eurovision 1968
Odd Børre
Odd Børre represented Norway at Eurovision 1968 in London with “Stress”, finishing 13th of 17.
Norway
1968
- who
- Norwegian pop singer
- born
- 9 August 1939, Harstad Municipality, Norway
- died
- 28 January 2023 (aged 83)
- contest
- 1968
- best result
- 13th, 1968
- music
- pop
- active
- from 1962
- sang for
- Norway
Biography
Odd Børre, who died in 2023, was a Norwegian pop singer, best known abroad for one song. “Stress” finished joint 13th in London in 1968.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Odd Børre”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1968 London
“Stress”
13th of 17 Finished 13th of 17, with 2 points.
- Sung in
- Norwegian
- Written by
- Tor Hultin, Ola B. Johannessen
- Conductor
- Øivind Bergh
- Running order
- 13th of 17
- Age on the night
- 28
- Won that year
- Spain: Massiel, “La La La”
The story of Eurovision 1968: Colour, a borrowed singer and a one-vote finish
In the drama file
The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Odd Børre is part of.
- 1968 Norway changes its song Thrown out, pulled out, stayed away
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Odd Børre, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1968 Norway changes its song
Norway's national final had been won by "Jeg har aldri vært så glad i noen som deg", performed by both Kirsti Sparboe and Odd Børre. Then came the accusations, several of them, that it sounded too much like "Summer Holiday" — a Cliff Richard hit. Its composer, Kari Diesen, withdrew it.
- 1968 Norway changes its song
Norwegian television sent the runner-up instead. It was called "Stress". Odd Børre sang it, and it collected two votes.
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