Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 explained

Year:1967
Country:Norway
Preselection:Melodi Grand Prix 1967
Preselection Date:25 February 1967
Entrant:Kirsti Sparboe
Song:Dukkemann
Final Result:14th, 2 points

Norway was represented by Kirsti Sparboe, with the song "Dukkemann", at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967, which took place on 8 April in Vienna. "Dukkemann" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 25 February. This was the second of Sparboe's three Eurovision appearances for Norway.

Final

The MGP was held at Centralteatret in Oslo, hosted by Jan Voigt. Ten performers and five songs took part in the final with each song sung twice by different singers, once with a small combo and once with a full orchestra. The winning song was chosen by voting from ten regional juries.[1]

MGP - 25 February 1967
DrawComboOrchestraSongPointsPlace
1Laila GranumBente Aaseth"Shake"142
2Torill RavnåsKirsti Sparboe"Dukkemann"241
3Randi & TorillKari & Iva Medaas"Jeg vet om en gutt/jente"15
4Karin KrogPer Asplin"Veslefrikk"54
5Torill StøaSolfrid Heier"Skitur"63

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Sparboe performed 13th in the running order, following Spain and preceding Monaco. Each national jury had 10 points to distribute between the songs, and at the close "Dukkemann" had picked up 2 points (1 each from the Netherlands and Sweden), placing Norway joint 14th (with Austria and the Netherlands) of the 17 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded 7 of its 10 points to contest winners the United Kingdom.[2]

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://natfinals.50webs.com/50s_60s/Norway1967.html ESC National Finals database 1967
  2. http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=210 ESC History - Norway 1967
  3. Web site: Results of the Final of Vienna 1967 . Eurovision Song Contest . 7 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210407173637/https://eurovision.tv/event/vienna-1967/final/results/norway . 7 April 2021 . live.