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One of the songs on Natt og dag was "Aldri i livet" (Never in my life), with which Kalvik won the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix in 1981. However his performance in the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest ended with an infamous zero points. The song was still a big success in Norway, and was even recorded in English as "Here in My Heart" with lyrics by Ralph McTell and backing vocals by ABBA's Agnetha Fältskog and Annifrid Lyngstad. He returned to Melodi Grand Prix once more in 1987 when he sang his song "Malene" to a fourth place in the Norwegian selection. The song was dedicated to his daughter.

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  • Finn Kalvik
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  • One of the songs on Natt og dag was "Aldri i livet" (Never in my life), with which Kalvik won the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix in 1981. However his performance in the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest ended with an infamous zero points. The song was still a big success in Norway, and was even recorded in English as "Here in My Heart" with lyrics by Ralph McTell and backing vocals by ABBA's Agnetha Fältskog and Annifrid Lyngstad. He returned to Melodi Grand Prix once more in 1987 when he sang his song "Malene" to a fourth place in the Norwegian selection. The song was dedicated to his daughter.
  • Finn Bjørn Kalvik is a Norwegian singer. His breakthrough on the music scene came in 1969 and he scored further chart successes in 1971 and 1975. His first four albums all reached the Top 15 on the Norwegian charts and his 1979 and 1981 albums were produced by ABBA's Benny Andersson. In spite of walking away with Nul Points at the 1981 Contest in Dublin the song went on to be a big hit in his homeland.
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  • Fåvang, Norway
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  • 1947-04-30(xsd:date)
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  • 20(xsd:integer)
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  • 1981(xsd:integer)
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  • One of the songs on Natt og dag was "Aldri i livet" (Never in my life), with which Kalvik won the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix in 1981. However his performance in the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest ended with an infamous zero points. The song was still a big success in Norway, and was even recorded in English as "Here in My Heart" with lyrics by Ralph McTell and backing vocals by ABBA's Agnetha Fältskog and Annifrid Lyngstad. He returned to Melodi Grand Prix once more in 1987 when he sang his song "Malene" to a fourth place in the Norwegian selection. The song was dedicated to his daughter. Later albums include Det søte liv (1984), Livets lyse side (1988), Innsida ut (1991), I egne hender (1995), Imellom to evigheter (2000), Klassisk Kalvik (2002), Dagdrivernotater (2004) and Klassisk Kalvik II (2005). The two "Klassisk Kalvik" albums were re-recordings of old songs with a symphony orchestra. In 2000 Kalvik also scored a hit with a version of Andersson's song Tröstevisa, performed as a duet with Swedish singer CajsaStina Åkerström.
  • Finn Bjørn Kalvik is a Norwegian singer. His breakthrough on the music scene came in 1969 and he scored further chart successes in 1971 and 1975. His first four albums all reached the Top 15 on the Norwegian charts and his 1979 and 1981 albums were produced by ABBA's Benny Andersson. In spite of walking away with Nul Points at the 1981 Contest in Dublin the song went on to be a big hit in his homeland. He returned to Melodi Grand Prix once more in 1987 where he finished in fourth place overall with a song dedicated to his daughter. Since then he has continued to have a successful career in his homeland.
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