The German Final was held on March 20th at the BR TV Studios in Munich, hosted by Caroline Reiber. Before the final, there were 2 semi-finals. The winning song was chosen by the votes of approximately 500 people who were chosen by an institute to be representative of the German population. 1 Der Ohrwurm The ear…
The Norwegian Final was held on March 20th at the NRK TV Studios in Oslo, hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug. Five of the 10 songs qualified through a series of semi-finals. Of the other songs, 4 came through an open contest, and Jahn Teigen’s song got automatic entry. The winner was chosen by 11 regional juries. Eigil…
The German semi-final was broadcast on several radio stations, and around 500 people were selected by a German polling institute to select the 12 finalists. The semi-final was in two separate parts which were broadcast on different days. Part One 1 Blue-Jeans-Kinder Blue-Jeans-Children Marianne Rosenberg F 2 Endlich sind die Kinder im Bett The children…
The Norwegian Semi-Finals were hosted by Harald Tusberg. The winning song in each semi-final was chosen by postcard voting. Semi-Final 1 1 Løp Run Brannvesenet 2nd 2 Lady Di Lady Di Inger Lise Rypdal 1st Semi-Final 2 1 Uflaks Bad luck Stein Ingebrigtsen 2nd 2 Lisa Lisa Trond Granlund 1st Semi-Final 3 1 Perfekte engel The…
The Turkish Final was held at the TRT TV Studios in Istanbul on March 7th, hosted by Canan Kumbasar. The winning song was chosen by an „expert“ jury and only the top 3 placings were announced. There were initially meant to be 6 songs in the final, but „Müzikle yasam“ (Life with music) sung by…
The Finnish Final was held on February 19th at Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, hosted by Heikki Kahila. The winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury. 1 Omenakuu Apple moon Opus 5 63 4th 2 Palaan… I will come back… Tapani Kansa 52 8th 3 Videovenus Videovenus Kojo 64 3rd 4 Mitt äppelträd My apple tree Ami Aspelund…
The Swiss Final was held on January 28th at the SR TV Studios in Geneva, hosted by Serge Moisson. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries, a press jury and a jury of „experts“. „Amour on t’aime“ had originally been accepted for the 1979 Swiss Final, to be sung by…