Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Adieu", composed by Jahn Teigen, with lyrics by Herodes Falsk, and performed by Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, (NRK), selected its entry through the 1982. This was a second Eurovision appearance for Teigen and a third for Skorgan.
Before Eurovision
1982 (NRK) held the 1982 at its studios in Oslo, hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from 11 regional juries.
+ Final – 20 March 1982 Artist Song Composer Lyricist Points Place 1 Anita Skorgan and Jahn Teigen "" Jahn Teigen Herodes Falsk 116 1 2 Inger-Lise "" Lars Mjøen 88 2 3 Trond Granlund "" Philip A. Kruse 67 5 4 Alex "" 75 4 5 Frank Aleksandersen "" Benny Borg 80 3 6 Dollie "" 23 10 7 "" Trond Brænne 54 6 8 "" 41 9 9 "" Petter Henriksen Kari Bremnes 48 7 10 "" Rolf Undsæt Løvland Terje Formoe 46 8 + Detailed Regional Jury Votes Song scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" Total 1 "" 12121212 10 8 8 10 10 12 10 116 2 "" 8 2 8 8 5 7 12 12 8 6 12 88 3 "" 5 10 6 7 1 6 5 6 6 8 7 67 4 "" 4 4 10 4 2 10 7 4 12 10 8 75 5 "" 10 6 5 10 4 12 10 8 5 7 3 80 6 "" 1 1 2 3 7 1 2 1 3 1 1 23 7 "" 3 7 7 2 8 5 4 5 2 5 6 54 8 "" 6 5 4 5 6 3 3 3 1 3 2 41 9 "" 7 3 3 1 12 4 6 2 4 2 4 48 10 "" 2 8 1 6 3 2 1 7 7 4 5 46
At Eurovision On the evening of the final Teigen and Skorgan performed third in the running order, following and preceding the . 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, placing Norway 12th of the 18 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to .
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 1982 - norsk finale on