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| Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) | |||
| Country |  Norway | |||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 1980 | |||
| Selection date | 22 March 1980 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Sámiid ædnan" | |||
| Artist | Sverre Kjelsberg andMattis Hætta | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 15 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Norway was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Sámiid ædnan", composed bySverre Kjelsberg, with lyrics by Ragnar Olsen, and performed by Sverre Kjelsberg andMattis Hætta. The Norwegian participating broadcaster,Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), selected its entry through theMelodi Grand Prix 1980.
The song’s chorus, consisting of traditional Samiyoik song, was first performed publicly by Mattis Hætta and was broadcast on NRK in October 1979, in connection with the hunger strike song by Sami activists in front of the Norwegian parliament building in connection with theAlta controversy.[1] The verse of the song also refers to this with the line "framførr tinget der dem satt, hørtes joiken dag og natt" (in front of the parliament where they sat, the yoik was heard day and night). Only Kjelsberg was credited as composer of the entry, although Hætta wrote the chorus. The song remains one of the best-remembered Norwegian entries, particularly in Norway itself.
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Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) held theMelodi Grand Prix 1980 at its studios inOslo, hosted byÅse Kleveland who representedNorway in 1966. The Orchestra was Conducted by Egil Monn-Inversen. Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by a 9-member jury who awarded 10 points to their favourite song down to 1 point to the least-liked. Voting was very close with only 4 points separating the top five songs. The first vote resulted in a tie for first place, so each jury member was asked to nominate their preferred song of the two, and "Sámiid ædnan" won by 5 votes to 4.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Anita Skorgan | "Stjerneskudd" | 48 | 6 |
| 2 | Jahn Teigen | "Ja" | 32 | 9 |
| 3 | Radka Toneff | "Parken" | 43 | 8 |
| 4 | Åge Aleksandersen andSambandet | "Bjørnen sover" | 61 | 1 |
| 5 | Hilde Heltberg | "Maestro" | 32 | 9 |
| 6 | Henning Sommerro | "Auståvind" | 45 | 7 |
| 7 | Alex | "Univers" | 58 | 3 |
| 8 | Nina Askeland | "Rudi" | 58 | 3 |
| 9 | Inger Lise Rypdal | "Svart fortid" | 57 | 5 |
| 10 | Sverre Kjelsberg andMattis Hætta | "Sámiid ædnan" | 61 | 1 |
| Draw | Song | Ulf Dalheim | Kari Diesen d.y. | Ivar Dyrhaug | Eli Hennestad Høyland | Kari Stokke | Kjell Winther | Total | |||
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| 1 | "Stjerneskudd" | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 48 |
| 2 | "Ja" | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | "Parken" | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 43 |
| 4 | "Bjørnen sover" | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 61 |
| 5 | "Maestro" | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 32 |
| 6 | "Auståvind" | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 45 |
| 7 | "Univers" | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 58 |
| 8 | "Rudi" | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 58 |
| 9 | "Svart fortid" | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 57 |
| 10 | "Sámiid ædnan" | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 61 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Ulf Dalheim | Kari Diesen d.y. | Ivar Dyrhaug | Eli Hennestad Høyland | Kari Stokke | Kjell Winther | Total | Place | |||
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| 1 | Åge Aleksandersen andSambandet | "Bjørnen sover" | X | X | X | X | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 2 | Sverre Kjelsberg andMattis Hætta | "Sámiid ædnan" | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | 1 |
On the night of the final Kjelsberg and Hætta performed 11th in the running order, followingFinland and precedingGermany. At the close of voting "Sámiid ædnan" had received 15 points, placing Norway 16th of the 19 entries.[2] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to contest winnersIreland.[3]
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