Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
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| 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.
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[edit] Contestants
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Hostings
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenter |
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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 |
[edit] Commentators
| Year(s) | Commentators |
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| 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 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Melodi Grand Prix
- Points to and from Norway eurovisioncovers.co.uk
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