Bendiksen was born in Bergen , Norway . In the 1950s , 1960s and 1970s , he was a major figure in Norwegian popular music . First , as a member of the group The Monn Keys , later as soloist and composer for other artists . Besides writing his own songs , he also translated many foreign hits into Norwegian , making them Norwegian hits . Arne Bendiksen took part in the Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest selections several times , both as an artist and as a songwriter . Three times he represented Norway in Eurovision as singer ; in 1964 ( Eurovision Song Contest 1964 ) with '' Spiral '' as soloist , in 1973 ( Eurovision Song Contest 1973 ) with '' Å , for et spill '' and in 1974 ( Eurovision Song Contest 1974 ) with '' Hvor er du ? '' . Four times he took part as composer , most memorable as songwriter for Åse Kleveland 's '' Intet er nytt under solen '' in 1966 ( Eurovision Song Contest ) , finishing a strong third
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1966
Arne Bendiksen