Solvherv

Solvherv

Infobox ESC entry
song = "Solvherv"


caption =
year = 1963
country = Norway
artist = Anita Thallaug
as =
with =
language = Norwegian
languages =
composer = Dag Kristoffersen
lyricist = Dag Kristoffersen
conductor =
place = 13th
points = 0
place_semi =
points_semi =
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1963no from Diggiloo Thrush]
clip =
prev =
prev_link =
next =
next_link =

"Solvherv" (English translation: "Solstice") was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, performed in Norwegian by Anita Thallaug.

The song is in the "chanson" style, popular in the early years of the Contest. Thallaug describes her feelings when she is with her lover, comparing the happiness she knows she will have with him to the happy knowledge that Spring is soon to arrive when the Winter Solstice occurs.

The song was performed fifth on the night (following Austria's Carmela Corren with Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder and preceding Italy's Emilio Pericoli with "Uno per tutte"). At the close of voting, it had received the dreaded "nul points", placing 13th (equal last) in a field of 16. This was the first occasion on which Norway had failed to score a point in Contest history, and the country would go on to claim the unwanted record of the most zeroes.

In the Norwegian final, it was sung by Nora Brockstedt (with the big orchestra) and Jan Høiland (with the small orchestra), but Brockstedt was fully booked and didn't have the time to go to London. Anita Thallaug was selected to go to London, but never recorded the song. It was issued in a version by Jan Høiland, using the big orchestra arrangement, but it was not a bestseller in Norway.

It was succeeded as Norwegian representative at the 1964 Contest by Arne Bendiksen with "Spiral".


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest — Norway Member station NRK National selection events Melodi Grand Prix …   Wikipedia

  • Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder — (English translation: Maybe A Miracle Will Happen ) was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, performed predominantly in German (although one verse is in English) by Carmela Corren.The song was performed fourth on the night… …   Wikipedia

  • Muistojeni laulu — Eurovision Song Contest 1963 entry Country Finland Artist(s) Laila Halme …   Wikipedia

  • Uno per tutte — Infobox ESC entry song = Uno Per Tutte caption = year = 1963 country = Italy artist = Emilio Pericoli as = with = language = Italian languages = composer = Tony Renis lyricist = Mogol, Alberto Testa conductor = place = 3rd points = 37 place semi …   Wikipedia

  • Een Speeldoos — Infobox ESC entry song = flagicon|Netherlands Een Speeldoos caption = year = 1963 country = Netherlands artist = Anna Maria Palmen as = Annie Palmen with = language = Dutch languages = composer = Pieter Goemans lyricist = Pieter Goemans conductor …   Wikipedia

  • Kom Sol, Kom Regn — Infobox ESC entry song = Kom Sol, Kom Regn caption = year = 1962 country = Norway artist = Inger Jacobsen as = with = language = Norwegian languages = composer = Kjell Karlsen lyricist = Ivar Andersen conductor = place = 10th points = 2 place… …   Wikipedia

  • Melodi Grand Prix winners — This page lists the songs and artists that have won Melodi Grand Prix, the Norwegian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. There was no competition in 1970, 1991 and 2002. List of winners Year Song Translation Artist Songwriter(s)… …   Wikipedia

  • Melodi Grand Prix — Duración 1960 1969, 1971 1990, 1992 2001, 2003 Presente Localización  Noruega N.º de …   Wikipedia Español

  • Noruega en el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión — Noruega Estación miembro NRK Final Nacional Melodi Grand Prix …   Wikipedia Español

  • Норвегия на конкурсе песни Евровидение — Норвегия ТВ канал NRK Количест …   Википедия

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”