The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest,held on 18 May 1996 at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo,Norway. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) and presented by Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket,the contest was held in Norway following the country's victory at the 1995 contest with the song "Nocturne" by Secret Garden.
The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest,held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham,United Kingdom. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and presented by Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson,the contest was held in the United Kingdom following the country's victory at the 1997 contest with the song "Love Shine a Light" by Katrina and the Waves.
Natasja Crone Back is a Danish journalist and TV show presenter. She is well known from several big shows on Danish television.
The United Kingdom selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo,Norway with a new show,The Great British Song Contest. The winning entry was Gina G with "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit".
Miša Molk is a Slovenian journalist and television personality. Her professional career has always been tied to the television business and RTV Slovenija.
Eesti Televisioon (ETV) is an Estonian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Estonian Public Broadcasting. It made its first broadcast on 19 July 1955.
Guy Patrick O'Connell is an English television and radio presenter,working mainly for the BBC. He presents BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House programme each Sunday morning. He is also an occasional presenter of Radio 4's PM programme. O'Connell is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006,which was held in Athens,Greece following the nation's win at the previous year's contest. The Greek national broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) internally selected Anna Vissi to represent the country. Her song "Everything" was determined on 14 March 2006 during a four-song national final titled Feel the Party. "Everything" was composed by Nikos Karvelas and written by Vissi.
Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "In My Dreams" written by Trond "Teeny" Holter. The song was performed by the band Wig Wam. The Norwegian broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2005 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv,Ukraine. Eight entries competed in a show that took place on 5 March 2005 and the winner was determined over two rounds of public televoting. The top four entries in the first round of voting advanced to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of public televoting,"In My Dreams" performed by Wig Wam was selected as the winner with 75,667 votes.
Maryam Moshiri is a chief presenter working for the BBC on its News Channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom and worldwide.
Marcha,also known as Marga Bult,is a Dutch singer and television presenter,who has been a member of the groups Tulip,Babe and Dutch Divas and is also known for her participation in the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest.
Audhild Gregoriusdotter Rotevatn is a Norwegian journalist,television host,and radio presenter,who has worked for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and the now defunct Kanal 24. She is known for her unusual name and consistent use of Nynorsk.
Nadia Hasnaoui is a Moroccan-born Norwegian television presenter.
Erik Solbakken is a Norwegian television presenter. Solbakken hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 together with Haddy Jatou N'jie and Nadia Hasnaoui.
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Niin kaunis on taivas" written by Timo Niemi. The song was performed by the singer Jasmine. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their relegation from 1995 as one of the bottom nine countries in the 1994 contest. Yle organised the national final Euroviisut 1996 - Euroviisut ja Emma in order to select the Finnish entry for the 1996 contest in Oslo,Norway. Ten entries selected to compete in the national final were presented on 3 February 1996 and votes from the public selected "Niin kaunis on taivas" performed by Jasmine as the winner with 67,907 votes,which was announced during a televised programme on 5 February 1996.
Jon Ola Sand is a Norwegian television executive. He was the European Broadcasting Union's Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest from 2011 to 2020.
Ingvild Helljesen is a program presenter and journalist in NRK. She is the daughter of Geir Helljesen and sister of Siril Helljesen. She debuted as a channel host in NRK on 31 August 1998,and replaced Kristin Johnson,who ended the same year.
This is a list of Norwegian television related events from 1961.
Rozemarijn "Roos" Moggré is a Dutch presenter,news anchor and journalist.
Amanda Klara Georgiadis Tenfjord is a Greek-Norwegian singer and songwriter. She represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Die Together".
