Mang En Søvnløs Natt - Music

Finn Kalvik Born 30 April 1947 Is A Norwegian Singer Poet And Composer. Born In Fåvang In Oppland Kalvik Participated In The Eurovision Song Contest In 1981. He Sang Aldri I Livet Never In My Life . The Song A Ballad Received Zero Points. Despite This Bad Result Kalvik Continues To Sing In His Country With Great Success. Collaborated Alot With Inger Hagerup A Norwegian Lyric Poet. Kalvik Moved To The Working Class District Of Grorud Oslo Where He Grew Up. Early In His Career Kalvik Found Success Putting Music To The Poetry Of Popular Norwegian Writers André Bjerke And Inger Hagerup. He Won The Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix In 1981 With His Song "Aldri I Livet" Never In My Life . However His Performance In The European Finals Ended With An Infamous Zero Points. The Song Was Still A Big Success In Norway And Was Even Recorded In English As "Here In My Heart" With Backing Vocals By ABBA's Agnetha Fältskog And Annifrid Lyngstad. He Returned To Eurovision Once More In 1987 When He Sang His Song "Malene" To A Fourth Place In The Norwegian Selection. The Song Was Dedicated To His Daughter. Kalvik Has Continued To Be One Of The Most Prominent Folk Singer/songwriters In His Native Norway Also Enjoying Success In Neighbouring Sweden. Since The 1970s He Has Worked With Friend And ABBA-Member/composer Benny Andersson On Several Productions Most Notably Recording Two Albums With Andersson At The Height Of ABBA's Fame 1979's Kom Ut Kom Fram And 1981's Natt Og Dag . In 2000 Kalvik Also Scored A Hit With A Version Of Andersson's Song Tröstevisa Performed As A Duet With Swedish Singer CajsaStina Åkerström. Kalvik Is Also An Avid Painter. Discography Finne Meg Sjæl 1969 Fyll Mine Seil 1976 Kom Ut Kom Fram 1979 Natt Og Dag 1981 Det Søte Liv 1984 Livets Lyse Side 1988 Innsida Ut 1991 I Egne Hender 1995 Imellom To Evigheter 2000 Klassisk Kalvik 2002 Dagdrivernotater 2004 Eurovision Song Contest 1981 - Dublin
Entry For Norway Performer Finn Kalvik
Song Title Aldri I Livet
Song Writer S Song Composer S Finn Kalvik Sang In Position 13
Final Position 20
Total Points 0 For The Second Time The Eurovision Champion Winner Ireland Was The Host For The Event Which Took Place In Dublin. In 1981 The Total Amount Of Participating Countries Was 20 Once Again Equalling The Record Set Three Years Earlier In Paris. Morocco Withdrew After Their First Participation And Italy Decided To Stay At Home As Well Because The Interest In The Country Had Diminished. Yugoslavia Returned To The Contest After Five Years Of Absence So Did Israel After The County Had Missed Out On One Contest. Finally Cyprus Made Its Eurovision Debut. It Was Also The First Year Egypt's Television Viewers Could Follow The Contest Live On Television. The Opening Sequence Of The 1981 Eurovision Song Contest Showed 'old Ireland' Blending Into 'modern Ireland' With Shots Of Celtic Ruins Cliffs Castles Edited Together With Close-Ups Of Art And Shots Of Planes Waterfalls People In The Park Children Feeding Birds Traditional Door Knockers Front Doors Architecture And Horse Races. The Sequence Ended With A Map Of Europe On A Globe Which Span Round To Reveal The Eurovision Logo. The United Kingdom's Entry Making Your Mind Up By The Group Bucks Fizz Won The 1981 Contest After A Close Race With Germany's Entry Johnny Blue By Lena Valaitis. Bucks Fizz Was Specially Formed For The Eurovision Song Contest And Had Created A Memorable Show Act When The 2 Guys In The Group Ripped Off The Skirts Of The 2 Girls Revealing A Shorter Skirt Underneath. To Date It Is Seen By Many As One Of The Most Memorable Moments In The History Of The Eurovision Song Contest. Bucks Fizz Continued Their Career All Over Europe With Many Hitsongs During The 1980s Like The Land Of Make Believe And My Camera Never Lies. read less