Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

  • Jahn Teigen
  • Herodes Falsk
Finals performanceFinal result12th, 40 pointsNorway in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1981 1982 1983►

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
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan "Adieu" 116 1
2 Inger Lise Rypdal "Lady Di" 88 2
3 Trond Granlund "Lisa" 67 5
4 Alex "Perfekte engel" 75 4
5 Frank Aleksandersen "Vi får, vi gir, vi går, vi blir" 80 3
6 Dollie "Det er deg jeg skal ha" 23 10
7 Freddy Dahl "Café Jupiter" 54 6
8 Gudny Aspaas "Barnesinn" 41 9
9 Kari Bremnes and Stiftelsen "Romantikk" 48 7
10 Bo "Kom heim" 46 8
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw Song
Trondheim
Bergen
Bodø
Stavanger
Tromsø
Kristiansand
Vadsø
Elverum
Ålesund
Porsgrunn
Oslo
Total score
1 "Adieu" 12 12 12 12 10 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 12 10 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 12 4 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

Points awarded to Norway[4]
Score Country
12 points
10 points  Germany
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Norway[4]
Score Country
12 points  Cyprus
10 points  Germany
8 points  Sweden
7 points  Luxembourg
6 points  United Kingdom
5 points  Belgium
4 points   Switzerland
3 points  Turkey
2 points  Ireland
1 point  Israel

References

  1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1982
  2. ^ "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ ESC History - Norway 1982
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

External links

  • Full national final on nrk.no
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "Adieu"
  • "Aldri i livet"
  • "Alle mine tankar"
  • "Alltid sommer"
  • "Alvedansen"
  • "Attention"
  • "Brandenburger Tor"
  • "Casanova"
  • "Do Re Mi"
  • "Duett"
  • "Dukkemann"
  • "Fairytale"
  • "Fallen Angel"
  • "The First Day of Love"
  • "For vår jord"
  • "Give That Wolf a Banana"
  • "Grab the Moment"
  • "Haba Haba"
  • "High"
  • "Hold On Be Strong"
  • "I evighet"
  • "I Feed You My Love"
  • "Icebreaker"
  • "I'm Not Afraid to Move On"
  • "In My Dreams"
  • "Intet er nytt under solen"
  • "It's Just A Game"
  • "Karusell"
  • "Kom sol, kom regn"
  • "La det swinge"
  • "Lenge leve livet"
  • "Living My Life Without You"
  • "Lykken er"
  • "Mata Hari"
  • "Mil etter mil"
  • "Mitt liv"
  • "A Monster Like Me"
  • "Mrs. Thompson"
  • "My Heart Goes Boom"
  • "My Heart Is Yours"
  • "Nocturne"
  • "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli"
  • "Oliver"
  • "On My Own"
  • "Queen of Kings"
  • "Romeo"
  • "Sámiid ædnan"
  • "San Francisco"
  • "Silent Storm"
  • "Småting"
  • "Solhverv"
  • "Sommer i Palma"
  • "Spiral"
  • "Spirit in the Sky"
  • "Stay"
  • "Stress"
  • "That's How You Write a Song"
  • "Touch My Life (with Summer)"
  • "Ulveham"
  • "Ven a bailar conmigo"
  • "Venners nærhet"
  • "Visjoner"
  • "Voi Voi"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Norway did not compete
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Final
Disqualified
  • Greece
Artists
Final
Disqualified
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Final
  • "Adieu"
  • "Amour on t'aime"
  • "Bem bom"
  • "Ein bißchen Frieden"
  • "Cours après le temps"
  • "Dag efter dag"
  • "Él"
  • "Halo, halo"
  • "Hani?"
  • "Here Today Gone Tomorrow"
  • "Hora"
  • "Jij en ik"
  • "Mono i agapi"
  • "Nuku pommiin"
  • "One Step Further"
  • "Si tu aimes ma musique"
  • "Sonntag"
  • "Video-video"
Disqualified
  • "Sarantapente kopelies"
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