Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971

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Norway in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1971
Eurovision Song Contest 1971
Participating broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
CountryFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Selection process Melodi Grand Prix 1971
Selection date20 February 1971
Competing entry
Song"Lykken er"
Artist Hanne Krogh
Songwriter Arne Bendiksen
Placement
Final result17th, 65 points
Participation chronology
◄1970 •1971• 1972►

Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 with the song "Lykken er", written by Arne Bendiksen, and performed by Hanne Krogh. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), selected its entry through the Melodi Grand Prix 1971.

Contents

"Lykken er" marked Norway's return to Eurovision after their first of only two absences to date since their debut, when they were one of five countries to boycott the 1970 contest in protest at the four-way tie in 1969 and the fact that they (along with Finland and Sweden) considered that the voting system of the late 1960s tended to place the Nordic countries at a disadvantage.

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1971

Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) held the Melodi Grand Prix 1971 on 20 February at its studios in Oslo, hosted by Jan Voigt. Twelve songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by a 14-member public jury who each awarded between 1 and 5 points per song. Other participants included past and future Norwegian representatives Inger Jacobsen, Odd Børre, and Anne-Karine Strøm.

MGP - 20 February 1971
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1 Odd Børre and Jan Erik Berntsen "Ironside"482
2 Jan Høiland "Fjell-låt"386
3 Anita Hegerland "Gi meg en sebra"444
4 Anne Lise Gjøstøl "Riv deg løs"378
5 Dag Spantell "Gi verden et smil"444
6 Inger Jacobsen "India"3012
7Webe Karlsen, Dag Spantell and Geir Wenzel"Vi vil tro det vi synger"453
8 Anne-Karine Strøm "Hør litt på meg"3210
9Jan Erik Berntsen"Enkel ord"3111
10 Gro Anita Schønn "Maxi-midi-mini"378
11 Odd Børre "Optimisten"386
12 Hanne Krogh "Lykken er"521

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Krogh performed last in the running order, following Finland. At the close of voting "Lykken er" had picked up 65 points, placing Norway 17th of the 18 entries, ahead only of Malta. [1]

Each participating broadcaster appointed two jury members, one below the age of 25 and the other above, who voted for their respective country by giving between one and five points to each song, except that representing their own country. All jury members were colocated at the venue in Dublin, and were brought on stage during the voting sequence to present their points. [2] The Norwegian jury members were Sten Fredriksen and Liv Usterud. [3]

Voting

References

  1. ↑ "Final of Dublin 1971". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (2014). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Two: The 1970s. Prestatyn, United Kingdom: Telos Publishing. p. 60. ISBN   978-1-84583-093-9.
  3. ↑ "Finale i Melodi Grand Prix". Harstad Tidende (in Norwegian). Harstad, Norway. 3 April 1971. p. 3. Retrieved 5 January 2023– via National Library of Norway.
  4. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Dublin 1971". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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