Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song "", composed by Inge Enoksen, with lyrics by Leiv Grøtte, and performed by Britt Synnøve Johansen. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, (NRK), selected its entry through the 1989.
Before Eurovision
1989 (NRK) held the 1989 at the Forum in Stavanger, hosted by Øystein Bache. Nine songs took part in the televised final, of which three songs were selected for a "super final". The winner was decided by a five-way jury; an expert jury made up of professional musicians, a press jury, and three public juries split by age group. Other participants included Kate Gulbrandsen (who represented ), three-time Norwegian representative and MGP regular Jahn Teigen and Tor Endresen, who would represent .
The evening had its controversies, as fan favorite Jahn Teigen failed to reach the super final, which was met by booing from the audience.
+ Final – 11 March 1989 Artist Song Songwriter(s) Result 1 Heidi Halvorsen "Beat for Beat" 2 Tor Endresen "Til det gryr av dag" Qualified 3 Britt Synnøve Johansen "Venners nærhet" Qualified 4 Rune Rudberg "Vinger over Europa" 5 Ingeborg Hungnes "En lite lys" Qualified 6 Ola Fjellvikås "Min Mona Lisa" Rolf Graf 7 Kari Gjærum and Jannecke Øinæs "Barneøyne" 8 Jahn Teigen "Optimist" 9 Kate Gulbrandsen "Nærhet" + Superfinal – 11 March 1989ArtistSongPublic JuryPressJuryExpertJury TotalPlace 15-30 30-45 45-60 1Tor Endresen"Til det gryr av dag"11161497 572 2Britt Synnøve Johansen"Venners nærhet"1211111018621 3Ingeborg Hungnes"En lite lys"128101610563
At Eurovision On the night of the final Synnøve performed 8th in the running order, following the and preceding . Although "" had been tipped as a likely top 10 contender, at the close of voting it had picked up only 30 points, placing Norway a disappointing 17th of the 22 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to the United Kingdom.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Norway Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Norway Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
References
External links Melodi Grand Prix 1989 - Norsk finale on