Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest

Norway

Norway

Member station NRK
National selection events
Appearances
Appearances 55 (52 finals)
First appearance 1960
Best result 1st: 1985, 1995, 2009
Worst result

Last: 1963, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1990, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2012

Nul points: 1963, 1978, 1981, 1997
External links
NRK page
Norway's page at Eurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Norway has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 55 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.

Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Norway has finished in the top ten six 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". In 2015 Mørland & Debrah Scarlett finished eighth with "A Monster Like Me", giving the country their 3rd top 10 finish in row. Norway has a total of 11 top five and 22 top ten results in the contest.

Contestants

Table key
  Winner
  Second place
  Third place
  Last place
Year Artist Language Title Final Points Semi Points
1960 Nora Brockstedt Norwegian "Voi Voi" 4 11 No semi-finals
1961 Nora Brockstedt Norwegian "Sommer i Palma" 7 10
1962 Inger Jacobsen Norwegian "Kom sol, kom regn" 10 2
1963 Anita Thallaug Norwegian "Solhverv" 13 0
1964 Arne Bendiksen Norwegian "Spiral" 8 6
1965 Kirsti Sparboe Norwegian "Karusell" 13 1
1966 Åse Kleveland Norwegian "Intet er nytt under solen" 3 15
1967 Kirsti Sparboe Norwegian "Dukkemann" 14 2
1968 Odd Børre Norwegian "Stress" 13 2
1969 Kirsti Sparboe Norwegian "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli" 16 1
1970 Did not participate
1971 Hanne Krogh Norwegian "Lykken er" 17 65
1972 Grethe Kausland & Benny Borg Norwegian "Småting" 14 73
1973 Bendik Singers English, French "It's Just a Game" 7 89
1974 Anne-Karine Strøm & Bendik Singers English "The First Day of Love" 14 3
1975 Ellen Nikolaysen English "Touch My Life (With Summer)" 18 11
1976 Anne-Karine Strøm English "Mata Hari" 18 7
1977 Anita Skorgan Norwegian "Casanova" 14 18
1978 Jahn Teigen Norwegian "Mil etter mil" 20 0
1979 Anita Skorgan Norwegian "Oliver" 11 57
1980 Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta Norwegian "Sámiid Ædnan" 16 15
1981 Finn Kalvik Norwegian "Aldri i livet" 20 0
1982 Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan Norwegian "Adieu" 12 40
1983 Jahn Teigen Norwegian "Do Re Mi" 9 53
1984 Dollie de Luxe Norwegian "Lenge leve livet" 17 29
1985 Bobbysocks Norwegian "La det swinge" 1 123
1986 Ketil Stokkan Norwegian "Romeo" 12 44
1987 Kate Gulbrandsen Norwegian "Mitt liv" 9 65
1988 Karoline Krüger Norwegian "For vår jord" 5 88
1989 Britt Synnøve Norwegian "Venners nærhet" 17 30
1990 Ketil Stokkan Norwegian "Brandenburger Tor" 21 8
1991 Just 4 Fun Norwegian "Mrs. Thompson" 17 14
1992 Merethe Trøan Norwegian "Visjoner" 18 23
1993 Silje Vige Norwegian "Alle mine tankar" 5 120 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
1994 Elisabeth Andreassen &
Jan Werner Danielsen
Norwegian "Duett" 6 76 No semi-finals
1995 Secret Garden Norwegian "Nocturne" 1 148
1996 Elisabeth Andreassen Norwegian "I evighet" 2 114
1997 Tor Endresen Norwegian "San Francisco" 24 0
1998 Lars A. Fredriksen Norwegian "Alltid sommer" 8 79 b
1999 Stig Van Eijk English "Living My Life Without You" 14 35
2000 Charmed English "My Heart Goes Boom" 11 57
2001 Haldor Lægreid English "On My Own" 22 3
2002 Did not participate
2003 Jostein Hasselgård English "I'm Not Afraid To Move On" 4 123
2004 Knut Anders Sørum English "High" 24 3 Top 11 Previous Year
2005 Wig Wam English "In My Dreams" 9 125 6 164
2006 Christine Guldbrandsen Norwegian "Alvedansen" 14 36 Top 11 Previous Year
2007 Guri Schanke English, Spanish "Ven a bailar conmigo" Failed to qualify 18 48
2008 Maria Haukaas Storeng English "Hold On Be Strong" 5 182 4 106
2009 Alexander Rybak English "Fairytale" 1 387 1 201
2010 Didrik Solli-Tangen English "My Heart Is Yours" 20 35 Host country
2011 Stella Mwangi English, Swahili "Haba Haba" Failed to qualify 17 30
2012 Tooji English "Stay" 26 7 10 45
2013 Margaret Berger English "I Feed You My Love" 4 191 3 120
2014 Carl Espen English "Silent Storm" 8 88 6 77
2015 Mørland & Debrah Scarlett English "A Monster Like Me" 8 102 4 123
2016 Agnete English "Icebreaker" Failed to qualify 13 63
2017

NOTE:

a. If a country had won the previous year, they did not have to compete in the semi-finals the following year. In addition from 2004-2007, the top ten countries who were not members of the big four did not have to compete in the semi-finals the following year. If, for example, Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the countries who placed 11th and 12th were advanced to the following year's grand final along with the rest of the top ten countries.
b. ^ 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.

Voting history

As of 2016, Norway's voting history is as follows:

Most points given in the grand finals only
Rank Country Points
1  Sweden 319
2  Denmark 194
3  Ireland 169
4  United Kingdom 160
5  France 159
Most points received in the grand finals only
Rank Country Points
1  Sweden 194
2  Ireland 144
3  Belgium 134
4  Iceland 133
5  Denmark 134

Most points given in the semis and finals
Rank Country Points
1  Sweden 365
2  Denmark 241
3  Ireland 194
4  Finland 174
5  United Kingdom 160
Most points received in the semis and finals
Rank Country Points
1  Sweden 230
2  Iceland 194
3  Ireland 182
4  Denmark 179
5  Finland 178

Hostings

Year Location Venue Presenters
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

Further information: Marcel Bezençon Awards

Press Award

Year Song Performer Final Result Points Host city
2009 "Fairytale" Alexander Rybak 1st 387 Moscow

Composer Award

Year Song Composer(s)
Lyrics (l) / Music (m)
Performer Final
Result
Points Host city
2015 "A Monster Like Me" Kjetil Mørland (m & l) Mørland & Debrah Scarlett 8 102 Vienna

OGAE

Further information: OGAE

Organisation Générale des Amateurs de l'Eurovision (more commonly known as OGAE) is an international organisation that was founded in 1984 in Savonlinna, Finland by Jari-Pekka Koikkalainen.[1] The organisation consists of a network of 40 Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs across Europe and beyond, and is a non-governmental, non-political, and non-profitable company.[2] In what has become an annual tradition for the OGAE fan clubs, a voting poll was opened allowing members from thirty-nine clubs to vote for their favourite songs of the 2009 contest.

Year Song Performer Final Result Points Host city
2009 "Fairytale" Alexander Rybak 1st 387 Moscow

Commentators and spokespersons

Year(s) Commentator Spokesperson
1960 Erik Diesen Kari Borg Mannsåker
1961 Leif Rustad Mette Janson
1962 Odd Grythe Kari Borg Mannsåker
1963 Øivind Johnsen Roald Øyen
1964 Odd Grythe Sverre Christophersen
1965 Erik Diesen
1966 Sverre Christophersen Erik Diesen
1967 Erik Diesen Sverre Christophersen
1968 Roald Øyen
1969 Sverre Christophersen Janka Polanyi
1970 No commentator Norway did not participate
1971 Sverre Christophersen No spokesperson
1972 Roald Øyen
1973 John Andreassen
1974 Sverre Christophersen
1975
1976 Jo Vestly
1977 John Andreassen
1978 Bjørn Scheele Egil Teige
1979 Egil Teige Sverre Christophersen
1980 Knut Aunbu Roald Øyen
1981 Sverre Christophersen
1982 Bjørn Scheele Erik Diesen
1983 Ivar Dyrhaug
1984 Roald Øyen Egil Teige
1985 Veslemøy Kjendsli Erik Diesen
1986 Knut Bjørnsen Nina Matheson
1987 John Andreassen and Tor Paulsen Sverre Christophersen
1988 John Andreassen Andreas Diesen
1989 Sverre Christophersen
1990 Leif Erik Forberg
1991 John Andreassen and Jahn Teigen
1992 John Andreassen
1993 Leif Erik Forberg
1994 Jostein Pedersen
1995 Annette Groth
1996 Jostein Pedersen Ragnhild Sælthun Fjørtoft
1997
1998
1999
2000 Marit Åslein
2001 Roald Øyen
2002 Norway did not participate
2003 Roald Øyen
2004 Ingvild Helljesen
2005
2006
2007 Per Sundnes Synnøve Svabø
2008 Per Sundnes and Hanne Hoftun Stian Barsnes Simonsen
2009 Synnøve Svabø
2010 Olav Viksmo Slettan Anne Rimmen
2011 Nadia Hasnaoui
2012
2013 Tooji
2014 Margrethe Røed
2015
2016 Elisabeth Andreassen
2017 TBA TBA

Photogallery

See also

References

  1. "Eurovision Fanclub Network". OGAE. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. "Club History" (in Finnish). OGAE Finland. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
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