Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "", composed by Lars Pedersen, with lyrics by Thomas Lægaard, and performed by Lægaard under the stage name Kølig Kaj. The Danish participating broadcaster, DR, organised the 1997 in order to select its entry for the contest.
DR held the 1997 on 1 March 1997 at its television studios in Copenhagen, hosted by Hans Otto BisgÃÂ¥rd. Ten songs competed in the contest and the winner was selected solely by a public televote, which led to the victory of "" performed by Kølig Kaj.
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. The national final was also broadcast in Greenland's KNR-TV on a delayed broadcast in 4 May.
On the night of the final Kølig Kaj performed 21st in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting " " had received 25 points, placing Denmark 16th of the 25 entries. The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners the United Kingdom.
The contest was watched by a total of 1 million viewers in Denmark.