Norway was represented at the
Eurovision Song Contest 1983
The Eurovision Song Contest 1983 was the 28th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Munich, West Germany, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Nicole. Although this was Germany's first victory, 1983 was t ...
with the song "Do Re Mi", written by
Jahn Teigen
Jahn Teigen (born Jan Teigen; 27 September 1949 – 24 February 2020) was a Norwegian singer, musician and comedian. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 1978, 1982 and 1983, From October 2006 until his death in F ...
,
Anita Skorgan
Anita Skorgan (born 13 November 1958) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest in (14th), (11th) and with Jan Teigen in (12th). She was also a backing singer at the and contests, and co-wrote t ...
, and
Herodes Falsk
Kim Bård Hansen (born 9 July 1954), better known by his stage name Herodes Falsk, is a Norwegian comedian, actor, author, and songwriter. Falsk is probably best known for his work with the musical comedy trio Prima Vera alongside Jahn Teigen and ...
, and performed by Teigen himself. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, (NRK), selected its entry through the 1983. This was the third and final Eurovision appearance by Teigen. Although uncredited on this occasion, one of his backing singers was Anita Skorgan, making her fourth appearance in seven years.
Before Eurovision
1983
(NRK) held the 1983 at its studios in
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
, hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from 12 regional juries.
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Teigen performed second in the running order, following and preceding the . At the close of voting "Do Re Mi" had picked up 53 points (the highest being 8s from and the ), placing Norway joint 9th (with ) of the 20 entries, the country's first top 10 finish since 1973.
The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to .
Voting
References
External links
Melodi Grand Prix 1983 - norsk finaleon
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1983
1983
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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster submits an origina ...
Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster submits an origina ...