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Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

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Country
  
Norway

Selection date(s)
  
20 March 1982

Final result
  
12th, 40 points

Selection process
  
Melodi Grand Prix 1982

Selected song
  
"Adieu"

Selected entrant
  
Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan

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.

Contents

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.

A=Trøndelag (Trondheim), B=Hordaland (Bergen), C=Nordland (Bodø), D=Rogaland (Stavanger), E=Troms (Tromsø), F=Sørlandet (Kristiansand), G=Finnmark (Vadsø), H=Hedmark (Elverum), I=Møre og Romsdal (Ålesund), J=Telemark (Porsgrunn), K=Østlandssendingen (Oslo)

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.

References

Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 Wikipedia