NORWAY in the Eurovision Song Contest – Participation history

Norway

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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. The country has finished last more times than any other country, however, in the case of Jahn Teigen who scored zero points in 1978, it turned him into a star.

Norway has the dubious record of finishing last most times (11 in total), including scoring nul points on 4 occasions. On the other hand, Norway has won the contest 3 times and scored the biggest margin of victory ever in 2009.

Nora Brockstedt gave Norway its first top-five placing when the country debuted in 1960. She performed ‘Voi Voi’ in London and finished in fourth place. Prior to the first Norwegian victory in 1985, the country had only once reached the top 5 in 1966. 10 years after Bobbysocks won with ‘La Det Swinge’ in 1985, Secret Garden scored the second victory for Norway with ‘Nocturne’. The following year in Oslo, Norway finished second on home ground for the one and, to date, only time when Elisabeth Andreassen represented the country on home ground with the song ‘I evighet’.

Partecipazioni nel corso degli anni

Note: Edizione | # | Artista (i) | Canzone [Musica (m) / Texto (t)] | Lingua (Traduzione) | Punteggio | Posizione | Processo di Selezione

NOTE:

  • Il brano Voi voi contiene frasi in Sami settentrionale.
  • Il brano It’s Just a Game contiene frasi in Ebraico, Finlandese, Irlandese, Italiano, Norvegese, Olandese, Serbo-croato, Spagnolo, Svedese e Tedesco.
  • Il brano Sámiid ædnan contiene frasi in Sami settentrionale.
  • Il brano Spirit in the Sky contiene frasi in Sami settentrionale.
  • Se un paese vince l’edizione precedente, non deve competere nelle semifinali nell’edizione successiva. Inoltre, dal 2004 al 2007, i primi dieci paesi che non erano membri dei Big 4 non dovevano competere nelle semifinali nell’edizione successiva. Se, ad esempio, Germania e Francia si collocavano tra i primi dieci, i paesi che si erano piazzati all’11º e al 12º posto avanzavano alla serata finale dell’edizione successiva insieme al resto della top 10.

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 IS Iceland X 10 1 X 10 12 1 X 10 10 X X X 54 12 4,50
2 SE Sweden X 3 10 12 X 3 X 7 12 X X X 47 11 4,27
3 FI Finland X 8 X 12 10 7 10 4 X X X X 51 12 4,25
4 RO Romania X X 8 8 1 4 6 X X X X X X 27 7 3,86
5 PT Portugal X 2 3 X X 3 X 6 8 X X X X X 22 7 3,14
6 DK Denmark X X 12 X 6 X 3 X 6 10 X 37 13 2,85
7 CH Switzerland 2 X 7 8 5 2 10 10 2 X 46 17 2,71
8 LT Lithuania 4 6 X 8 8 5 8 4 2 X 45 17 2,65
9 NL Netherlands X 3 3 6 X 10 X 3 X X X X 25 10 2,50
10 LV Latvia X X X 8 12 5 X 2 7 X 34 15 2,27
11 SM San Marino X X 7 5 X 6 8 X X X 26 12 2,17
12 MT Malta X 4 3 3 3 2 7 2 5 X X X 29 14 2,07
13 DE Germany X X 7 2 5 7 4 7 X 32 17 1,88
14 EE Estonia X X 8 3 X 3 X 4 X X X X 18 10 1,80
15 ES Spain X X 5 12 X 2 X X X X 19 11 1,73
16 AU Australia X X X X X X X X X 4 8 5 X 17 10 1,70
17 PL Poland X 1 X X X X 7 6 3 6 X 23 14 1,64
18 SI Slovenia X 5 X 5 4 4 6 2 X 26 16 1,63
19 IE Ireland X X X 7 8 4 4 X 23 15 1,53
20 GR Greece X X 4 4 3 7 X X X X 18 12 1,50
21 SK Slovakia X X 4 X X X X X X X X X X X 4 3 1,33
22 MK North Macedonia X X 8 7 4 X 2 X 21 16 1,31
23 BY Belarus X X 3 3 X 4 X 6 3 X 19 15 1,27
24 HU Hungary X X 2 7 X 4 X X X X 13 11 1,18
25 CZ Czech Republic X X X X X X X X X 7 X X X 7 6 1,17
26 CY Cyprus X X 4 X X X 6 X X X 10 9 1,11
27 ME Montenegro X X X X 4 X X 6 X X X 10 9 1,11
28 GE Georgia 4 8 5 X 1 X 18 17 1,06
29 IT Italy X X X 8 X 5 2 X 15 15 1,00
30 AT Austria X X X X 1 5 4 X X X X 10 10 1,00
31 TR Turkey 4 X X X X X X X X X X X 4 4 1,00
32 AM Armenia 1 X X 3 5 X X X X X 9 10 0,90
33 AL Albania X 1 X 2 X X 10 X 13 15 0,87
34 BE Belgium X X X 7 X X X 4 X 11 13 0,85
35 BG Bulgaria X 2 1 7 X X X X 1 X 11 13 0,85
36 IL Israel X X 6 5 1 X 12 16 0,75
37 RS Serbia X 7 X X X X 3 X 10 14 0,71
38 RU Russia X X 7 X X X X X X 7 10 0,70
39 AZ Azerbaijan 1 X 2 5 X X X X 8 12 0,67
40 HR Croatia 3 X X X X X X X X 3 9 0,33
41 UA Ukraine X 3 X X X X 1 X 4 13 0,31
42 MD Moldova X X X 2 X X X X X X 2 9 0,22
43 GB United Kingdom X 2 1 X 3 17 0,18
44 FR France X X 2 X X X X X 2 11 0,18
45 BA Bosnia & Herzegovina X X 1 X X X X X X X X X 1 7 0,14