The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1997 in order to select its entry for the contest.

Danmarks Radio (DR) held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1997 on 1 March 1997 at its television 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 in 1995 with "Love City Groove"), without a great deal of success.

[4] On the night of the final Kølig Kaj performed 21st in the running order, following Russia and preceding France.