Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964


Norway was represented by Arne Bendiksen, with the song '"Spiral", at the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 21 March in Copenhagen. "Spiral" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 15 February.

Final

The MGP was held at the studios of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in Oslo, hosted by Odd Grythe. Five 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 an "expert" jury.
DrawComboOrchestraSongPointsPlace
1Elisabeth GrannemanArne Bendiksen"Spiral"611
2Jan HøilandInger Jacobsen"Hvor"524
3Wenche MyhreElisabeth Granneman"God gammel firkantet vals"602
4Odd Børre & The CannonsWenche Myhre"La meg værre ung"573
5Inger JacobsenJan Høiland"Ingen sol finner vei "385

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Bendiksen performed third in the running order, following the Netherlands and preceding Denmark. Each national jury awarded 5-3-1 to their top three songs, and at the close "Spiral" had picked up 6 points, placing Norway 8th of the 16 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded its 5 points to the United Kingdom.