Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Romeo", written and performed by Ketil Stokkan. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, (NRK), selected its entry through the 1986. In addition, NRK was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the in Bergen, after winning the with the song "La det swinge" by Bobbysocks.
Before Eurovision
1986 (NRK) held the 1986 on 22 March 1986 at the Stavanger Forum convention center in Stavanger, hosted by actor Jarl Goli. The band was conducted by Fred Nøddelund.
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. Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place 1Susanne Fuhr"Hollywood"278 2Ketil Stokkan"Romeo"Ketil Stokkan701 3Creation"Ny tid"425 4Frank Aleksandersen"Stille før stormen"Frank Aleksandersen307 5Anne-Marie Giørtz"Tilbake"2210 6Jørn Hoel and Band"Inkululeko"David Chocron592 7Claudia Scott and Band"Rock 'n' Roll Band"386 8Alex and Band"Fri"269 9Mia Gundersen"Jeg vet hva jeg vil"Per Røise454 10Nina Askeland"Boulevard"473 + Detailed Voting Breakdown Song Regional Juries PressJury Oil Rig StudioAudience Total 1 "Hollywood" 6 3 5 4 1 3 5 27 2 "Romeo" 8121212 10 6 10 70 3 "Ny tid" 7 8 2 8 7 4 6 42 4 "Stille før stormen" 2 4 8 2 4 8 2 30 5 "Tilbake" 3 6 3 1 3 2 4 22 6 "Inkululeko" 10 7 6 7 12 5 12 59 7 "Rock 'n' Roll Band" 1 1 10 10 8 7 1 38 8 "Fri"12 2 1 5 2 1 3 26 9 "Jeg vet hva jeg vil" 4 5 7 6 5 10 8 45 10 "Boulevard" 5 10 4 3 6 12 7 47
At Eurovision Stokkan performed fourth on the night of the contest, following and preceding the . At the close of the voting the song had received 44 points, placing 12th in a field of 20 competing countries.
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 1986 - norsk finale on