Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song "En lille melodi", composed by Helge Engelbrecht, with lyrics by Jacob Jonia, and performed by Anne-Cathrine Herdorf supported by the group Bandjo. The Danish participating broadcaster, DR, organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1987 in order to select its entry for the contest.
Before Eurovision
1987
DR held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1987 on 28 February at 20:15 CEST, hosted by Jørgen de Mylius at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen. Ten songs took part with the winner being decided by voting from five regional juries in two rounds. Firstly the five lowest-placed songs were eliminated without full voting being revealed, then the remaining five were voted on again to give the winner. Other participants included past and future Danish representatives Dario Campeotto, Tommy Seebach, Birthe Kjær and Kirsten Siggaard of Hot Eyes.The national final was also broadcast in Greenland's KNR-TV on a delayed broadcast in 14 March.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter | Result |
| 1 | Kirsten and Søren | "Farvel og tak" | Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick | Advanced |
| 2 | Dorthe Kollo and Johnny Reimar | "Sig mig hva' du ude på" | Jacob Jonia | Eliminated |
| 3 | Trine Dyrholm | "Danse i måneskin" | Frans Bak, Niller | Advanced |
| 4 | Dario Campeotto | "Stjerner på himlen" | Kjeld Ruud-Hansen, Merete Ruud-Hansen | Eliminated |
| 5 | Keld and Hilda Heick | "Ha' det godt" | Carsten Lehn, Hilda Heick, Keld Heick | Eliminated |
| 6 | Lille Palle | "Goodbye Joe" | Ole Bredahl | Eliminated |
| 7 | Birthe Kjær | "Hva' er du ude på?" | Per Meilstrup, Keld Heick | Advanced |
| 8 | Tommy Seebach | "Det' gratis" | Tommy Seebach, Keld Heick | Advanced |
| 9 | Anne-Cathrine Herdorf | "En lille melodi" | Helge Engelbrecht, Jacob Jonia | Advanced |
| 10 | Limelight | "Helt normalt" | Torben Lundgren | Eliminated |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Herdorf performed 19th in the running order, following and preceding eventual contest winners. At the close of voting the song had received 83 points, placing Denmark joint 5th of the 22 entries. The Danish jury awarded its 12 points to.Voting
| Score | Country |
| 12 points | |
| 10 points | |
| 8 points | |
| 7 points | |
| 6 points | |
| 5 points | |
| 4 points | |
| 3 points | |
| 2 points | |
| 1 point |
| Score | Country |
| 12 points | |
| 10 points | |
| 8 points | |
| 7 points | |
| 6 points | |
| 5 points | |
| 4 points | |
| 3 points | |
| 2 points | |
| 1 point |