Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with the song "For vår jord", composed by Anita Skorgan, with lyrics by Erik Hillestad, and performed by Karoline Krüger. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, NRK, selected its entry through the Melodi Grand Prix 1988.
Before Eurovision
1988
NRK held the Melodi Grand Prix 1988 at the Château Neuf in Oslo, hosted by Dan Børge Akerø.Semi-finals
Before the final, sixteen songs took part over four semi-finals, held as part of the Norwegian talk show. Four songs were paired in each semi-final, and the winner from each pair, chosen by a panel of 1,000 viewers, qualified for the final, along with two losing songs which were given wildcards.The first semi-final was held on 30 January 1988. Four songs competed in pairs with the winner from each pair qualifying for the final.
The second semi-final was held on 13 February 1988. Four songs competed in pairs with the winner from each pair qualifying for the final.
The third semi-final was held on 27 February 1988. Four songs competed in pairs with the winner from each pair qualifying for the final.
The fourth semi-final was held on 12 March 1988. Four songs competed in pairs with the winner from each pair qualifying for the final.
Final
Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from seven regional juries. Other participants included three-time Norwegian representative and Melodi Grand Prix regular Jahn Teigen, and Tor Endresen, who would represent.| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | David Chocron and Band | "Mitt land og" | 42 | 5 |
| 2 | Ola Fjellvikås | "Hei go go" | 54 | 3 |
| 3 | Elisabeth Moberg and Terry Heart | "Natten er din og min" | 38 | 7 |
| 4 | Jahn Teigen | "Glasnost" | 55 | 2 |
| 5 | Jan Eggum | "Deilige drøm" | 16 | 10 |
| 6 | Tore Hansen | "Sove i natt" | 41 | 6 |
| 7 | Trond Armand Larsen and Krist Juuhl | "Hvor er du" | 18 | 9 |
| 8 | Karoline Krüger | "For vår jord" | 65 | 1 |
| 9 | Anita Kanstad | "Je ne sais pas" | 25 | 8 |
| 10 | Iselin Alme and Tor Endresen | "Lengt" | 52 | 4 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Krüger performed 15th in the running order, following and preceding. At the close of voting "For vår jord" had picked up 88 points, placing Norway 5th of the 21 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to.Voting
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| 12 points | |
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