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, which took place on 15 May in

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. "Alle mine tankar" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 6 March.

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1993

The final was held at the Chateau Neuf in

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, hosted by Ingunn Kyrkjebø. Eight songs took part with the winner being chosen by voting from eight regional juries. Other participants included three-time Norwegian representative and MGP regular

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, the previous year's singer Merethe Trøan, and Tor Endresen who would represent Norway in 1997.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Vige performed last in the running order, following

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. "Alle mine tankar" was an unusually structured song with an instrumental arrangement featuring a bouzouki and an

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, which commentators remarked as most un-Norwegian. The song began in a very gentle, low-key way before building to a still gentle yet catchy refrain. It was a distinctive song with which to close the contest, and received a very enthusiastic response from the audience. At the close of voting "Alle mine tankar" had received 120 points, placing Norway 5th of the 25 entries, the country's first top 10 finish since 1988. It did however seem to have had a polarising effect on the other national juries – it had received maximum 12s from

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and

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, and second-place 10s from four other countries, yet nine of the juries placed it outside their top 10 and awarded it no points at all. The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Ireland.ESC History - Norway 1993
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Voting

References

External links

Full national final on nrk.no
{{Melodi Grand Prix (Norway)

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

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