The final was held at the
DR TV studios in
Copenhagen on 1 March 1997 and 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] The show was watched by 1.1 million viewers in Denmark, making it the most popular show of the evening and third most popular show of the week.[2]
Heading into the final of the contest, RTÉ reported that bookmakers ranked the entry 19th out of the 25 entries.[3] On the night of the final Kølig Kaj performed 21st in the running order, following
Russia and preceding
France. At the close of voting "Stemmen i mit liv" had received 25 points, placing Denmark 16th of the 25 entries.[4] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners the United Kingdom.[5] The contest was watched by a total of 1 million viewers in Denmark.[6]
The final was held at the
DR TV studios in
Copenhagen on 1 March 1997 and 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] The show was watched by 1.1 million viewers in Denmark, making it the most popular show of the evening and third most popular show of the week.[2]
Heading into the final of the contest, RTÉ reported that bookmakers ranked the entry 19th out of the 25 entries.[3] On the night of the final Kølig Kaj performed 21st in the running order, following
Russia and preceding
France. At the close of voting "Stemmen i mit liv" had received 25 points, placing Denmark 16th of the 25 entries.[4] The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners the United Kingdom.[5] The contest was watched by a total of 1 million viewers in Denmark.[6]