Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987

Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song "Mitt liv", written by Rolf Løvland and Hanne Krogh, and performed by Kate Gulbrandsen. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), selected its entry through the Melodi Grand Prix 1987.

Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Participating broadcaster	Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
Country	Norway
Selection process	Melodi Grand Prix 1987
Selection date	28 February 1987
Competing entry
Song	"Mitt liv"
Artist	Kate Gulbrandsen
Songwriters	Rolf Løvland Hanne Krogh
Placement
Final result	9th, 65 points
Participation chronology
◄1986 • 1987 • 1988►

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1987

Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) held the Melodi Grand Prix 1987 on 28 February 1987 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 Finn Kalvik (who represented Norway in 1981) and Tor Endresen, making the first of seven appearances at Melodi Grand Prix before finally being successful on his eighth attempt in 1997.

Final – 28 February 1987

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Points	Place
1	Tor Endresen and Thowsen Band	"Hemmelig drøm"	Knut Koppang	27	9
2	Egil Eldøen	"Til kvarandre"	Per Røise	13	10
3	Kjersti Bergesen	"Go-go"	Harald Græsdahl, Kjersti Bergesen, Tore Holm	54	3
4	Sigvart Dagsland	"I samme båt"	Amund Enger, Erik Hillestad	38	7
5	Håkon Iversen	"Mange millioner"	Håkon Iversen, Kaj Jordahl	56	2
6	Kate Gulbrandsen	"Mitt liv"	Rolf Løvland, Hanne Krogh	60	1
7	Olav Stedje	"Snurra på barten"	Jonas Fjeld, Ingvar Moe	40	5
8	Catwalk	"Dialog"	Tore Aas, Eyvind Skeie	40	5
9	Finn Kalvik	"Malene"	Finn Kalvik	42	4
10	Frank Aleksandersen	"Tru mæ"	Frank Aleksandersen, Tore Hansen	36	8

Detailed Regional Jury Votes

Draw	Song	Trondheim	Bergen	Elverum	Stavanger	Tromsø	Oslo	Kristiansand	Total
1	"Hemmelig drøm"	5	6	2	2	2	7	3	27
2	"Til kvarandre"	2	1	1	1	6	1	1	13
3	"Go-go"	3	7	12	12	10	8	2	54
4	"I samme båt"	7	4	3	7	8	2	7	38
5	"Mange millioner"	12	8	7	10	1	12	6	56
6	"Mitt liv"	10	12	8	5	3	10	12	60
7	"Snurra på barten"	4	10	5	4	7	5	5	40
8	"Dialog"	1	3	10	6	12	4	4	40
9	"Malene"	6	5	4	8	5	6	8	42
10	"Tru mæ"	8	2	6	3	4	3	10	36

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 Sweden), placing Norway 9th of the 22 entries.^[1] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia.^[2]

Voting

Points awarded to Norway[2] Score Country 12 points 10 points  Sweden 8 points 7 points  Belgium  Germany  Italy 6 points   Switzerland 5 points  Finland 4 points  Austria  France  Netherlands 3 points  Cyprus  Denmark  Spain 2 points  Ireland 1 point

Points awarded by Norway[2] Score Country 12 points  Yugoslavia 10 points  Finland 8 points  Ireland 7 points  Denmark 6 points  Cyprus 5 points  Belgium 4 points  Iceland 3 points  Germany 2 points  Israel 1 point  France