Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983

Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Do Re Mi", written by Jahn Teigen, Anita Skorgan, and Herodes Falsk, and performed by Teigen himself. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), selected its entry through the Melodi Grand Prix 1983. This was the third and final Eurovision appearance by Teigen. Although uncredited on this occasion, one of his backing singers was Anita Skorgan, making her fourth appearance in seven years.

Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Participating broadcaster	Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
Country	Norway
Selection process	Melodi Grand Prix 1983
Selection date	25 February 1983
Competing entry
Song	"Do Re Mi"
Artist	Jahn Teigen
Songwriters	Jahn Teigen Anita Skorgan Herodes Falsk
Placement
Final result	9th, 53 points
Participation chronology
◄1982 • 1983 • 1984►

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1983

Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) held the Melodi Grand Prix 1983 at its studios in Oslo, hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from 12 regional juries.

Final – 25 February 1983

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Ketil Stokkan	"Samme charmeur"	107	2
2	Anita Hegerland	"Nå er jeg alene"	57	7
3	Elisabeth Berg	"Music"	20	10
4	Nissa Nyberget	"Du ber meg om evighet"	70	5
5	Cathy Ryen	"Lengsel"	59	6
6	Olav Stedje	"Melodi"	83	4
7	Jahn Teigen	"Do Re Mi"	120	1
8	Inger Lise Rypdal and Freddy Berg	"Elegi"	37	9
9	Susanne Fuhr	"Det fineste jeg vet"	45	8
10	Dizzie Tunes	"Gjennom ild og vann"	98	3

Detailed Regional Jury Votes

Draw	Song	Karasjok	Oslo	Stavanger	Trondheim	Elverum	Vadsø	Bergen	Porsgrunn	Tromsø	Kristiansand	Ålesund	Bodø	Total
1	"Samme charmeur"	10	8	6	5	8	10	12	8	12	6	10	12	107
2	"Nå er jeg alene"	6	3	7	1	3	5	4	6	8	5	4	5	57
3	"Music"	1	1	1	7	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	20
4	"Du ber meg om evighet"	3	10	8	4	5	6	7	5	4	4	6	8	70
5	"Lengsel"	5	5	4	3	7	4	5	4	5	10	3	4	59
6	"Melodi"	8	12	5	2	4	8	10	7	6	7	7	7	83
7	"Do Re Mi"	12	6	12	8	6	12	8	12	10	12	12	10	120
8	"Elegi"	2	4	2	12	2	2	3	2	2	1	2	3	37
9	"Det fineste jeg vet"	4	2	3	6	10	3	2	3	3	3	5	1	45
10	"Gjennom ild og vann"	7	7	10	10	12	7	6	10	7	8	8	6	98

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Teigen performed second in the running order, following France and preceding the United Kingdom. At the close of voting "Do Re Mi" had picked up 53 points (the highest being 8s from Denmark and the Netherlands), placing Norway joint 9th (with Austria) of the 20 entries, the country's first top 10 finish since 1973.^[1] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Sweden.^[2]

Voting

Points awarded to Norway[2] Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points  Denmark  Netherlands 7 points  Belgium 6 points  Portugal  Turkey 5 points  United Kingdom 4 points  Israel 3 points  Austria  Sweden 2 points  Luxembourg 1 point  Germany

Points awarded by Norway[2] Score Country 12 points  Sweden 10 points  Germany 8 points  Yugoslavia 7 points  Netherlands 6 points  Israel 5 points  United Kingdom 4 points  Cyprus 3 points  France 2 points  Finland 1 point   Switzerland