Norway was represented by
Jahn Teigen, with the song "Do Re Mi", at the
1983 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 23 April in
Munich. "Do Re Mi" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the
Melodi Grand Prix on 25 February. This was the third and final Eurovision appearance by Teigen. Although uncredited on this occasion, one of his backing singers was
Anita Skorgan, making her fourth appearance in seven years.
Before Eurovision
Melodi Grand Prix 1983
The
Melodi Grand Prix 1983 was held at the studios of broadcaster
NRK in
Oslo, hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from 12 regional juries.[1]
On the night of the final Teigen performed second in the running order, following
France and preceding the
United Kingdom. At the close of voting "Do Re Mi" had picked up 53 points (the highest being 8s from
Denmark and the
Netherlands), placing Norway joint 9th (with
Austria) of the 20 entries, the country's first top 10 finish since 1973.[2] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to
Sweden.[3]