Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with the song "", composed by Anita Skorgan, with lyrics by Erik Hillestad, and performed by Karoline Krüger. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, (NRK), selected its entry through the 1988.
(NRK) held the 1988 at the Château Neuf in Oslo, hosted by Dan Børge Akerø.
Before the final, sixteen songs took part over four semi-finals, held as part of the Norwegian talk show . Four songs were paired in each semi-final, and the winner from each pair, chosen by a panel of 1,000 viewers, qualified for the final, along with two losing songs which were given wildcards.
The first semi-final was held on 30 January 1988. Four songs competed in pairs with the winner from each pair qualifying for the final.
The second semi-final was held on 13 February 1988. Four songs competed in pairs with the winner from each pair qualifying for the final.
The third semi-final was held on 27 February 1988. Four songs competed in pairs with the winner from each pair qualifying for the final.
The fourth semi-final was held on 12 March 1988. Four songs competed in pairs with the winner from each pair qualifying for the final.
Ten songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by voting from seven regional juries. Other participants included three-time Norwegian representative and regular Jahn Teigen, and Tor Endresen, who would represent .
On the night of the final Krüger performed 15th in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting "" had picked up 88 points (including a maximum 12 from the ), placing Norway 5th of the 21 entries. The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to .