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Kølig Kaj
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. Before Eurovision 1997 DR held the 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 "" 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. At Eurovision 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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DR (broadcaster)
DR (), officially the Danish Broadcasting Corporation in English, is a Danish public-service radio and television broadcasting company. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enterprise. DR shares many of its organisational characteristics with its British counterpart, the BBC, on which it was largely modelled. DR is a founding member of the European Broadcasting Union. Bjarne Corydon will become the Director-General of DR in August 2025. DR was originally funded by a media licence, however since 2022, the media license has been replaced by an addition to the Danish income tax. Today, DR operates three television channels, all of which are distributed free-to-air via a nationwide DVB-T2 network. DR also operates seven radio channels. All are available nationally on DAB+ radio and online, with the four original stations also available on FM radio. History DR was founded on 1 April 1925 under the name of ''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (), also known as Melodi Grand Prix or simply DMGP, is an annual music competition organised by the Danish public broadcaster DR since 1957, which determines for the Eurovision Song Contest. The festival has produced three Eurovision winners and fourteen top-five placings. History With the introduction of a semi-final at the 2004 contest, and due to Denmark's absence from the 2003 contest, Denmark's 2004 representative, Tomas Thordarson, had to take part in the semi-final. His song, " Shame on You" did not reach the final, finishing 13th in a field of 22 contestants. In 2005, DR made a bold step for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. Artists were allowed, for the first time ever, to sing in a language other than Danish. Many of the entries that year were sung in English; however, against the odds, the winning song was sung in Danish. Jakob Sveistrup won Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with his song "Tænder på dig". It was later re-written for the Eurovision Song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
The Eurovision Song Contest 1997 was the 42nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 3 May 1997 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RTÉ) and presented by Carrie Crowley and Ronan Keating, the contest was held in Ireland following the country's victory at the with the song " The Voice" by Eimear Quinn. The 1997 contest was the seventh – and to date last – edition to be staged in Ireland, as well as the fourth to be produced by RTÉ in five years. The Point Theatre served as the host venue for the third time, following the and contests, becoming the only venue to have been the site of three Eurovision Song Contests. Twenty-five countries participated in the contest, with a new relegation system introduced to determine which nations could participate, based on each country's average points total in previous contests. made its first appearance since , and , , and returned after last c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road. Originally a Vikings, Viking fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now Gammel Strand, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. During the 16th century, the city served as the ''de facto'' capital of the Kalmar Union and the seat of the Union's monarchy, which governed most of the modern-day Nordic countries, Nordic region as part of a Danish confederation with Sweden and Norway. The city flourished as the cultural and economic centre of Scandinavia during the Renaissance. By the 17th century, it had become a regional centre of power, serving as the heart of the Danish government and Military history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa
Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa (; officially rendered into English as the Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation), also known by its abbreviation KNR, is Greenland's national public broadcasting organization. Based in the territories capital city, Nuuk, KNR is an independent state-owned corporation headed by a five-person board. Its activities are funded from a mixture of sources, mainly direct government funding but also limited on-air advertising. In 2012–13, all elements of KNR Radio and TV relocated to a new building in Nuuk. The broadcasts come from various sources, including Naalakkersuisut (the Greenland government), various associations, collaborations with private local broadcasters and broadcasts abroad, especially DR. KNR is an associate member of Nordvision, an association of state broadcasters in the Nordic countries. , a fifth of KNR's positions are vacant due to low salaries; the station has had to reduce its internet and radio reporting. Services Television KNR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atuagagdliutit/Grønlandsposten
''Atuagagdliutit/Grønlandsposten'', usually referred to as AG, is one of the two newspapers in Greenland distributed nationwide. The newspaper is published twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The newspaper was created by a merger of a Kalaallisut newspaper (''Atuagagdliutit'') and a Danish newspaper (''Grønlandsposten'') and all articles are printed in both languages. ''Atuagagdliutit'' ''Atuagagdliutit'' was started in 1861 by the Danish geologist, inspector Hinrich Johannes Rink, who thought the Inuit population of Greenland was losing its cultural identity and a newspaper might stimulate the Greenlandic oral tradition by creating the opportunity to print and publish tales about life nationwide. The newspaper was at first published exclusively in Kalaallisut and was primarily concerned with the Inuit identity. The first issue was published on January 1, 1861. It consisted of eight large-format pages (broadsheet), divided into 16 columns. A pioneering initiative on a E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuuk
Nuuk (; , formerly ) is the capital and most populous city of Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the territory's largest cultural and economic center. It is also the seat of government for the Sermersooq municipality. In January 2025, it had a population of 20,113more than a third of the territory's populationmaking it one of the smallest capital cities in the world by population. The city was founded in 1728 by the Danish-Norwegian missionary Hans Egede when he relocated from the earlier Hope Colony (), where he had arrived in 1721; the governor Claus Paarss was part of the relocation. The new colony was placed at the Inuit settlement of Nûk and was named ''Godthaab'' ("Good Hope"). "Nuuk" is the Greenlandic word for "cape" () and is commonly found in Greenlandic place names. It is so named because of its position at the end of the Nuup Kangerlua fjord on the eastern shore of the Labrador Sea. Its latitude, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jette Torp
Jette Torp (born 16 December 1964) is a Danish singer and entertainer. Born in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, the family moved to Ry near Skanderborg in Jutland when she was five years old. She studied music first at Århus University then at Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus. Career Her career started with the trio Dirty Dolls where she worked for several years before going solo. In 1994, together with Finn Nørbygaard, she took part in the Musik & Fis show which was a resounding success. In 1995, toured Denmark with her musicshow and soon started a collaboration with Kurt Ravn, a well-known Danish singer and actor."Jette Torp", Bluedesert.dk Retrieved 24 July 2010. In 1997 she was contacted by the writer Ivar Lind Greiner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark In The Eurovision Song Contest
Denmark has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 53 times, making its first appearance in . Having competed in ten consecutive contests until , Denmark was absent for eleven consecutive contests from to . Since , it has been absent from only four contests. Denmark has won the contest three times: in , and . The Danish participating broadcaster in the contest is the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), which select its entrant with the national competition . Denmark finished third on its debut in with Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler, before winning the contest for the first time in with the song "" performed by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann. The country returned to the top three 25 years later, with third-place finishes for Hot Eyes in and Birthe Kjær in , while Denmark's only top five result of the 1990s was Aud Wilken's fifth place in . Denmark won the contest for the second time in with " Fly on the Wings of Love" performed by the Olsen Brothers. Denma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries In The Eurovision Song Contest 1997
A country is a distinct part of the Earth, world, such as a state (polity), state, nation, or other polity, political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign state, List of states with limited recognition, state with limited recognition, Country (other)#Administrative divisions, constituent country, or dependent territory. Most sovereign states, but not all countries, are members of the United Nations. There is no universal agreement on List of sovereign states, the number of "countries" in the world, since several states have disputed sovereignty status or limited recognition, and a number of non-sovereign entities are commonly considered countries. The definition and usage of the word "country" are flexible and have changed over time. ''The Economist'' wrote in 2010 that "any attempt to find a clear definition of a country soon runs into a thicket of exceptions and anomalies." Areas much smaller than a political entit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
