„When the closeness of friends turns into nothing, and the smile that brings hope fades“
The Norwegian final was held at the Stavanger Forum on 11th March, hosted by Øystein Bache. The winner was chosen by 5 juries in two rounds of voting – the first to select the top 3 and the second to select the winner. The juries were an „expert“ jury, a jury of journalists and 3 juries containing members of the public split according to their ages.
| 1 | Beat for beat | Beat for beat | Heidi Halvorsen | – | – |
| 2 | Til det gryr av dag | Till the day will come | Tor Endresen | 57 | 2nd |
| 3 | Venners nærhet | The closeness of friends | Britt Synnøve Johansen | 62 | 1st |
| 4 | Vinger over Europa | Wings over Europe | Rune Rudberg | – | – |
| 5 | Et lite lys | A little light | Ingeborg Hungnes | 56 | 3rd |
| 6 | Min Mona Lisa | My Mona Lisa | Ola Fjellvikås | – | – |
| 7 | Barneøyne | Children’s eyes | Kari Gjærum | – | – |
| 8 | Optimist | Optimist | Jahn Teigen | – | – |
| 9 | Nærhet | Closeness | Kate Gulbrandsen | – | – |
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Britt Synnøve Johansen came 17th at the ESC. Tor Endresen was a backing singer for Norway in ESC 1988. Kari Gjærum was a backing singer for Norway in ESC 1981, 1984, 1985 & 1986. Jahn Teigen represented Norway in ESC 1978, 1982 & 1983, while Kate Gulbrandsen represented Norway in 1987.