Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995

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Eurovision Song Contest 1995
CountryFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
National selection
Selection processMelodi Grand Prix 1995
Selection date(s)1 April 1995
Selected entrant Secret Garden
Selected song"Nocturne"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result1st, 148 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄199419951996►

Norway's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was "Nocturne" by Secret Garden. It went on to win that year's Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, marking Norway's second first-place finish in its history in the Contest.

Contents

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 1995

Competing entries

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
After Eight"Oh ramalama"Bjørn Terje Bråthen
Arnold B Family"La oss feire livet"Thomas Børud, Arnold Børud
Bente Bøe"Mens tiden går"Per Fredrik Kjølner, Lene Lauritsen Kjølner
Betty and the Beagles"Sanger i regn"Per Fredrik Kjølner, Lene Lauritsen Kjølner
Camilla Maria Myrås"Bli hos meg"Kjell Reianes
Elisabeth Ødegård Widmer"Til en stjerne"Bjørn Jørgensen, Kirsti Dahl Johansen
Elisabeth Røise and Ole-Marius Johnson"Solskinn gir liv"Per Røise, May Bjerknes
Fem damer med mannskor"Ham og meg"Geir Rebbestad, Trond Brænne
Geir Rønning "Uten lyst, uten tro" Geir Rønning
Gry Jeanette Antonsen"Fly av sted"Karsten Kjos, Per Løvlie
Helga Hægeland Thomassen"Kom inn te mæ"Stein Berge Svendsen, Helga Hægeland Thomassen
Irene Bjaanes"En liten måne"Gunnar Refsdal
Marianne Elstad"Kan ikke du?"Gunnar Refsdal
Nina Grønvold"Kjærlighet for første gang" Rolf Graf
Ole Ask"Kjære min engel" Nick Borgen, Arve Sigvaldsen
Secret Garden [lower-alpha 1] "Nocturne" Rolf Løvland, Petter Skavlan
Svein O. Greger"Dans"Svein O. Greger, Vidar Kristensen
Tone Krohn Henriksen"Fjelltonelek"Per Fredrik Kjølner, Astor Andersen

Semi-finals

Nine semi-finals were held weekly between 14 January and 18 March 1995. Two songs competed in each semi-final with the winner from each semi-final qualifying for the final, along with one of the losing songs which were given wildcards.

Semi-final 1 – 14 January 1995
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlaceResult
1Irene Bjaanes"En liten måne"23%2Eliminated
2Helga Hægeland Thomassen"Kom inn te mæ"77%1Advanced
Semi-final 2 – 21 January 1995
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlaceResult
1Svein O. Greger"Dans"70%1Advanced
2Betty and the Beagles"Sanger i regn"30%2Eliminated
Semi-final 3 – 28 January 1995
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlaceResult
1Gry Jeanette Antonsen"Fly av sted"49%2Eliminated
2 Geir Rønning "Uten lyst, uten tro"51%1Advanced
Semi-final 4 – 4 February 1995
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlaceResult
1Fem damer med mannskor"Ham og meg"31%2Eliminated
2Marianne Elstad"Kan ikke du?"69%1Advanced
Semi-final 5 – 11 February 1995
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlaceResult
1Arnold B Family"La oss feire livet"52%1Advanced
2Elisabeth Ødegård Widmer"Til en stjerne"48%2Wildcard
Semi-final 6 – 18 February 1995
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlaceResult
1After Eight"Oh ramalama"58%1Advanced
2Tone Krohn Henriksen"Fjelltonelek"42%2Eliminated
Semi-final 7 – 25 February 1995
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlaceResult
1Bente Bøe"Mens tiden går"57%1Advanced
2Camilla Maria Myrås"Bli hos meg"43%2Eliminated
Semi-final 8 – 11 March 1995
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlaceResult
1 Secret Garden [lower-alpha 1] "Nocturne"52%1Advanced
2Ole Ask"Kjære min engel"48%2Eliminated
Semi-final 9 – 18 March 1995
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlaceResult
1Nina Grønvold"Kjærlighet for første gang"65%1Advanced
2Elisabeth Røise and Ole-Marius Johnson"Solskinn gir liv"35%2Eliminated

Final

The final was held at the studios of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in Oslo, hosted by Petter Nome. Ten songs took part with the winner being chosen by voting from regional juries, a jury based in Dublin consisting of previous Irish ESC winners and televoting. Other participants included Geir Rønning, who would later represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. [1]

Final – 1 April 1995
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1After Eight"Oh ramalama"250422923
2Helga Hægeland Thomassen"Kom inn te mæ"10661128
3 Geir Rønning "Uten lyst, uten tro"12591347
4Marianne Elstad"Kan ikke du?"7367910
5Bente Boe"Mens tiden går"126211475
6Arnold B. Family"La oss feire livet"264633272
7Elisabeth Ødegaard Widmer"Til en stjerne"816879
8Svein O. Greger"Dans"116271436
9Nina Grønvold"Kjærlighet for første gang"163512144
10 Secret Garden [lower-alpha 1] "Nocturne"317874041
Detailed Jury Votes
DrawSongDublinBergenTrondheimOsloTotal
1"Oh ramalama"75855040250
2"Kom inn te mæ"40141537106
3"Uten lyst, uten tro"35223533125
4"Kan ikke du?"400151873
5"Mens tiden går"5544522126
6"La oss feire livet"80498055264
7"Til en stjerne"251853381
8"Dans"20363525116
9"Kjærlighet for første gang"70185025163
10"Nocturne"80908562317

At Eurovision

Voting

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Nocturne" features uncredited vocals from Norwegian singer Gunnhild Tvinnereim.

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