| Norway | |
| Contest: | ESC |
| Broadcaster: | Norwegian: [[NRK|Norsk rikskringkasting]]|i=unset (NRK) |
| Apps: | 62 (59 finals) |
| Highest: | 1st:,, |
| Host: | ,, |
| Related: | Norwegian: [[Melodi Grand Prix]]|i=unset |
| Website: | NRK page |
| Current: | 2024 |
Norway has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 62 times since making its debut in and has only been absent twice since then. In 1970, the country boycotted the contest over disagreements about the voting structure, and in 2002, they were relegated. The Norwegian participant broadcaster in the contest is Norwegian: [[NRK|Norsk rikskringkasting]]|i=unset (NRK), which select its entrant with the national competition Melodi Grand Prix.
Before 1985, Norway's best result in the contest was a third-place with "Intet er nytt under solen" by Åse Kleveland in . Norway's three victories in the contest were achieved by "La det swinge" by Bobbysocks in, "Nocturne" by Secret Garden in, and "Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak in . Norway also finished second at the contest, with "Norwegian: [[I evighet]]|i=unset" by former Bobbysocks member Elisabeth Andreassen. Norway has finished last in twelve Eurovision finals, of which four times with "nul points". Norway has a total of 12 top-five results in the contest, the latest being a fifth place with "Queen of Kings" by Alessandra in .
Norwegian: [[NRK|Norsk rikskringkasting]]|i=unset (NRK) is a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. It has participated in the contest representing Norway since its in 1960.
NRK's first entrant in the contest was "Voi Voi" performed by Nora Brockstedt in, who finished fourth; Brockstedt would return with "Sommer i Palma", this time placing seventh. "Intet er nytt under solen" by Åse Kleveland then finished third in, following which Norway would fail to reach the top ten in fourteen out of their next fifteen attempts, with the exception being seventh place finish with "It's Just a Game" by the Bendik Singers in . Before, Norway had only received a top-ten score in six out of twenty-four attempts, and had finished last the same number of times.
Bobbysocks gave the country its first victory in 1985, with the song "La det swinge". Norway went on to achieve two more top five results over the next ten years, with Karoline Krüger in and Silje Vige in, who both finished fifth.
Norway's second victory came in 1995 with Secret Garden's mainly instrumental Celtic-influenced ethno-piece "Nocturne". In, Elisabeth Andreassen, who had won the contest as one half of Bobbysocks, returned to the contest as a solo artist, finishing in second place. In, Jostein Hasselgård came fourth.
Norway won for the third time in, with Alexander Rybak and his song "Fairytale". The song's score of 387 points was the highest ever winning total under the 1975-2015 voting system, and also achieved the biggest ever margin of victory: 492 points in total were distributed between the competing countries in 2009, meaning "Fairytale" received 78.7% of the points that could be rewarded. Rybak later returned to the contest in, performing "That's How You Write a Song"; he received the highest number of votes of the second semi-final, but ultimately placed fifteenth. He remains the only Norwegian entrant to have won a semi-final, as well as the only two-time semi-final winner in the history of the contest.
In, Norway finished last in the final for the twelfth time. Norway has the dubious distinction of finishing last in the Eurovision final more than any other country, and along with Austria, has received "nul points" (zero points) in the contest on four occasions; in,, and .
Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Norway has finished in the top ten eight times. Wig Wam finished ninth in, Maria Haukaas Storeng was fifth in, Alexander Rybak won in 2009, Margaret Berger was fourth in, Carl Espen finished eighth in, Mørland and Debrah Scarlett finished eighth in, Jowst finished tenth in, Keiino won the public vote and finished sixth overall in, Subwoolfer finished tenth in, and Alessandra finished fifth in . In total, Norway has 12 top-five and 27 top-ten finishes in the contest.
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| 1 | First place | |
| 2 | Second place | |
| 3 | Third place | |
| ◁ | Last place | |
| X | Entry selected but did not compete | |
| † | Upcoming event |
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nora Brockstedt | "Northern Sami: [[Voi Voi|Voi-voi]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 4 | 11 | colspan="2" rowspan=32" | ||
| Nora Brockstedt | "Norwegian: [[Sommer i Palma]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 7 | 10 | |||
| Inger Jacobsen | "Norwegian: [[Kom sol, kom regn]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 10 | 2 | |||
| Anita Thallaug | "Norwegian: [[Solhverv]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 13 ◁ | 0 | |||
| Arne Bendiksen | "Norwegian: [[Spiral (Arne Bendiksen song)|Spiral]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 8 | 6 | |||
| Kirsti Sparboe | "Norwegian: [[Karusell]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 13 | 1 | |||
| Åse Kleveland | "Norwegian: [[Intet er nytt under solen]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 3 | 15 | |||
| Kirsti Sparboe | "Norwegian: [[Dukkemann]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 14 | 2 | |||
| Odd Børre | "Stress" | Norwegian | 13 | 2 | |||
| Kirsti Sparboe | "Norwegian: [[Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 16 ◁ | 1 | |||
| Hanne Krogh | "Norwegian: [[Lykken er]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 17 | 65 | |||
| Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg | "Norwegian: [[Småting]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 14 | 73 | |||
| Bendik Singers | "It's Just a Game" | English, French | 7 | 89 | |||
| Anne-Karine and the Bendik Singers | "The First Day of Love" | English | 14 ◁ | 3 | |||
| Ellen Nikolaysen | "Touch My Life with Summer" | English | 18 | 11 | |||
| Anne-Karine Strøm | "Mata Hari" | English | 18 ◁ | 7 | |||
| Anita Skorgan | "Casanova" | Norwegian | 14 | 18 | |||
| Jahn Teigen | "Norwegian: [[Mil etter mil]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 20 ◁ | 0 | |||
| Anita Skorgan | "Oliver" | Norwegian | 11 | 57 | |||
| Sverre Kjelsberg and Mattis Hætta | "Northern Sami: [[Sámiid ædnan]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 16 | 15 | |||
| Finn Kalvik | "Norwegian: [[Aldri i livet]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 20 ◁ | 0 | |||
| Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan | "French: [[Adieu (Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan song)|Adieu]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 12 | 40 | |||
| Jahn Teigen | "Do Re Mi" | Norwegian | 9 | 53 | |||
| Dollie de Luxe | "Norwegian: [[Lenge leve livet]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 17 | 29 | |||
| Bobbysocks! | "Norwegian: [[La det swinge]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 1 | 123 | |||
| Ketil Stokkan | "Romeo" | Norwegian | 12 | 44 | |||
| Kate Gulbrandsen | "Norwegian: [[Mitt liv (song)|Mitt liv]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 9 | 65 | |||
| Karoline Krüger | "Norwegian: [[For vår jord]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 5 | 88 | |||
| Britt Synnøve Johansen | "Norwegian: [[Venners nærhet]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 17 | 30 | |||
| Ketil Stokkan | "Norwegian: [[Brandenburger Tor (song)|Brandenburger Tor]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 21 ◁ | 8 | |||
| Just 4 Fun | "Mrs. Thompson" | Norwegian | 17 | 14 | |||
| Merethe Trøan | "Norwegian: [[Visjoner]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 18 | 23 | |||
| Silje Vige | "Norwegian: [[Alle mine tankar]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 5 | 120 | colspan="2" | ||
| Elisabeth Andreasson and Jan Werner Danielsen | "Norwegian: [[Duett (Rolf Løvland song)|Duett]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 6 | 76 | colspan="2" rowspan="2" | ||
| Secret Garden | "Norwegian: [[Nocturne (Secret Garden song)|Nocturne]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 1 | 148 | |||
| Elisabeth Andreassen | "Norwegian: [[I evighet]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 2 | 114 | colspan="2" | ||
| Tor Endresen | "San Francisco" | Norwegian | 24 ◁ | 0 | colspan="2" rowspan="6" | ||
| Lars A. Fredriksen | "Norwegian: [[Alltid sommer]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 8 | 79 | |||
| Van Eijk | "Living My Life Without You" | English | 14 | 35 | |||
| Charmed | "My Heart Goes Boom" | English | 11 | 57 | |||
| Haldor Lægreid | "On My Own" | English | 22 ◁ | 3 | |||
| Jostein Hasselgård | "I'm Not Afraid to Move On" | English | 4 | 123 | |||
| Knut Anders Sørum | "High" | English | 24 ◁ | 3 | colspan="2" | ||
| Wig Wam | "In My Dreams" | English | 9 | 125 | 6 | 164 | |
| Christine Guldbrandsen | "Norwegian: [[Alvedansen]]|i=unset" | Norwegian | 14 | 36 | colspan="2" | ||
| Guri Schanke | "Spanish; Castilian: [[Ven a bailar conmigo]]|i=unset" | English | 18 | 48 | |||
| Maria | "Hold On Be Strong" | English | 5 | 182 | 4 | 106 | |
| Alexander Rybak | "Fairytale" | English | 1 | 387 | 1 | 201 | |
| Didrik Solli-Tangen | "My Heart Is Yours" | English | 20 | 35 | colspan="2" | ||
| Stella Mwangi | "Swahili: [[Haba Haba]]|i=unset" | English, Swahili | 17 | 30 | |||
| Tooji | "Stay" | English | 26 ◁ | 7 | 10 | 45 | |
| Margaret Berger | "I Feed You My Love" | English | 4 | 191 | 3 | 120 | |
| Carl Espen | "Silent Storm" | English | 8 | 88 | 6 | 77 | |
| Mørland and Debrah Scarlett | "A Monster Like Me" | English | 8 | 102 | 4 | 123 | |
| Agnete | "Icebreaker" | English | 13 | 63 | |||
| Jowst | "Grab the Moment" | English | 10 | 158 | 5 | 189 | |
| Alexander Rybak | "That's How You Write a Song" | English | 15 | 144 | 1 | 266 | |
| Keiino | "Spirit in the Sky" | English | 6 | 331 | 7 | 210 | |
| Ulrikke | "Attention" | English | colspan="4" X | ||||
| Tix | "Fallen Angel" | English | 18 | 75 | 10 | 115 | |
| Subwoolfer | "Give That Wolf a Banana" | English | 10 | 182 | 6 | 177 | |
| Alessandra | "Queen of Kings" | English | 5 | 268 | 6 | 102 | |
| Gåte | "Ulveham" | Norwegian | 25 ◁ | 16 | 10 | 43 | |
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | Grieghallen | Åse Kleveland | |
| Oslo | Oslo Spektrum | Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket | |
| Telenor Arena | Nadia Hasnaoui, Haddy N'jie and Erik Solbakken |
| Year | Category | Song | Composer(s) | Performer | Final | Points | Host city | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press Award | "Fairytale" | Alexander Rybak (m & l) | Alexander Rybak | 1 | 387 | Moscow | |||
| Composer Award | "A Monster Like Me" | Kjetil Mørland (m & l) | Mørland & Debrah Scarlett | 8 | 102 |  Vienna |
| Year | Conductor | Musical director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Øivind Bergh | [1] | |||
| Karsten Andersen | ||||
| Øivind Bergh | ||||
| Arne Bendiksen | [2] | |||
| Carsten Klouman | ||||
| Frode Thingnæs | ||||
| Carsten Klouman | ||||
| Frode Thingnæs | ||||
| Carsten Klouman | ||||
| Sigurd Jansen | ||||
| [3] | ||||
| Terje Fjærn | ||||
| Egil Monn-Iversen | ||||
| Terje Fjærn | ||||
| Arild Stav | ||||
| Pete Knutsen | ||||
| Rolf Løvland | ||||
| Pete Knutsen | ||||
| Geir Langslet | ||||
| Frode Thingnæs | ||||
| Geir Langslet | ||||
| Year | Head of delegation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| – | Jon Ola Sand | ||
| –, – | Stian Malme | ||
| – | Skjalg Solstad | ||
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List of supervisors of Melodi Grand Prix, better known as MGP-general or GP-general in Norway:
| Year | Head of delegation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| –2012 | Per Sundnes | ||
| 2013–2015 | Vivi Stenberg | ||
| 2016–2017 | Jan Fredrik Karlsen | ||
| 2018–2025 |
| Year | Commentator | Spokesperson | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kari Borg Mannsåker | |||
| Odd Grythe | |||
| Erik Diesen | |||
| Sverre Christophersen | Erik Diesen | ||
| Erik Diesen | Sverre Christophersen | ||
| Roald Øyen | |||
| Sverre Christophersen | |||
| Sverre Christophersen | rowspan="3" | ||
| Roald Øyen | |||
| Sverre Christophersen | |||
| John Andreassen | |||
| Bjørn Scheele | |||
| Egil Teige | Sverre Christophersen | ||
| Roald Øyen | |||
| Sverre Christophersen | |||
| Bjørn Scheele | Erik Diesen | ||
| Roald Øyen | Egil Teige | ||
| Erik Diesen | |||
| Nina Matheson | |||
| John Andreassen and Tor Paulsen | Sverre Christophersen | ||
| John Andreassen | |||
| Sverre Christophersen | |||
| John Andreassen and Jahn Teigen | |||
| John Andreassen | |||
| Leif Erik Forberg | |||
| Jostein Pedersen | |||
| Roald Øyen | |||
| Roald Øyen | |||
| Hanne Hoftun | |||
| Synnøve Svabø | |||
| Marte Stokstad | Silje Skjemstad Cruz | ||
| Tix | |||
| Ben Adams | |||
| Ingvild Helljesen |