| Year: | 1983 |
| Broadcaster: | Norwegian: [[NRK|Norsk rikskringkasting]]|i=no (NRK) |
| Country: | Norway |
| Preselection: | Melodi Grand Prix 1983 |
| Preselection Date: | 25 February 1983 |
| Entrant: | Jahn Teigen |
| Song: | Do Re Mi |
| Final Result: | 9th, 53 points |
Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Do Re Mi", written by Jahn Teigen, Anita Skorgan, and Herodes Falsk, and performed by Teigen himself. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norwegian: [[NRK|Norsk rikskringkasting]]|i=no (NRK), selected its entry through the Melodi Grand Prix 1983. This was the third and final Eurovision appearance by Teigen. Although uncredited on this occasion, one of his backing singers was Anita Skorgan, making her fourth appearance in seven years.
Norwegian: [[NRK|Norsk rikskringkasting]]|i=no (NRK) held the Melodi Grand Prix 1983 at its studios in Oslo, hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from 12 regional juries.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ketil Stokkan | "Samme charmeur" | 107 | 2 | |
| 2 | Anita Hegerland | "Nå er jeg alene" | 57 | 7 | |
| 3 | Elisabeth Berg | "Music" | 20 | 10 | |
| 4 | Nissa Nyberget | "Du ber meg om evighet" | 70 | 5 | |
| 5 | Cathy Ryen | "Lengsel" | 59 | 6 | |
| 6 | Olav Stedje | "Melodi" | 83 | 4 | |
| 7 | Jahn Teigen | "Do Re Mi" | 120 | 1 | |
| 8 | Inger Lise Rypdal and Freddy Berg | "Elegi" | 37 | 9 | |
| 9 | Susanne Fuhr | "Det fineste jeg vet" | 45 | 8 | |
| 10 | Dizzie Tunes | "Gjennom ild og vann" | 98 | 3 |
| + Detailed Regional Jury Votes | |||||||||||||||
| Draw | Song | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Samme charmeur" | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 107 | |
| 2 | "Nå er jeg alene" | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 57 | |
| 3 | "Music" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | |
| 4 | "Du ber meg om evighet" | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 70 | |
| 5 | "Lengsel" | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 59 | |
| 6 | "Melodi" | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 83 | |
| 7 | "Do Re Mi" | 12 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 120 | |
| 8 | "Elegi" | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 37 | |
| 9 | "Det fineste jeg vet" | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 45 | |
| 10 | "Gjennom ild og vann" | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 98 |
On the night of the final Teigen performed second in the running order, following and preceding the . At the close of voting "Do Re Mi" had picked up 53 points (the highest being 8s from and the), placing Norway joint 9th (with) of the 20 entries, the country's first top 10 finish since 1973.[2] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to .[3]