Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

Finals performanceFinal result11th, 57 pointsNorway in the Eurovision Song Contest

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1979

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Norway was represented by Anita Skorgan, with the song "Oliver", at the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 31 March in Jerusalem, Israel. "Oliver" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 10 February. This was the second of three Eurovision appearances (and a further uncredited fourth) for Skorgan.

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1979

The Melodi Grand Prix 1979 final round was held at the studios of broadcaster NRK in Oslo, hosted by Egil Teige. No live audience was present, nor was there a stage with scenery or props --only the orchestra and contestants, who were permitted to wear only simple clothing. The orchestra was conducted by Norwegian composer Egil Monn-Inversen.

A total of 331 entries were received, and of them eight entries were selected. The jury consisted of the musicians Kjell Karlsen, Fred Nøddelund and Øyvind Westby.

Eight songs were presented in the final round, with the winner chosen by an "expert" jury which included Kirsti Sparboe, who represented Norway in 1965, 1967, and 1969, and Norwegian Eurovision conductors Carsten Klouman and Sigurd Jansen. Future Eurovision winner Hanne Krogh also took part.^[1]

Final – 10 February 1979

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriters(s)	Points	Place
1	Inger Lise Rypdal	"Så lenge du er hos meg"	Torbjørn Daleng, Gunnar Jørstad	24	3
2	Ingrid Elisabeth Johansen	"Boogie Bill"	Petter Hurlen	17	4
3	Gudny Aspaas	"Sang uten ord"	Inge Christofersen	6	7
4	Hanne Krogh	"Når vi er barn"	Svein Hundsnes	2	8
5	Tore Johansen	"Ved en grammofon"	Gunnar Hordvik, Svein Strugstad	7	6
6	Anne Lise Gjøstøl	"Hva er vitsen med en sang"	Petter Hurlen	30	2
7	Maj-Britt Andersen	"Jeg ringer deg i kveld"	Kristian Lindeman	12	5
8	Anita Skorgan	"Oliver"	Anita Skorgan, Philip A. Kruse	37	1

Detailed Jury Votes
Draw	Song	S. Jansen	J. Helseth	T. Thue	L. Mylius	E. Pedersen	C. Klouman	A. Johansen	S. Bergh	K. Sparboe	Total
1	"Så lenge du er hos meg"	3		3	4	3	2	3	1	5	24
2	"Boogie Bill"	2		4	2	4		2	3		17
3	"Sang uten ord"	1			1		1			3	6
4	"Når vi er barn"		1	1							2
5	"Ved en grammofon"		4		3						7
6	"Hva er vitsen med en sang"	5	2	2		2	5	5	5	4	30
7	"Jeg ringer deg i kveld"		3			1	4	1	2	1	12
8	"Oliver"	4	5	5	5	5	3	4	4	2	37

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Skorgan performed 16th in the running order, following Sweden and preceding the United Kingdom. At the close of voting "Oliver" had picked up 57 points, placing Norway 11th of the 19 entries.^[2] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Israel.^[3]

Voting

References

External links

• Full national final on nrk.no