Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 explained

Year:1982
Country:Norway
Preselection:Melodi Grand Prix 1982
Preselection Date:20 March 1982
Entrant:Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan
Song:Adieu
Final Result:12th, 40 points

Norway was represented by Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan, with the song "Adieu", at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 24 April in Harrogate, England. "Adieu" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 20 March. This was a second Eurovision appearance for Teigen and a third for Skorgan.

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1982

The Melodi Grand Prix 1982 was held at the studios of broadcaster NRK in Oslo, hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from 11 regional juries.[1]

Final – 20 March 1982
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan"Adieu"1161
2Inger Lise Rypdal"Lady Di"882
3Trond Granlund"Lisa"675
4Alex"Perfekte engel"754
5Frank Aleksandersen"Vi får, vi gir, vi går, vi blir"803
6Dollie"Det er deg jeg skal ha"2310
7Freddy Dahl"Café Jupiter"546
8Gudny Aspaas"Barnesinn"419
9Kari Bremnes and Stiftelsen"Romantikk"487
10Bo"Kom heim"468
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
DrawSong
1"Adieu" 1212121210 8 8 10 10 12 10 116
2"Lady Di" 8 2 8 8 5 7 12 12 8 6 12 88
3"Lisa" 5 10 6 7 1 6 5 6 6 8 7 67
4"Perfekte engel" 4 4 10 4 2 10 7 4 12 10 8 75
5"Vi får, vi gir, vi går, vi blir" 10 6 5 10 4 1210 8 5 7 3 80
6"Det er deg jeg skal ha" 1 1 2 3 7 1 2 1 3 1 1 23
7"Café Jupiter" 3 7 7 2 8 5 4 5 2 5 6 54
8"Barnesinn" 6 5 4 5 6 3 3 3 1 3 2 41
9"Romantikk" 7 3 3 1 124 6 2 4 2 4 48
10"Kom heim" 2 8 1 6 3 2 1 7 7 4 5 46

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Teigen and Skorgan performed third in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding the United Kingdom. Clocking in at only 2 minutes 10 seconds, "Adieu" was one of the shortest songs ever in a Eurovision final. At the close of voting "Adieu" had picked up 40 points, placing Norway 12th of the 18 entries.[2] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Cyprus.[3]

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://natfinals.50webs.com/70s_80s/Norway1982.html ESC National Finals database 1982
  2. Web site: Final of Harrogate 1982 . European Broadcasting Union . 14 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414065752/https://eurovision.tv/event/harrogate-1982/final . 14 April 2021 . live.
  3. http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=472 ESC History - Norway 1982
  4. Web site: Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982 . European Broadcasting Union . 14 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414071123/https://eurovision.tv/event/harrogate-1982/final/results/norway . 14 April 2021 . live.