Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Country Norway
National selection
Selection processMelodi Grand Prix 1987
Selection date(s)28 February 1987
Selected entrantKate Gulbrandsen
Selected song"Mitt liv"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result9th, 65 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Norway was represented by Kate Gulbrandsen, with the song "Mitt liv", at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 9 May in Brussels. "Mitt liv" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 28 February.

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1987

The MGP was held 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. Other participants included 1981 Norwegian entrant Finn Kalvik and Tor Endresen, making the first of seven appearances at MGP before finally being successful on his eighth attempt in 1997.[1]

Final – 28 February 1987
Draw 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" Harald Græsdahl, Kjersti Bergesen, Tore Holm 54 3
4 Sigvart Dagsland "I samme båt" Amund Enger, Erik Hillestad 38 7
5 Håkon Iversen "Mange millioner" Håkon Iversen, Kaj Jordahl 56 2
6 Kate Gulbrandsen "Mitt liv" Rolf Løvland, Hanne Krogh 60 1
7 Olav Stedje "Snurra på barten" Jonas Fjeld, Ingvar Moe 40 5
8 Catwalk "Dialog" Tore Aas, Eyvind Skeie 40 5
9 Finn Kalvik "Malene" Finn Kalvik 42 4
10 Frank Aleksandersen "Tru mæ" Frank Aleksandersen, Tore Hansen 36 8
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw Song
Trondheim
Bergen
Elverum
Stavanger
Tromsø
Oslo
Kristiansand
Total score
1"Hemmelig drøm"562227327
2"Til kvarandre"211161113
3"Go-go"371212108254
4"I samme båt"743782738
5"Mange millioner"128710112656
6"Mitt liv"1012853101260
7"Snurra på barten"4105475540
8"Dialog"13106124440
9"Malene"654856842
10"Tru mæ"8263431036

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

Voting

References

  1. ESC National Finals database 1987
  2. "Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ESC History - Norway 1987
  4. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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