Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year = 1986
| Broadcaster = {{lang|no|Norsk rikskringkasting|i=no}} (NRK)
| Country = Norway
| Selection process = {{lang|no|Melodi Grand Prix|i=no}} 1986
| Selection date = 22 March 1986
| Song = Romeo
| Artist = Ketil Stokkan
| Writer = Ketil Stokkan
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| Final result = 12th, 44 points
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Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Romeo", written and performed by Ketil Stokkan. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, {{lang|no|Norsk rikskringkasting|i=no}} (NRK), selected its entry through the {{lang|no|Melodi Grand Prix|i=no}} 1986. In addition, NRK was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the {{lang|no|Grieghallen|i=no}} in Bergen, after winning the {{escyr|1985||previous edition}} with the song "La det swinge" by Bobbysocks.
Before Eurovision
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= {{lang|no|Melodi Grand Prix|i=no}} 1986 =
{{lang|no|Norsk rikskringkasting|i=no}} (NRK) held the {{lang|no|Melodi Grand Prix|i=no}} 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.
| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center"
! Draw ! Artist ! Song ! Songwriter(s) ! Points ! Place |
| 1
|align="left"|Susanne Fuhr |align="left"|"Hollywood" |align="left"|Dag Arnesen, Arne Lindtner Næss |27 |8 |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
| 2 |align="left"|Ketil Stokkan |align="left"|"Romeo" |align="left"|Ketil Stokkan |70 |1 |
| 3
|align="left"|Creation |align="left"|"Ny tid" |align="left"|Per Kristian Indrehus, Geir Olav Bøkestad |42 |5 |
| 4
|align="left"|Frank Aleksandersen |align="left"|"Stille før stormen" |align="left"|Frank Aleksandersen |30 |7 |
| 5
|align="left"|Anne-Marie Giørtz |align="left"|"Tilbake" |align="left"|Kristian Lindeman, Jan Eggum |22 |10 |
| 6
|align="left"|Jørn Hoel and Band |align="left"|"Inkululeko" |align="left"|David Chocron |59 |2 |
| 7
|align="left"|Claudia Scott and Band |align="left"|"Rock 'n' Roll Band" |align="left"|Claudia Scott, Torstein Flakne, Casino Steel |38 |6 |
| 8
|align="left"|Alex and Band |align="left"|"Fri" |align="left"|Alex, Atle Bakken, Cato Kyvik |26 |9 |
| 9
|align="left"|Mia Gundersen |align="left"|"Jeg vet hva jeg vil" |align="left"|Per Røise |45 |4 |
| 10
|align="left"|Nina Askeland |align="left"|"Boulevard" |align="left"|Svein Dag Hauge, Jan Eggum |47 |3 |
| class="wikitable collapsible" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;" |
| colspan="10" | Detailed Voting Breakdown |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | Draw
! rowspan="2" | Song ! colspan="4" | Regional Juries ! rowspan="2" | Press ! rowspan="2" | Oil Rig ! rowspan="2" | Studio ! rowspan="2" | Total |
| Oslo |
| 1
| align="left" | "Hollywood" | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 27 |
| 2
| align="left" | "Romeo" | 8 |12 |12 |12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 70 |
| 3
| align="left" | "Ny tid" | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 42 |
| 4
| align="left" | "Stille før stormen" | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| 5
| align="left" | "Tilbake" | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
| 6
| align="left" | "Inkululeko" | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 59 |
| 7
| align="left" | "Rock 'n' Roll Band" | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 38 |
| 8
| align="left" | "Fri" |12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
| 9
| align="left" | "Jeg vet hva jeg vil" | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 45 |
| 10
| align="left" | "Boulevard" | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 47 |
At Eurovision
Stokkan performed fourth on the night of the contest, following {{esccnty|France|y=1986}} and preceding the {{esccnty|United Kingdom|y=1986}}. At the close of the voting the song had received 44 points, placing 12th in a field of 20 competing countries.{{cite web |title=Final of Bergen 1986 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/bergen-1986/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=16 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416103300/https://eurovision.tv/event/bergen-1986/final |archive-date=16 April 2021 |url-status=live}}
= Voting =
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| + Points awarded to Norway{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Bergen 1986 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/bergen-1986/final/results/norway |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=16 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416134044/https://eurovision.tv/event/bergen-1986/final/results/norway |archive-date=16 April 2021 |url-status=live}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country |
|---|
| scope="row" | 12 points
| |
| scope="row" | 10 points
| |
| scope="row" | 8 points
| |
| scope="row" | 7 points
| |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Cyprus|1960|y=1986}}|{{Esc|Germany|y=1986}}|{{Esc|Ireland|y=1986}}|{{Esc|Switzerland|y=1986}}}} |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Belgium|y=1986}}|{{Esc|Denmark|y=1986}}}} |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|France|y=1986}}|{{Esc|Iceland|y=1986}}}} |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| |
| scope="row" | 2 points
|{{Esc|Netherlands|y=1986}} |
| scope="row" | 1 point
| |
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References
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External links
- [https://tv.nrk.no/serie/melodi-grand-prix-tv/1986/FUHA02003286/avspiller Melodi Grand Prix 1986 - norsk finale] on {{ill|NRK TV|no}}
{{Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1986}}