Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 with the song "Mata Hari", composed by Frode Thingnæs, with lyrics by Philip Kruse, and performed by Anne-Karine Strøm. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, (NRK), organised the national final 1976 in order to select its entry for the contest. This was a third Eurovision appearance in four contests for Strøm (after and ).
Before Eurovision
1976 (NRK) held the 1976 at in Oslo, hosted by Jan Voigt. Five songs were presented in the final with each song sung twice by different singers, once with a small combo and once with a full orchestra which was conducted by Helge Hurum. The winning song was chosen by voting from ten regional juries.
+ Final – 7 February 1976 Artist Song Songwriters(s) Points PlaceComboOrchestra 1Jahn TeigenAnita Skorgan"Hastverk" 2263 2Gudny Aspaas & Jahn TeigenDag Spantell, Anne Lise Gjøstøl, Gro Anita Schønn & Stein Ingebrigtsen"Alltid en vind" 1474 3Gudny AspaasHans Petter Hansen"Du fikk meg glad" 1315 4Gudny Aspaas & Jahn TeigenInger Lise Rypdal & Jahn Teigen"Voodoo"Terje Rypdal3512 5Gudny AspaasAnne-Karine Strøm"Mata Hari" 6431 + 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" Total 1 "Hastverk" 13 19 12 21 36 41 11 48 21 4 226 2 "Alltid en vind" 9 20 14 10 18 21 15 14 6 20 147 3 "Du fikk meg glad" 13 12 12 5 20 7 7 33 13 9 131 4 "Voodoo" 31 27 31 47 23 25 29 17 71 50 351 5 "Mata Hari" 84728167535488 38 39 67 643
At Eurovision On the night of the final Strøm performed 9th in the running order, following the and preceding . At the close of voting "Mata Hari" had picked up only 7 points, placing Norway last of the 18 entries, the fourth time the country had finished the evening at the foot of the scoreboard. The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners 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 1976 - norsk finale on