Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
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| Member station | NRK |
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Internal Selection
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 56 (53 finals) |
| First appearance | 1960 |
| Best result | 1st: 1985, 1995, 2009 |
| Worst result |
Last: 1963, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1990, 1997, 2001, 2004 (final), 2012 (final) Nul points: 1963, 1978, 1981, 1997 |
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 For the most recent participation seeNorway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | |
Norway has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 56 times since making its debut in 1960 and has only been absent twice since then. In 1970, the country boycotted the contest over disagreements about the voting structure, and in 2002, they were relegated. Norway has won the contest three times. The contest is broadcast in Norway by NRK, which also broadcasts Norway's national selection competition, the Melodi Grand Prix.
Norway's first entrant in the contest in 1960 was Nora Brockstedt, who finished fourth. Åse Kleveland then finished third in 1966. These would remain Norway's only top five results until 1985, when Bobbysocks gave the country its first victory with the song "La det swinge" (Let It Swing). The country achieved two more top five results over the next ten years, with both Karoline Krüger in 1988 and Silje Vige in 1993, finishing fifth. Norway's second victory came in 1995 with Secret Garden's mainly instrumental, Celtic-influenced ethno-piece "Nocturne". In 1996, Elisabeth Andreassen, who had won the contest as one half of Bobbysocks, returned to finish second. In 2003, Jostein Hasselgård was fourth. Norway won for the third time in 2009, with Alexander Rybak's smash hit "Fairytale". The 2009 winning score of 387 points being the highest ever winning total (as of 2015). It also achieved the biggest ever margin of victory.
Norway also has the two dubious distinctions of having finished last in the Eurovision final more than any other country and for having the most "nul points" (zero points) in the contest. The country has finished last eleven times, failing to score a point four times, in 1963, 1978, 1981 and 1997. As of 2015 Norway shares this record with Austria.
Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Norway has finished in the top ten seven times. Wig Wam finished ninth with the song "In My Dreams" in 2005, Maria Haukaas Storeng was fifth in 2008 with "Hold On Be Strong", Alexander Rybak won in 2009, Margaret Berger was fourth in 2013 with "I Feed You My Love", Carl Espen finished eighth in 2014 performing "Silent Storm", Mørland & Debrah Scarlett finished eighth in 2015 with "A Monster Like Me", and JOWST featuring Aleksander Walmann finished tenth with the song "Grab the Moment" in 2017. Norway has a total of 11 top five and 23 top ten results in the contest.
Contestants
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- Notes
- ↑ Although the song was performed in Norwegian, the title and sentence in the lyrics "Voi Voi" is in Northern Sami.
- ↑ Also contains some lyrics in Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German, Irish, Hebrew, Serbo-Croatian, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian.
- ↑ Although the song was performed in Norwegian, the title and sentence in the lyrics "Sámiid ædnan" is in Northern Sami.
- ↑ "Nocturne" features unaccredited vocals from Norwegian singer Gunnhild Tvinnereim.
- ↑ Spain originally gave its 12 points to Israel and 10 to Norway. After the broadcast it was announced that Spanish broadcaster wrongly tallied the votes and Germany should have got the top mark - 12 points - instead of being snubbed, as it happened. The mistake was corrected and so Germany was placed 7th over Norway. Israel and Norway both received 2 points less than originally and Croatia, Malta, Portugal, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia and Turkey all received one point less than indicated during the broadcast.
- ↑ Although the song was performed in English, the title and sentence in the lyrics "Ven a bailar conmigo" is in Spanish.
- ↑ "Grab the Moment" features unaccredited vocals from Norwegian singer Aleksander Walmann.
Voting history
As of 2017, Norway's voting history is as follows:
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Hostings
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
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| 1986 | Bergen | Grieghallen | Åse Kleveland |
| 1996 | Oslo | Oslo Spektrum | Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket |
| 2010 | Bærum | Telenor Arena | Nadia Hasnaoui, Haddy N'jie and Erik Solbakken |
Other awards
Marcel Bezençon Awards
Press Award
| Year | Song | Performer | Final Result | Points | Host city |
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| 2009 | "Fairytale" | Alexander Rybak | 1st | 387 | Moscow |
Composer Award
| Year | Song | Composer(s) Lyrics (l) / Music (m) |
Performer | Final Result |
Points | Host city |
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| 2015 | "A Monster Like Me" | Kjetil Mørland (m & l) | Mørland & Debrah Scarlett | 8 | 102 | Vienna |
OGAE
| Year | Song | Performer | Final Result | Points | Host city |
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| 2009 | "Fairytale" | Alexander Rybak | 1st | 387 | Moscow |
Commentators and spokespersons
Music supervisors
List of supervisors of Melodi Grand Prix, better known as MGP-general or GP-general in Norway.
| Name | Year(s) |
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| Per Sundnes[1] | c. 2007–2012 |
| Vivi Stenberg[2] | 2013–2015 |
| Jan Fredrik Karlsen[3] | 2016–2017 |
| Stig Karlsen[3] | 2018–present |
Photogallery
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See also
- Melodi Grand Prix
- Norway in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Junior version of the Eurovision Song Contest.
- Norway in the Eurovision Young Dancers – A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21.
- Norway in the Eurovision Young Musicians – A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.
References
External links
- Melodi Grand Prix
- Points to and from Norway eurovisioncovers.co.uk
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