Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Country	Norway
National selection
Selection process	Melodi Grand Prix 1982
Selection date(s)	20 March 1982
Selected entrant	Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan
Selected song	"Adieu"
Finals performance
Final result	12th, 40 points

Norway was represented by Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan, with the song '"Adieu", at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 24 April in Harrogate, England. "Adieu" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 20 March. This was a second Eurovision appearance for Teigen and a third for Skorgan.

Final

The MGP was held at the studios of broadcaster NRK in Oslo, hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from 11 regional juries.^[1]

MGP - 20 March 1982

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan	"Adieu"	116	1
2	Inger Lise Rypdal	"Lady Di"	88	2
3	Trond Granlund	"Lisa"	67	5
4	Alex	"Perfekte engel"	75	4
5	Frank Aleksandersen	"Vi får, vi gir, vi går, vi blir"	80	3
6	Dollie	"Det er deg jeg skal ha"	23	10
7	Freddy Dahl	"Café Jupiter"	54	6
8	Gudny Aspaas	"Barnesinn"	41	9
9	Stiftelsen	"Romantikk"	48	7
10	Bo	"Kom heim"	46	8

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Teigen and Skorgan performed third in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding the United Kingdom. Clocking in at only 2 minutes 10 seconds, "Adieu" was one of the shortest songs ever in a Eurovision final. At the close of voting "Adieu" had picked up 40 points (the highest a 10 from Germany), placing Norway 12th of the 18 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Cyprus.^[2]

See also

• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 1982

References

1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1982
2. ^ ESC History - Norway 1982