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Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest |
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| Participation summary | |||
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| Highest placement Top 5 | FINAL | SEMI-FINALS | |
| Highest placement Top 10 | FINAL | SEMI-FINALS | |
| Worst placement (Bottom) | FINAL | SEMI-FINALS | |
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| Nul points (Nil points) | FINAL | SEMI-FINALS | |
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Note: Entries scored out signify where Norway did not compete |
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| Years |
1960 • 1961• 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • |
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| Artists | Nora Brockstedt • Nora Brockstedt • Inger Jacobsen • Anita Thallaug • Arne Bendiksen • Kirsti Sparboe • Åse Kleveland • Kirsti Sparboe • Odd Børre • Kirsti Sparboe • Hanne Krogh • Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg (Grethe Kausland og Benny Borg) • Bendik Singers • Anne-Karine and the Bendik Singers (Anne-Karine Strøm og Bendik Singers) • Ellen Nikolaysen • Anne-Karine Strøm • Anita Skorgan • Jahn Teigen • Anita Skorgan • Sverre Kjelsberg and Mattis Hætta (Sverre Kjelsberg og Mattis Hætta) • Finn Kalvik • Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan (Jahn Teigen og Anita Skorgan) • Jahn Teigen • Dollie de Luxe • Bobbysocks! • Ketil Stokkan • Kate Gulbrandsen • Karoline Krüger • Britt Synnøve Johansen • Ketil Stokkan • Just 4 Fun • Merethe Trøan • Silje Vige • Elisabeth Andreasson and Jan Werner Danielsen (Elisabeth Andreasson og Jan Werner Danielsen) • Secret Garden • Elisabeth Andreassen • Tor Endresen • Lars A. Fredriksen (Lars Fredriksen) • Van Eijk • Charmed • Haldor Lægreid • Jostein Hasselgård • Knut Anders Sørum • Wig Wam • Christine Guldbrandsen • Guri Schanke • Maria (Maria Haukaas Storeng) • Alexander Rybak (Аляксандр Рыбак) • Didrik Solli-Tangen • Stella Mwangi • Tooji • Margaret Berger • Carl Espen • Mørland and Debrah Scarlett (Kjetil Mørland og Debrah Scarlett) • Agnete (Agnete Johnsen) • JOWST [feat.Aleksander Walmann] (JOWST med Aleksander Walmann) • Alexander Rybak (Аляксандр Рыбак) • KEiiNO • |
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| Songs | “Voi-voi” • “Sommer i Palma” • “Kom sol, kom regn” • “Solhverv” • “Spiral” • “Karusell” • “Intet er nytt under solen” • “Dukkemann” • “Stress” • “Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli” • “Lykken er” • “Småting” • “It’s Just a Game” (Å, for et spill) • “The First Day of Love” (Hvor er du?) • “Touch My Life with Summer” (Det skulle ha vært sommer nå) • “Mata Hari” • “Casanova” • “Mil etter mil” • “Oliver” • “Sámiid ædnan” • “Aldri i livet” • “Adieu” • “Do Re Mi” • “Lenge leve livet” • “La det swinge” • “Romeo” • “Mitt liv” • “For vår jord” • “Venners nærhet” • “Brandenburger Tor” • “Mrs. Thompson” • “Visjoner” • “Alle mine tankar” • “Duett” • “Nocturne” • “I evighet” • “San Francisco” • “Alltid sommer” (All I Ever Wanted (Was You), Alt jeg ville ha, var deg) • “Living My Life Without You” (Å leve livet mitt uten deg) • “My Heart Goes Boom” (Hjertet mitt går bang) • “On My Own” (På egen hånd) • “I’m Not Afraid to Move On” (Jeg er ikke redd for å gå videre) • “High” (Høyt) • “In My Dreams” (I mine drømmer) • “Alvedansen” • “Ven a bailar conmigo” (Kom og dans med meg) • “Hold On Be Strong” (Hold fast, vær sterk)) • “Fairytale” (Eventyr) • “My Heart Is Yours” (Hjertet mitt er ditt)• “Haba Haba” (Steg for steg) • “Stay” (Bli) • “I Feed You My Love” (Jeg mater deg med min kjærlighet) • “Silent Storm” (Stille storm) • “A Monster Like Me” (Et monster som meg) • “Icebreaker” (Isbryter) • “Grab the Moment” (Grip øyeblikket) • “That’s How You Write a Song” (Det er sånn du skriver en sang) • “Spirit in the Sky” (Ånden på himmelen) • “ |
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- Emittente televisiva: NRK
- Processo di Selezione: Selezione Nazionale (Melodi Grand Prix 1960–1969, 1971–1990, 1992–2001, 2003–2020) | Selezione Interna (1991)
- Organizzazione concorso – Paese ospite: 3 (ESC Bergen 1986; ESC Oslo 1996; ESC Oslo 2010)
- Numero di partecipazioni: 58 (55 finali)
- Lingue: Inglese ()
- Prima partecipazione: ESC London 1960: Nora Brockstedt | Voi-voi
- Miglior piazzamento: Top 5: FI: | SF:
- Miglior piazzamento Top 10: FI:
- Peggior piazzamento (Bottom): FI: | SF:
- Average place: 11,06
- Qualificazioni per la Finale: 13 su 16 (dal 2004)
- Numero di vittorie: 3 (ESC Gothenburg 1985: Bobbysocks | La Det Swinge; ESC Dublin 1995: Secret Garden | Nocturne; ESC Moscow 2009: Alexander Rybak | Fairytale)
- Nul points (Nil points): FI: 1997, 1981, 1978, 1963| SF:
Norway made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960 thanks to Nora Brockstedt and her pop ditty ‘Voi-Voi’.
Success would prove elusive until 1985 when duo Bobbysocks! triumphed with their schlager anthem “La Det Swinge” (‘Let It Swing’) at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg.
A second victory arrived in 1995 when another twosome, Secret Garden, entranced the audience in Dublin’s Point Theatre with their mostly instrumental dream-pop track “Nocturne”.
Alexander Rybak delivered a record-breaking tally of points in 2009, as the violinist romped to a third Norwegian victory at the Contest in Moscow with his anthemic folk-inspired ballad “Fairytale”.
Norway has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 62 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. The Norwegian participant broadcaster in the contest is Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), which select its entrant with the national competition Melodi Grand Prix.
Before 1985, Norway’s best result in the contest was a third-place with “Intet er nytt under solen” by Åse Kleveland in 1966. Norway’s three victories in the contest were achieved by “La det swinge” by Bobbysocks in 1985, “Nocturne” by Secret Garden in 1995, and “Fairytale” by Alexander Rybak in 2009. Norway also finished second at the 1996 contest, with “I evighet” by former Bobbysocks member Elisabeth Andreassen. Norway has finished last in twelve Eurovision finals, of which four times with “nul points“. Norway has a total of 12 top-five results in the contest, the latest being a fifth place with “Queen of Kings” by Alessandra in 2023.
History
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Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) is a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. It has participated in the contest representing Norway since its fifth edition in 1960.
NRK’s first entrant in the contest was “Voi Voi” performed by Nora Brockstedt in 1960, who finished fourth; Brockstedt would return the next year with “Sommer i Palma“, this time placing seventh. “Intet er nytt under solen” by Åse Kleveland then finished third in 1966, following which Norway would fail to reach the top ten in fourteen out of their next fifteen attempts, with the exception being seventh place finish with “It’s Just a Game” by the Bendik Singers in 1973. Before 1985, Norway had only received a top-ten score in six out of twenty-four attempts, and had finished last the same number of times.
Bobbysocks gave the country its first victory in 1985, with the song “La det swinge“. Norway went on to achieve two more top five results over the next ten years, with Karoline Krüger in 1988 and Silje Vige in 1993, who both finished 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 the contest as a solo artist, finishing in second place. In 2003, Jostein Hasselgård came fourth.
Norway won for the third time in 2009, with Alexander Rybak and his song “Fairytale“. The song’s score of 387 points was the highest ever winning total under the 1975-2015 voting system, and also achieved the biggest ever margin of victory: 492 points in total were distributed between the competing countries in 2009, meaning “Fairytale” received 78.7% of the points that could be rewarded. Rybak later returned to the contest in 2018, performing “That’s How You Write a Song“; he received the highest number of votes of the second semi-final, but ultimately placed fifteenth. He remains the only Norwegian entrant to have won a semi-final, as well as the only two-time semi-final winner in the history of the contest.
In 2024, Norway finished last in the final for the twelfth time. Norway has the dubious distinction of finishing last in the Eurovision final more than any other country, and along with Austria, has received “nul points” (zero points) in the contest on four occasions; in 1963, 1978, 1981 and 1997.
Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Norway has finished in the top ten eight times. Wig Wam finished ninth in 2005, Maria Haukaas Storeng was fifth in 2008, Alexander Rybak won in 2009, Margaret Berger was fourth in 2013, Carl Espen finished eighth in 2014, Mørland and Debrah Scarlett finished eighth in 2015, Jowst finished tenth in 2017, Keiino won the public vote and finished sixth overall in 2019, Subwoolfer finished tenth in 2022, and Alessandra finished fifth in 2023. In total, Norway has 12 top-five and 27 top-ten finishes in the contest.

Participation overview
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| 1 | First place |
| 2 | Second place |
| 3 | Third place |
| ◁ | Last place |
| X | Entry selected but did not compete |
| † | Upcoming event |
Note: Edizione | # | Artista (i) | Canzone [Musica (m) / Texto (t)] | Lingua (Traduzione) | Punteggio | Posizione | Processo di Selezione
- LXV (65ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2021: Finale | Sabato, 22 Maggio 2021: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2021: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 20 Maggio 2021 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2021: 1ª Semi-Finale | Martedì, 18 Maggio 2021:
LXV (65ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2020: Finale | Sabato, 16 Maggio 2020: – Cancellato; Eurovision Song Contest 2020: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 14 Maggio 2020: – Cancellato; Eurovision Song Contest 2020: 1ª Semi-Finale | Martedì, 12 Maggio 2020: – Cancellato- LXIV (64ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2019: Finale | Sabato, 18 Maggio 2019: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2019: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 16 Maggio 2019 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2019: 1ª Semi-Finale |Martedì, 14 Maggio 2019 – Non ha partecipato
- LXIII (63ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2018: Finale | Sabato, 12 Maggio 2018: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2018: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 10 Maggio 2018 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2018: 1ª Semi-Finale |Martedì, 8 Maggio 2018 – Non ha partecipato
- LXII (62ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2017: Finale | Sabato, 13 Maggio 2017: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2017: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 11 Maggio 2017 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2017: 1ª Semi-Finale |Martedì, 9 Maggio 2017 – Non ha partecipato
- LX (61ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2016: Finale | Sabato, 14 Maggio 2016: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2016: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 12 Maggio 2016 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2016: 1ª Semi-Finale | Giovedì, 10 Maggio 2016 – Non ha partecipato
- LX (60ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2015: Finale | Sabato, 23 Maggio 2015: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2015: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 21 Maggio 2015 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2015: 1ª semifinale | Martedì, 19 Maggio 2015 – Non ha partecipato
- LIX (59ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2014: Finale | Sabato, 10 Maggio 2014: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2014: 2ª semifinale |Giovedì, 8 Maggio 2014 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2014: 1ª semifinale | Martedì, 06 Maggio 2014 – Non ha partecipato
- LVIII (58ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2013: Finale | Sabato, 18 Maggio 2013: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2013: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 16 Maggio 2013 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2013: 1ª semifinale | Martedì, 14 Maggio 2013 – Non ha partecipato
- LVII (57ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2012: Finale | Sabato, 26 Maggio 2012: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2012: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 24 Maggio 2012 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2012: 1ª semifinale | Martedì, 22 Maggio 2012 – Non ha partecipato
- LVI (56ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2011: Finale | Sabato, 14 Maggio 2011: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2011: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 12 Maggio 2011 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2011: 1ª semifinale | Martedì, 10 Maggio 2011 – Non ha partecipato
- LV (55ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2010: Finale | Sabato, 29 Maggio 2010: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2010: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 27 Maggio 2010 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2010: 1ª semifinale | Martedì, 25 Maggio 2010 – Non ha partecipato
- LIV (54ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2009: Finale | Sabato, 16 Maggio 2009: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2009: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 14 Maggio 2009 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2009: 1ª semifinale | Martedì, 12 Maggio 2009 – Non ha partecipato
- LIII (53ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2008: Finale | Sabato, 24 Maggio 2008: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2008: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 22 Maggio 2008 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2008: 1ª semifinale | Martedì, 20 Maggio 2008 – Non ha partecipato
- LII (52ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2007: Finale | Sabato, 12 Maggio 2007: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2007: Semifinale | Giovedì, 10 Maggio 2007 – Non ha partecipato
- LI (51ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2006: Finale | Sabato, 20 Maggio 2006: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2006: Semifinale | Giovedì, 18 Maggio 2006 – Non ha partecipato
- L (50ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2005: Finale | Sabato, 21 Maggio 2005: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2005: Semifinale | Giovedì, 19 Maggio 2005 – Non ha partecipato
- IL (49ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2004: Finale | Sabato, 15 Maggio 2004: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2004: Semifinale | Mercoledì, 12 Maggio 2004 – Non ha partecipato
- XLVIII (48ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2003: Finale | Sabato, 24 Maggio 2003:
- XLVII (47ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2002: Finale | Sabato, 25 Maggio 2002:
- XLVI (46ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2001: Finale | Sabato, 12 Maggio 2001:
- XLV (45ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2000: Finale | Sabato, 13 Maggio 2000:
- XLIV (44ª)Eurovision Song Contest 1999: Finale | Sabato, 29 Maggio 1999:
- XLIII (43ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1998: Finale | Sabato, 09 Maggio:
- XLII (42ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1997: Finale | Sabato, 03 Maggio 1997:
- XLI (41ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1996: Finale | Sabato, 18 Maggio 1996: ; Semifinale | ?, ?? Maggio 1996:
- XL (40ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1995: Finale | Sabato, 13 Maggio 1995:
- XXXIX (39ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1994: Finale | Sabato, 30 Aprile 1994:
- XXXVIII (38ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1993: Finale | Sabato, 15 Maggio 1993: ; Kvalifikacija za Millstreet (Qualification for Millstreet, Qualification pour Millstreet): Semifinale | Sabato, 03 Aprile 1993:
- XXXVII (37ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1992: Finale | Sabato, 09 Maggio 1992:
- XXXVI (36ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1991: Finale | Sabato, 04 Maggio 1991:
- XXXV (35ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1990: Finale | Sabato, 05 Maggio 1990:
- XXXIV (34ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1989: Finale | Sabato, 06 Maggio 1989:
- XXXIII (33ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1988: Finale | Sabato, 30 Aprile 1988:
- XXXII (32ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1987: Finale | Sabato, 09 Maggio 1987:
- XXXI (31ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1986: Finale | Sabato, 03 Maggio 1986:
- XXX (30ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1985: Finale | Sabato, 04 Maggio 1985:
- XXIX (29ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1984: Finale | Sabato, 05 Maggio 1984:
- XXVIII (28ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1983: Finale | Sabato, 23 Aprile 1983:
- XXVII (27ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1982: Finale | Sabato, 24 Aprile 1982 – Non ha partecipato
- XXVI (26ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1981: Finale | Sabato, 04 Aprile 1981:
- XXV (25ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1980: Finale | Sabato, 19 Aprile 1980:
- XXIV (24ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1979: Finale | Sabato, 31 Marzo 1979:
- XXIII (23ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1978: Finale | Sabato, 22 Aprile 1978:
- XXII (22ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1977: Finale | Sabato, 07 Maggio 1977:
- XXI (21ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1976: Finale | Sabato, 03 Aprile 1976:
- XX (20ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1975: Finale | Sabato, 22 Marzo 1975:
- XIX (19ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1974: Finale | Sabato, 06 Aprile 1974:
- XVIII (18ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1973: Finale | Sabato, 07 Aprile 1973:
- XVII (17ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1972: Finale | Sabato, 25 Marzo 1972:
- XVI (16ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1971: Finale | Sabato, 03 Aprile 1971:
- XV (15ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1970: Finale | Sabato, 21 Marzo 1970:
- XIV (14ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1969: Finale | Sabato, 29 Marzo 1969:
- XIII (13ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1968: Finale | Sabato, 06 Aprile 1968:
- XII (12ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1967: Finale | Sabato, 08 Aprile 1967:
- XI (11ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1966: Finale | Sabato, 05 Marzo 1966:
- X (10ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1965: Finale | Sabato, 20 Marzo 1965:
- IX (9ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1964: Finale | Sabato, 21 Marzo 1964:
- VIII (8ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1963: Finale | Sabato, 23 Marzo 1963:
- VII (7ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1962: Finale | Domenica, 18 Marzo 1962:
- VI (6ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1961: Finale | Sabato, 18 Marzo 1961:
- V (5ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1960: Finale | Martedì, 29 Marzo 1960:
- IV (4ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1959: Finale | Mercoledì, 11 Marzo 1959:
- III (3ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1958: Finale | Mercoledì, 12 Marzo 1958:
- II (2ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1957: Finale | Domenica, 03 Marzo 1957:
- I (1ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1956: Finale | Giovedì, 24 Maggio 1956:
NOTES:
- a^ Jump up to:a b According to the then-Eurovision rules, the top ten non-Big Four countries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the Grand Final without having to compete in semi-finals. For example, if Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year’s Grand Final along with all countries ranked in the top ten.
- b^ Performance contains uncredited live vocals from Aleksander Walmann
- c^ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- d^ All conductors are of Norwegian nationality unless otherwise noted.
- e^ Conducted by Egil Monn-Iversen at the national finals.
- f^ Conducted by Helge Hurum at the national final.
- g^ Conducted by Egil Monn-Iversen at the national finals.
- h^ Also conducted the Danish entry. Fred Nøddelund conducted at the national final.
- i^ The song was performed without orchestral accompaniment at the national final.
- j^ Conducted by Geir Langslet at the national final.
- k^ Alessandra Mele was initially appointed as the Norwegian spokesperson, though she withdrew before the final and was replaced by Helljesen.
Photo gallery
Hostings
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| Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Bergen | Grieghallen | Åse Kleveland |
| 1996 | Oslo | Oslo Spektrum | Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket |
| 2010 | Telenor Arena | Nadia Hasnaoui, Haddy N’jie and Erik Solbakken |
Songs of Europe
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| Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Mysen | Momarken | Rolf Kirkvaag and Titten Tei |
Awards
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Marcel Bezençon Awards
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| Year | Category | Song | Composer(s) lyrics (l) / music (m) |
Performer | Final | Points | Host city | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Press Award | “Fairytale“ | Alexander Rybak (m & l) | Alexander Rybak | 1 | 387 | ||
| 2015 | Composer Award | “A Monster Like Me“ | Kjetil Mørland (m & l) | Mørland & Debrah Scarlett | 8 | 102 |
Winner by OGAE members
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| Year | Song | Performer | Place | Points | Host city | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | “Fairytale“ | Alexander Rybak | 1 | 387 |
Related involvement
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Conductors
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| Year | Conductor[d] | Musical director | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1960 | Øivind Bergh | N/A | [5] | |
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| 1964 | Karsten Andersen | |||
| 1965 | Øivind Bergh | |||
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| 1971 | Arne Bendiksen | [e] | [6] | |
| 1972 | Carsten Klouman | |||
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| 1974 | Frode Thingnæs | |||
| 1975 | Carsten Klouman | |||
| 1976 | Frode Thingnæs | [f] | ||
| 1977 | Carsten Klouman | |||
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| 1979 | Sigurd Jansen | [g] | ||
| 1980 | [7] | |||
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| 1985 | Terje Fjærn | |||
| 1986 | Egil Monn-Iversen | [h] | ||
| 1987 | Terje Fjærn | N/A | ||
| 1988 | Arild Stav | [i] | ||
| 1989 | Pete Knutsen | |||
| 1990 | ||||
| 1991 | ||||
| 1992 | Rolf Løvland | |||
| 1993 | ||||
| 1994 | Pete Knutsen | |||
| 1995 | Geir Langslet | |||
| 1996 | Frode Thingnæs | [j] | ||
| 1997 | Geir Langslet | N/A | ||
| 1998 | ||||
Additionally, there was an orchestra present at the 1999 national final, conducted by Geir Langslet (the winning song, however, was presented without orchestral accompaniment) and at the 2015 national final, conducted by Anders Eljas.
Heads of delegation
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| Year | Head of delegation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1998–2005 | Jon Ola Sand | |
| 2006–2009, 2012–2015 | Stian Malme | |
| 2010–2011 | Skjalg Solstad | |
| 2016–present | Stig Karlsen |
Supervisors
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List of supervisors of Melodi Grand Prix, better known as MGP-general or GP-general in Norway:
| Year | Head of delegation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| c. 2007–2012 | Per Sundnes | |
| 2013–2015 | Vivi Stenberg | |
| 2016–2017 | Jan Fredrik Karlsen | |
| 2018–present | Stig Karlsen |
Commentators and spokespersons
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| Year | Commentator | Spokesperson | Ref. |
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| 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 | 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 | Did not participate | ||
| 2003 | Roald Øyen | ||
| 2004 | Ingvild Helljesen | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2007 | Per Sundnes | Synnøve Svabø | |
| 2008 | 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 | Marcus & Martinus | ||
| 2018 | Aleksander Walmann and Jowst | ||
| 2019 | Alexander Rybak | ||
| Not announced before cancellation | |||
| 2021 | Marte Stokstad | Silje Skjemstad Cruz | |
| 2022 | Tix | ||
| 2023 | Ben Adams | ||
| 2024 | Ingvild Helljesen[k] |
Norway’s average distribution of the given points (2010-2016)
| # | 2010 | 2010 SF2 | 2011 | 2011 SF1 | 2012 | 2012 SF2 | 2013 | 2013 SF2 | 2014 | 2014 SF2 | 2015 | 2015 SF2 | 2016 | 2016 * | 2016 SF2 | 2016 SF2 * | Total | Partici- pations |
Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | X | 12 | 10 | X | 12 | 12 | 12 | X | 8 | X | 12 | 12 | 7 | X | X | 97 | 10 | 9,70 | |
| 2 | Australia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 10 | X | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 5 | 9,60 |
| 3 | Finland | X | X | 12 | 12 | X | X | 8 | 7 | 12 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 51 | 6 | 8,50 | |
| 4 | Lithuania | X | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | X | X | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 13 | 6,46 | |
| 5 | Iceland | 6 | X | 8 | 10 | 5 | X | 4 | 10 | 6 | X | X | 2 | X | X | X | X | 51 | 8 | 6,38 |
| 6 | Netherlands | X | 3 | X | X | X | 3 | 8 | X | 12 | X | X | X | 6 | X | X | 32 | 6 | 5,33 | |
| 7 | Bulgaria | X | X | X | X | 6 | X | 1 | X | X | X | X | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 36 | 7 | 5,14 | |
| 8 | Romania | 10 | 10 | X | X | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | X | X | X | X | X | 46 | 9 | 5,11 | |||
| 9 | Belgium | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | 3 | X | X | X | 7 | X | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 7 | 4,86 |
| 10 | Denmark | 8 | 8 | 7 | X | 2 | X | 7 | X | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | 38 | 8 | 4,75 | |
| 11 | Poland | X | X | X | 3 | X | X | X | X | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 9 | 4,67 | |
| 12 | Estonia | X | X | 2 | X | 7 | 8 | X | X | X | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | 20 | 5 | 4,00 | |
| 13 | Israel | 5 | 7 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 3,30 | |||
| 14 | Serbia | X | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | X | X | X | X | X | 33 | 10 | 3,30 | ||||||
| 15 | Latvia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 3,29 | ||
| 16 | Austria | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 10 | 8 | X | X | X | 18 | 6 | 3,00 | ||||
| 17 | Italy | X | X | X | 4 | X | X | X | 5 | X | 12 | X | X | 21 | 7 | 3,00 | ||||
| 18 | Malta | X | X | X | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | X | X | X | 26 | 10 | 2,60 | ||||||
| 19 | Germany | 12 | X | 5 | X | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 20 | 8 | 2,50 | |||||
| 20 | Ukraine | 4 | X | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 11 | 2,36 | |||
| 21 | Russia | X | 4 | 8 | X | X | X | 2 | X | 6 | X | X | 20 | 9 | 2,22 | |||||
| 22 | Greece | X | 1 | X | 5 | 7 | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | 19 | 9 | 2,11 | |||||
| 23 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | X | 4 | X | 4 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | 4 | 2,00 | ||
| 24 | Ireland | 6 | X | X | X | X | 3 | X | X | X | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1,56 | |||||
| 25 | Spain | X | X | X | X | 5 | X | X | 7 | X | X | 12 | 8 | 1,50 | ||||||
| 26 | Portugal | X | X | X | 5 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | 4 | 1,25 | |||
| 27 | Azerbaijan | 7 | 2 | X | 5 | X | X | X | 14 | 12 | 1,17 | |||||||||
| 28 | Switzerland | X | 6 | X | X | X | 3 | X | 1 | X | X | 10 | 9 | 1,11 | ||||||
| 29 | Slovenia | X | X | X | X | X | 4 | 1 | 4 | X | X | 9 | 9 | 1,00 | ||||||
| 30 | Hungary | X | X | 5 | X | 2 | 2 | X | X | X | X | 9 | 9 | 1,00 | ||||||
| 31 | Montenegro | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 3 | X | X | X | X | 3 | 3 | 1,00 | ||
| 32 | Cyprus | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | X | X | 6 | 7 | 0,86 | ||||||
| 33 | Turkey | 2 | 1 | X | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 4 | 5 | 0,80 | ||
| 34 | France | 4 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | X | X | 5 | 8 | 0,63 | ||||||
| 35 | United Kingdom | X | 1 | X | X | X | 3 | X | X | X | X | 4 | 8 | 0,50 | ||||||
| 36 | Armenia | X | X | X | 4 | X | X | X | X | 4 | 9 | 0,44 | ||||||||
| 37 | Georgia | 1 | X | X | X | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0,15 | |||||||||||
| 38 | Belarus | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | X | X | X | X | 1 | 7 | 0,14 |
Norway’s average distribution of the received points (2010-2016)
| # | Country | 2010 | 2010 SF2 | 2011 | 2011 SF1 | 2012 | 2012 SF2 | 2013 | 2013 SF2 | 2014 | 2014 SF2 | 2015 | 2015 SF2 | 2016 | 2016 * | 2016 SF2 | 2016 SF2 * | Total | Partici- pations |
Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ![]() |
Iceland | X | 10 | 1 | X | 10 | 12 | 1 | X | 10 | 10 | X | X | X | 54 | 12 | 4,50 | |||
| 2 | ![]() |
Sweden | X | 3 | 10 | 12 | X | 3 | X | 7 | 12 | X | X | X | 47 | 11 | 4,27 | ||||
| 3 | ![]() |
Finland | X | 8 | X | 12 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | X | X | X | X | 51 | 12 | 4,25 | ||||
| 4 | ![]() |
Romania | X | X | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 27 | 7 | 3,86 | |||
| 5 | ![]() |
Portugal | X | 2 | 3 | X | X | 3 | X | 6 | 8 | X | X | X | X | X | 22 | 7 | 3,14 | ||
| 6 | ![]() |
Denmark | X | X | 12 | X | 6 | X | 3 | X | 6 | 10 | X | 37 | 13 | 2,85 | |||||
| 7 | ![]() |
Switzerland | 2 | X | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | X | 46 | 17 | 2,71 | ||||||
| 8 | ![]() |
Lithuania | 4 | 6 | X | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | X | 45 | 17 | 2,65 | ||||||
| 9 | ![]() |
Netherlands | X | 3 | 3 | 6 | X | 10 | X | 3 | X | X | X | X | 25 | 10 | 2,50 | ||||
| 10 | ![]() |
Latvia | X | X | X | 8 | 12 | 5 | X | 2 | 7 | X | 34 | 15 | 2,27 | ||||||
| 11 | ![]() |
San Marino | X | X | 7 | 5 | X | 6 | 8 | X | X | X | 26 | 12 | 2,17 | ||||||
| 12 | ![]() |
Malta | X | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | X | X | X | 29 | 14 | 2,07 | ||||
| 13 | ![]() |
Germany | X | X | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | X | 32 | 17 | 1,88 | |||||||
| 14 | ![]() |
Estonia | X | X | 8 | 3 | X | 3 | X | 4 | X | X | X | X | 18 | 10 | 1,80 | ||||
| 15 | ![]() |
Spain | X | X | 5 | 12 | X | 2 | X | X | X | X | 19 | 11 | 1,73 | ||||||
| 16 | ![]() |
Australia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 4 | 8 | 5 | X | 17 | 10 | 1,70 | |||
| 17 | ![]() |
Poland | X | 1 | X | X | X | X | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | X | 23 | 14 | 1,64 | |||||
| 18 | ![]() |
Slovenia | X | 5 | X | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | X | 26 | 16 | 1,63 | |||||||
| 19 | ![]() |
Ireland | X | X | X | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | X | 23 | 15 | 1,53 | ||||||||
| 20 | ![]() |
Greece | X | X | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | X | X | X | X | 18 | 12 | 1,50 | ||||||
| 21 | ![]() |
Slovakia | X | X | 4 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 4 | 3 | 1,33 | ||
| 22 | ![]() |
North Macedonia | X | X | 8 | 7 | 4 | X | 2 | X | 21 | 16 | 1,31 | ||||||||
| 23 | ![]() |
Belarus | X | X | 3 | 3 | X | 4 | X | 6 | 3 | X | 19 | 15 | 1,27 | ||||||
| 24 | ![]() |
Hungary | X | X | 2 | 7 | X | 4 | X | X | X | X | 13 | 11 | 1,18 | ||||||
| 25 | ![]() |
Czech Republic | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | X | X | X | 7 | 6 | 1,17 | |||
| 26 | ![]() |
Cyprus | X | X | 4 | X | X | X | 6 | X | X | X | 10 | 9 | 1,11 | ||||||
| 27 | ![]() |
Montenegro | X | X | X | X | 4 | X | X | 6 | X | X | X | 10 | 9 | 1,11 | |||||
| 28 | ![]() |
Georgia | 4 | 8 | 5 | X | 1 | X | 18 | 17 | 1,06 | ||||||||||
| 29 | ![]() |
Italy | X | X | X | 8 | X | 5 | 2 | X | 15 | 15 | 1,00 | ||||||||
| 30 | ![]() |
Austria | X | X | X | X | 1 | 5 | 4 | X | X | X | X | 10 | 10 | 1,00 | |||||
| 31 | ![]() |
Turkey | 4 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 4 | 4 | 1,00 | ||||
| 32 | ![]() |
Armenia | 1 | X | X | 3 | 5 | X | X | X | X | X | 9 | 10 | 0,90 | ||||||
| 33 | ![]() |
Albania | X | 1 | X | 2 | X | X | 10 | X | 13 | 15 | 0,87 | ||||||||
| 34 | ![]() |
Belgium | X | X | X | 7 | X | X | X | 4 | X | 11 | 13 | 0,85 | |||||||
| 35 | ![]() |
Bulgaria | X | 2 | 1 | 7 | X | X | X | X | 1 | X | 11 | 13 | 0,85 | ||||||
| 36 | ![]() |
Israel | X | X | 6 | 5 | 1 | X | 12 | 16 | 0,75 | ||||||||||
| 37 | ![]() |
Serbia | X | 7 | X | X | X | X | 3 | X | 10 | 14 | 0,71 | ||||||||
| 38 | ![]() |
Russia | X | X | 7 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | 10 | 0,70 | |||||||
| 39 | ![]() |
Azerbaijan | 1 | X | 2 | 5 | X | X | X | X | 8 | 12 | 0,67 | ||||||||
| 40 | ![]() |
Croatia | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 3 | 9 | 0,33 | |||||||
| 41 | ![]() |
Ukraine | X | 3 | X | X | X | X | 1 | X | 4 | 13 | 0,31 | ||||||||
| 42 | ![]() |
Moldova | X | X | X | 2 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2 | 9 | 0,22 | ||||||
| 43 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | X | 2 | 1 | X | 3 | 17 | 0,18 | ||||||||||||
| 44 | ![]() |
France | X | X | 2 | X | X | X | X | X | 2 | 11 | 0,18 | ||||||||
| 45 | ![]() |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | X | X | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 7 | 0,14 |














































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