Despite the successful placement of the song , Denmark did not participate in the 1996 contest , as the qualification rules had been changed to require '' all '' competing countries barring the host nation to qualify - something the Danes were unable to accomplish . The performance was , however , enough to qualify Denmark as one of the entrants in the next Contest . Hence , it was succeeded as Danish representative at the 1997 contest by Kølig Kaj with " Stemmen i mit liv "
1997 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Fra Mols til Skagen