Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990

Eurovision Song Contest 1990
Country Norway
National selection
Selection processMelodi Grand Prix 1990
Selection date(s)24 March 1990
Selected entrantKetil Stokkan
Selected song"Brandenburger Tor"
Selected songwriter(s)Ketil Stokkan
Finals performance
Final result21st, 8 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1989 • 1990 • 1991►

Norway was represented by Ketil Stokkan, with the song "Brandenburger Tor", at the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Zagreb. "Brandenburger Tor" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 24 March. Stokkan had previously represented Norway in 1986.

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1990

The MGP was held at the Hotel Royal Christiania in Oslo, hosted by Leif Erik Forberg. Ten songs took part with the winner chosen by voting from regional juries, an "expert" jury and a press jury. In the first round of voting the bottom five songs were eliminated, then the remaining five were voted on again to give the winner. Other participants included three-time Norwegian representative and MGP regular Jahn Teigen and Tor Endresen, who would represent Norway in 1997.[1]

Final – 24 March 1990
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Ketil Stokkan "Brandenburger Tor" Ketil Stokkan 7 1
2 Stein Hauge and Twilight "Sarah" Are Selheim 6 4
3 Kai Kiil "Caballero" Kai Kiil, Sverri Dahl 1 7
4 Bente Lind "Ciao amore" Nick Borgen 1 7
5 Damer og Herrer "Østenfor sol" Svein Gundersen, Stig Nilsson 2 6
6 Magne Høyland "Faren over" Bård Svendsen, Bjarne Bårdstu 1 7
7 Liv Ingund Nygaard "En dag vil friheten seire" Liv Ingund Nygaard 3 5
8 Rune Rudberg "Varme overalt" Nick Borgen, Rune Rudberg 0 10
9 Jahn Teigen "Smil" Nora Buraas, Ove Borøchstein 7 1
10 Tor Endresen "Café le swing" Robert Morley, Eva Jansen, Finn Jansen 7 1
Superfinal – 24 March 1990
Draw Artist Song Expert/Press Juries Regional Juries Total Place
Jury
1 		Jury
2 		Southern
Norway 		Western
Norway 		Eastern
Norway 		Central
Norway 		Northern
Norway
1 Ketil Stokkan "Brandenburger Tor" 52 36 56 44 60 53 54 355 1
2 Stein Hauge and Twilight "Sarah" 48 43 32 35 34 33 40 265 4
3 Liv Ingund Nygaard "En dag vil friheten seire" 32 40 34 46 38 35 32 257 5
4 Jahn Teigen "Smil" 37 60 44 38 39 48 50 316 2
5 Tor Endresen "Café le swing" 46 36 49 52 44 46 39 312 3

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Stokkan performed 9th in the running order, following Iceland and preceding Israel. The song's subject matter was the fall of the Berlin Wall, and it was one of several songs in the contest with 'peace, hope and unity' lyrical content. At the close of voting "Brandenburger Tor" had received only 8 points, placing Norway joint last (with Finland) of the 22 entries.[2] This was the seventh time Norway finished the evening at the bottom of the scoreboard. The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to France.[3]

Voting

Points awarded to Norway[4]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points  Israel
3 points  Ireland
2 points
1 point  Denmark
Points awarded by Norway[4]
Score Country
12 points  France
10 points  Iceland
8 points  Ireland
7 points  Denmark
6 points  Sweden
5 points  Spain
4 points  Turkey
3 points  Yugoslavia
2 points  Cyprus
1 point  Belgium

References

  1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1990
  2. ^ "Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ ESC History - Norway 1990
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

External links

  • Full national final on nrk.no
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "Adieu"
  • "Aldri i livet"
  • "Alle mine tankar"
  • "Alltid sommer"
  • "Alvedansen"
  • "Attention"
  • "Brandenburger Tor"
  • "Casanova"
  • "Do Re Mi"
  • "Duett"
  • "Dukkemann"
  • "Fairytale"
  • "Fallen Angel"
  • "The First Day of Love"
  • "For vår jord"
  • "Give That Wolf a Banana"
  • "Grab the Moment"
  • "Haba Haba"
  • "High"
  • "Hold On Be Strong"
  • "I evighet"
  • "I Feed You My Love"
  • "Icebreaker"
  • "I'm Not Afraid to Move On"
  • "In My Dreams"
  • "Intet er nytt under solen"
  • "It's Just A Game"
  • "Karusell"
  • "Kom sol, kom regn"
  • "La det swinge"
  • "Lenge leve livet"
  • "Living My Life Without You"
  • "Lykken er"
  • "Mata Hari"
  • "Mil etter mil"
  • "Mitt liv"
  • "A Monster Like Me"
  • "Mrs. Thompson"
  • "My Heart Goes Boom"
  • "My Heart Is Yours"
  • "Nocturne"
  • "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli"
  • "Oliver"
  • "On My Own"
  • "Queen of Kings"
  • "Romeo"
  • "Sámiid ædnan"
  • "San Francisco"
  • "Silent Storm"
  • "Småting"
  • "Solhverv"
  • "Sommer i Palma"
  • "Spiral"
  • "Spirit in the Sky"
  • "Stay"
  • "Stress"
  • "That's How You Write a Song"
  • "Touch My Life (with Summer)"
  • "Ulveham"
  • "Ven a bailar conmigo"
  • "Venners nærhet"
  • "Visjoner"
  • "Voi Voi"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Norway did not compete
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  • "Bandido"
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  • "Eitt lag enn"
  • "Frei zu leben"
  • "Fri?"
  • "Give a Little Love Back to the World"
  • "Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim"
  • "Há sempre alguém"
  • "Hajde da ludujemo"
  • "Hallo Hallo"
  • "Horis skopo"
  • "Ik wil alles met je delen"
  • "Insieme: 1992"
  • "Keine Mauern mehr"
  • "Macédomienne"
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  • "Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus"
  • "Quand je te rêve"
  • "Shara Barkhovot"
  • "Som en vind"
  • "Somewhere in Europe"
  • "White and Black Blues"
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