Oliver (song)
 "Oliver" | |
|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 1979 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) | |
| Lyricist(s) |
Philip A. Kruse |
| Conductor |
Sigurd Jansen |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result |
11th |
| Final points |
57 |
| Appearance chronology | |
| ◄ "Mil etter mil" (1978) | |
| "Sámiid Ædnan" (1980) ► | |
"Oliver" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, performed in Norwegian by Anita Skorgan. This was Skorgan's second participation in the Contest; in 1977 she had placed 14th out of 18 entries with "Casanova". It is the first Norwegian entry where the artist performed his or her own composition.
The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with Skorgan addressing a former lover (with whom she sings she broke up four weeks ago) who she sees in a disco. She tells him that if she happens to walk past him, she will ask him for a dance, because she believes that he misses her and she is prepared to give him another chance. English ("Oliver"), German ("(Tanz mit mir) Oliver"), French ("Il faut danser") and Swedish ("Oliver") versions of the song were also released after the Contest.
The song was performed sixteenth on the night, following Sweden's Ted Gärdestad with "Satellit" and preceding the United Kingdom's Black Lace with "Mary Ann". At the close of voting, it had received 57 points, placing 11th in a field of 19.
It was succeeded as Norwegian representative at the 1980 contest by Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta with "Sámiid Ædnan". Anita Skorgan returned to the Contest in 1982 with her then husband Jahn Teigen with the duet "Adieu".
Sources and external links
- Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1979.
- Detailed info and lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Oliver".