Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975

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.

Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975
Eurovision Song Contest 1975
Participating broadcaster	Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
Country	Norway
Selection process	Melodi Grand Prix 1975
Selection date	25 January 1975
Competing entry
Song	"Touch My Life (with Summer)"
Artist	Ellen Nikolaysen
Songwriter	Svein Hundsnes
Placement
Final result	18th, 11 points
Participation chronology
◄1974 • 1975 • 1976►

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.

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.^[1]

Voting

Points awarded to Norway[2] Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points  Italy 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points  Monaco  Netherlands 1 point

Points awarded by Norway[2] Score Country 12 points  Netherlands 10 points  Finland 8 points  Sweden 7 points  United Kingdom 6 points  Italy 5 points  Israel 4 points  Ireland 3 points  Spain 2 points  Malta 1 point   Switzerland