- Mil Etter Mil
Infobox ESC entry
song = "Mil Etter Mil"
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year = 1978
country = Norway
artist = Jahn Teigen
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language = Norwegian
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composer = Kai Eide
lyricist = Kai Eide
conductor = Carsten Klouman
place = 20th
points = 0
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lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1978no from Diggiloo Thrush]
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prev = "Casanova"
prev_link = Casanova (song)
next = "Oliver"
next_link = Oliver (song)"Mil Etter Mil" (English translation: "Mile After Mile") was the Norwegian entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1978 , performed in Norwegian byJahn Teigen .The song is a ballad, with Teigen describing his long journey to find someone and telling this person that he simply cannot walk any further - having walked "mile after mile" already.
By all accounts, Teigen did not like
Egil Monn-Iversen 's brass-dominated jazz arrangement; when the song was issued as a record a few weeks after the contest, it was in a rock version with more drums and guitar, a bit of strings and no brass. This version was recorded in Norwegian and English, it was a huge hit in Norway and was also issued in many other countries. Teigen also recorded a mock-Russian version on his best-selling comedy album "Brakara " with the groupPrima Vera ; this version had most of the guitars mixed out.The song was performed second on the night (following Ireland's
Colm C. T. Wilkinson with "Born To Sing" and precedingItaly 'sRicchi e Poveri withQuesto amore ). At the close of voting, it had received the dreaded "nul points", placing 20th (last) in a field of 20.It was succeeded as Norwegian representative at the 1979 Contest by
Anita Skorgan (Teigen's then-wife) with "Oliver".
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