Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
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Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Lenge leve livet", written by Benedicte Adrian and Ingrid Bjørnov, and performed by themselves under their stage name Dollie de Luxe. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), selected its entry through the Melodi Grand Prix 1984.
Norway| Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1984 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) | |||
| Country | Norway | |||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 1984 | |||
| Selection date | 7 April 1984 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Lenge leve livet" | |||
| Artist | Dollie de Luxe | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 29 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Melodi Grand Prix 1984
Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) held the Melodi Grand Prix 1984 on 7 April 1984 at the Château Neuf in Oslo, hosted by Sissel Keyn Lodding. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from five juries separated by age.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Beate Jacobsen | "Strand Hotel" | 43 | 2 |
| 2 | Ina Tangerud | "Dine øyne" | 15 | 8 |
| 3 | Ove Thue | "Lenge siden nå" | 11 | 10 |
| 4 | Inger Lise Rypdal | "Vindar" | 42 | 3 |
| 5 | Dollie de Luxe | "Lenge leve livet" | 45 | 1 |
| 6 | Ellen Nikolaysen | "Opus" | 25 | 6 |
| 7 | Hilde Heltberg | "Ditt smil" | 17 | 7 |
| 8 | Nick Borgen | "La musikken leve" | 35 | 5 |
| 9 | Cathy Ryen | "Jeanne d'Arc" | 15 | 8 |
| 10 | Silhouette | "A-oa-oa-oa" | 42 | 3 |
| R/O | Song | Under 20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | 40-50 | Over 50 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Strand Hotel" | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 43 |
| 2 | "Dine øyne" | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | "Lenge siden nå" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | "Vindar" | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 42 |
| 5 | "Lenge leve livet" | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 45 |
| 6 | "Opus" | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | "Ditt smil" | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | "La musikken leve" | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 35 |
| 9 | "Jeanne d'Arc" | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | "A-oa-oa-oa" | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 42 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final de Luxe performed 5th in the running order, following Spain and preceding the United Kingdom. At the close of voting "Lenge leve livet" had picked up 29 points (the highest an 8 from Sweden), placing Norway 17th of the 19 entries.[1] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Denmark.[2]
Voting
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