Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984

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Finals performanceFinal result17th, 29 pointsNorway in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1983 • 1984 • 1985►

Norway was represented by duo Dollie de Luxe, with the song "Lenge leve livet" at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City. "Lenge leve livet" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 7 April.

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1984

The Melodi Grand Prix 1984 was organised by broadcaster NRK and was held at the Château Neuf in Oslo, hosted by Sissel Keyn Lodding. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from five juries separated by age. It was one of the closest MGPs, with only 3 points separating the top four songs.[1]

Final – 7 April 1984
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Beate Jacobsen "Strand Hotel" 43 2
2 Ina Tangerud "Dine øyne" 15 8
3 Ove Thue "Lenge siden nå" 11 10
4 Inger Lise Rypdal "Vindar" 42 3
5 Dollie de Luxe "Lenge leve livet" 45 1
6 Ellen Nikolaysen "Opus" 25 6
7 Hilde Heltberg "Ditt smil" 17 7
8 Nick Borgen "La musikken leve" 35 5
9 Cathy Ryen "Jeanne d'Arc" 15 8
10 Silhouette "A-oa-oa-oa" 42 3
Detailed Jury Votes
Draw Song Under 20 20-30 30-40 40-50 Over 50 Total
1 "Strand Hotel" 6 12 10 8 7 43
2 "Dine øyne" 4 2 3 3 3 15
3 "Lenge siden nå" 1 1 1 4 4 11
4 "Vindar" 10 10 12 5 5 42
5 "Lenge leve livet" 12 7 8 10 8 45
6 "Opus" 2 5 6 6 6 25
7 "Ditt smil" 8 3 2 2 2 17
8 "La musikken leve" 5 8 5 7 10 35
9 "Jeanne d'Arc" 3 6 4 1 1 15
10 "A-oa-oa-oa" 7 4 7 12 12 42

At Eurovision

On the night of the final de Luxe performed 5th in the running order, following Spain and preceding the United Kingdom. At the close of voting "Lenge leve livet" had picked up 29 points (the highest an 8 from Sweden), placing Norway 17th of the 19 entries.[2] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Denmark.[3]

Voting

Points awarded to Norway[4]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points  Sweden
7 points  Luxembourg
6 points  Finland
5 points
4 points
3 points  Ireland
2 points
1 point  Belgium
Points awarded by Norway[4]
Score Country
12 points  Denmark
10 points  Sweden
8 points  United Kingdom
7 points  Germany
6 points  Spain
5 points  Finland
4 points  Ireland
3 points  Belgium
2 points  France
1 point  Italy

References

  1. ^ "NORWEGIAN NATIONAL FINAL 1984". natfinals.50webs.com.
  2. ^ "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest: Norway 1984: Dollie de Luxe, Lenge Leve Livet: ESC-History". www.esc-history.com.
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

  • Full national final on nrk.no
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "Adieu"
  • "Aldri i livet"
  • "Alle mine tankar"
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