Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997
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Eurovision Song Contest 1997 | ||||
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Country | Norway | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 1997 | |||
Selection date(s) | 8 February 1997 | |||
Selected entrant | Tor Endresen | |||
Selected song | "San Francisco" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 24th, 0 points | |||
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Norway was represented by
Before Eurovision
Melodi Grand Prix 1997
Melodi Grand Prix 1997 was the Norwegian national final that selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1997.
Competing entries
350 submissions were received by
Final
The final took place on 8 February 1997 at the Studio 2 of NRK, hosted by
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Percentage | Place |
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1 | Marianne E. Olsen | "Min egen superstar" | Marianne Elstad Olsen, Henning Hoel Eriksen, Fredrik Friis | 11.3% | 5 |
2 | Angela Kim Lewis | "So ro lille tull" | Torstein Bieler, Chris Påhlman, Nora Skaug | 14.3% | 3 |
3 | Guro Håvik | "Consensus" | Gunnar Lorentzen | 10.6% | 6 |
4 | Penthouse Playboys | "Om du elsket meg" | Kjetil Rolness, Jørn Mortensen | 12.6% | 4 |
5 | Geir Rønning | "Venter på deg" | Are Selheim | 7.0% | 7 |
6 | Beate Olsen | "Rolig" | Beate Olsen | 2.9% | 8 |
7 | Tor Endresen | "San Francisco" | Tor Endresen, Arne Myksvoll | 23.9% | 1 |
8 | Manjari | "Lys" | Rune Lindstrøm | 18.0% | 2 |
At Eurovision
Heading into the final of the contest, RTÉ reported that bookmakers ranked the entry 17th out of the 25 entries.[3] On the night of the final Endresen performed third in the running order, following Turkey and preceding Austria. At the close of voting "San Francisco" had failed to pick up any points at all, the eighth time Norway had found itself at the bottom of the scoreboard at the end of the evening, and a record fourth nul-points finish. The 1997 ignominy was shared with Portugal, who had also been completely shunned by the national juries. The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to France.[4]
Voting
Norway did not receive any points at the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest.[5]
Score | Country |
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12 points | France
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10 points | Malta
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8 points | Sweden |
7 points | Denmark |
6 points | United Kingdom |
5 points | Greece |
4 points | Poland
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3 points | Ireland |
2 points | Cyprus |
1 point | Russia |
References
- ^ ESC National Finals database 1997
- ^ Kato M. Hansen. "Norway national final 1997" in OGAE News 56/57, 1997:19.
- ^ "What are the Odds?". Radio Telefís Éireann. Archived from the original on 24 February 1999. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ ESC History – Norway 1997
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.