Year: | 1982 |
Broadcaster: | Norwegian: [[NRK|Norsk rikskringkasting]]|i=no (NRK) |
Country: | Norway |
Preselection: | Melodi Grand Prix 1982 |
Preselection Date: | 20 March 1982 |
Entrant: | Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan |
Song: | Adieu |
Final Result: | 12th, 40 points |
Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Adieu", composed by Jahn Teigen, with lyrics by Herodes Falsk, and performed by Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norwegian: [[NRK|Norsk rikskringkasting]]|i=no (NRK), selected its entry through the Melodi Grand Prix 1982. This was a second Eurovision appearance for Teigen and a third for Skorgan.
Norwegian: [[NRK|Norsk rikskringkasting]]|i=no (NRK) held the Melodi Grand Prix 1982 at its studios in Oslo, hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from 11 regional juries.[1]
Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place | |
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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 | Total | ||||||||||||
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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 |
On the evening of the final Teigen and Skorgan performed third in the running order, following and preceding the . 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 .[3]