eurovision 1971
Hanne Krogh
Hanne Krogh represented Norway at Eurovision 1971 in Dublin with “Lykken er...”, finishing 17th of 18.
- who
- Norwegian singer
- born
- 24 January 1956, Oslo, Norway
- contest
- 1971
- best result
- 17th, 1971
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1970
- also in
- Bobbysocks
- sang for
- Norway
Biography
Hanne Krogh is a Norwegian singer and actor from Haugesund and Oslo, and one of Norway’s best-selling recording artists. Alone, Krogh sang “Lykken er…” in Dublin in 1971 and finished 17th of 18; fourteen years later Krogh won the contest as half of the duo Bobbysocks.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Hanne Krogh”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1971 Dublin
“Lykken er...”
17th of 18 Finished 17th of 18, with 65 points.
- Sung in
- Norwegian
- Written by
- Arne Bendiksen
- Conductor
- Arne Bendiksen
- Running order
- 18th of 18
- Age on the night
- 15
- Won that year
- Monaco: Séverine, “Un banc, un arbre, une rue”
The story of Eurovision 1971: Pickets outside, jurors on the stage
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Spellemannprisen in entertainment 1992
- King's Medal of Merit in Gold 2022
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Hanne Krogh, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1985 Familiar faces
The two women who made up Norway's duo, Bobbysocks, both had form. Hanne Krogh had sung for Norway in 1971. Elisabeth Andreasson had sung for Sweden in 1982, as half of a duo — and her partner from that night, Kikki Danielsson, was in Gothenburg as Sweden's entry.
- 1991 Who was there
Carola, third for Sweden in 1983, was back. So was Hanne Krogh, a winner with Bobbysocks, this time in a Norwegian group.
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