Country Norway Selection date(s) 22 March 1986 Selected song "Romeo" | Selection process Melodi Grand Prix 1986 Selected entrant Ketil Stokkan Final result 12th, 44 points | |
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 at the Stavanger Forum convention center in Stavanger, and was hosted by actor Jarl Goli. Ten songs competed in the final round.
Seven juries decided the winner: four regional juries (Oslo, Lillehammer, Trondheim and Vadsø), the studio audience in Stavanger, a jury composed of newspaper, radio and television journalists, and the inhabitants of the Statfjord A oil rig in the North Sea.
The winning entry was "Romeo," composed and performed by Ketil Stokkan.
At Eurovision
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.