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Anita Skorgan
Anita Skorgan sang at three Eurovision Song Contests, in 1977, 1979 and 1982, for Norway. The best result was 11th place in 1979, with “Oliver”.
- who
- Norwegian singer-songwriter
- born
- 13 November 1958, Gothenburg, Sweden
- contests
- 1977, 1979, 1982
- best result
- 11th, 1979
- music
- schlager, ballad
- active
- since 1970
- sang for
- Norway
Biography
Anita Skorgan is a Norwegian singer-songwriter who sang for Norway three times: “Casanova” finished joint 14th in London in 1977, “Oliver” eleventh in Jerusalem in 1979, and “Adieu”, with Jahn Teigen, twelfth in Harrogate in 1982. Skorgan was also a backing singer at the 1981 contest.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Anita Skorgan”.
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The act’s own accounts, as listed on Wikidata. If one is wrong or out of date, tell us and we’ll take it down.
At Eurovision
Three songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1977 London
“Casanova”
14th of 18 Finished 14th of 18, with 18 points.
- Sung in
- Norwegian
- Written by
- Dag Nordtømme, Svein Strugstad
- Conductor
- Carsten Klouman
- Running order
- 5th of 18
- Age on the night
- 18
- Won that year
- France: Marie Myriam, “L'Oiseau et l'Enfant”
The story of Eurovision 1977: A strike, a five-week delay and no postcards
-
1979 Jerusalem
“Oliver”
11th of 19 Finished 11th of 19, with 57 points.
- Sung in
- Norwegian
- Written by
- Philip Kruse, Anita Skorgan
- Conductor
- Sigurd Jansen
- Running order
- 16th of 19
- Age on the night
- 20
- Won that year
- Israel: Milk and Honey, “Hallelujah (הללויה)”
The story of Eurovision 1979: Jerusalem, and a win handed over by the last jury
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1982 Harrogate
“Adieu”
12th of 18 Finished 12th of 18, with 40 points.
- Billed as
- Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan
- With
- Jahn Teigen
- Sung in
- Norwegian
- Written by
- Herodes Falsk, Jahn Teigen
- Conductor
- Sigurd Jansen
- Running order
- 3rd of 18
- Age on the night
- 23
- Won that year
- Germany: Nicole, “Ein bißchen Frieden”
The story of Eurovision 1982: A little peace, and "Where is Harrogate?"
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Spellemann Award for pop record of the year 1979
- King's Medal of Merit 2019
- Rockheim Hall of Fame 2019
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Anita Skorgan, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1982 Returning acts
Norway sent two people with history. Jahn Teigen had scored nothing in 1978; Anita Skorgan had sung twice in her own right. Together they finished twelfth.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.