Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Eurovision Song Contest 1981 | ||||
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Country | Norway | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 1981 | |||
Selection date(s) | 7 March 1981 | |||
Selected entrant | Finn Kalvik | |||
Selected song | "Aldri i livet" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Finn Kalvik | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 20th, 0 points | |||
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Norway was represented by Finn Kalvik, with the song "Aldri i livet", at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 4 April in Dublin. "Aldri i livet" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 7 March.
Before Eurovision
Melodi Grand Prix 1981
The Melodi Grand Prix 1981 was held at the studios of broadcaster NRK in Oslo, hosted by the previous year's Norwegian performer Sverre Kjelsberg. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by a 9-member jury, two of whose members were Ellen Nikolaysen, who represented Norway in 1973 (as a member of the Bendik Singers) and 1975, and Anita Skorgan, who represented Norway in 1979, who awarded 10 points to their favourite song down to 1 point to the least-liked.[1]
Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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1 | Alex | "Rock'n Roller" | 52 | 5 |
2 | Unit 5 | "Lei mæ hjem" | 64 | 2 |
3 | Dollie | "1984" | 49 | 6 |
4 | Berit Nyheim | "Rock'n Roll" | 19 | 10 |
5 | Inger Lise Rypdal | "Tankar" | 63 | 3 |
6 | Eigil Berg | "Lorelei" | 35 | 9 |
7 | Halvdan Sivertsen | "Liv laga" | 39 | 7 |
8 | Darlings | "Født på ny" | 36 | 8 |
9 | Tramteatret | "Det er vår tur nå" | 59 | 4 |
10 | Finn Kalvik | "Aldri i livet" | 79 | 1 |
Detailed Jury Votes | |||||||||||
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Draw | Song | Åsmund Feidje | Turid Pedersen | Halvard Kausland | Bjørn Kruse | Ellen Nikolaysen | Sigurd Jansen | Kari Svendsen | Anita Skorgan | Bjørn Jacobsen | Total |
1 | "Rock'n Roller" | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 52 |
2 | "Lei mæ hjem" | 8 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 64 |
3 | "1984" | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 49 |
4 | "Rock'n Roll" | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
5 | "Tankar" | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 63 |
6 | "Lorelei" | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 35 |
7 | "Liv laga" | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 39 |
8 | "Født på ny" | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
9 | "Det er vår tur nå" | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 59 |
10 | "Aldri i livet" | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 79 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Kalvik performed 13th in the running order, following Ireland and preceding the United Kingdom – in one of Eurovision's stranger coincidences, this was to be the first of six consecutive contests in which Norway was drawn to perform immediately before the United Kingdom. Kalvik performed the low-key ballad seated and strumming a guitar, and it was surmised that the song may have suffered by being sandwiched between the Irish and British entries, both of which were uptempo, instantly catchy pop songs with eye-catching stage presentations. "Aldri i livet" got totally lost, and at the close of voting had failed register any score, giving Norway a second nul-points in four contests and a sixth time at the foot of the scoreboard.[2] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Switzerland.[3]
Voting
Norway did not receive any points at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest.[4]
Score | Country |
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12 points | Switzerland |
10 points | Spain |
8 points | Israel |
7 points | Cyprus |
6 points | Sweden |
5 points | France |
4 points | Germany |
3 points | United Kingdom |
2 points | Greece |
1 point | Yugoslavia |
References
- ^ ESC National Finals database 1981
- ^ "Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Norway 1981
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
External links
- Full national final on nrk.no
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