The MGP was held at Centralteatret in
Oslo, hosted by Øivind Bergh. 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 Kleveland performed 6th in the running order, following
Yugoslavia and preceding
Finland. "Intet er nytt under solen" was an unusual and adventurous song for Eurovision at the time, with a sophisticated, atmospheric instrumental arrangement, and a
5/4 time signature. Kleveland was the first female performer in Eurovision to appear on stage with a guitar, and the first female performer to appear in trousers rather than a dress or skirt. Voting was by each national jury awarding 5-3-1 to their top 3 songs, and at the close "Intet er nytt under solen" had picked up 15 points (5 from
Italy, 3s from
Austria,
Spain and
Sweden, and 1 from
Germany), placing Norway third of the 18 entries. This was Norway's best Eurovision showing at the time, and would remain so until the victory of
Bobbysocks! in 1985. Kleveland went on to present the 1986 contest in
Bergen, the first to be hosted by Norway.[2]
The MGP was held at Centralteatret in
Oslo, hosted by Øivind Bergh. 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 Kleveland performed 6th in the running order, following
Yugoslavia and preceding
Finland. "Intet er nytt under solen" was an unusual and adventurous song for Eurovision at the time, with a sophisticated, atmospheric instrumental arrangement, and a
5/4 time signature. Kleveland was the first female performer in Eurovision to appear on stage with a guitar, and the first female performer to appear in trousers rather than a dress or skirt. Voting was by each national jury awarding 5-3-1 to their top 3 songs, and at the close "Intet er nytt under solen" had picked up 15 points (5 from
Italy, 3s from
Austria,
Spain and
Sweden, and 1 from
Germany), placing Norway third of the 18 entries. This was Norway's best Eurovision showing at the time, and would remain so until the victory of
Bobbysocks! in 1985. Kleveland went on to present the 1986 contest in
Bergen, the first to be hosted by Norway.[2]