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Eurovision Song Contest 1986 | ||||
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Country | Norway | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 1986 | |||
Selection date(s) | 22 March 1986 | |||
Selected entrant | Ketil Stokkan | |||
Selected song | "Romeo" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Ketil Stokkan | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 12th, 44 points | |||
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Norway played host to the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, so the country was automatically entered into the final in Bergen.
The Norwegian national final to select their entry, the Melodi Grand Prix 1986, was held on 22 March 1986 at the Stavanger Forum convention center in Stavanger, hosted by actor Jarl Goli. The band was conducted by Fred Nøddelund.
Ten songs competed with the winner being decided by four regional juries (Oslo, Lillehammer, Trondheim and Vadsø), a press jury composed of newspaper, radio and television journalists, the inhabitants of the Statfjord A oil rig in the North Sea and the studio audience in Stavanger.
The winning entry was "Romeo", composed and performed by Ketil Stokkan.
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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1 | Susanne Fuhr | "Hollywood" | Dag Arnesen, Arne Lindtner Næss | 27 | 8 |
2 | Ketil Stokkan | "Romeo" | Ketil Stokkan | 70 | 1 |
3 | Creation | "Ny tid" | Per Kristian Indrehus, Geir Olav Bøkestad | 42 | 5 |
4 | Frank Aleksandersen | "Stille før stormen" | Frank Aleksandersen | 30 | 7 |
5 | Anne-Marie Giørtz | "Tilbake" | Kristian Lindeman, Jan Eggum | 22 | 10 |
6 | Jørn Hoel and Band | "Inkululeko" | David Chocron | 59 | 2 |
7 | Claudia Scott and Band | "Rock 'n' Roll Band" | Claudia Scott, Torstein Flakne, Casino Steel | 38 | 6 |
8 | Alex and Band | "Fri" | Alex, Atle Bakken, Cato Kyvik | 26 | 9 |
9 | Mia Gundersen | "Jeg vet hva jeg vil" | Per Røise | 45 | 4 |
10 | Nina Askeland | "Boulevard" | Svein Dag Hauge, Jan Eggum | 47 | 3 |
Detailed Voting Breakdown | |||||||||
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Draw | Song | Regional Juries | Press Jury | Oil Rig | Studio Audience | Total | |||
Oslo | Lillehammer | Trondheim | Vadsø | ||||||
1 | "Hollywood" | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 27 |
2 | "Romeo" | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 70 |
3 | "Ny tid" | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 42 |
4 | "Stille før stormen" | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
5 | "Tilbake" | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
6 | "Inkululeko" | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 59 |
7 | "Rock 'n' Roll Band" | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 38 |
8 | "Fri" | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
9 | "Jeg vet hva jeg vil" | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 45 |
10 | "Boulevard" | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 47 |
Stokkan performed fourth on the night of the contest, following France and preceding the United Kingdom. At the close of the voting the song had received 44 points, placing 12th in a field of 20 competing countries. [1]
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