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.

Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Country Denmark
National selection
Selection processDansk Melodi Grand Prix
1997
Selection date(s)1 March 1997
Selected entrantKølig Kaj
Selected song"Stemmen i mit liv"
Finals performance
Final result16th, 25 points
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1996 1997 1999►

Before Eurovision

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1997

The final was held at the DR TV studios in Copenhagen, hosted by Hans Otto Bisgård. Ten songs competed in the contest and the winner was selected solely by a public televote, which led to the victory of "Stemmen i mit liv" performed by Kølig Kaj. The song won by a relatively narrow margin over "Utopia" performed 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]

Final – 1 March 1997
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 Lars Nielsen "Du er den eneste" Peter Michael 535 8
2 Gry Harrit "Mon du tænker en smule på mig" Erik Nielsen, Søren Kollerup 185 10
3 Gorm Bull Sarning "Si' mig li' Mari'" Ebbe Ravn, Gorm Bull Sarning 1,642 3
4 Maria Abel "Hyldest til livet" Maria Abel, Michael Ronson 1,275 5
5 Stay Tuned "Hvor går man hed med kærlighed" Jacob Launbjerg 452 9
6 Dennis Ademsen Jensen "Livet er en ubåd" Knud Andersen, Michael Neergaard 642 7
7 Kølig Kaj "Stemmen i mit liv" Thomas Lægård, Lars Pedersen 5,695 1
8 Jette Torp "Utopia" Iben Plesner, Ivar Lind Greiner 5,331 2
9 Hans Olsen "Et skyggespil" Cathrine Borg, Hans Olsen 916 6
10 Lei Moe "Vejen til paradis" Kirsten Østrup, Tom Østrup 1,432 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
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

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

See also

References

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