Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 explained

Year:1984
Country:Norway
Preselection:Melodi Grand Prix 1984
Preselection Date:7 April 1984
Entrant:Dollie de Luxe
Song:Lenge leve livet
Final Result:17th, 29 points

Norway was represented by duo Dollie de Luxe, with the song "Lenge leve livet" at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City. "Lenge leve livet" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 7 April.

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1984

The Melodi Grand Prix 1984 was organised by broadcaster NRK and was held 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. It was one of the closest MGPs, with only 3 points separating the top four songs.[1]

Final – 7 April 1984
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Beate Jacobsen"Strand Hotel"432
2Ina Tangerud"Dine øyne"158
3Ove Thue"Lenge siden nå"1110
4Inger Lise Rypdal"Vindar"423
5Dollie de Luxe"Lenge leve livet"451
6Ellen Nikolaysen"Opus"256
7Hilde Heltberg"Ditt smil"177
8Nick Borgen"La musikken leve"355
9Cathy Ryen"Jeanne d'Arc"158
10Silhouette"A-oa-oa-oa"423

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.[2] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Denmark.[3]

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NORWEGIAN NATIONAL FINAL 1984. natfinals.50webs.com.
  2. Web site: Final of Luxembourg 1984 . European Broadcasting Union . 15 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415195208/https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1984/final/results . 15 April 2021 . live.
  3. Web site: Eurovision Song Contest: Norway 1984: Dollie de Luxe, Lenge Leve Livet: ESC-History . www.esc-history.com.
  4. Web site: Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984 . European Broadcasting Union . 16 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416063756/https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1984/final/results/norway . 16 April 2021 . live.