Norway was represented by Kate Gulbrandsen, with the song "Mitt liv", at the

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, which took place on 9 May in Brussels. "Mitt liv" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 28 February.

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1987

The MGP was held at the Château Neuf in Oslo, hosted by Eldbjørg Vaage. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from seven regional juries. Other participants included 1981 Norwegian entrant Finn Kalvik and Tor Endresen, making the first of seven appearances at MGP before finally being successful on his eighth attempt in 1997.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Gulbrandsen performed first in the running order, preceding Israel. At the close of voting "Mitt liv" had picked up 65 points (the highest a 10 from

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), placing Norway 9th of the 22 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia.ESC History - Norway 1987
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Voting

References

External links

Full national final on nrk.no
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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987

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