Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song "Touch My Life (with Summer)", written by Svein Hundsnes, and performed by Ellen Nikolaysen. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, (NRK), organised the national final 1975 in order to select its entry for the contest. Nikolaysen had previously represented as a member of the Bendik Singers, and had also provided backing vocals for Anne-Karine Strøm in .

Before Eurovision 1975 (NRK) held the 1975 at its studios in Oslo, hosted by Bergljot Engeset. Five songs were presented in the final with each song sung twice by different singers, once with a small combo and once with a full orchestra. The winning song was chosen by voting from a 10-member "expert" jury. "Touch My Life (with Summer)" was performed in Norwegian at the titled "" and was translated into English before going to Eurovision.

+ Final – 25 January 1975 Artist Song Points PlaceComboOrchestra 1 Øystein Sunde Benny Borg "En enkel sang" 30 3 2 Stein Ingebrigtsen Ellen Nikolaysen "Det skulle ha vært sommer nå" 39 1 3 Maj-Britt Andersen Anne-Karine Strøm "1+1=2" 23 4 4 Jahn Teigen Jan Høiland "Kjærlighetens under" 32 2 5 Brit Elisabeth Haagensli Gro Anita Schønn "Ah, du gjør meg så glad" 16 5 + Detailed Jury Votes Song scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" Total 1 "En enkel sang" 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 2 2 4 30 2 "Det skulle ha vært sommer nå" 5 4 5 5 4 4 3 5 2 4 39 3 "1+1=2" 1 2 4 4 2 1 1 3 1 4 23 4 "Kjærlighetens under" 1 3 2 3 555 2 3 3 32 5 "Ah, du gjør meg så glad" 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 16

At Eurovision During the preparation of the contest, the song "" was translated as "Touch My Life (with Summer)".

On the night of the final Nikolaysen performed 6th in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting, Norway picked up only 11 points, placing Norway 18th of the 19 entries, ahead only of .

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 1975 - norsk finale on