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Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 with the song "", written by Kåre Grøttum and Ivar Børsum, and performed by Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, (NRK), selected its entry through the 1972. Before Eurovision 1972 (NRK) held the 1972 at its studios in Oslo, hosted by Vidar Lønn-Arnesen. Five songs were presented in the final with each song sung twice by different singers, once with a small combo and once with a full orchestra. The winning song was chosen by voting from a 14-member public jury who each awarded between 1 and 5 points per song. At Eurovision On the night of the final, Kausland and Borg performed 6th in the running order, following the 's The New Seekers with " Beg, Steal or Borrow" and preceding 's Carlos Mendes with "A festa da vida". "" was a rather old-fashioned song, lyrically very similar in theme to the previous year's "", and at the close of voting had picked up 73 points, placing N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1972
The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom and was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), who agreed to stage the event after the Monégasque broadcaster Télé Monte Carlo (TMC), who won in , was unable to meet the demands of hosting the event and could not find a suitable venue. The contest was held at the Usher Hall on 25 March 1972 and was hosted by Scottish ballet dancer Moira Shearer. Eighteen countries took part in the contest, the same number as the previous year. This contest marked the first time that the event was hosted in Scotland. Prior to 1972, when the BBC hosted the contest in , , and , it had always chosen a venue in London. However, for the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, the BBC broke this trend and chose to host the competition in the Scottish capital, marking the first time that London had n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanne Krogh
Hanne Krogh (born 24 January 1956) is a Norwegian singer and actress from Haugesund and Oslo. Krogh is among the most selling record artists in Norway ever. She represented Norway alone at the age of fifteen at the "Eurovision Song Contest 1971" with the song "Lykken er..." and is internationally well known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with Elisabeth Andreassen in the group Bobbysocks!. Personal life She is the mother of television presenter Sverre Krogh Sundbø and actress :no:Amalie Krogh, Amalie Krogh. Career She officially started singing when she was 9 years old, and released her first album when she was 14. She represented Norway with the song "Lykken er..." ("Happiness is...") in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest. She has received major acclaim through Norwegian awards. Among them are numerous Spellemann (Norwegian Grammy) including the Honorary Award, and the Peer Gynt Prize, which is awarded by members of the Parliament to those Norwegians who have d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne-Karine Strøm
Anne-Karine Strøm (born 15 October 1951) is a Norwegian singer, best known for having taken part in the Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest selection, Melodi Grand Prix, in six consecutive years between 1971 and 1976, winning on three occasions (twice as a soloist and once as a member of an ensemble) and representing Norway in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1973, 1974 and 1976. Melodi Grand Prix Strøm's Melodi Grand Prix appearances were as follows: *1971: "Hør litt på meg" – 10th *1972: "Håp" – 4th *1973: "Å for et spill" (as member of the Bendik Singers) – 1st *1974: "Hvor er du" – 1st *1975: "1+1=2" – 4th *1976: "Mata Hari" – 1st Eurovision Song Contest The Bendik Singers' 1973 winning song was given English-language lyrics and retitled " It's Just A Game" for the 18th Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 7 April in Luxembourg City, where it finished in seventh place of 17 entries. Strøm travelled to Brighton, England for the 1974 contest, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Borg
Benny Borg (born 13 November 1945) is a Swedish-born Norwegian singer and composer. He was born in Gothenburg, but moved to Norway in 1968, and was married to Norwegian singer and actress Kirsti Sparboe from 1972 to 1978. As a singer and musician, he is known for his collaboration with the Dizzie Tunes, and with Grethe Kausland. He won a Spellemannprisen award in 1973, and represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom and was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corpo .... In 2004 he won the Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award. References External links * * 1945 births Living people Swedish male singers Swedish expatriates in Norway Spellemannprisen winners Eurovision Song Contest entrants Musicians from Gothenburg {{sweden-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway In The Eurovision Song Contest
Norway has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 63 times since making its debut in and has only been absent twice since then. In Eurovision Song Contest 1970, 1970, the country boycotted the contest over disagreements about the voting structure, and in Eurovision Song Contest 2002, 2002, they were relegated. The Norwegian participating broadcaster in the contest is (NRK), which select its entrant with the national competition Melodi Grand Prix. Before 1985, Norway's best result in the contest was a third-place with "Intet er nytt under solen" by Åse Kleveland in . Norway's three victories in the contest were achieved by "La det swinge" by Bobbysocks in , "Nocturne (Secret Garden song), Nocturne" by Secret Garden (duo), Secret Garden in , and "Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song), Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak in . Norway also finished second at the contest, with "" by former Bobbysocks member Elisabeth Andreassen. Norway has finished last in twelve Eurovision finals, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beg, Steal Or Borrow
"Beg, Steal or Borrow" was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, performed in English by The New Seekers. The song was composed and written by Tony Cole, Steve Wolfe and Graeme Hall. It is a love song to a former lover claiming the two should be together and the singer will "beg, steal or borrow" in order to "bring" the other love. On the night of the contest, the song was performed fifth, directed by David Mackay. It followed 's Jaime Morey with " Amanece" and preceded 's Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg with " Småting". At the close of voting, it had received 114 points, placing 2nd in a field of 18, behind Après toi by Luxembourg's Vicky Leandros Vasiliki Papathanasiou (, ; born 23 August 1949), known professionally as Vicky Leandros (, ), is a Greek singer living in Germany. She is the daughter of singer, musician and composer Leandros Papathanasiou (also known as Leo Leandros as well ... with 128 points. Charts References External links Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grethe Kausland
Grethe Kausland ( Nilsen; 3 July 1947 – 16 November 2007) was a Norwegian singer, performer and actress. As a child star she was one of Norway's most popular singers (her debut single “Teddyen min” from 1955, sold more than 100,000 recordsJan Eggum, Bård Ose, Siren Steen: ''Norsk pop & rock-leksikon'' (Vega Forlag AS, 2005) Norsk pop- og rockleksikon (2005)Grethe Kausland(Retrieved on 17 November 2007)), and she participated in several films as a child. She represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest, singing " Småting" with Benny Borg. From 1973 she performed regularly with the musical group Dizzie Tunes. Awarded "Spellemannprisen" 1978 for the album ''A Taste of Grethe Kausland'', and " Leonardstatuetten" 1991 for her achievements on the revue scene. She died from lung cancer on 16 November 2007, in Oslo, Norway. Child career Grethe made her stage debut at age 4 at a local revue, and cut her first record at age 8 in 1955, after winning a radio-transmitted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Nikolaysen
Ellen Helen Nikolaysen (born 10 December 1951) is a Norwegian singer/actress. in She participated in the in 1973 as part of the Bendik Singers group with the song ''It's Just A Game'' and Eurovision this time as a solo artist in 1975 with ''Touch My Life With Summer''. She won the Best Performance Award at the in Tokyo in 1974 with the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries In The Eurovision Song Contest 1972
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign state, state with limited recognition, constituent country, or dependent territory. Most sovereign states, but not all countries, are members of the United Nations. There is no universal agreement on the number of "countries" in the world, since several states have disputed sovereignty status or limited recognition, and a number of non-sovereign entities are commonly considered countries. The definition and usage of the word "country" are flexible and have changed over time. ''The Economist'' wrote in 2010 that "any attempt to find a clear definition of a country soon runs into a thicket of exceptions and anomalies." Areas much smaller than a political entity may be referred to as a "country", such as the West Country in England, "big sky country" (used in various contexts of the American West), "coal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Mendes (singer)
Carlos Eduardo Teixeira Mendes (born 23 May 1947) is a Portuguese singer, best known for representing Portugal in the 1968 and 1972 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster .... Mendes has also appeared in some television series. Albums discography *Amor Combate (LP, TLD, 1976) *Canções de Ex-Cravo e Malviver (LP, TLD, 1977) *Jardim Jaleco (LP, Rossil, 1978) *Antologia-(LP, Rossil, 1979) *Antologia II (LP, Rossil, 197-) *Triângulo do Mar (LP, Sassetti, 1980) *Chão do Vento (LP, Edisom, 1984) *O Natal do Pai natal *Boa Nova (CD, 1992) *Não Me Peças Mais Canções (CD, 1994) *Vagabundo do Mar (CD, Movieplay, 1997) *Coração de Cantor (CD, Lusogram, 1999) References External links * 1947 births Living people Singers from Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodi Grand Prix
Melodi Grand Prix (), commonly known as Grand Prix and MGP, sometimes as Norsk Melodi Grand Prix, is an annual music competition organised by Norwegian public broadcaster (NRK). It determines for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1960. The festival has produced three List of Eurovision Song Contest winners, Eurovision winners, Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, a non-winning televote winner and nine top-five placings for Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest, Norway at the contest. However, Norway holds the record for the number of entries who have come last since entering Eurovision; 12 in all. Despite this, the competition still makes considerable impact on music charts in Norway and other Nordic countries, with the 2008 winner topping the Norwegian charts. Origins The Eurovision Song Contest began on 24 May 1956 with its first edition in Lugano, Switzerland. Norway's first contest was the fifth, the . The first Melodi Gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Seekers
The New Seekers were a British pop group, formed in London, in 1969, by Keith Potger, after the break-up of his group, the Seekers. The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music would have pop as well as folk influences. They achieved worldwide success in the early 1970s with hits including " I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", " You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me" and " Beg, Steal or Borrow". Formation The group were formed after the disbanding of the successful 1960s Australian group the Seekers. Keith Potger, a member of the Seekers, put together the New Seekers in 1969, featuring Laurie Heath, Chris Barrington, Marty Kristian, Eve Graham and Sally Graham (no relation), the latter of whom was a member of The Young Generation. Potger himself also performed and recorded with the group. Despite their having released only one album with no commercial success, ITV's Scottish Television gave the group their own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
