Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with the song "Karusell", written by Jolly Kramer-Johansen, and performed by Kirsti Sparboe. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 1965 in order to select its entry for the contest. This was the first of Sparboe's three Eurovision appearances for Norway.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1965 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) | |||
| Country |  Norway | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 1965 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 13 February 1965 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Kirsti Sparboe | |||
| Selected song | "Karusell" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Jolly Kramer-Johansen | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 1 point | |||
| Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editMelodi Grand Prix 1965
editNorsk rikskringkasting (NRK) held the Melodi Grand Prix 1965 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. However Wenche Myhre, who had been due to perform a version of "Karusell", had to withdraw at the last minute through illness so Sparboe sang both versions of the song. The winning song was chosen by postcard voting.[1]
| Draw | Combo | Orchestra | Song | Votes | Place |
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| 1 | Nora Brockstedt | Grynet Molvig | "Med lokk og lur" | 5,104 | 2 |
| 2 | Jan Høiland | Per Asplin | "Jeg har en øy" | 404 | 5 |
| 3 | Kirsti Sparboe | Kirsti Sparboe | "Karusell" | 9,886 | 1 |
| 4 | Per Asplin | Ivar Medaas | "Jenteord" | 1,349 | 4 |
| 5 | Grynet Molvig | Nora Brockstedt | "Bare det aller, aller beste" | 1,544 | 3 |
At Eurovision
editOn the night of the final Sparboe performed 7th in the running order, following Austria and preceding Belgium. Each national jury awarded 5-3-1 to their top three songs, and at the close "Karusell" had picked up only 1 point (from Austria), placing Norway joint 13th (with Portugal) of the 18 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded its 5 points to the Netherlands.[2]
Voting
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References
edit- ^ ESC National Finals database 1965
- ^ ESC History - Norway 1965
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Naples 1965". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.