Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975

Eurovision Song Contest 1975
Participating broadcasterNorsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
Country Norway
National selection
Selection processMelodi Grand Prix 1975
Selection date(s)25 January 1975
Selected artist(s)Ellen Nikolaysen
Selected song"Touch My Life (with Summer)"
Selected songwriter(s)Svein Hundsnes
Finals performance
Final result18th, 11 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1974 • 1975 • 1976►

Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song "Touch My Life (with Summer)", written by Svein Hundsnes, and performed by Ellen Nikolaysen. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 1975 in order to select its entry for the contest. Nikolaysen had previously represented Norway in 1973 as a member of the Bendik Singers, and had also provided backing vocals for Anne-Karine Strøm in 1974.

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1975

Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) held the Melodi Grand Prix 1975 at its studios in Oslo, hosted by Bergljot Engeset. 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 10-member "expert" jury. "Touch My Life (with Summer)" was performed in Norwegian at the Melodi Grand Prix titled "Det skulle ha vært sommer nå" and was translated into English before going to Eurovision.[1]

Final – 25 January 1975
Draw Artist Song Points Place
Combo Orchestra
1 Øystein Sunde Benny Borg "En enkel sang" 30 3
2 Stein Ingebrigtsen Ellen Nikolaysen "Det skulle ha vært sommer nå" 39 1
3 Maj-Britt Andersen Anne-Karine Strøm "1+1=2" 23 4
4 Jahn Teigen Jan Høiland "Kjærlighetens under" 32 2
5 Brit Elisabeth Haagensli Gro Anita Schønn "Ah, du gjør meg så glad" 16 5
Detailed Jury Votes
Draw Song
S. Børja
H. Hurum
S. Jansen
K. Krog
E. Kapstad
R. Levin
G. Rugstand
T. Rypdal
S. Skguen
K. Siem
 Total
1 "En enkel sang" 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 2 2 4 30
2 "Det skulle ha vært sommer nå" 5 4 5 5 4 4 3 5 2 4 39
3 "1+1=2" 1 2 4 4 2 1 1 3 1 4 23
4 "Kjærlighetens under" 1 3 2 3 5 5 5 2 3 3 32
5 "Ah, du gjør meg så glad" 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 16

At Eurovision

During the preparation of the contest, the song "Det skulle ha vært sommer nå" was translated as "Touch My Life (with Summer)".

On the night of the final Nikolaysen performed 6th in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding Switzerland. At the close of voting, Norway picked up only 11 points, placing Norway 18th of the 19 entries, ahead only of Turkey.[2][3]

Voting

References

  1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1975
  2. ^ "Final of Stockholm 1975". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ ESC History - Norway 1975
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Stockholm 1975". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.