Norway was represented by

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, with the song "Karusell", at the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 20 March in

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. "Karusell" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the

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on 13 February. This was the first of Sparboe's three Eurovision appearances for Norway.

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1965

The MGP was held at the studios of the

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, hosted by

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. Five songs took part in the final with each song sung twice by different singers, once with a small combo and once with a full orchestra. However

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, who had been due to perform a version of "Karusell", had to withdraw at the last minute through illness so Sparboe sang both versions of the song. The winning song was chosen by postcard voting.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Sparboe performed 7th in the running order, following

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and preceding

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. Each national jury awarded 5-3-1 to their top three songs, and at the close "Karusell" had picked up only 1 point (from Austria), placing Norway joint 13th (with

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) of the 18 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded its 5 points to the

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Voting

References

External links

Full national final on nrk.no
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