Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Norway was represented by Karoline Krüger, with the song '"For vår jord", at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 30 April in Dublin. "For vår jord" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 26 March.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1988 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Norway | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 1988 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 26 March 1988 | |||
| Selected entrant | Karoline Krüger | |||
| Selected song | "For vår jord" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 5th, 88 points | |||
| Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Melodi Grand Prix 1988
The MGP was held at the Château Neuf in Oslo, hosted by Dan Børge Akerø.
Before the final, sixteen songs took part over four semi-finals in which four songs were paired in each semi-final. The winner from each pair, chosen by a panel of 1,000 viewers, qualified for the final, along with two losing songs which were given wildcards.
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final was held on 30 January 1988. Four songs competed in pairs with the winner from each pair qualifying for the final.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel 1 | |||||
| 1 | Siri Gellein | "Nå" | 26.5% | 2 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Trond Armand Larsen & Krist Juuhl | "Hvor er du" | 73.5% | 1 | Advanced |
| Duel 2 | |||||
| 3 | Anita Kanstad | "Je ne sais pas" | 26.4% | 2 | Wildcard |
| 4 | Jahn Teigen | "Glasnost" | 73.6% | 1 | Advanced |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final was held on 13 February 1988. Four songs competed in pairs with the winner from each pair qualifying for the final.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel 1 | |||||
| 1 | David Chocron & Band | "Mitt land, og" | 71% | 1 | Advanced |
| 2 | Jan Eggum | "Deilige drøm" | 29% | 2 | Wildcard |
| Duel 2 | |||||
| 3 | Lise Haavik | "Jeg vil elske deg" | 44% | 2 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Tore Hansen | "Sove i natt" | 56% | 1 | Advanced |
Semi-final 3
The third semi-final was held on 27 February 1988. Four songs competed in pairs with the winner from each pair qualifying for the final.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel 1 | |||||
| 1 | Odd Arvid Eilertsen, Tor Kjelsberg & Sverre Kjelsberg | "Åpne dører" | 12% | 2 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Ola Fjellvikås | "Hei go go" | 88% | 1 | Advanced |
| Duel 2 | |||||
| 3 | Karina Hjelen & Lars Jones | "Du skal leve" | 47% | 2 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Iselin Alme & Tor Endresen | "Lengt" | 53% | 1 | Advanced |
Semi-final 4
The fourth semi-final was held on 12 March 1988. Four songs competed in pairs with the winner from each pair qualifying for the final.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel 1 | |||||
| 1 | Stig Gjendem | "Din tur" | 23% | 2 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Karoline Krüger | "For vår jord" | 77% | 1 | Advanced |
| Duel 2 | |||||
| 3 | Elisabeth Moberg & Terry Heart | "Natten er din og min" | 69% | 1 | Advanced |
| 4 | Carsten Loly | "Jeg lever i en boks" | 31% | 2 | Eliminated |
Final
Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from seven regional juries. Other participants included three-time Norwegian representative and MGP regular Jahn Teigen and Tor Endresen, who would represent Norway in 1997.[1]
| Final – 26 March 1988 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | David Chocron & Band | "Mitt land og" | 42 | 5 |
| 2 | Ola Fjellvikås | "Hei go go" | 54 | 3 |
| 3 | Elisabeth Moberg & Terry Heart | "Natten er din og min" | 38 | 7 |
| 4 | Jahn Teigen | "Glasnost" | 55 | 2 |
| 5 | Jan Eggum | "Deilige drøm" | 16 | 10 |
| 6 | Tore Hansen | "Sove i natt" | 41 | 6 |
| 7 | Trond Armand Larsen & Krist Juuhl | "Hvor er du" | 18 | 9 |
| 8 | Karoline Krüger | "For vår jord" | 65 | 1 |
| 9 | Anita Kanstad | "Je ne sais pas" | 25 | 8 |
| 10 | Iselin Alme & Tor Endresen | "Lengt" | 52 | 4 |
| Detailed Regional Jury Votes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Vadsø | Bodø | Trondheim | Lillehammer | Bergen | Oslo | Kristiansand | Total |
| 1 | "Mitt land og" | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 42 |
| 2 | "Hei go go" | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 54 |
| 3 | "Natten er din og min" | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 38 |
| 4 | "Glasnost" | 8 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 55 |
| 5 | "Deilige drøm" | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | "Sove i natt" | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 41 |
| 7 | "Hvor er du" | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | "For vår jord" | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 65 |
| 9 | "Je ne sais pas" | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | "Lengt" | 4 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 52 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Krüger performed 15th in the running order, following Greece and preceding Belgium. The gentle, melodic song was given a sophisticated, understated stage presentation with Krüger seated at a grand piano. At the close of voting "For vår jord" had picked up 88 points (including a maximum 12 from the United Kingdom), placing Norway 5th of the 21 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Sweden.[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 |
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Points awarded by Norway
| 12 points |  Sweden |
| 10 points |  Denmark |
| 8 points |  Switzerland |
| 7 points |  Ireland |
| 6 points |  Luxembourg |
| 5 points |  United Kingdom |
| 4 points |  Germany |
| 3 points |  Italy |
| 2 points |  Spain |
| 1 point |  France |