Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1989 | ||||
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| Country |  Norway | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 1989 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 11 March 1989 | |||
| Selected entrant | Britt Synnøve Johansen | |||
| Selected song | "Venners nærhet" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 30 points | |||
| Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Norway was represented by Britt Synnøve, with the song "Venners nærhet", at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 May in Lausanne, Switzerland. "Venners nærhet" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 11 March.
Before Eurovision[edit]
Melodi Grand Prix 1989[edit]
The final was held at the Forum in Stavanger, hosted by Øystein Bache. Nine songs took part in the televised final, of which three songs were selected for a "super final". The winner was decided by a five-way jury; an expert jury made up of professional musicians, a press jury, and three public juries split by age group. Other participants included 1987's Kate Gulbrandsen, three-time Norwegian representative and MGP regular Jahn Teigen and Tor Endresen, who would represent Norway in 1997.[1] The evening had its controversies, as fan favorite Jahn Teigen failed to reach the super final, which was met by booing from the audience.[2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heidi Halvorsen | "Beat for Beat" | Harald Græsdahl, Tore Holm | Eliminated |
| 2 | Tor Endresen | "Til det gryr av dag" | Oddvar Ruud, Marit Vollen | Superfinalist |
| 3 | Britt Synnøve Johansen | "Venners nærhet" | Inge Enoksen, Leiv Grøtte | Superfinalist |
| 4 | Rune Rudberg | "Vinger over Europa" | Nick Borgen, Arve Sigvaldsen | Eliminated |
| 5 | Ingeborg Hungnes | "En lite lys" | Svein Gundersen, Stig Nilsson | Superfinalist |
| 6 | Ola Fjellvikås | "Min Mona Lisa" | Rolf Graf | Eliminated |
| 7 | Kari Gjærum and Jannecke Øinæs | "Barneøyne" | Robert Morley, Eva Jansen | Eliminated |
| 8 | Jahn Teigen | "Optimist" | Jahn Teigen, Knut Meiner, Ove Borøchstein | Eliminated |
| 9 | Kate Gulbrandsen | "Nærhet" | Kate Gulbrandsen, Rolf Løvland | Eliminated |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Public Jury | Press Jury |
Expert Jury |
Total | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-30 | 30-45 | 45-60 | |||||||
| 1 | Tor Endresen | "Til det gryr av dag" | 11 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 57 | 2 |
| 2 | Britt Synnøve Johansen | "Venners nærhet" | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 62 | 1 |
| 3 | Ingeborg Hungnes | "En lite lys" | 12 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 56 | 3 |
At Eurovision[edit]
On the night of the final Synnøve performed 8th in the running order, following the United Kingdom and preceding Portugal. Although "Venners nærhet" had been tipped as a likely top 10 contender, at the close of voting it had picked up only 30 points, placing Norway a disappointing 17th of the 22 entries.[3] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to the United Kingdom.[4]
Voting[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ ESC National Finals database 1989
- ^ "Melodi Grand Prix 1989 - Norsk finale". 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Norway 1989
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.