three contests
Jahn Teigen
Jahn Teigen sang at three Eurovision Song Contests, in 1978, 1982 and 1983, for Norway. The best result was 9th place in 1983, with “Do Re Mi”.
- who
- Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian
- born
- 27 September 1949, Tønsberg, Norway
- died
- 24 February 2020 (aged 70), Ystad, Sweden
- contests
- 1978, 1982, 1983
- best result
- 9th, 1983
- music
- pop, rock, comedy rock, progressive rock
- active
- 1967 to 2020
- sang for
- Norway
Biography
Jahn Teigen, who died in 2020, was a Norwegian singer, musician and comedian who sang for Norway three times. “Mil etter mil” finished last in Paris in 1978, without a point; “Adieu”, with Anita Skorgan, finished twelfth in Harrogate in 1982; and “Do Re Mi” finished joint ninth in Munich in 1983.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Jahn Teigen”.
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At Eurovision
Three songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1978 Paris
“Mil etter mil”
20th of 20 Finished 20th of 20, with no points.
- Sung in
- Norwegian
- Written by
- Kai Eide
- Conductor
- Carsten Klouman
- Running order
- 2nd of 20
- Age on the night
- 28
- Won that year
- Israel: Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, “A-Ba-Ni-Bi (א-ב-ני-בי)”
The story of Eurovision 1978: A-Ba-Ni-Bi, a bunch of daffodils and the first nul points
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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
- Anita Skorgan
- Sung in
- Norwegian
- Written by
- Herodes Falsk, Jahn Teigen
- Conductor
- Sigurd Jansen
- Running order
- 3rd of 18
- Age on the night
- 32
- Won that year
- Germany: Nicole, “Ein bißchen Frieden”
The story of Eurovision 1982: A little peace, and "Where is Harrogate?"
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1983 Munich
“Do Re Mi”
9th of 20 Finished 9th of 20, with 53 points.
- Sung in
- Norwegian
- Written by
- Herodes Falsk, Anita Skorgan, Jahn Teigen
- Conductor
- Sigurd Jansen
- Running order
- 2nd of 20
- Age on the night
- 33
- Won that year
- Luxembourg: Corinne Hermès, “Si la vie est cadeau”
The story of Eurovision 1983: Lost in three languages, and a winner the hall walked out on
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Spellemann Award for male artist of the year 1978
- Jury Honorary Award in Spellemannprisen 1983, 2009
- Norsk Artistforbund Honorary Award 2003
- Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav 2010
- Solprisen 2010
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In the drama file
The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Jahn Teigen is part of.
- 1978 Nul points Nul points and bad nights
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Jahn Teigen, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1978 Nul points
Norway's Jahn Teigen did. "Mil etter mil" received nothing from any of the nineteen other countries: the first zero under the twelve-point system. It was the fifth time Norway had finished last.
- 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.