| Year: | 1987 |
| Broadcaster: | Norwegian: [[NRK|Norsk rikskringkasting]]|i=no (NRK) |
| Country: | Norway |
| Preselection: | Melodi Grand Prix 1987 |
| Preselection Date: | 28 February 1987 |
| Entrant: | Kate Gulbrandsen |
| Song: | Norwegian: Mitt liv|i=no |
| Final Result: | 9th, 65 points |
Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song "Norwegian: Mitt liv|i=no", written by Rolf Løvland and Hanne Krogh, and performed by Kate Gulbrandsen. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norwegian: [[NRK|Norsk rikskringkasting]]|i=no (NRK), selected its entry through the Melodi Grand Prix 1987.
Norwegian: [[NRK|Norsk rikskringkasting]]|i=no (NRK) held the Melodi Grand Prix 1987 on 28 February 1987 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 Finn Kalvik (who represented) and Tor Endresen, making the first of seven appearances at Melodi Grand Prix before finally being successful on his eighth attempt in .[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
On the night of the final Gulbrandsen performed first in the running order, preceding . At the close of voting "Norwegian: Mitt liv|i=no" had picked up 65 points (the highest a 10 from), placing Norway 9th of the 22 entries.[2] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to .[3]