Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987

Norway in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Participating broadcasterNorsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
Country Norway
Selection processMelodi Grand Prix 1987
Selection date28 February 1987
Competing entry
Song"Mitt liv"
ArtistKate Gulbrandsen
Songwriters
Placement
Final result9th, 65 points
Participation chronology
◄1986 1987 1988►

Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song "Mitt liv", written by Rolf Løvland and Hanne Krogh, and performed by Kate Gulbrandsen. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), selected its entry through the Melodi Grand Prix 1987.

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1987

Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) held the Melodi Grand Prix 1987 on 28 February 1987 at the Château Neuf in Oslo, hosted by Eldbjørg Vaage. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from seven regional juries.[1] Other participants included Finn Kalvik (who represented Norway in 1981) and Tor Endresen, making the first of seven appearances at Melodi Grand Prix before finally being successful on his eighth attempt in 1997.[2]

Final – 28 February 1987
R/O Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Tor Endresen and Thowsen Band "Hemmelig drøm" Knut Koppang 27 9
2 Egil Eldøen "Til kvarandre" Per Røise 13 10
3 Kjersti Bergesen "Go-go"
  • Harald Græsdahl
  • Kjersti Bergesen
  • Tore Holm
54 3
4 Sigvart Dagsland "I samme båt"
38 7
5 Håkon Iversen "Mange millioner"
  • Håkon Iversen
  • Kaj Jordahl
56 2
6 Kate Gulbrandsen "Mitt liv" 60 1
7 Olav Stedje "Snurra på barten" 40 5
8 Catwalk "Dialog"
40 5
9 Finn Kalvik "Malene" Finn Kalvik 42 4
10 Frank Aleksandersen "Tru mæ" 36 8
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
R/O Song
Trondheim
Bergen
Elverum
Stavanger
Tromsø
Oslo
Kristiansand
Total
1 "Hemmelig drøm" 5 6 2 2 2 7 3 27
2 "Til kvarandre" 2 1 1 1 6 1 1 13
3 "Go-go" 3 7 12 12 10 8 2 54
4 "I samme båt" 7 4 3 7 8 2 7 38
5 "Mange millioner" 12 8 7 10 1 12 6 56
6 "Mitt liv" 10 12 8 5 3 10 12 60
7 "Snurra på barten" 4 10 5 4 7 5 5 40
8 "Dialog" 1 3 10 6 12 4 4 40
9 "Malene" 6 5 4 8 5 6 8 42
10 "Tru mæ" 8 2 6 3 4 3 10 36

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Gulbrandsen performed first in the running order, preceding Israel. At the close of voting "Mitt liv" had picked up 65 points (the highest a 10 from Sweden), placing Norway 9th of the 22 entries.[3] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia.[4]

Voting

References

  1. ^ "Norway: Melodi Grand Prix 1987".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Tor Endresen - Eurovision Universe".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Results of the Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.