eurovision 1964
Arne Bendiksen
Arne Bendiksen represented Norway at Eurovision 1964 in Copenhagen with “Spiral”, finishing 8th of 16.
- who
- Norwegian singer, lyricist, composer and producer
- born
- 19 October 1926, Bergen, Norway
- died
- 26 March 2009 (aged 82), Bergen, Norway
- contest
- 1964
- best result
- 8th, 1964
- music
- schlager
- sang for
- Norway
Biography
Arne Bendiksen, who died in 2009, was a Norwegian singer, composer and producer who has been called “the father of pop music” in Norway. “Spiral” finished eighth in Copenhagen in 1964.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Arne Bendiksen”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1964 Copenhagen
“Spiral”
8th of 16 Finished 8th of 16, with 6 points.
- Sung in
- Norwegian
- Written by
- Egil Hagen, Sigurd Jansen
- Conductor
- Karsten Andersen
- Running order
- 3rd of 16
- Age on the night
- 37
- Won that year
- Italy: Gigliola Cinquetti, “Non ho l'età”
The story of Eurovision 1964: A banner on the stage, and the biggest landslide there has been
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Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Jury Honorary Award in Spellemannprisen 1995
- Lyricist Fund Award 2003
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
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