Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997

Denmark was represented by rapper Kølig Kaj, with the song '"Stemmen i mit liv", at the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 May in Dublin. "Stemmen i mit liv" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 1 March.

Final

The DMGP was held at the DR TV studios in Copenhagen, hosted by Hans Otto Bisgård. Ten songs took part with the winner being decided by televoting. "Stemmen i mit liv" emerged the winner by a relatively narrow margin over "Utopia" by Jette Torp and was regarded as something of a risky choice, as rap had only been tried once before at Eurovision (by the United Kingdom's Love City Groove in 1995), without a great deal of success.^[1]

**DMGP - 1 March 1997**
Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Lars Nielsen	"Du er den eneste"	535	8
2	Gry Harrit	"Mon du tænker en smule på mig"	185	10
3	Gorm Bull Sarning	"Si' mig li' Mari'"	1642	3
4	Maria Abel	"Hyldest til livet"	1275	5
5	Stay Tuned	"Hvor går man hed med kærlighed"	452	9
6	Dennis Ademsen Jensen	"Livet er en ubåd"	642	7
7	Kølig Kaj	"Stemmen i mit liv"	5695	1
8	Jette Torp	"Utopia"	5331	2
9	Hans Olsen	"Et skyggespil"	916	6
10	Lei Moe	"Vejen til paradis"	1432	4

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Kølig Kaj performed 21st in the running order, following Russia and preceding France. Both song and performance were the target of a great deal of mockery from contest commentators – the BBC's famously derisive Terry Wogan remarked "This is about an eejit who falls in love with Directory Enquiries" and later "I'd like to meet the man who introduced rap to Denmark, and give him a piece of my mind". Although widely considered as a likely candidate for the infamous nul-points, at the close of voting "Stemmen i mit liv" had received 25 points, placing Denmark 16th of the 25 entries. The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners the United Kingdom.^[2]

Voting

Points awarded to Denmark

Points Awarded to Denmark
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
			Norway Sweden	Iceland
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
			Greece United Kingdom	Switzerland

Points awarded by Denmark

12 points	United Kingdom
10 points	Ireland
8 points	Estonia
7 points	Cyprus
6 points	Sweden
5 points	Poland
4 points	Italy
3 points	Malta
2 points	Spain
1 point	France

References

Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 ~~1967 to 1977~~ 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 ~~1994~~ 1995 1996 1997 ~~1998~~ 1999 2000 2001 2002 ~~2003~~ 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Artists

1950s	~~1956~~ Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler Raquel Rastenni Birthe Wilke

1960s	Katy Bødtger Dario Campeotto Ellen Winther Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Bjørn Tidmand Birgit Brüel Ulla Pia ~~1967 to 1969~~

1970s	~~1970 to 1977~~ Mabel Tommy Seebach

1980s	Bamses Venner Tommy Seebach and Debbie Cameron Brixx Gry Johansen Hot Eyes Hot Eyes Lise Haavik Anne-Cathrine Herdorf and Bandjo Hot Eyes Birthe Kjær

1990s	Lonnie Devantier Anders Frandsen Lotte Nilsson and Kenny Lübcke Tommy Seebach Band ~~1994~~ Aud Wilken Dorthe Andersen & Martin Loft Kølig Kaj ~~1998~~ Michael Teschl and Trine Jepsen

2000s	Olsen Brothers Rollo & King Malene ~~2003~~ Thomas Thordarsson Jakob Sveistrup Sidsel Ben Semmane DQ Simon Mathew Niels Brinck

2010s	Chanée and N'evergreen A Friend In London Soluna Samay Emmelie de Forest Basim Anti Social Media Lighthouse X

Songs

1950s	~~1956~~ "Skibet skal sejle i nat" "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig"

1960s	"Det var en yndig tid" "Angelique" "Vuggevise" "Dansevise" "Sangen om dig" "For din skyld" "Stop - mens legen er go'" ~~1967 to 1969~~

1970s	~~1970 to 1977~~ "Boom Boom" "Disco Tango"

1980s	"Tænker altid på dig" "Krøller eller ej" "Video, Video" "Kloden drejer" "Det' lige det" "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" "Du er fuld af løgn" "En lille melodi" "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" "Vi maler byen rød"

1990s	"Hallo Hallo" "Lige der hvor hjertet slår" "Alt det som ingen ser" "Under stjernerne på himlen" ~~1994~~ "Fra Mols til Skagen" "Kun med dig" "Stemmen i mit liv" ~~1998~~ "This Time I Mean It"

2000s	"Fly on the Wings of Love" "Never Ever Let You Go" "Tell Me Who You Are" ~~2003~~ "Shame on You" "Talking to You" "Twist of Love" "Drama Queen" "All Night Long" "Believe Again"

2010s	"In a Moment Like This" "New Tomorrow" "Should've Known Better" "Only Teardrops" "Cliche Love Song" "The Way You Are" "Soldiers of Love"

(Note: Entries scored out are when Denmark did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 1997

Countries

Final (by final results)	United Kingdom (winner) Ireland Turkey Italy Cyprus Spain France Estonia Malta Slovenia Poland Greece Hungary Sweden Russia Denmark Croatia Germany Bosnia and Herzegovina Iceland Austria Switzerland Netherlands Norway Portugal

Artists

Final (by final results)	Katrina & The Waves Marc Roberts Şebnem Paker & Grup Etnic Jalisse Hara & Andreas Konstantinou Marcos Llunas Fanny Maarja-Liis Ilus Debbie Scerri Tanja Ribič Anna Maria Jopek Marianna Zorba V.I.P. Blond Alla Pugacheva Kølig Kaj E.N.I. Bianca Shomburg Alma Čardžić Paul Oscar Bettina Soriat Barbara Berta Mrs. Einstein Tor Endresen Célia Lawson

Songs

Final
(by final results)

(Note: All information are in order of appearance

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