Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 explained
| Year: | 1995 |
| Country: | Norway |
| Preselection: | Melodi Grand Prix 1995 |
| Preselection Date: | 1 April 1995 |
| Entrant: | Secret Garden |
| Song: | Nocturne |
| Final Result: | 1st, 148 points |
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.
Before Eurovision
Melodi Grand Prix 1995
Competing entries
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(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 | "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 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
|---|
| 1 | Irene Bjaanes | "En liten måne" | 23% | 2 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Helga Hægeland Thomassen | "Kom inn te mæ" | 77% | 1 | Advanced | |
| + Semi-final 2 – 21 January 1995 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
|---|
| 1 | Svein O. Greger | "Dans" | 70% | 1 | Advanced |
| 2 | Betty and the Beagles | "Sanger i regn" | 30% | 2 | Eliminated | |
| + Semi-final 3 – 28 January 1995 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
|---|
| 1 | Gry Jeanette Antonsen | "Fly av sted" | 49% | 2 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Geir Rønning | "Uten lyst, uten tro" | 51% | 1 | Advanced | |
| + Semi-final 4 – 4 February 1995 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
|---|
| 1 | Fem damer med mannskor | "Ham og meg" | 31% | 2 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Marianne Elstad | "Kan ikke du?" | 69% | 1 | Advanced | |
| + Semi-final 5 – 11 February 1995 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
|---|
| 1 | Arnold B Family | "La oss feire livet" | 52% | 1 | Advanced |
| 2 | Elisabeth Ødegård Widmer | "Til en stjerne" | 48% | 2 | Wildcard | |
| + Semi-final 6 – 18 February 1995 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
|---|
| 1 | After Eight | "Oh ramalama" | 58% | 1 | Advanced |
| 2 | Tone Krohn Henriksen | "Fjelltonelek" | 42% | 2 | Eliminated | |
| + Semi-final 7 – 25 February 1995 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
|---|
| 1 | Bente Bøe | "Mens tiden går" | 57% | 1 | Advanced |
| 2 | Camilla Maria Myrås | "Bli hos meg" | 43% | 2 | Eliminated | |
| + Semi-final 8 – 11 March 1995 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
|---|
| 1 | Secret Garden | "Nocturne" | 52% | 1 | Advanced |
| 2 | Ole Ask | "Kjære min engel" | 48% | 2 | Eliminated | |
| + Semi-final 9 – 18 March 1995 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
|---|
| 1 | Nina Grønvold | "Kjærlighet for første gang" | 65% | 1 | Advanced |
| 2 | Elisabeth Røise and Ole-Marius Johnson | "Solskinn gir liv" | 35% | 2 | Eliminated | |
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|
| 1 | After Eight | "Oh ramalama" | 250 | 42 | 292 | 3 |
| 2 | Helga Hægeland Thomassen | "Kom inn te mæ" | 106 | 6 | 112 | 8 |
| 3 | Geir Rønning | "Uten lyst, uten tro" | 125 | 9 | 134 | 7 |
| 4 | Marianne Elstad | "Kan ikke du?" | 73 | 6 | 79 | 10 |
| 5 | Bente Boe | "Mens tiden går" | 126 | 21 | 147 | 5 |
| 6 | Arnold B. Family | "La oss feire livet" | 264 | 63 | 327 | 2 |
| 7 | Elisabeth Ødegaard Widmer | "Til en stjerne" | 81 | 6 | 87 | 9 |
| 8 | Svein O. Greger | "Dans" | 116 | 27 | 143 | 6 |
| 9 | Nina Grønvold | "Kjærlighet for første gang" | 163 | 51 | 214 | 4 |
| 10 | Secret Garden | "Nocturne" | 317 | 87 | 404 | 1 | |
| + Detailed Jury Votes |
| Draw | Song | Dublin | Bergen | Trondheim | Oslo | Total |
|---|
| 1 | "Oh ramalama" | 75 | 85 | 50 | 40 | 250 |
| 2 | "Kom inn te mæ" | 40 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 106 |
| 3 | "Uten lyst, uten tro" | 35 | 22 | 35 | 33 | 125 |
| 4 | "Kan ikke du?" | 40 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 73 |
| 5 | "Mens tiden går" | 55 | 44 | 5 | 22 | 126 |
| 6 | "La oss feire livet" | 80 | 49 | 80 | 55 | 264 |
| 7 | "Til en stjerne" | 25 | 18 | 5 | 33 | 81 |
| 8 | "Dans" | 20 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 116 |
| 9 | "Kjærlighet for første gang" | 70 | 18 | 50 | 25 | 163 |
| 10 | "Nocturne" | 80 | 90 | 85 | 62 | 317 | |
At Eurovision
Voting
External links
Notes and References
- http://natfinals.50webs.com/90s_00s/Norway1995.html ESC National Finals database 1995
- Web site: Results of the Final of Dublin 1995 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417065833/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1995/final/results/norway . 17 April 2021 . live.
