Melodi Grand Prix 1968
The national preliminary decision of Norway for the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was called Melodi Grand Prix 1968 . It took place on March 3, 1968 in the "Centralteatret" (Central Theater) in the capital Oslo and was moderated by Jan Voigt .
system
As in previous years, there was a system with a double orchestra. Each song was performed twice, first with a small band, then with a large orchestra.
Attendees
No. | Interpreter | title | translation | Points | space | |
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A. | Per Asplin | Nora Brockstedt | "Nysgjerrig-Per" | "The curious Per" | 4th | 4th |
B. | Kirsti Sparboe | Odd Børre | "Stress" | "Stress" | 14th | 2. |
C. | Nora Brockstedt | Per Müller | "Nordlys" | "Northern Lights" | 10 | 3. |
D. | Kirsti Sparboe | Odd Børre | "Jeg har aldri vært så glad i noen som deg" | "I've never loved someone as much as you" | 20th | 1. |
E. | Per Müller | Per Asplin | "Ingenmannsland" | "No mans land" | 2 | 5. |
Jury votes
There were 10 regional juries in Vadsø , Tromsø , Bodø , Trondheim , Ålesund , Bergen , Stavanger , Kristiansand , Hamar and Oslo . Each of these juries had five members who could each award one point to their favorites. So each jury awarded a total of five points.
song | Vadsø | Tromso | Bodø | Trondheim | Ålesund | Mountains | Stavanger | Kristiansand | Hamar | Oslo | Total |
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"Nysgjerrig-Per" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4th |
"Stress" | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14th |
"Nordlys" | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
"Jeg har aldri vært så glad i noen som deg" | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20th |
"Ingmannsland" | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Controversy
After the preliminary decision, however, the composer Kari Neergaard withdrew her contribution because it was too similar to the song "Summer Holiday" by Cliff Richard . Then NRK decided to send the second-placed song "Stress" to the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 in London . There Odd Børre reached the 13th place with only two points.