐ̯, - æ -]; transl. "There is a picture of you on my table"), is a 2001 song by Danish musical duo Rollo & King. The song represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 after winning Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2001, Denmark's national final for the contest.

The song is from the perspective of a man who has lost his lover. He pleads with her to return and promises that he will "never ever let you go".

Originally, the band had planned to enter the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2001 with a song called "Den eneste ene" (pronounced [tən ˈe̝ːnəstə ˈe̝ːnə]; "The only one"). However, the song was rejected by Mega Records, with the director saying "it's shit". In a week, the band found an unfinished idea called "Der står et billede af dig på mit bord", which the director approved.

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2001 was the selection process used to select the Danish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. On 4 January 2001, the 10 songs that were scheduled to compete in the contest were revealed.

In polls and rehearsals before the show, "Never Ever Let You Go" was regarded as a favorite to win the contest, with the song, according to Danish newspaper Berlingske, earned the biggest applause from the audience.

The final took place at the Herning Conference Centre in Herning, on 17 February 2001. The winner was selected by the votes of 4 televoting regions (4/5) and an expert jury (1/5) in two rounds. In the first round, the top five entries were selected to proceed to the second round. The song was performed in Danish for the contest. In the second round, the song would win by a wide margin, scoring a near perfect score of 58 points.

The song was performed twenty-third (last) on the night, following Greece's Antique with "Die for You". At the close of voting, it had received 177 points (12 points from Croatia, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Ireland and Norway), placing 2nd in a field of 23.

It was succeeded as Danish representative at the 2002 contest by Malene with "Tell Me Who You Are".

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