Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984

Norway in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Participating broadcasterNorsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
Country Norway
Selection processMelodi Grand Prix 1984
Selection date7 April 1984
Competing entry
Song"Lenge leve livet"
ArtistDollie de Luxe
Songwriters
  • Benedicte Adrian
  • Ingrid Bjørnov
Placement
Final result17th, 29 points
Participation chronology
◄1983 • 1984 • 1985►

Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Lenge leve livet", written by Benedicte Adrian and Ingrid Bjørnov, and performed by themselves under their stage name Dollie de Luxe. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), selected its entry through the Melodi Grand Prix 1984.

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1984

Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) held the Melodi Grand Prix 1984 on 7 April 1984 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.

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.[1] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Denmark.[2]

Voting

References

  1. ^ "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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