Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990
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| Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1990 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) | |||
| Country |  Norway | |||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 1990 | |||
| Selection date | 24 March 1990 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Brandenburger Tor" | |||
| Artist | Ketil Stokkan | |||
| Songwriter | Ketil Stokkan | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 21st, 8 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "Brandenburger Tor", written and performed by Ketil Stokkan. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), selected its entry through the Melodi Grand Prix 1990. Stokkan had previously represented Norway in 1986.
Before Eurovision
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Melodi Grand Prix 1990
[edit]Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) held the Melodi Grand Prix 1990 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, a jury of music experts, 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.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place | Result |
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| 1 | Ketil Stokkan | "Brandenburger Tor" | Ketil Stokkan | 7 | 1 | Advanced |
| 2 | Stein Hauge and Twilight | "Sarah" | Are Selheim | 6 | 4 | Advanced |
| 3 | Kai Kiil | "Caballero" |
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1 | 7 | N/a |
| 4 | Bente Lind | "Ciao amore" | Nick Borgen | 1 | 7 | N/a |
| 5 | Damer og Herrer | "Østenfor sol" |
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2 | 6 | N/a |
| 6 | Magne Høyland | "Faren over" |
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1 | 7 | N/a |
| 7 | Liv Ingund Nygaard | "En dag vil friheten seire" | Liv Ingund Nygaard | 3 | 5 | Advanced |
| 8 | Rune Rudberg | "Varme overalt" | 0 | 10 | N/a | |
| 9 | Jahn Teigen | "Smil" |
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7 | 1 | Advanced |
| 10 | Tor Endresen | "Café le swing" |
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7 | 1 | Advanced |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Expert/ Press Juries |
Regional Juries | Total | Place | |||||
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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
[edit]On the night of the final Stokkan performed 9th in the running order, following Iceland and preceding Israel. At the close of voting "Brandenburger Tor" had received only 8 points, placing Norway joint last (with Finland) of the 22 entries.[1] This was the seventh time Norway finished the evening at the bottom of the scoreboard.[citation needed] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to France.[2]
The contest was televised on NRK Fjernsynet and on radio station NRK P2, both with commentary by Leif Erik Forberg.[3][4]
Voting
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Results of the Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ↑ "TV lørdag" [TV Saturday]. Moss Dagblad (in Norwegian). Moss, Norway. 5 May 1990. pp. 32–33. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2026 – via National Library of Norway.
- ↑ "P2 – Kjøreplan lørdag 5. mai 1990" [P2 – Schedule Saturday 5 May 1990] (in Norwegian). NRK. 5 May 1990. p. 3. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2026 – via National Library of Norway. (subscription may be required or content may be available in libraries)
