Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983

Norway was represented by Jahn Teigen, with the song "Do Re Mi", at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 23 April in Munich. "Do Re Mi" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 25 February. 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.

Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Country Norway
National selection
Selection processMelodi Grand Prix 1983
Selection date(s)25 February 1983
Selected entrantJahn Teigen
Selected song"Do Re Mi"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result9th, 53 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1983

The Melodi Grand Prix 1983 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 12 regional juries.[1]

Final – 25 February 1983
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
Karasjok
Oslo
Stavanger
Trondheim
Elverum
Vadsø
Bergen
Porsgrunn
Tromsø
Kristiansand
Ålesund
Bodø
Total score
1 "Samme charmeur"10865810128 12 6 10 12 107
2 "Nå er jeg alene"63713546 8 5 4 5 57
3 "Music"11171111 1 2 1 2 20
4 "Du ber meg om evighet"310845675 4 4 6 8 70
5 "Lengsel"55437454 5 10 3 4 59
6 "Melodi"8125248107 6 7 7 7 83
7 "Do Re Mi"126128612812 10 12 12 10 120
8 "Elegi"242122232 2 1 2 3 37
9 "Det fineste jeg vet"423610323 3 3 5 1 45
10 "Gjennom ild og vann"771010127610 7 8 8 6 98

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Teigen performed second in the running order, following France and preceding the United Kingdom. At the close of voting "Do Re Mi" had picked up 53 points (the highest being 8s from Denmark and the Netherlands), placing Norway joint 9th (with Austria) of the 20 entries, the country's first top 10 finish since 1973.[2] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Sweden.[3]

Voting

References

  1. ESC National Finals database 1983
  2. "Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ESC History - Norway 1983
  4. "Results of the Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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