The Melodi Grand Prix 1983 was held at the studios of broadcaster NRK in Oslo, Norway to determine which song would win the opportunity to represent Norway in the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest. It was hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug.
Ivar Dyrhaug; presenter of the 1983 Melodi Grand Prix.
Egil-Monn Iversen; conductor of the 1983 Melodi Grand Prix.
Format
Ten songs took part in the competition, with the winner chosen by voting from 12 regional juries. Each jury awarded 1–8, 10 and 12 points to the ten finalists.
Entries
List of the Melodi Grand Prix 1983 entries in running order:
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 |
|---|---|---|---|
  Artist: Ketil Stokkan |
  Artist: Anita Hegerland |
  Artist: Elisabeth Berg |
  Artist: Nissa Nyberget |
| 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 |
  Artist: Cathy Ryen |
  Artist: Olav Stedje |
  Artist: Jahn Teigen |
  Artist: Inger Lise Rypdal and Freddy Berg |
| 09 | 10 | ||
  Artist: Susanne Fuhr |
  Artist: Dizzie Tunes |
Results
Scoreboard
| Draw | Song | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | Total score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Samme charmeur" | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 107 |
| 02 | "Nå er jeg alene" | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 57 |
| 03 | "Music" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| 04 | "Du ber meg om evighet" | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 70 |
| 05 | "Lengsel" | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 59 |
| 06 | "Melodi" | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 83 |
| 07 | "Do re mi" | 12 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 120 |
| 08 | "Elegi" | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 37 |
| 09 | "Det fineste jeg vet" | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 45 |
| 10 | "Gjennom ild og vann" | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 98 |
Juries
- 1. Sameradioen
- 2. Østlandssendingen
- 3. Rogaland
- 4. Trøndelag
- 5. Hedmark
- 6. Finnmark
- 7. Hordaland
- 8. Telemark
- 9. Troms
- 10. Sørlandet
- 11. Møre og Romsdal
- 12. Nordland
