Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 information
Eurovision Song Contest 1963
Country
Norway
National selection
Selection process
Melodi Grand Prix 1963
Selection date(s)
10 February 1963
Selected entrant
Anita Thallaug
Selected song
"Solhverv"
Selected songwriter(s)
Dag Kristoffersen
Finals performance
Final result
13th, 0 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1962 •
1963
• 1964►
Norway was represented by Anita Thallaug, with the song "Solhverv", at the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 23 March in London. The song was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 10 February.
Thallaug had not originally performed "Solhverv" in MGP, but was asked to become Norway's representative when the winning performer, Nora Brockstedt, pulled out of a third Eurovision appearance, citing a scheduling conflict with other previously-arranged engagements. It was widely rumoured however that a more plausible explanation was that Brockstedt considered "Solhverv" a substandard song, unlikely to do well in the contest, and did not wish to risk damaging her reputation with a poor result after her two earlier Eurovision performances had gained relatively respectable placings.
Norway's participation in the 1963 contest also became mired in scandal when it was alleged that on the night of the contest the Norwegian jury had publicly changed their votes in order to deliver victory to Denmark and deny Switzerland a rightful win.
and 30 Related for: Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 information
Norway was represented by Anita Thallaug, with thesong "Solhverv", at the1963EurovisionSongContest, which took place on 23 March in London. The song...
TheEurovisionSongContest 1974 was the 19th edition of theEurovisionSongContest, held on 6 April 1974 inthe Dome in Brighton, United Kingdom. Organised...
with thesong "Muistojeni laulu", at the1963EurovisionSongContest, which took place on 23 March in London. "Muistojeni laulu" was chosen as the Finnish...
thesong "Dansevise", at the1963EurovisionSongContest, which took place on 23 March in London. "Dansevise" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk...
TheEurovisionSongContest 1986 was the 31st edition of the annual EurovisionSongContest. It was held in Bergen, Norway, following the country's victory...
71 songs written by 147 songwriters have won theEurovisionSongContest, an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting...
Bulgaria has participated intheEurovisionSongContest 14 times since making its debut at the 2005 contestin Kyiv. The country's best result is a second-place...
TheEurovisionSongContest 1995 was the 40th edition of theEurovisionSongContest, held on 13 May 1995 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Organised...
participated intheEurovisionSongContest since it started in 1956, with winning songs coming from twenty-seven of those countries. Thecontest, organised...
TheEurovisionSongContest 1985 was the 30th edition of theEurovisionSongContest, held on 4 May 1985 inthe Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden. Organised...
participated intheEurovisionSongContest 52 times, making its first appearance in 1957. Having competed in ten consecutive contests until 1966, Denmark...
participated intheEurovisionSongContest nine times since its debut in 2015, the second country outside of the Eurasia region to take part inthecontest after...
at theEurovisionSongContest1963, held in London, United Kingdom. The Yugoslav national final, to select their entry, was held on 1 February in Belgrade...
TheEurovisionSongContest 1968 was the 13th edition of the annual EurovisionSongContest. It took place in London, United Kingdom, following the country's...
Luxembourg has participated intheEurovisionSongContest 38 times since its debut at the first contestin 1956. The nation participated in all but one event between...
TheEurovisionSongContest 1976 was the 21st edition of the annual EurovisionSongContest. It took place inThe Hague, Netherlands, following the country's...
Global Information
Norway