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Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963

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{{Infobox song contest national year

| Year = 1963

| Broadcaster = {{lang|no|Norsk rikskringkasting|i=no}} (NRK)

| Country = Norway

| Selection process = Song: {{lang|no|Melodi Grand Prix|i=no}} 1963
Artist: Internal selection

| Selection date = 10 February 1963

| Song = {{lang|no|Solhverv|i=no}}

| Artist = Anita Thallaug

| Writer = Dag Kristoffersen

| Final result = 13th, 0 points

| writer_single = y

}}

Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "{{lang|no|Solhverv|i=no}}", written by Dag Kristoffersen, and performed by Anita Thallaug. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, {{lang|no|Norsk rikskringkasting|i=no}} (NRK), organised the national final {{lang|no|Melodi Grand Prix|i=no}} 1963 in order to select its entry for the contest.

Thallaug had not originally performed "{{lang|no|Solhverv|i=no}}" at the {{lang|no|Melodi Grand Prix|i=no}}, but NRK asked her to become its representative when the winning performer, Nora Brockstedt, pulled out of a third Eurovision appearance, citing a scheduling conflict with other previously-arranged engagements.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

Before Eurovision

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={{lang|no|Melodi Grand Prix|i=no}} 1963=

{{lang|no|Norsk rikskringkasting|i=no}} (NRK) held the {{lang|no|Melodi Grand Prix|i=no}} 1963 at its studios in Oslo, hosted by Odd Grythe. Five songs took part 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 ten regional juries.

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|+ MGP - 10 February 1963

Draw

! Combo

! Orchestra

! Song

! Points

! Place

1

| Jens Book-Jensen

| Ray Adams

| "Vi slentret langs en vårlig sti"

| 54

| 3

2

| Nora Brockstedt

| Anita Thallaug

| "Drømmekjolen"

| 50

| 4

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| 3

| Jan Høiland

| Nora Brockstedt

| "Solhverv"

| 81

| 1

4

| Anita Thallaug

| Beate Brevik

| "Adjø"

| 40

| 5

5

| Ray Adams

| Jens Book-Jensen

| "Jakteskipperen"

| 59

| 2

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Thallaug performed 5th in the running order, following {{esccnty|Austria|y=1963}} and preceding {{esccnty|Italy|y=1963}}. Each national jury awarded 5-4-3-2-1 to its top five songs, and at the close of voting the song had failed to pick up any points at all, placing Norway joint last (along with {{esccnty|Finland|y=1963}}, the {{esccnty|Netherlands|y=1963}}, and {{esccnty|Sweden|y=1963}} who had been similarly snubbed) of the 16 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded its 5 points to the {{esccnty|United Kingdom|y=1963}}.

= Voting =

Norway did not receive any points at the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest.{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of London 1963 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/london-1963/final/results/norway |publisher=Eurovision Song Contest |access-date=30 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330122851/https://eurovision.tv/event/london-1963/final/results/norway |archive-date=30 March 2021 |url-status=live}}

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+ Points awarded by Norway
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! scope="col" | Country

scope="row" style="background:gold" | 5 points

| {{Esc|United Kingdom|y=1963}}

scope="row" style="background:silver" | 4 points

| {{Esc|Denmark|y=1963}}

scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 3 points

| {{Esc|Italy|y=1963}}

scope="row" | 2 points

| {{Esc|Germany|y=1963}}

scope="row" | 1 point

| {{Esc|Switzerland|y=1963}}

References

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