"Stress" originally finished second in the 1968 Melodi Grand Prix on 3 March, but was promoted to the Norwegian entry when the winning song "Jeg har aldri vært så glad i noen som deg" was withdrawn from the contest by its composer amid persistent allegations that it plagiarised the 1963 hit "Summer Holiday" by Cliff Richard – who was the United Kingdom's representative in the 1968 contest.
Five performers and songs took part 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 ten regional juries.[1]
On the night of the final Børre performed 13th in the running order, following the United Kingdom and preceding Ireland. Each national jury had 10 points to distribute between the songs, and at the close "Stress" had picked up 2 points (1 each from Luxembourg and Spain), placing Norway joint 13th (with Austria and Switzerland) of the 17 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded 6 of its 10 points to Sweden.[2]
^ ab"Results of the Final of London 1968". Eurovision Song Contest. from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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norway, eurovision, song, contest, 1968, norway, represented, børre, with, song, stress, 1968, eurovision, song, contest, which, took, place, april, london, eurovision, song, contest, 1968country, norwaynational, selectionselection, processmelodi, grand, prix,. Norway was represented by Odd Borre with the song Stress at the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 6 April in London Eurovision Song Contest 1968Country NorwayNational selectionSelection processMelodi Grand Prix 1968Selection date s 2 March 1968Selected entrantOdd BorreSelected song Stress Selected songwriter s Ola B JohannessenOivind BerghFinals performanceFinal result13th 2 pointsNorway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 1968 1969 Stress originally finished second in the 1968 Melodi Grand Prix on 3 March but was promoted to the Norwegian entry when the winning song Jeg har aldri vaert sa glad i noen som deg was withdrawn from the contest by its composer amid persistent allegations that it plagiarised the 1963 hit Summer Holiday by Cliff Richard who was the United Kingdom s representative in the 1968 contest Contents 1 Before Eurovision 1 1 Melodi Grand Prix 1968 2 At Eurovision 2 1 Voting 3 ReferencesBefore Eurovision EditMelodi Grand Prix 1968 Edit Melodi Grand Prix 1968 was held at the studios of broadcaster NRK in Oslo hosted by Jan Voigt Five performers and songs took part 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 ten regional juries 1 MGP 3 March 1968 Draw Combo Orchestra Song Points Place1 Per Asplin Nora Brockstedt Nysgjerrig Per 4 42 Kirsti Sparboe Odd Borre Stress 14 23 Nora Brockstedt Per Muller Nordlys 10 34 Kirsti Sparboe Odd Borre Jeg har aldri vaert sa glad i noen som deg 20 1 W D 5 Per Muller Per Asplin Ingenmannsland 2 5At Eurovision EditOn the night of the final Borre performed 13th in the running order following the United Kingdom and preceding Ireland Each national jury had 10 points to distribute between the songs and at the close Stress had picked up 2 points 1 each from Luxembourg and Spain placing Norway joint 13th with Austria and Switzerland of the 17 entries The Norwegian jury awarded 6 of its 10 points to Sweden 2 Voting Edit Points awarded to Norway 3 Score Country1 point nbsp Luxembourg nbsp Spain Points awarded by Norway 3 Score Country6 points nbsp Sweden2 points nbsp Portugal1 point nbsp Finland nbsp SpainReferences Edit ESC National Finals database 1968 ESC History Norway 1968 a b Results of the Final of London 1968 Eurovision Song Contest Archived from the original on 8 April 2021 Retrieved 8 April 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 amp oldid 1161942996, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
