Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
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Norway was represented by duo Dollie de Luxe
, with the song '"Lenge leve livet
", at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City. "Lenge leve livet" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix
on 7 April.
, hosted by Sissel Keyn Lodding. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from five regional juries. It was one of the closest MGPs, with only 3 points separating the top four songs.
and preceding the United Kingdom
. At the close of voting "Lenge leve livet" had picked up 29 points (the highest an 8 from Sweden
), placing Norway 17th of the 19 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Denmark
.
Dollie de Luxe
Dollie de Luxe were a Norwegian pop duo consisting of Benedicte Adrian and Ingrid Bjørnov. Their debut album Første Akt from 1980 was awarded Spellemannprisen. They participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Lenge leve livet"....
, with the song '"Lenge leve livet
Lenge Leve Livet
"Lenge leve livet" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Norwegian by Dollie de Luxe.In the song, the duo sings the praises of life...
", at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City. "Lenge leve livet" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix
Melodi Grand Prix
Melodi Grand Prix is an annual music competition organised by Norwegian public broadcaster Norsk Rikskringkasting . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1960.The festival has produced three Eurovision winners and...
on 7 April.
Final
The MGP was organised by broadcaster NRK and was held at the Château Neuf in OsloOslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, hosted by Sissel Keyn Lodding. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from five regional juries. It was one of the closest MGPs, with only 3 points separating the top four songs.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beate Jacobsen | "Strand Hotel" | 43 | 2 |
| 2 | Ina Tangerud | "Dine øyne" | 15 | 8= |
| 3 | Ove Thue | "Lenge siden nå" | 11 | 10 |
| 4 | Inger Lise Rypdal Inger Lise Rypdal Inger Lise Rypdal is a Norwegian singer and actress in many different genres: pop, rock, theater, film, and musical.-History:Inger Lise Rypdal has been an artist since 1968... |
"Vindar" | 42 | 3= |
| 5 | Dollie de Luxe | "Lenge leve livet" | 45 | 1 |
| 6 | Ellen Nikolaysen Ellen Nikolaysen Ellen Helen Nikolaysen is a Norwegian singer/actress. She participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973 as part of the Bendik Singers group with the song It's Just A Game and again as backing vocalist for fellow Bendik Singer Anne-Karine Strøm in 1974 before competing in her third... |
"Opus" | 25 | 6 |
| 7 | Hilde Heltberg Hilde Heltberg Hilde Heltberg was a Norwegian singer, guitarist and songwriter, born in Oslo. She started her career in the late 70s when she entered a talent competition judged by Stein Ove Berg, who became her mentor. She later joined the band Uncle John's Band, and, in 1982, X-tra, with Trond Granlund... |
"Ditt smil" | 17 | 7 |
| 8 | Nick Borgen | "La musikken leve" | 35 | 5 |
| 9 | Cathy Ryen | "Jeanne d'Arc" | 15 | 8= |
| 10 | Silhouette | "A-oa-oa-oa" | 42 | 3= |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Dollie de Luxe performed 5th in the running order, following SpainSpain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and preceding the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. At the close of voting "Lenge leve livet" had picked up 29 points (the highest an 8 from Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
), placing Norway 17th of the 19 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.