Lenge leve livet

"Lenge leve livet"
Eurovision Song Contest 1984 entry
Country	Norway
Artist(s)	Ingrid Bjørnov, Benedicte Adrian
As	Dollie de Luxe
Language	Norwegian
Composer(s)	Benedicte Adrian, Ingrid Bjørnov
Lyricist(s)	Benedicte Adrian, Ingrid Bjørnov
Conductor	Sigurd Jansen
Finals performance
Final result	17th
Final points	29
Appearance chronology
◄ "Do Re Mi" (1983)
"La det swinge" (1985) ►

"Lenge leve livet" ("Long live life", English title: "Life Was Meant for Living") was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Norwegian by Dollie de Luxe.

In the song, the duo sings the praises of life. They explain that it makes sense to live to the full, because nobody knows for sure what the future - or indeed the afterlife - will bring.

The song was performed fifth on the night, following Spain's Bravo with "Lady, Lady" and preceding the United Kingdom's Belle & The Devotions with "Love Games". At the close of voting, it had received 29 points, placing 17th in a field of 19.

It was succeeded as Norwegian representative at the 1985 contest by Bobbysocks with "La det swinge".

Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Artists 1960s Nora Brockstedt Nora Brockstedt Inger Jacobsen Anita Thallaug Arne Bendiksen Kirsti Sparboe Åse Kleveland Kirsti Sparboe Odd Børre Kirsti Sparboe 1970s 1970 Hanne Krogh Grethe Kausland & Benny Borg Bendik Singers Anne-Karine Strøm & Bendik Singers Ellen Nikolaysen Anne-Karine Strøm Anita Skorgan Jahn Teigen Anita Skorgan 1980s Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta Finn Kalvik Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan Jahn Teigen Dollie de Luxe Bobbysocks Ketil Stokkan Kate Gulbrandsen Karoline Krüger Britt Synnøve 1990s Ketil Stokkan Just 4 Fun Merethe Trøan Silje Vige Elisabeth Andreassen & Jan Werner Danielsen Secret Garden Elisabeth Andreassen Tor Endresen Lars A. Fredriksen Stig Van Eijk 2000s Charmed Haldor Lægreid 2002 Jostein Hasselgård Knut Anders Sørum Wig Wam Christine Guldbrandsen Guri Schanke Maria Haukaas Storeng Alexander Rybak 2010s Didrik Solli-Tangen Stella Mwangi Tooji Margaret Berger Carl Espen Mørland & Debrah Scarlett Agnete
Songs 1960s "Voi Voi" "Sommer i Palma" "Kom sol, kom regn" "Solvherv" "Spiral" "Karusell" "Intet er nytt under solen" "Dukkemann" "Stress" "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli" 1970s 1970 "Lykken er" "Småting" "It's Just A Game" "The First Day of Love" "Touch My Life (With Summer)" "Mata Hari" "Casanova" "Mil etter mil" "Oliver" 1980s "Sámiid Ædnan" "Aldri i livet" "Adieu" "Do Re Mi" "Lenge leve livet" "La det swinge" "Romeo" "Mitt liv" "For vår jord" "Venners nærhet" 1990s "Brandenburger Tor" "Mrs. Thompson" "Visjoner" "Alle mine tankar" "Duett" "Nocturne" "I evighet" "San Francisco" "Alltid sommer" "Living My Life Without You" 2000s "My Heart Goes Boom" "On My Own" 2002 "I'm Not Afraid To Move On" "High" "In My Dreams" "Alvedansen" "Ven a bailar conmigo" "Hold On Be Strong" "Fairytale" 2010s "My Heart Is Yours" "Haba Haba" "Stay" "I Feed You My Love" "Silent Storm" "A Monster Like Me" "Icebreaker"
(Note : Entries scored out are when Norway did not compete)