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LOOKING AT THE NORWEGIAN EUROVISION ENTRIES – 1981 TO 2025 – 1991

In 1991 NORWAY was represented by the group JUST 4 FUN at the Eurovision song contest. They sang MRS THOMPSON – in Norwegian. The members of the group Just 4 Fun were Marianne Antonsen, Jan Groth, Eiríkur Hauksson, and Hanne Krogh.

I was in Oslo at the time and bought the vinyl single there so it is the Norwegian pressing. The A-side has the song in Norwegian and the B-side the song in English. I like the song a lot.

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LOOKING AT THE NORWEGIAN EUROVISION ENTRIES – 1981 TO 2025 – 1990

KETIL STOKKAN first represented NORWAY  at the 1986 Eurovision song contest with ROMEO. He returned in 1990 to represent his country again, this time with BRANDENBURGER TOR. KETIL again composed the song. It was not successful at the contest and ended joint last with Finland with 8 points.

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LOOKING AT THE NORWEGIAN EUROVISION ENTRIES – 1981 to 2025 – 1989

In 1989 NORWAY selected BRITT SYNNOVE JOHANSEN to represent them at that year’s Eurovision song contest. The song she sang was VENNERS NAERHET. Inge Enoksen composed the song and Leiv N Grotte wrote the lyrics (both totally unknown to me). I have the vinyl single with the original Norwegian song on th A-side and the English version WORDS OF FRIENDSHIP on the B-side.

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LOOKING AT THE NORWEGIAN EUROVISION ENTRIES – 1981 to 2025 – 1988

I was in Europe in 1988 and there were some good songs. Actually Germany and Finland ended as my 1st and 2nd for that year, and it also turned out my overall number 1 and 2 of all Eurovision songs. During a trip to Oslo I came across the MELODI GRAND PRIX LP with all 22 songs from that year. NORWAY brought KAROLINE KURGER to represent them with FAR VAR JORD. ANITA SKORGAN composed the melody and ERIK HILLESTADT wrote the lyrics. Having bought the LP with all entries, I did not look for the vinyl single of Karoline. Some years later I gave the LP to someone as I then got the CD of 1988.

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