NORWAY

"Oliver" - Anita Skorgan

"Dance with me Oliver, Oliver, dance, now you've got your chance"

The Norwegian Final was held on February 10th at the NRK TV Studios in Oslo, hosted by Egil Teige.  The winning song was chosen by a jury of 9 "experts" which included Kirsti Sparboe who had represented Norway in 1965, 1967 and 1969.

1 Så lenge du er hos meg As long as you stay with me Inger Lise Rypdal 24 3rd
2 Boogie-Bill Boogie-Bill Ingrid Elisabeth 17 4th
3 Sang uten ord Song without words Gudny Aspaas 6 7th
4 Når vi er barn When we are children Hanne Krogh 2 8th
5 Ved en grammofon By a gramophone Tore Johansen 7 6th
6 Hva er vitsen med en sang What's the point of a song Anne Lise Gjøstøl 30 2nd
7 Jeg ringer deg i kveld I'll call you tonight Maj-Britt Andersen 12 5th
8 Oliver Oliver Anita Skorgan 37 1st

Anita Skorgan had already represented Norway in 1977. She also came 3rd in the 1976 Norwegian Final and 8th in 1978. At the Eurovision, she came 11th. Hanne Krogh represented Norway in 1971.

UK NATIONAL FINAL 1979

1979 NATIONAL FINALS

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