eurovision 1975
Ellen Nikolaysen
Ellen Nikolaysen represented Norway at Eurovision 1975 in Stockholm with “Touch My Life with Summer”, finishing 18th of 19.
- who
- Norwegian actor and singer (b. 1951)
- born
- 10 December 1951, Oslo, Norway
- contest
- 1975
- best result
- 18th, 1975
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1970
- record labels
- Philips Records
- also in
- Bendik Singers
- sang for
- Norway
Biography
Ellen Nikolaysen is a Norwegian singer and actor who first went to the contest in the Bendik Singers, seventh in Luxembourg in 1973. Alone, Nikolaysen sang “Touch My Life with Summer” in Stockholm in 1975 and finished 18th of 19.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Ellen Nikolaysen”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1975 Stockholm
“Touch My Life with Summer”
18th of 19 Finished 18th of 19, with 11 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Svein Hundnes, Johnny Sareussen
- Conductor
- Carsten Klouman
- Running order
- 6th of 19
- Age on the night
- 23
- Won that year
- Netherlands: Teach-In, “Ding-a-dong”
The story of Eurovision 1975: Twelve points arrive, and Sweden regrets winning
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