Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest

Norway
Member station	NRK
National selection events	Melodi Grand Prix
Appearances
Appearances	50
First appearance	1960
Best result	1st: 1985, 1995, 2009
Worst result	Last: 1963, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1990, 1997, 2001, 2004
External links
NRK page
Norway's page at Eurovision.tv

Norway has been participating in the Eurovision Song Contest since 1960 and only been absent twice: in 1970, when they boycotted the contest over disagreements about the voting structure, and in 2002, when they did not qualify.

Norway won the contest in 2009, having previously won twice, in 1985 with Bobbysocks' performance of "La det swinge" (Let It Swing) and in 1995 with Secret Garden's mainly instrumental, Celtic-influenced ethno-piece "Nocturne". Despite these successes, the country also holds the unfortunate distinction of having scored the most "nul points" (zero points) in competition history, namely four times. They have also come last ten times, which is also a record. In 2009, it set itself three more records of which to be far more proud, when it claimed the 2009 title with the most votes in Eurovision history winning 387 points, getting the highest amount of twelve points in single contest and the having the biggest gap between first and second place.

Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Norway's highest placing was Alexander Rybak's first place in the 2009 contest. Their next best finish was in the 2008 contest, where Maria Haukaas Storeng performed the song "Hold On Be Strong", which came in 5th.

The Eurovision Song Contest is broadcast in Norway by Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), which also broadcasts Norway's national selection competition, the Melodi Grand Prix.

Contestants

Wig Wam performing "In My Dreams" at Kiev (2005)

Maria Haukaas Storeng performing "Hold On Be Strong" at Belgrade (2008)

Alexander Rybak

Didrik Solli-Tangen performing "My Heart Is Yours" at Bærum, Oslo (2010)

Year	Artist	Title	Final	Points	Semi	Points
1960	Nora Brockstedt	"Voi Voi"	4	11
1961	Nora Brockstedt	"Sommer i Palma"	7	10
1962	Inger Jacobsen	"Kom sol, kom regn"	10	2
1963	Anita Thallaug	"Solvherv"	13	0
1964	Arne Bendiksen	"Spiral"	8	6
1965	Kirsti Sparboe	"Karusell"	13	1
1966	Åse Kleveland	"Intet er nytt under solen"	3	15
1967	Kirsti Sparboe	"Dukkemann"	14	2
1968	Odd Børre	"Stress"	13	2
1969	Kirsti Sparboe	"Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli"	16	1
1971	Hanne Krogh	"Lykken er"	17	65
1972	Grethe Kausland & Benny Borg	"Småting"	14	73
1973	Bendik Singers	"It's Just A Game"	7	89
1974	Anne-Karine Strøm & Bendik Singers	"The First Day of Love"	14	3
1975	Ellen Nikolaysen	"Touch My Life (With Summer)"	18	11
1976	Anne-Karine Strøm	"Mata Hari"	18	7
1977	Anita Skorgan	"Casanova"	14	18
1978	Jahn Teigen	"Mil etter mil"	20	0
1979	Anita Skorgan	"Oliver"	11	57
1980	Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta	"Sámiid Ædnan"	16	15
1981	Finn Kalvik	"Aldri i livet"	20	0
1982	Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan	"Adieu"	12	40
1983	Jahn Teigen	"Do Re Mi"	9	53
1984	Dollie de Luxe	"Lenge leve livet"	17	29
1985	Bobbysocks	"La det swinge"	1	123
1986	Ketil Stokkan	"Romeo"	12	44
1987	Kate Gulbrandsen	"Mitt liv"	9	65
1988	Karoline Krüger	"For vår jord"	5	88
1989	Britt Synnøve	"Venners nærhet"	17	30
1990	Ketil Stokkan	"Brandenburger Tor"	21	8
1991	Just 4 Fun	"Mrs. Thompson"	17	14
1992	Merethe Trøan	"Visjoner"	18	23
1993	Silje Vige	"Alle mine tankar"	5	120
1994	Elisabeth Andreassen & Jan Werner Danielsen	"Duett"	6	76
1995	Secret Garden	"Nocturne"	1	148
1996	Elisabeth Andreassen	"I evighet"	2	114
1997	Tor Endresen	"San Francisco"	24	0
1998	Lars A. Fredriksen	"Alltid sommer"	8	79
1999	Stig Van Eijk	"Living My Life Without You"	14	35
2000	Charmed	"My Heart Goes Boom"	11	57
2001	Haldor Lægreid	"On My Own"	22	3
2003	Jostein Hasselgård	"I'm Not Afraid To Move On"	4	123
2004	Knut Anders Sørum	"High"	24	3	X	X
2005	Wig Wam	"In My Dreams"	9	125	6	164
2006	Christine Guldbrandsen	"Alvedansen"	14	36	X	X
2007	Guri Schanke	"Ven a bailar conmigo"	X	X	18	48
2008	Maria Haukaas Storeng	"Hold On Be Strong"	5	182	4	106
2009	Alexander Rybak	"Fairytale"	1	387	1	201
2010	Didrik Solli-Tangen	"My Heart Is Yours"	20	35	X	X
2011	Stella Mwangi	"Haba Haba"	X	X	17	30
2012

Voting history (1975-2011)

Norway has given the most points to...

Rank	Country	Points
1	Sweden	231
2	Denmark	168
3	Ireland	151
4	France	134
5	United Kingdom	114

Norway has received the most points from...

Rank	Country	Points
1	Sweden	154
2	Ireland	117
3	Iceland	111
4	Belgium	105
5	Denmark	103

NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded in Eurovision finals, and not the semi-finals since 2004.

Since introducing the semi-finals in 2004

Norway has given the most points to...

Rank	Country	Points
1	Sweden	68
	Iceland	68
2	Denmark	67
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	53
4	Finland	47
5	Turkey	27
6	Romania	26
7	Serbia	25
	Germany	25
	Lithuania	25

Norway has received the most points from...

Rank	Country	Points
1	Iceland	55
2	Denmark	47
	Sweden	47
3	Finland	46
4	Estonia	39
5	Poland	31
6	Latvia	30
7	Ireland	28
8	Moldova	27
	Ukraine	27

NOTE: The tables with points from 2004 include points awarded in both finals and semi-finals where the highest point from the final/semi-final is picked.

Hostings

Year	Location	Venue	Presenter
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

Commentators

Year(s)	Commentators
1960	Erik Diesen
1961	Leif Rustad
1962	Odd Grythe
1963	Øivind Johnsen
1964	Odd Grythe
1965	Erik Diesen
1966	Sverre Christophersen
1967	Erik Diesen
1968	Roald Øyen
1969	Sverre Christophersen
1970	No commentator
1971	Sverre Christophersen
1972	Roald Øyen
1973-1975	John Andreassen
1976	Jo Vestly
1977	John Andreassen
1978	Bjørn Scheele
1979	Egil Teige
1980-1981	Knut Aunbu
1982	Bjørn Scheele
1983	Ivar Dyrhaug
1984	Roald Øyen
1985	Veslemøy Kjendsli
1986	Knut Bjørnsen
1987	John Andreassen Tor Paulsen
1988-1989	John Andreassen
1990	Leif Erik Forberg
1991	John Andreassen Jahn Teigen
1992	John Andreassen
1993	Leif Erik Forberg
1994	Jostein Pedersen
1995	Annette Groth
1996-2006	Jostein Pedersen
2007-2008	Per Sundnes Hanne Hoftun
2009	Synnøve Svabø
2010-present	Olav Viksmo Slettan

See also

• Melodi Grand Prix

References

External links

• Melodi Grand Prix
• Points to and from Norway eurovisioncovers.co.uk