Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989

Norway was represented by Britt Synnøve, with the song "Venners nærhet", at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 May in Lausanne, Switzerland. "Venners nærhet" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 11 March.

Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Country Norway
National selection
Selection processMelodi Grand Prix 1989
Selection date(s)11 March 1989
Selected entrantBritt Synnøve Johansen
Selected song"Venners nærhet"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Inge Enoksen
  • Leiv Grøtte
Finals performance
Final result17th, 30 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1989

The final was held at the Forum in Stavanger, hosted by Øystein Bache. Nine songs took part in the televised final, of which three songs were selected for a "super final". The winner was decided by a five-way jury; an expert jury made up of professional musicians, a press jury, and three public juries split by age group. Other participants included 1987's Kate Gulbrandsen, three-time Norwegian representative and MGP regular Jahn Teigen and Tor Endresen, who would represent Norway in 1997.[1] The evening had its controversies, as fan favorite Jahn Teigen failed to reach the super final, which was met by booing from the audience.[2]

Final – 11 March 1989
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Result
1 Heidi Halvorsen "Beat for Beat" Harald Græsdahl, Tore Holm Eliminated
2 Tor Endresen "Til det gryr av dag" Oddvar Ruud, Marit Vollen Superfinalist
3 Britt Synnøve Johansen "Venners nærhet" Inge Enoksen, Leiv Grøtte Superfinalist
4 Rune Rudberg "Vinger over Europa" Nick Borgen, Arve Sigvaldsen Eliminated
5 Ingeborg Hungnes "En lite lys" Svein Gundersen, Stig Nilsson Superfinalist
6 Ola Fjellvikås "Min Mona Lisa" Rolf Graf Eliminated
7 Kari Gjærum and Jannecke Øinæs "Barneøyne" Robert Morley, Eva Jansen Eliminated
8 Jahn Teigen "Optimist" Jahn Teigen, Knut Meiner, Ove Borøchstein Eliminated
9 Kate Gulbrandsen "Nærhet" Kate Gulbrandsen, Rolf Løvland Eliminated
Superfinal – 11 March 1989
Draw Artist Song Public Jury Press
Jury		 Expert
Jury		 Total Place
15-30 30-45 45-60
1 Tor Endresen "Til det gryr av dag" 11 16 14 9 7 57 2
2 Britt Synnøve Johansen "Venners nærhet" 12 11 11 10 18 62 1
3 Ingeborg Hungnes "En lite lys" 12 8 10 16 10 56 3

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Synnøve performed 8th in the running order, following the United Kingdom and preceding Portugal. Although "Venners nærhet" had been tipped as a likely top 10 contender, at the close of voting it had picked up only 30 points, placing Norway a disappointing 17th of the 22 entries.[3] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to the United Kingdom.[4]

Voting

References
  1. ESC National Finals database 1989
  2. "Melodi Grand Prix 1989 - Norsk finale". 18 March 2014.
  3. "Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  4. ESC History - Norway 1989
  5. "Results of the Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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