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Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Participating broadcasterNorsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
Country Norway
National selection
Selection processMelodi Grand Prix 1995
Selection date(s)1 April 1995
Selected artist(s)Secret Garden
Selected song"Nocturne"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result1st, 148 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Nocturne", composed by Rolf Løvland, with lyrics by Petter Skavlan, and performed by Secret Garden. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 1995 in order to select its entry for the contest. The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song 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

NRK held the final at its studios 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 Eurovision winners and televoting. Other participants included Geir Rønning, who would later represent Finland at the 2005 contest.

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

Points awarded to Norway
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points  Belgium
4 points
3 points
2 points  Denmark
1 point  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Points awarded by Norway
Score Country
12 points  Denmark
10 points  Russia
8 points  Sweden
7 points  Croatia
6 points  France
5 points  Cyprus
4 points  Poland
3 points  Austria
2 points  Iceland
1 point  Ireland

Notes

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

References

  1. ESC National Finals database 1995
  2. ^ "Results of the Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

External links

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