Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987

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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)|

* Rolf Løvland
* Hanne Krogh

Finals performance
Final result| 9th, 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[edit]

### Melodi Grand Prix 1987[edit]

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

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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" | 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[edit]

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[edit]

Points awarded to Norway[4] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |
10 points  |  Sweden
8 points  |
7 points  |

* Belgium
* Germany
* Italy

6 points  |  Switzerland
5 points  |  Finland
4 points  |

* Austria
* France
* Netherlands

3 points  |

* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Spain

2 points  |  Ireland
1 point  |
Points awarded by Norway[4] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |  Yugoslavia
10 points  |  Finland
8 points  |  Ireland
7 points  |  Denmark
6 points  |  Cyprus
5 points  |  Belgium
4 points  |  Iceland
3 points  |  Germany
2 points  |  Israel
1 point  |  France

## References[edit]

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. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Full national final on nrk.no

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Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest

Melodi Grand Prix

Participation|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
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* 1971
* 1972
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* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Artists|

* Agnete
* Alessandra
* Elisabeth Andreassen
* Bendik Singers
* Arne Bendiksen
* Margaret Berger
* Bobbysocks!
* Benny Borg
* Odd Børre
* Nora Brockstedt
* Charmed
* Jan Werner Danielsen
* Dollie de Luxe
* Tor Endresen
* Carl Espen
* Lars A. Fredriksen
* Gåte
* Kate Gulbrandsen
* Christine Guldbrandsen
* Mattis Hætta
* Jostein Hasselgård
* Inger Jacobsen
* Britt Synnøve Johansen
* Jowst
* Just 4 Fun
* Finn Kalvik
* Grethe Kausland
* Keiino
* Sverre Kjelsberg
* Åse Kleveland
* Hanne Krogh
* Karoline Krüger
* Haldor Lægreid
* Mørland
* Stella Mwangi
* Ellen Nikolaysen
* Alexander Rybak
* Debrah Scarlett
* Guri Schanke
* Secret Garden
* Anita Skorgan
* Didrik Solli-Tangen
* Knut Anders Sørum
* Kirsti Sparboe
* Ketil Stokkan
* Maria Haukaas Storeng
* Anne-Karine Strøm
* Subwoolfer
* Jahn Teigen
* Anita Thallaug
* Tix
* Tooji
* Merethe Trøan
* ~~Ulrikke~~
* Stig van Eijk
* Silje Vige
* Wig Wam

Songs|

* "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

* v
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* e

Eurovision Song Contest 1987

Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

Artists|

* Alexia
* Bang
* Datner and Kushnir
* Lotta Engberg
* Kate Gulbrandsen
* Halla Margrét
* Anne-Cathrine Herdorf and Bandjo
* Patricia Kraus
* Johnny Logan
* Gary Lux
* Marcha
* Christine Minier
* Nevada
* Novi fosili
* Plastic Bertrand
* Carol Rich
* Rikki
* Vicky Rosti and Boulevard
* Liliane Saint-Pierre
* Seyyal Taner and Lokomotif
* Umberto Tozzi and Raf
* Wind

Songs|

* "Amour, amour"
* "Aspro mavro"
* "Boogaloo"
* "Gente di mare"
* "Hægt og hljótt"
* "Hold Me Now"
* "Ja sam za ples"
* "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz"
* "En lille melodi"
* "Mitt liv"
* "Moitié, moitié"
* "Les Mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche"
* "Neste barco à vela"
* "No estás solo"
* "Nur noch Gefühl"
* "Only the Light"
* "Rechtop in de wind"
* "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne"
* "Sata salamaa"
* "Shir Habatlanim"
* "Soldiers of Love"
* "Stop"

* v
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* e

Melodi Grand Prix

* History

* Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest

Contests|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Artists|

| Winners|

* Nora Brockstedt
* Nora Brockstedt
* Inger Jacobsen
* Anita Thallaug
* Arne Bendiksen
* Kirsti Sparboe
* Åse Kleveland
* Kirsti Sparboe
* Odd Børre
* Kirsti Sparboe
* Hanne Krogh
* Grethe Kausland & Benny Borg
* Bendik Singers
* Anne-Karine Strøm
* Ellen Nikolaysen
* Anne-Karine Strøm
* Anita Skorgan
* Jahn Teigen
* Anita Skorgan
* Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta
* Finn Kalvik
* Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan
* Jahn Teigen
* Dollie de Luxe
* Bobbysocks!
* Ketil Stokkan
* Kate Guldbrandsen
* Karoline Krüger
* Britt Synnøve Johansen
* Ketil Stokkan
* Merethe Trøan
* Silje Vige
* Elisabeth Andreassen & Jan Werner Danielsen
* Secret Garden
* Elisabeth Andreassen
* Tor Endresen
* Lars A. Fredriksen
* Stig van Eijk
* Charmed
* Haldor Lægreid
* Jostein Hasselgård
* Knut Anders Sørum
* Wig Wam
* Christine Guldbrandsen
* Guri Schanke
* Maria Haukaas Storeng
* Alexander Rybak
* Didrik Solli-Tangen
* Stella Mwangi
* Tooji
* Margaret Berger
* Carl Espen
* Mørland & Debrah Scarlett
* Agnete
* Jowst feat. Aleksander Walmann
* Alexander Rybak
* Keiino
* Ulrikke Brandstorp
* Tix
* Subwoolfer
* Alessandra
* Gåte

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* A1
* Stephen Ackles
* Adelén
* Åge Aleksandersen
* Lene Alexandra
* Maria Arredondo
* Per Asplin
* Avalanche
* Beady Belle
* Arne Bendiksen
* Julie Bergan
* Bjelleklang
* The BlackSheeps
* Jens Book-Jenssen
* Odd Børre
* Erlend Bratland
* Belinda Braza
* Elisabeth Carew
* Charmed
* Cir.Cuz
* Mira Craig
* Carina Dahl
* Linnea Dale
* Laila Dalseth
* Tone Damli
* Jan Werner Danielsen
* Dizzie Tunes
* Dollie de Luxe
* D'Sound
* Jan Eggum
* Bjørn Eidsvåg
* Birgitte Einarsen
* Tor Endresen
* Jorun Erdal
* Lars A. Fredriksen
* Alejandro Fuentes
* Susanne Fuhr
* Mikkel Gaup
* Siri Gellein
* Kari Gjærum
* Rolf Graf
* Trond Granlund
* Kate Gulbrandsen
* Brit Elisabeth Haagensli
* Jostein Hasselgård
* Anita Hegerland
* Hilde Heltberg
* Jan Høiland
* Tom Hugo
* Kristin Husøy
* Infinity
* Stein Ingebrigtsen
* Nora Foss al-Jabri
* Inger Jacobsen
* Jorn
* Freddy Kalas
* Finn Kalvik
* Grethe Kausland
* Keep of Kalessin
* Kikki, Bettan & Lotta
* Venke Knutson
* Karin Krog
* Hanne Krogh
* Karoline Krüger
* Philip Kruse
* Haldor Lægreid
* Jenny Langlo
* Marika Lejon
* Lill-Babs
* Rolf Løvland
* Manjari
* Ida Maria
* Chris Medina
* Grynet Molvig
* Bjørn Johan Muri
* Wenche Myhre
* Silje Nergaard
* Ellen Nikolaysen
* Gaute Ormåsen
* Ovi
* Daniel Owen
* Karin Park
* Atle Pettersen
* Queentastic
* Trine Rein
* Geir Rønning
* Alexandra Rotan
* Rune Rudberg
* Inger Lise Rypdal
* Claudia Scott
* Amina Sewali
* Sichelle
* Sie Gubba
* Silya
* Halvdan Sivertsen
* Maria Solheim
* Emil Solli-Tangen
* Dag Spantell
* Kirsti Sparboe
* Olav Stedje
* Alexander Stenerud
* Anne-Karine Strøm
* Øystein Sunde
* Surferosa
* Anita Thallaug
* Radka Toneff
* Heine Totland
* Kristian Valen
* Marthe Valle
* Silje Vige
* Hank von Hell
* Sølvi Wang

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