Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song "Visjoner", composed by Robert Morley, with lyrics by Eva Jansen, and performed by Merethe Trøan. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), selected its entry through the Melodi Grand Prix 1992. At Eurovision, the entry received 23 points, placing her 18th of 23 competing countries.

Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Participating broadcaster	Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
Country	Norway
National selection
Selection process	Melodi Grand Prix 1992
Selection date(s)	21 March 1992
Selected artist(s)	Merethe Trøan
Selected song	"Visjoner"
Selected songwriter(s)	Robert Morley Eva Jansen
Finals performance
Final result	18th, 23 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1992

The Norwegian broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), continued to use the Melodi Grand Prix format to select its entry for Eurovision. NRK held the Melodi Grand Prix 1992 on 21 March at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, hosted by Elisabeth Andreassen and Jahn Teigen. 10 songs competed and ten regional juries selected the winner. The winner was Merethe Trøan with the song "Visjoner", composed by Robert Morley and Eva Jansen.

Final – 21 March 1992

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Points	Place
1	Merethe Trøan	"Visjoner"	Robert Morley, Eva Jansen	740	1
2	Ottar "Big Hand" Johansen	"No i natt"	Bård Svendsen, Bjarne Bårdstu	234	7
3	Scandinavia	"Et sted i Scandinavia"	Steinar Storm Kristiansen, Rune Rudberg	329	5
4	Torhild Nigar	"Hjembygd"	Torhild Nigar	234	7
5	Stephen Ackles	"Det er lørdag og rock'n roll"	Hans Uleberg, Stephen Ackles	593	4
6	Anne Karin Kaasa	"Morgongry"	Tore W. Aas, Ragnar Kaasa	278	6
7	Tor Endresen	"Radio Luxembourg"	Tor Endresen, Rolf Løvland	715	2
8	The Contenders	"Munn mot munn-metoden"	Stein Kulseth, Bjørn Kulseth	220	9
9	Wenche Myhre	"Du skal få din dag i morgen"	Per Kristian Indrehus, Geir Olav Bøkestad, Jan Vincents Johannessen	618	3
10	Karl Robert Henie	"Som en bro"	Per Kristian Indrehus, Geir Olav Bøkestad, Trond Brænne	180	10

Detailed Regional Jury Votes

Draw	Song	Porsgrunn	Bergen	Bodø	Stavanger	Ålesund	Elverum	Tromsø	Fredrikstad	Trondheim	Oslo	Total
1	"Visjoner"	59	72	71	72	65	73	70	87	85	86	740
2	"No i natt"	8	16	31	23	21	13	24	30	45	23	234
3	"Et sted i Scandinavia"	34	28	21	30	38	44	46	24	38	26	329
4	"Hjembygd"	18	18	26	35	10	13	33	9	38	34	234
5	"Det er lørdag og rock'n roll"	69	55	56	55	74	56	60	44	64	60	593
6	"Morgongry"	23	32	33	31	24	18	30	21	30	36	278
7	"Radio Luxembourg"	70	88	70	81	81	66	62	70	79	48	715
8	"Munn mot munn-metoden"	16	20	16	18	19	22	21	12	37	39	220
9	"Du skal få din dag i morgen"	69	52	64	68	70	71	51	54	56	63	618
10	"Som en bro"	21	9	15	16	17	11	10	27	12	42	180

At Eurovision

Trøan performed 21st on the night of the contest, following Yugoslavia and preceding Germany. She received 23 points in total, placing 18th in a field of 23.^[1]

The members of the Norwegian jury included Sigurd Køhn, Erik Wesseltoft, Tora Ulstrup, Vibeke Wesenlund, Solveig Ravne, Gustavo Pollastri, Mette Lie, Bernt Finseth, Julie Holm, Per Gudim Thorbjørnsen, Tine Mørch Smith, Torill Jordsjø, Jan Paul Brekke, Carl Størmer, Reidar Skår, and Staffan William Olsson.^[2]

Voting

Points awarded to Norway[3] Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points  Denmark 5 points  United Kingdom 4 points  Luxembourg 3 points  Belgium 2 points  Sweden 1 point  Finland  Iceland Yugoslavia

Points awarded by Norway[3] Score Country 12 points  Italy 10 points  France 8 points  Greece 7 points  Ireland 6 points  Denmark 5 points  Spain 4 points  Netherlands 3 points  Cyprus 2 points  Israel 1 point  Iceland

References

1. "Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
2. "Her er den norkse juryen, VG, 10 May 1992
3. "Results of the Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

External links

• Norwegian National Final 1992
• Full national final on nrk.no