Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Adieu", composed by Jahn Teigen, with lyrics by Herodes Falsk, and performed by Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), selected its entry through the Melodi Grand Prix 1982. This was a second Eurovision appearance for Teigen and a third for Skorgan.

Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Participating broadcaster	Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
Country	Norway
Selection process	Melodi Grand Prix 1982
Selection date	20 March 1982
Competing entry
Song	"Adieu"
Artist	Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan
Songwriters	Jahn Teigen Herodes Falsk
Placement
Final result	12th, 40 points
Participation chronology
◄1981 • 1982 • 1983►

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1982

Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) held the Melodi Grand Prix 1982 at its studios in Oslo, hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from 11 regional juries.

Final – 20 March 1982

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan	"Adieu"	116	1
2	Inger Lise Rypdal	"Lady Di"	88	2
3	Trond Granlund	"Lisa"	67	5
4	Alex	"Perfekte engel"	75	4
5	Frank Aleksandersen	"Vi får, vi gir, vi går, vi blir"	80	3
6	Dollie	"Det er deg jeg skal ha"	23	10
7	Freddy Dahl	"Café Jupiter"	54	6
8	Gudny Aspaas	"Barnesinn"	41	9
9	Kari Bremnes and Stiftelsen	"Romantikk"	48	7
10	Bo	"Kom heim"	46	8

Detailed Regional Jury Votes

Draw	Song	Trondheim	Bergen	Bodø	Stavanger	Tromsø	Kristiansand	Vadsø	Elverum	Ålesund	Porsgrunn	Oslo	Total
1	"Adieu"	12	12	12	12	10	8	8	10	10	12	10	116
2	"Lady Di"	8	2	8	8	5	7	12	12	8	6	12	88
3	"Lisa"	5	10	6	7	1	6	5	6	6	8	7	67
4	"Perfekte engel"	4	4	10	4	2	10	7	4	12	10	8	75
5	"Vi får, vi gir, vi går, vi blir"	10	6	5	10	4	12	10	8	5	7	3	80
6	"Det er deg jeg skal ha"	1	1	2	3	7	1	2	1	3	1	1	23
7	"Café Jupiter"	3	7	7	2	8	5	4	5	2	5	6	54
8	"Barnesinn"	6	5	4	5	6	3	3	3	1	3	2	41
9	"Romantikk"	7	3	3	1	12	4	6	2	4	2	4	48
10	"Kom heim"	2	8	1	6	3	2	1	7	7	4	5	46

At Eurovision

On the evening of the final Teigen and Skorgan performed third in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding the United Kingdom. Clocking in at only 2 minutes 10 seconds, "Adieu" was one of the shortest songs ever in a Eurovision final.^{[citation needed]} At the close of voting "Adieu" had picked up 40 points, placing Norway 12th of the 18 entries.^[1] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Cyprus.^[2]

Voting

Points awarded to Norway[2] Score Country 12 points 10 points  Germany 8 points 7 points 6 points  Austria  Ireland  Luxembourg 5 points 4 points  Cyprus  Sweden 3 points 2 points  Belgium  Spain 1 point

Points awarded by Norway[2] Score Country 12 points  Cyprus 10 points  Germany 8 points  Sweden 7 points  Luxembourg 6 points  United Kingdom 5 points  Belgium 4 points   Switzerland 3 points  Turkey 2 points  Ireland 1 point  Israel