Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 explained

Year:1967
Broadcaster:Norwegian: [[NRK|Norsk rikskringkasting]]|i=no (NRK)
Country:Norway
Preselection:Melodi Grand Prix 1967
Preselection Date:25 February 1967
Entrant:Kirsti Sparboe
Song:Norwegian: Dukkemann|i=no
Final Result:14th, 2 points

Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 with the song "Norwegian: Dukkemann|i=no", composed by Tor Hultin, with lyrics by Ola B. Johannessen, and performed by Kirsti Sparboe. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norwegian: [[NRK|Norsk rikskringkasting]]|i=no (NRK), organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 1967 in order to select its entry for the contest. This was the second of Sparboe's three Eurovision appearances for Norway.

Final

Norwegian: [[NRK|Norsk rikskringkasting]]|i=no (NRK) held the Melodi Grand Prix 1967 at Centralteatret in Oslo, hosted by Jan Voigt. Ten performers and five songs took part in the final with each song sung twice by different singers, once with a small combo and once with a full orchestra. The winning song was chosen by voting from ten regional juries.[1]

MGP - 25 February 1967
DrawComboOrchestraSongPointsPlace
1Laila GranumBente Aaseth"Shake"142
2Torill RavnåsKirsti Sparboe"Dukkemann"241
3Randi & TorillKari & Iva Medaas"Jeg vet om en gutt/jente"15
4Karin KrogPer Asplin"Veslefrikk"54
5Torill StøaSolfrid Heier"Skitur"63

At Eurovision

On the evening of the final Sparboe performed 13th in the running order, following and preceding . Each national jury had 10 points to distribute between the songs, and at the close "Norwegian: Dukkemann|i=no" had picked up 2 points (1 each from the and), placing Norway joint 14th (with and the Netherlands) of the 17 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded 7 of its 10 points to contest winners the .[2]

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://natfinals.50webs.com/50s_60s/Norway1967.html ESC National Finals database 1967
  2. http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=210 ESC History - Norway 1967
  3. Web site: Results of the Final of Vienna 1967 . Eurovision Song Contest . 7 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210407173637/https://eurovision.tv/event/vienna-1967/final/results/norway . 7 April 2021 . live.