Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986

Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Romeo", written and performed by Ketil Stokkan. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), selected its entry through the Melodi Grand Prix 1986. In addition, NRK was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Grieghallen in Bergen, after winning the previous edition with the song "La det swinge" by Bobbysocks.

Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Participating broadcaster	Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
Country	Norway
Selection process	Melodi Grand Prix 1986
Selection date	22 March 1986
Competing entry
Song	"Romeo"
Artist	Ketil Stokkan
Songwriter	Ketil Stokkan
Placement
Final result	12th, 44 points
Participation chronology
◄1985 • 1986 • 1987►

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1986

Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) held the Melodi Grand Prix 1986 on 22 March 1986 at the Stavanger Forum convention center in Stavanger, hosted by actor Jarl Goli. The band was conducted by Fred Nøddelund.

Ten songs competed with the winner being decided by four regional juries (Oslo, Lillehammer, Trondheim and Vadsø), a press jury composed of newspaper, radio and television journalists, the inhabitants of the Statfjord A oil rig in the North Sea and the studio audience in Stavanger.

The winning entry was "Romeo", composed and performed by Ketil Stokkan.

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Points	Place
1	Susanne Fuhr	"Hollywood"	Dag Arnesen, Arne Lindtner Næss	27	8
2	Ketil Stokkan	"Romeo"	Ketil Stokkan	70	1
3	Creation	"Ny tid"	Per Kristian Indrehus, Geir Olav Bøkestad	42	5
4	Frank Aleksandersen	"Stille før stormen"	Frank Aleksandersen	30	7
5	Anne-Marie Giørtz	"Tilbake"	Kristian Lindeman, Jan Eggum	22	10
6	Jørn Hoel and Band	"Inkululeko"	David Chocron	59	2
7	Claudia Scott and Band	"Rock 'n' Roll Band"	Claudia Scott, Torstein Flakne, Casino Steel	38	6
8	Alex and Band	"Fri"	Alex, Atle Bakken, Cato Kyvik	26	9
9	Mia Gundersen	"Jeg vet hva jeg vil"	Per Røise	45	4
10	Nina Askeland	"Boulevard"	Svein Dag Hauge, Jan Eggum	47	3

Detailed Voting Breakdown
Draw	Song	Regional Juries				Press Jury	Oil Rig	Studio Audience	Total
		Oslo	Lillehammer	Trondheim	Vadsø
1	"Hollywood"	6	3	5	4	1	3	5	27
2	"Romeo"	8	12	12	12	10	6	10	70
3	"Ny tid"	7	8	2	8	7	4	6	42
4	"Stille før stormen"	2	4	8	2	4	8	2	30
5	"Tilbake"	3	6	3	1	3	2	4	22
6	"Inkululeko"	10	7	6	7	12	5	12	59
7	"Rock 'n' Roll Band"	1	1	10	10	8	7	1	38
8	"Fri"	12	2	1	5	2	1	3	26
9	"Jeg vet hva jeg vil"	4	5	7	6	5	10	8	45
10	"Boulevard"	5	10	4	3	6	12	7	47

At Eurovision

Stokkan performed fourth on the night of the contest, following France and preceding the United Kingdom. At the close of the voting the song had received 44 points, placing 12th in a field of 20 competing countries.^[1]

Voting

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

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