NORWAY |
"Oj, oj, oj så glad jeg skal bli" - Kirsti Sparboe
"Wow, wow, wow how happy I'll be, when he no longer has someone else on the side"
The Norwegian Final was held on March 1st at the NRK TV Studios in Oslo, hosted by Janka Polyani. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 10 regional juries.
1 | Friaren | The proposer | Vigdis Mostred | 4 | 5th= |
2 | BM. "Fordomsfri" | Apply Box "Unprejudiced" | Elisabeth Grannemann | 5 | 3rd= |
3 | Oj, oj, oj så glad jeg skal bli | Wow, wow, wow how happy I'll be | Kirsti Sparboe | 18 | 1st |
4 | Eventyr | Fairytales | Inger-Lise Andersen | 1 | 9th |
5 | Juksemaker pipelort | Cheater | Lill-Babs | 0 | 10th |
6 | Sangen om den flygende Hollender | The song about the flying Dutchman | Per Müller | 4 | 5th= |
7 | La meg sove | Let me sleep | Lillian Askeland | 5 | 3rd= |
8 | Om du går på en strand | If you walk on a beach | Jan Høiland | 2 | 7th= |
9 | Viddu ha tjangs | If you want a chance | Stein Ingebrigtsen | 2 | 7th= |
10 | Lena | Lena | Odd Børre | 9 | 2nd |
Kirsti Sparboe had already represented Norway in 1965 and 1967. She also took part in the 1966 and 1968 Norwegian Finals. At the Eurovision she came 16th. Lill-Babs had represented Sweden in 1961, while Odd Børre represented Norway in 1968.