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Anne-Karine Strøm
Anne-Karine Strøm sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1974 and 1976, for Norway. The best result was 14th place in 1974, with “The First Day of Love”.
- who
- Norwegian singer
- born
- 15 October 1951, Oslo, Norway
- contests
- 1974, 1976
- best result
- 14th, 1974
- music
- schlager
- active
- since 1963
- also in
- Bendik Singers
- sang for
- Norway
Biography
Anne-Karine Strøm is a Norwegian singer, best known for entering Norway’s selection, Melodi Grand Prix, six years running from 1971. Strøm went to the contest three times: in the Bendik Singers, seventh in Luxembourg in 1973; in front of the group in Brighton in 1974, when “The First Day of Love” finished joint last; and alone in The Hague in 1976, when “Mata Hari” finished last of 18.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Anne-Karine Strøm”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1974 Brighton
“The First Day of Love”
14th of 17 Finished 14th of 17, with 3 points.
- Billed as
- Anne-Karine and the Bendik Singers
- With
- Bendik Singers
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Philip Kruse, Frode Thingnæs
- Conductor
- Frode Thingnæs
- Running order
- 4th of 17
- Age on the night
- 22
- Won that year
- Sweden: ABBA, “Waterloo”
The story of Eurovision 1974: Waterloo, a funeral and a song that started a coup
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1976 The Hague
“Mata Hari”
18th of 18 Finished 18th of 18, with 7 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Philip Kruse, Frode Thingnæs
- Conductor
- Frode Thingnæs
- Running order
- 9th of 18
- Age on the night
- 24
- Won that year
- United Kingdom: Brotherhood of Man, “Save Your Kisses for Me”
The story of Eurovision 1976: A waiver for the Greek singer, and four points France forgot
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The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Anne-Karine Strøm is part of.
- 1976 Four points that went missing When it went wrong
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Anne-Karine Strøm, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1976 Four points that went missing
On the night, then, Yugoslavia finished last with six points and Norway second from last. After the broadcast the scores were checked and corrected. Yugoslavia went up to ten, and Norway's Anne-Karine Strøm, in her third contest, became the official last-placed act after the fact.
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