Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972

Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 with the song "Småting", written by Kåre Grøttum and Ivar Børsum, and performed by Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, NRK, selected its entry through the Melodi Grand Prix 1972.

Before Eurovision

1972

NRK held the Melodi Grand Prix 1972 at its studios in Oslo, hosted by Vidar Lønn-Arnesen. Five songs were presented 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 voting from a 14-member public jury who each awarded between 1 and 5 points per song.

Draw	Combo	Orchestra	Song	Points	Place
1	Anita Hegerland	Gro Anita Schønn	"Happy hippie"	38	3
2	Inger Lise Rypdal	Kirsti Sparboe	"Lillebror"	40	2
3	Hanne Krogh	Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg	"Småting"	43	1
4	Ellen Nikolaysen	Anne-Karine Strøm	"Håp"	33	4
5	Eli Tanja	Jan Erik Berntsen	"Et hus på landet"	30	5

At Eurovision

On the night of the final, Kausland and Borg performed 6th in the running order, following the 's The New Seekers with "Beg, Steal or Borrow" and preceding 's Carlos Mendes with "A festa da vida". "Småting" was a rather old-fashioned song, lyrically very similar in theme to the previous year's "Lykken er", and at the close of voting had picked up 73 points, placing Norway 14th in a field of 18.

Voting

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