Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
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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.
Norway| Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1987 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) | |||
| Country | Norway | |||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 1987 | |||
| Selection date | 28 February 1987 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Mitt liv" | |||
| Artist | Kate Gulbrandsen | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 65 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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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]
| 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" |
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54 | 3 |
| 4 | Sigvart Dagsland | "I samme båt" |
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38 | 7 |
| 5 | Håkon Iversen | "Mange millioner" |
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56 | 2 |
| 6 | Kate Gulbrandsen | "Mitt liv" | 60 | 1 | |
| 7 | Olav Stedje | "Snurra på barten" | 40 | 5 | |
| 8 | Catwalk | "Dialog" |
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40 | 5 |
| 9 | Finn Kalvik | "Malene" | Finn Kalvik | 42 | 4 |
| 10 | Frank Aleksandersen | "Tru mæ" |
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36 | 8 |
| 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
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