Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Norway played host to the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, so the country was automatically entered into the final in Bergen.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1986 | ||||
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| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 1986 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 22 March 1986 | |||
| Selected entrant | Ketil Stokkan | |||
| Selected song | "Romeo" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 44 points | |||
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Before Eurovision
Melodi Grand Prix 1986
The Norwegian national final to select their entry, the Melodi Grand Prix 1986, was held on 22 March 1986 at the Stavanger Forum convention center in Stavanger, hosted by actor Jarl Goli.
Ten songs competed with the winner being decided by four regional juries (Oslo, Lillehammer, Trondheim and Vadsø), a press jury composed of newspaper, radio and television journalists, the inhabitants of the Statfjord A oil rig in the North Sea and the studio audience in Stavanger.
The winning entry was "Romeo," composed and performed by Ketil Stokkan.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Studio Audience |
Total | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional | Press | Oil Rig | ||||||
| 1 | Susanne Fuhr | "Hollywood" | 18 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 8 |
| 2 | Ketil Stokkan | "Romeo" | 44 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 70 | 1 |
| 3 | Creation | "Ny tid" | 25 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 5 |
| 4 | Frank Aleksandersen | "Stille før stormen" | 16 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 7 |
| 5 | Anne-Marie Giørtz | "Tilbake" | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 10 |
| 6 | Jørn Hoel and Band | "Inkululeko" | 30 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 59 | 2 |
| 7 | Claudia Scott and Band | "Rock 'n' roll band" | 22 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 6 |
| 8 | Alex and Band | "Fri" | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 9 |
| 9 | Mia Gundersen | "Jeg vet hva jeg vil" | 22 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 4 |
| 10 | Nina Askeland | "Boulevard" | 22 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 47 | 3 |
| Detailed Regional Jury Votes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Oslo | Lillehammer | Trondheim | Vadsø | Total |
| 1 | "Hollywood" | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | "Romeo" | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 44 |
| 3 | "Ny tid" | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 25 |
| 4 | "Stille før stormen" | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | "Tilbake" | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | "Inkululeko" | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | "Rock 'n' roll band" | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 22 |
| 8 | "Fri" | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| 9 | "Jeg vet hva jeg vil" | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 10 | "Boulevard" | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
At Eurovision
Stokkan performed fourth on the night of the contest, following France and preceding the United Kingdom. At the close of the voting the song had received 44 points, placing 12th in a field of 20 competing countries.
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Norway
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