Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
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.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1987 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Norway | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 1987 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 28 February 1987 | |||
| Selected entrant | Kate Gulbrandsen | |||
| Selected song | "Mitt liv" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 65 points | |||
| Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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]
| 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 | |||||||||
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| Draw | Song | ||||||||
| 1 | "Hemmelig drøm" | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| 2 | "Til kvarandre" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | "Go-go" | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 54 |
| 4 | "I samme båt" | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 38 |
| 5 | "Mange millioner" | 12 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 56 |
| 6 | "Mitt liv" | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 60 |
| 7 | "Snurra på barten" | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 40 |
| 8 | "Dialog" | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | "Malene" | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 42 |
| 10 | "Tru mæ" | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 36 |
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
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References
- ESC National Finals database 1987
- "Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ESC History - Norway 1987
- "Results of the Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.