In 1960, Norway debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest with a song called 'Voi Voi', performed by Nora Brockstedt (
born 20 January 1923). The song was written by Georg Elgaaen.
The lyrics set the scene of a little valley lit by the midnight sun in
the distant north of Norway and tell of a song that the performer hears.
Brockstedt then takes on the persona of a young Sámi woman who awaits her lover
to come down from the tundra. The title ‘Voi Voi’ is a well-known sign of
exclamation in Sámi. I was very lucky to finally find a copy of this legendary single online. It's pretty rare and usually commands very high prices. This time around, not so much.
Nora’s
career spanned more than 60 years. She passed away on 5 November 2015, aged 92.
My collection: 7" single no. 7223
Found: Discogs.com, received 19 June 2024
Tracks: 'Voi Voi', 'Lilla Lilli-Ann fran Lillesand' / 'Ett Sommaräventyr', 'En dröm är allt'
