Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) | |||
| Country |  Norway | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 1982 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 20 March 1982 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan | |||
| Selected song | "Adieu" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 40 points | |||
| Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Adieu", composed by Jahn Teigen, with lyrics by Herodes Falsk, and performed by Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), selected its entry through the Melodi Grand Prix 1982. This was a second Eurovision appearance for Teigen and a third for Skorgan.
Before Eurovision
[edit]Melodi Grand Prix 1982
[edit]Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) held the Melodi Grand Prix 1982 at its studios in Oslo, hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from 11 regional juries.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan | "Adieu" | 116 | 1 |
| 2 | Inger Lise Rypdal | "Lady Di" | 88 | 2 |
| 3 | Trond Granlund | "Lisa" | 67 | 5 |
| 4 | Alex | "Perfekte engel" | 75 | 4 |
| 5 | Frank Aleksandersen | "Vi får, vi gir, vi går, vi blir" | 80 | 3 |
| 6 | Dollie | "Det er deg jeg skal ha" | 23 | 10 |
| 7 | Freddy Dahl | "Café Jupiter" | 54 | 6 |
| 8 | Gudny Aspaas | "Barnesinn" | 41 | 9 |
| 9 | Kari Bremnes and Stiftelsen | "Romantikk" | 48 | 7 |
| 10 | Bo | "Kom heim" | 46 | 8 |
| Draw | Song | Trondheim
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Bergen
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Bodø
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Stavanger
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Tromsø
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Kristiansand
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Vadsø
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Elverum
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Ålesund
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Porsgrunn
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Oslo
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Total |
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| 1 | "Adieu" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 116 |
| 2 | "Lady Di" | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 88 |
| 3 | "Lisa" | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 67 |
| 4 | "Perfekte engel" | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 75 |
| 5 | "Vi får, vi gir, vi går, vi blir" | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 80 |
| 6 | "Det er deg jeg skal ha" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | "Café Jupiter" | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 54 |
| 8 | "Barnesinn" | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 41 |
| 9 | "Romantikk" | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 48 |
| 10 | "Kom heim" | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 46 |
At Eurovision
[edit]On the evening of the final Teigen and Skorgan performed third in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding the United Kingdom. Clocking in at only 2 minutes 10 seconds, "Adieu" was one of the shortest songs ever in a Eurovision final. At the close of voting "Adieu" had picked up 40 points, placing Norway 12th of the 18 entries.[2] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Cyprus.[3]
Voting
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References
[edit]- ^ ESC National Finals database 1982
- ^ "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Norway 1982
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.