Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995

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Eurovision Song Contest 1995

Country|  Norway
National selection
Selection process| Melodi Grand Prix 1995
Selection date(s)| 1 April 1995
Selected artist(s)| Secret Garden
Selected song| "Nocturne"
Selected songwriter(s)|

* Rolf Løvland
* Petter Skavlan

Finals performance
Final result| 1st, 148 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
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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

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### Melodi Grand Prix 1995

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#### Competing entries

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Artist  | Song  | Songwriter(s)

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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[a] | "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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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1  | Secret Garden[a] | "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

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1  | Nina Grønvold  | "Kjærlighet for første gang"  | 65%  | 1  | Advanced
2  | Elisabeth Røise and Ole-Marius Johnson  | "Solskinn gir liv"  | 35%  | 2  | Eliminated

#### Final

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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

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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[a] | "Nocturne"  | 317  | 87  | 404  | 1
Detailed Jury Votes  Draw  | Song  | Dublin  | Bergen  | Trondheim  | Oslo  | Total

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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

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### Voting

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Points awarded to Norway[2] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |

* Greece
* Iceland
* Poland
* Portugal
* Russia
* Turkey

10 points  |

* France
* Ireland
* Israel

8 points  |
7 points  |

* Cyprus
* Slovenia

6 points  |

* Hungary
* Malta

5 points  |  Belgium
4 points  |

* Germany
* Spain
* United Kingdom

3 points  |
2 points  |  Denmark
1 point  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Points awarded by Norway[2] | Score  | Country

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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

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

## References

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1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1995
2. ^ a b "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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* Full national final on nrk.no

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Artists|

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* Bendik Singers
* Arne Bendiksen
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* Bobbysocks!
* Benny Borg
* Odd Børre
* Nora Brockstedt
* Charmed
* Jan Werner Danielsen
* Dollie de Luxe
* Tor Endresen
* Carl Espen
* Lars A. Fredriksen
* Gåte
* Kate Gulbrandsen
* Christine Guldbrandsen
* Mattis Hætta
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* Stella Mwangi
* Ellen Nikolaysen
* Alexander Rybak
* Debrah Scarlett
* Guri Schanke
* Secret Garden
* Anita Skorgan
* Didrik Solli-Tangen
* Knut Anders Sørum
* Kirsti Sparboe
* Ketil Stokkan
* Maria Haukaas Storeng
* Anne-Karine Strøm
* Subwoolfer
* Jahn Teigen
* Anita Thallaug
* Tix
* Tooji
* Merethe Trøan
* ~~Ulrikke~~
* Stig van Eijk
* Silje Vige
* Wig Wam

Songs|

* "Adieu"
* "Aldri i livet"
* "Alle mine tankar"
* "Alltid sommer"
* "Alvedansen"
* ~~"Attention"~~
* "Brandenburger Tor"
* "Casanova"
* "Do Re Mi"
* "Duett"
* "Dukkemann"
* "Fairytale"
* "Fallen Angel"
* "The First Day of Love"
* "For vår jord"
* "Give That Wolf a Banana"
* "Grab the Moment"
* "Haba Haba"
* "High"
* "Hold On Be Strong"
* "I evighet"
* "I Feed You My Love"
* "Icebreaker"
* "I'm Not Afraid to Move On"
* "In My Dreams"
* "Intet er nytt under solen"
* "It's Just A Game"
* "Karusell"
* "Kom sol, kom regn"
* "La det swinge"
* "Lenge leve livet"
* "Living My Life Without You"
* "Lykken er"
* "Mata Hari"
* "Mil etter mil"
* "Mitt liv"
* "A Monster Like Me"
* "Mrs. Thompson"
* "My Heart Goes Boom"
* "My Heart Is Yours"
* "Nocturne"
* "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli"
* "Oliver"
* "On My Own"
* "Queen of Kings"
* "Romeo"
* "Sámiid ædnan"
* "San Francisco"
* "Silent Storm"
* "Småting"
* "Solhverv"
* "Sommer i Palma"
* "Spiral"
* "Spirit in the Sky"
* "Stay"
* "Stress"
* "That's How You Write a Song"
* "Touch My Life (with Summer)"
* "Ulveham"
* "Ven a bailar conmigo"
* "Venners nærhet"
* "Visjoner"
* "Voi Voi"

* Note: Entries scored out signify where Norway did not compete

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Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Malta
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Russia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Turkey
* United Kingdom

Artists|

* Anabel Conde
* Tó Cruz
* Arzu Ece
* Frédéric Etherlinck
* Eddie Friel
* Bo Halldórsson
* Jan Johansen
* Stella Jones
* Justyna
* Philipp Kirkorov
* Elina Konstantopoulou
* Liora
* Love City Groove
* Magazin and Lidija
* Alexandros Panayi
* Davor Popović
* Nathalie Santamaria
* Secret Garden
* Mike Spiteri
* Stone and Stone
* Darja Švajger
* Csaba Szigeti
* Aud Wilken

Songs|

* "Amen"
* "Baunilha e chocolate"
* "Dreamin'"
* "Dvadeset prvi vijek"
* "Fra Mols til Skagen"
* "Il me donne rendez-vous"
* "Keep Me in Mind"
* "Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana"
* "Love City Groove"
* "Nocturne"
* "Nostalgija"
* "Núna"
* "Pia prosefhi"
* "Prisluhni mi"
* "Sama"
* "Se på mig"
* "Sev!"
* "Sti fotia"
* "Új név egy régi ház falán"
* "Verliebt in Dich"
* "La Voix est libre"
* "Vuelve conmigo"
* "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt"

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* 1978
* 1979
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* 1987
* 1988
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| Winners|

* Nora Brockstedt
* Nora Brockstedt
* Inger Jacobsen
* Anita Thallaug
* Arne Bendiksen
* Kirsti Sparboe
* Åse Kleveland
* Kirsti Sparboe
* Odd Børre
* Kirsti Sparboe
* Hanne Krogh
* Grethe Kausland & Benny Borg
* Bendik Singers
* Anne-Karine Strøm
* Ellen Nikolaysen
* Anne-Karine Strøm
* Anita Skorgan
* Jahn Teigen
* Anita Skorgan
* Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta
* Finn Kalvik
* Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan
* Jahn Teigen
* Dollie de Luxe
* Bobbysocks!
* Ketil Stokkan
* Kate Guldbrandsen
* Karoline Krüger
* Britt Synnøve Johansen
* Ketil Stokkan
* Merethe Trøan
* Silje Vige
* Elisabeth Andreassen & Jan Werner Danielsen
* Secret Garden
* Elisabeth Andreassen
* Tor Endresen
* Lars A. Fredriksen
* Stig van Eijk
* Charmed
* Haldor Lægreid
* Jostein Hasselgård
* Knut Anders Sørum
* Wig Wam
* Christine Guldbrandsen
* Guri Schanke
* Maria Haukaas Storeng
* Alexander Rybak
* Didrik Solli-Tangen
* Stella Mwangi
* Tooji
* Margaret Berger
* Carl Espen
* Mørland & Debrah Scarlett
* Agnete
* Jowst feat. Aleksander Walmann
* Alexander Rybak
* Keiino
* Ulrikke Brandstorp
* Tix
* Subwoolfer
* Alessandra
* Gåte

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* Stephen Ackles
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* Julie Bergan
* Bjelleklang
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* Jens Book-Jenssen
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* Erlend Bratland
* Belinda Braza
* Elisabeth Carew
* Charmed
* Cir.Cuz
* Mira Craig
* Carina Dahl
* Linnea Dale
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* Dizzie Tunes
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* Dag Spantell
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* Olav Stedje
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* Anne-Karine Strøm
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