Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Norway was represented by Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan, with the song '"Adieu", at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 24 April in Harrogate, England. "Adieu" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 20 March. This was a second Eurovision appearance for Teigen and a third for Skorgan.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
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| Country |  Norway | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 1982 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 20 March 1982 | |||
| Selected entrant | Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan | |||
| Selected song | "Adieu" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 40 points | |||
| Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Melodi Grand Prix 1982
The final was held at the studios of broadcaster NRK in Oslo, hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from 11 regional juries.[1]
| Final – 20 March 1982 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan | "Adjø" (Goodbye) | 116 | 1 |
| 2 | Inger Lise Rypdal | "Lady Di" | 88 | 2 |
| 3 | Trond Granlund | "Lisa" | 67 | 5 |
| 4 | Alex | "Perfekte engel" (Perfect Angel) | 75 | 4 |
| 5 | Frank Aleksandersen | "Vi får, vi gir, vi går, vi blir" (We get, we give, we go, we stay) | 80 | 3 |
| 6 | Dollie | "Det er deg jeg skal ha" (It's all you have) | 23 | 10 |
| 7 | Freddy Dahl | "Café Jupiter" | 54 | 6 |
| 8 | Gudny Aspaas | "Barnesinn" (Child) | 41 | 9 |
| 9 | Stiftelsen | "Romantikk" (Romantic) | 48 | 7 |
| 10 | Bo | "Kom heim" (Come Home) | 46 | 8 |
| Detailed Regional Jury Votes | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Trondheim | Bergen | Bodø | Stavanger | Tromsø | Kristiansand | Vadsø | Elverum | Ålesund | Porsgrunn | Oslo | Total |
| 1 | "Adjø" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 116 |
| 2 | "Lady Di" | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 88 |
| 3 | "Lisa" | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 67 |
| 4 | "Perfekte engel" | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 75 |
| 5 | "Vi får, vi gir, vi går, vi blir" | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 80 |
| 6 | "Det er deg jeg skal ha" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | "Café Jupiter" | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 54 |
| 8 | "Barnesinn" | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 41 |
| 9 | "Romantikk" | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 48 |
| 10 | "Kom heim" | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 46 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Teigen and Skorgan performed third in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding the United Kingdom. Clocking in at only 2 minutes 10 seconds, "Adieu" was one of the shortest songs ever in a Eurovision final. At the close of voting "Adieu" had picked up 40 points (the highest a 10 from Germany), placing Norway 12th of the 18 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Cyprus.[2]
Points awarded to Norway
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Norway
| 12 points | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Cyprus |
| 10 points |  Germany |
| 8 points |  Sweden |
| 7 points |  Luxembourg |
| 6 points |  United Kingdom |
| 5 points | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
| 4 points |  Switzerland |
| 3 points |  Turkey |
| 2 points |  Ireland |
| 1 point |  Israel |