Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
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Norway was represented by Kate Gulbrandsen, with the song '"Mitt liv
", at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 9 April in Brussels
. "Mitt liv" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix
on 28 February.
, hosted by Eldbjørg Vaage. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from seven regional juries. Other participants included 1981 Norwegian entrant Finn Kalvik
and Tor Endresen
, making the first of seven appearances at MGP before finally being successful on his eighth attempt in 1997.
. At the close of voting "Mitt liv" had picked up 65 points (the highest a 10 from Sweden
), placing Norway 9th of the 22 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia
.
Mitt Liv
"Mitt liv" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, performed in Norwegian by Kate Gulbrandsen.The song is a ballad, with Kate singing about her feelings towards her life...
", at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 9 April in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. "Mitt liv" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix
Melodi Grand Prix
Melodi Grand Prix is an annual music competition organised by Norwegian public broadcaster Norsk Rikskringkasting . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1960.The festival has produced three Eurovision winners and...
on 28 February.
Final
The MGP was held at the Château Neuf in OsloOslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, hosted by Eldbjørg Vaage. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from seven regional juries. Other participants included 1981 Norwegian entrant Finn Kalvik
Finn Kalvik
Finn Bjørn Kalvik is a Norwegian singer and composer.-Early career:He was born in Fåvang, but his family moved to the working class district of Grorud, Oslo in 1952. Early in his career Kalvik found success putting music to the poetry of popular Norwegian writers André Bjerke and Inger Hagerup...
and Tor Endresen
Tor Endresen
Tor Lars Oskar Endresen is a Norwegian singer and composer.He has entered the national Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest numerous times, but has only won it once, and represented Norway in the international final in 1997, where he came last with nul points.Endresen was part of a popular Norwegian...
, making the first of seven appearances at MGP before finally being successful on his eighth attempt in 1997.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tor Endresen & Thowsen Band | "Hemmelig drøm" | 27 | 9 |
| 2 | Egil Eldøen | "Til kvarandre" | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Kjersti Bergesen | "Go-go" | 54 | 3 |
| 4 | Sigvart Dagslund | "I samme båt" | 38 | 7 |
| 5 | Håkon Iversen | "Mange millioner" | 56 | 2 |
| 6 | Kate Gulbrandsen | "Mitt liv" | 60 | 1 |
| 7 | Olav Stedje | "Snurra på barten" | 40 | 5= |
| 8 | Catwalk | "Dialog" | 40 | 5= |
| 9 | Finn Kalvik | "Malene" | 42 | 4 |
| 10 | Frank Aleksandersen | "Tru mæ" | 36 | 8 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Gulbrandsen performed first in the running order, preceding IsraelIsrael
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. At the close of voting "Mitt liv" had picked up 65 points (the highest a 10 from Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
), placing Norway 9th of the 22 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
.