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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year                   = 1987
| Broadcaster            = {{lang|no|[[NRK|Norsk rikskringkasting]]|i=no}} (NRK)
| Country                = Norway
| Preselection           = Melodi Grand Prix 1987
| Preselection date      = 28 February 1987
| Entrant                = [[Kate Gulbrandsen]]
| Song                   = {{lang|no|Mitt liv|i=no}}
| Writer                 = {{unbulleted list|[[Rolf Løvland]]|[[Hanne Krogh]]}}
| Final result           = 9th, 65 points
}}
Norway was represented at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1987]] with the song "{{lang|no|Mitt liv|i=no}}", written by [[Rolf Løvland]] and [[Hanne Krogh]], and performed by [[Kate Gulbrandsen]]. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, {{lang|no|[[NRK|Norsk rikskringkasting]]|i=no}} (NRK), selected its entry through the [[Melodi Grand Prix]] 1987.
==Before Eurovision==
=== Melodi Grand Prix 1987 ===
{{lang|no|[[NRK|Norsk rikskringkasting]]|i=no}} (NRK) held the [[Melodi Grand Prix]] 1987 on 28 February 1987 at the Château Neuf in [[Oslo]], hosted by Eldbjørg Vaage. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from seven regional juries. Other participants included [[Finn Kalvik]] (who represented {{esccnty|Norway|y=1981|t=Norway in 1981}}) and [[Tor Endresen]], making the first of seven appearances at Melodi Grand Prix before finally being successful on his eighth attempt in {{esccnty|Norway|y=1997|t=1997}}.<ref>[http://natfinals.50webs.com/70s_80s/Norway1987.html ESC National Finals database 1987]</ref>
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center"
|+ Final – 28 February 1987
|-
! Draw
! Artist
! Song
! Songwriter(s)
! Points
! Place
|-
|1
| align="left" |[[Tor Endresen]] and Thowsen Band
| align="left" |"Hemmelig drøm"
| align="left" |Knut Koppang
|27
|9
|-
| 2
| align="left" |Egil Eldøen
| align="left" |"Til kvarandre"
| align="left" |Per Røise
| 13
|10
|-
|3
| align="left" |Kjersti Bergesen
| align="left" |"Go-go"
| align="left" |Harald Græsdahl, Kjersti Bergesen, Tore Holm
|54
|3
|-
|4
| align="left" |[[Sigvart Dagsland]]
| align="left" |"I samme båt"
| align="left" |Amund Enger, [[Erik Hillestad]]
|38
|7
|-
|5
| align="left" |Håkon Iversen
| align="left" |"Mange millioner"
| align="left" |Håkon Iversen, Kaj Jordahl
|56
|2
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
|6
| align="left" |[[Kate Gulbrandsen]]
| align="left" |"Mitt liv"
| align="left" |[[Rolf Løvland]], [[Hanne Krogh]]
|60
|1
|-
|7
| align="left" |[[Olav Stedje]]
| align="left" |"Snurra på barten"
| align="left" |[[Jonas Fjeld]], [[Ingvar Moe]]
|40
|5
|-
|8
| align="left" |Catwalk
| align="left" |"Dialog"
| align="left" |Tore Aas, [[Eyvind Skeie]]
|40
|5
|-
|9
| align="left" |[[Finn Kalvik]]
| align="left" |"Malene"
| align="left" |[[Finn Kalvik]]
|42
|4
|-
|10
| align="left" |[[Frank Aleksandersen]]
| align="left" |"Tru mæ"
| align="left" |[[Frank Aleksandersen]], Tore Hansen
|36
|8
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|+ Detailed Regional Jury Votes
|-
! scope="col" | Draw
! scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Trondheim}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Bergen}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Elverum}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Stavanger}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Tromsø}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Oslo}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Kristiansand}}
! scope="col" | Total
|-
| 1 || align="left" | "Hemmelig drøm" || 5 || 6 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 7 || 3 || 27
|-
| 2 || align="left" | "Til kvarandre" || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 6 || 1 || 1 || 13
|-
| 3 || align="left" | "Go-go" || 3 || 7 || '''12''' || '''12''' || 10 || 8 || 2 || 54
|-
| 4 || align="left" | "I samme båt" || 7 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 8 || 2 || 7 || 38
|-
| 5 || align="left" | "Mange millioner" || '''12''' || 8 || 7 || 10 || 1 || '''12''' || 6 || 56
|-
| 6 || align="left" | "Mitt liv" || 10 || '''12''' || 8 || 5 || 3 || 10 || '''12''' || '''60'''
|-
| 7 || align="left" | "Snurra på barten" || 4 || 10 || 5 || 4 || 7 || 5 || 5 || 40
|-
| 8 || align="left" | "Dialog" || 1 || 3 || 10 || 6 || '''12''' || 4 || 4 || 40
|-
| 9 || align="left" | "Malene" || 6 || 5 || 4 || 8 || 5 || 6 || 8 || 42
|-
| 10 || align="left" | "Tru mæ" || 8 || 2 || 6 || 3 || 4 || 3 || 10 || 36
|}
== At Eurovision ==
On the night of the final Gulbrandsen performed first in the running order, preceding {{esccnty|Israel|y=1987}}. At the close of voting "{{lang|no|Mitt liv|i=no}}" had picked up 65 points (the highest a 10 from {{esccnty|Sweden|y=1987}}), placing Norway 9th of the 22 entries.<ref>{{cite web |title=Final of Brussels 1987 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/brussels-1987/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=16 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416165257/https://eurovision.tv/event/brussels-1987/final |archive-date=16 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to {{esccnty|Yugoslavia|y=1987}}.<ref>[http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=566 ESC History - Norway 1987]</ref>
=== Voting ===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Points awarded to Norway<ref name="1987detailed">{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Brussels 1987 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/brussels-1987/final/results/norway |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=16 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416180628/https://eurovision.tv/event/brussels-1987/final/results/norway |archive-date=16 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country
|-
! scope="row" | 12 points
|
|-
! scope="row" | 10 points
| {{Esc|Sweden|y=1987}}
|-
! scope="row" | 8 points
|
|-
! scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Belgium|y=1987}}|{{Esc|Germany|y=1987}}|{{Esc|Italy|y=1987}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Esc|Switzerland|y=1987}}
|-
! scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Esc|Finland|y=1987}}
|-
! scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Austria|y=1987}}|{{Esc|France|y=1987}}|{{Esc|Netherlands|y=1987}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Cyprus|1960|y=1987}}|{{Esc|Denmark|y=1987}}|{{Esc|Spain|y=1987}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Esc|Ireland|y=1987}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1 point
|
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Points awarded by Norway<ref name="1987detailed" />
|-
! scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country
|-
! scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points
| {{Esc|Yugoslavia|y=1987}}
|-
! scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points
| {{Esc|Finland|y=1987}}
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points
| {{Esc|Ireland|y=1987}}
|-
! scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Esc|Denmark|y=1987}}
|-
! scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Esc|Cyprus|1960|y=1987}}
|-
! scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Esc|Belgium|y=1987}}
|-
! scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Esc|Iceland|y=1987}}
|-
! scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Esc|Germany|y=1987}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Esc|Israel|y=1987}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Esc|France|y=1987}}
|}
{{col-end}}
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
*[https://tv.nrk.no/serie/melodi-grand-prix-tv/1987/FUHA02002787/avspiller Full national final on nrk.no]
{{Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1987}}
{{Melodi Grand Prix (Norway)}}
[[Category:Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest|1987]]
[[Category:Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987]]
[[Category:Melodi Grand Prix by year|1987]]
[[Category:1987 in Norwegian music|Eurovision]]
[[Category:1987 in Norwegian television|Eurovision]]