Mil etter mil - Jahn Teigen

Jahn Teigen became a celebrity in Norway because of 'Mil etter mil'. Not because he won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1978 with 'Mil etter mil', but rather because he lost... He ended up in last place with zero points. Normally you would expect everyone to turn against him, but Jahn turned his misfortune into a triumph: later that same year he released an album called 'This year's loser', which sold like hot cakes.

Meanwhile, the single dominated the Norwegian singles chart for more than four months, being among the 10 most-bought singles for no less than 19 consecutive weeks, for five of those also topping the chart for the nation's most popular international hit. After 30 years in the nation's spotlight, this remains his most successful hit. Perhaps that's why he had a few more attempts at Eurovision fame... for instance with the songs Adieu and Do re mi.

My collection: 7" single no. 6642
Found: Discogs.com, received 1 March 2022
Cost: €4
Tracks: 'Mil etter mil', 'Claudius' / 'I natt er jeg din'