Norway was represented at the

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with the song "", composed by

Anita Skorgan Anita Skorgan (born 13 November 1958) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest in (14th), (11th) and with Jan Teigen in (12th). She was also a backing singer at the and contests, and co-wrote t ...

, with lyrics by

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, and performed by

Karoline Krüger Karoline Krüger (born 13 February 1970) is a Norwegian singer and composer. She represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 final in Dublin, where she finished fifth. Career Krüger's first TV appearance was at the age of 11, in ...

. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, (NRK), selected its entry through the 1988.

Before Eurovision

1988

(NRK) held the 1988 at the Château Neuf in

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, hosted by Dan Børge Akerø.

Competing entries

Semi-finals

Before the final, sixteen songs took part over four semi-finals, held as part of the Norwegian talk show . Four songs were paired in each semi-final, and the winner from each pair, chosen by a panel of 1,000 viewers, qualified for the final, along with two losing songs which were given wildcards. The first semi-final was held on 30 January 1988. Four songs competed in pairs with the winner from each pair qualifying for the final. The second semi-final was held on 13 February 1988. Four songs competed in pairs with the winner from each pair qualifying for the final. The third semi-final was held on 27 February 1988. Four songs competed in pairs with the winner from each pair qualifying for the final. The fourth semi-final was held on 12 March 1988. Four songs competed in pairs with the winner from each pair qualifying for the final.

Final

Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from seven regional juries. Other participants included three-time Norwegian representative and regular

Jahn Teigen Jahn Teigen (born Jan Teigen; 27 September 1949 – 24 February 2020) was a Norwegian singer, musician and comedian. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 1978, 1982 and 1983, From October 2006 until his death in F ...

, and

Tor Endresen Tor Lars Oskar Endresen (born 15 June 1959) is a Norwegians, Norwegian singer and composer. He has entered the Norwegian song selection for the Eurovision Song Contest numerous times, but has only won it once, and represented Norway in the Euro ...

, who would represent .

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Krüger performed 15th in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting "" had picked up 88 points (including a maximum 12 from the ), placing Norway 5th of the 21 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to .

Voting

References

External links

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