Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997

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Eurovision Song Contest 1997

Country|  Norway
National selection
Selection process| Melodi Grand Prix 1997
Selection date(s)| 8 February 1997
Selected entrant| Tor Endresen
Selected song| "San Francisco"
Selected songwriter(s)|

* Tor Endresen
* Arne Myksvoll

Finals performance
Final result| 24th, 0 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Norway was represented by Tor Endresen, with the song "San Francisco", at the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 May in Dublin. "San Francisco" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 8 March, and is mainly remembered for bringing Norway's recent run of Eurovision success – they had finished 5th, 6th, 1st and 2nd in the previous four contests – to a spectacular end.

## Before Eurovision[edit]

### Melodi Grand Prix 1997[edit]

Melodi Grand Prix 1997 was the Norwegian national final that selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1997.

#### Competing entries[edit]

350 submissions were received by NRK. Eight songs were selected for the competition by a three-member jury panel. Among the competing artists, Geir Rønning would later represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.

#### Final[edit]

The final took place on 8 February 1997 at the Studio 2 of NRK, hosted by Tande-P. The winner was selected by a combination of public televoting (60%) and a jury panel (40%), which led to the victory of Tor Endresen on his eighth attempt at the competition.[1] The jury consisted of H.C. Andersen, Elisabeth Andreassen, Kari Gjærum, Ole Evenrud, Leif Erik Forberg and Frode Viken. Several of the jury members were friends of Endresen and Andreassen later told the press that "Endresen deserved to win" regardless of what song he participated with.[2]

Final – 8 February 1997  Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Songwriter(s)  | Percentage  | Place

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1  | Marianne E. Olsen  | "Min egen superstar"  | Marianne Elstad Olsen, Henning Hoel Eriksen, Fredrik Friis | 11.3%  | 5
2  | Angela Kim Lewis  | "So ro lille tull"  | Torstein Bieler, Chris Påhlman, Nora Skaug  | 14.3%  | 3
3  | Guro Håvik  | "Consensus"  | Gunnar Lorentzen  | 10.6%  | 6
4  | Penthouse Playboys  | "Om du elsket meg"  | Kjetil Rolness, Jørn Mortensen  | 12.6%  | 4
5  | Geir Rønning | "Venter på deg"  | Are Selheim  | 7.0%  | 7
6  | Beate Olsen  | "Rolig"  | Beate Olsen  | 2.9%  | 8
7  | Tor Endresen | "San Francisco"  | Tor Endresen, Arne Myksvoll  | 23.9%  | 1
8  | Manjari | "Lys"  | Rune Lindstrøm | 18.0%  | 2

## At Eurovision[edit]

Heading into the final of the contest, RTÉ reported that bookmakers ranked the entry 17th out of the 25 entries.[3] On the night of the final Endresen performed third in the running order, following Turkey and preceding Austria. At the close of voting "San Francisco" had failed to pick up any points at all, the eighth time Norway had found itself at the bottom of the scoreboard at the end of the evening, and a record fourth nul-points finish. The 1997 ignominy was shared with Portugal, who had also been completely shunned by the national juries. The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to France.[4]

### Voting[edit]

Norway did not receive any points at the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest.[5]

Points awarded by Norway[5] Score  | Country

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12 points  |  France
10 points  |  Malta
8 points  |  Sweden
7 points  |  Denmark
6 points  |  United Kingdom
5 points  |  Greece
4 points  |  Poland
3 points  |  Ireland
2 points  |  Cyprus
1 point  |  Russia

## References[edit]

1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1997
2. ^ Kato M. Hansen. "Norway national final 1997" in OGAE News 56/57, 1997:19.
3. ^ "What are the Odds?". Radio Telefís Éireann. Archived from the original on 24 February 1999. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
4. ^ ESC History – Norway 1997
5. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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* Carl Espen
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* 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

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* Austria
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Estonia
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Russia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom

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* Barbara Berta
* Blond
* Alma Čardžić
* Tor Endresen
* E.N.I
* Fanny
* Jalisse
* Anna Maria Jopek
* Katrina and the Waves
* Kølig Kaj
* Hara and Andreas Konstantinou
* Célia Lawson
* Maarja
* Marcos Llunas
* Mrs. Einstein
* Paul Oscar
* Şebnem Paker and Grup Ethnic
* Alla Pugacheva
* Tanja Ribič
* Marc Roberts
* Debbie Scerri
* Bianca Shomburg
* Bettina Soriat
* V.I.P.
* Marianna Zorba

Songs|

* "Ale jestem"
* "Antes do adeus"
* "Bara hon älskar mig"
* "Dentro di me"
* "Dinle"
* "Fiumi di parole"
* "Goodbye"
* "Horepse"
* "Keelatud maa"
* "Let Me Fly"
* "Love Shine a Light"
* "Mana mou"
* "Miért kell, hogy elmenj?"
* "Minn hinsti dans"
* "Mysterious Woman"
* "Niemand heeft nog tijd"
* "One Step"
* "Primadonna"
* "Probudi me"
* "San Francisco"
* "Sentiments songes"
* "Sin rencor"
* "Stemmen i mit liv"
* "Zbudi se"
* "Zeit"

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* 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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* Julie Bergan
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* Erlend Bratland
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