Norway has competed in the Contest 61 times since its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 in London, being absent on two occasions.
It has won the Contest three times, with its latter win holding the record for the most points achieved by a winning country under the old voting system. However, it also holds the record for the most last placings achieved by a single country - 11 times in all - and four of these were with Nul Points. Since the introduction of the semi-finals, it has failed to quailify twice for the final.
The country debuted at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the act 2U whose entry "Sinnsykt gal forelsket" finished in 13th place. The following year the Contest was hosted in the Norwegian city of Lillehammer, where they finished in 13th place again. The following year they achieved their best result when entrant Malin Reitan finished in 3rd place with her entry "Sommer og skolefri". The country withdrew from competing following this and has not appeared since.
Participants[]
Eurovision Song Contest[]
Year | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Position | Points | Semi | Points |
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1960 | Nora Brockstedt | "Voi Voi" | Norwegian | Hey Hey | 4 | 11 | No semi-finals | |
1961 | "Sommer i Palma" | Summer in Palma | 7 | 10 | ||||
1962 | Inger Jacobsen | "Kom sol, kom regn" | Come sun, come rain | 10 | 2 | |||
1963 | Anita Thallaug | "Solhverv" | Solstice | 13 | 0 | |||
1964 | Arne Bendiksen | "Spiral" | - | 8 | 6 | |||
1965 | Kirsti Sparboe | "Karusell" | Roundabout | 13 | 1 | |||
1966 | Åse Kleveland | "Intet er nytt under solen" | Nothing is new under the sun | 3 | 15 | |||
1967 | Kirsti Sparboe | "Dukkemann" | Puppet man | 14 | 2 | |||
1968 | Odd Børre | "Stress" | - | 13 | 2 | |||
1969 | Kirsti Sparboe | "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli" | Holy moly, I'm going to be so happy | 16 | 1 | |||
Did not participate in 1970 | ||||||||
1971 | Hanne Krogh | "Lykken er" | Norwegian | Happiness is | 17 | 65 | No semi-finals | |
1972 | Grethe Kausland & Benny Borg | "Småting" | Little things | 14 | 73 | |||
1973 | Bendik Singers | "It's Just a Game" | English, French | - | 7 | 89 | ||
1974 | Anne-Karine Strøm & Bendik Singers | "The First Day of Love" | English | - | 14 | 3 | ||
1975 | Ellen Nikolaysen | "Touch My Life (With Summer)" | - | 18 | 11 | |||
1976 | Anne-Karine Strøm | "Mata Hari" | - | 18 | 7 | |||
1977 | Anita Skorgan | "Casanova" | Norwegian | Casanova | 14 | 18 | ||
1978 | Jahn Teigen | "Mil etter mil" | Mile after mile | 20 | 0 | |||
1979 | Anita Skorgan | "Oliver" | - | 11 | 57 | |||
1980 | Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta | "Sámiid ædnan" | Sami Earth | 16 | 15 | |||
1981 | Finn Kalvik | "Aldri i livet" | Never in my life | 20 | 0 | |||
1982 | Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan | "Adieu" | Goodbye | 12 | 40 | |||
1983 | Jahn Teigen | "Do Re Mi" | - | 9 | 53 | |||
1984 | Dollie de Luxe | "Lenge leve livet" | Long live life | 17 | 29 | |||
1985 | Bobbysocks! | "La det swinge" | Let it swing | 1 | 123 | |||
1986 | Ketil Stokkan | "Romeo" | - | 12 | 44 | Host country | ||
1987 | Kate Gulbrandsen | "Mitt liv" | My life | 9 | 65 | No semi-finals | ||
1988 | Karoline Krüger | "For vår jord" | For our earth | 5 | 88 | |||
1989 | Britt Synnøve | "Venners nærhet" | The closeness of friends | 17 | 30 | |||
1990 | Ketil Stokkan | Brandenburger Tor" | Brandenburg Gate | 21 | 8 | |||
1991 | Just 4 Fun | "Mrs. Thompson" | - | 17 | 14 | |||
1992 | Merethe Trøan | "Visjoner" | Visions | 18 | 23 | |||
1993 | Silje Vige | "Alle mine tankar" | All my thoughts | 5 | 120 | Kvalifikacija za Millstreet | ||
1994 | Elisabeth Andreassen & Jan Werner Danielsen | "Duett" | Duet | 6 | 76 | No semi-finals | ||
1995 | Secret Garden | "Nocturne" | Nocturnal | 1 | 148 | |||
1996 | Elisabeth Andreassen | "I evighet" | For eternity | 2 | 114 | Host country | ||
1997 | Tor Endresen | "San Francisco" | - | 24 | 0 | No semi-finals | ||
1998 | Lars A. Fredriksen | "Alltid sommer" | Always Summer | 8 | 79 | |||
1999 | Stig Van Eijk | "Living My Life Without You" | English | - | 14 | 35 | ||
2000 | Charmed | "My Heart Goes Boom" | - | 11 | 57 | |||
2001 | Haldor Lægreid | "On My Own" | - | 22 | 3 | |||
Relegated from competing in 2002 | ||||||||
2003 | Jostein Hasselgård | "I'm Not Afraid to Move On" | English | - | 4 | 123 | No semi-finals | |
2004 | Knut Anders Sørum | "High" | - | 24 | 3 | Top 11 Previous Year | ||
2005 | Wig Wam | "In My Dreams" | - | 9 | 125 | 6 | 164 | |
2006 | Christine Guldbrandsen | "Alvedansen" | Norwegian | The elf dance | 14 | 36 | Top 11 Previous Year | |
2007 | Guri Schanke | "Ven a bailar conmigo" | English | Come dance with me | Failed to qualify | 18 | 48 | |
2008 | Maria Haukaas Storeng | "Hold On Be Strong" | - | 5 | 182 | 4 | 106 | |
2009 | Alexander Rybak | "Fairytale" | - | 1 | 387 | 1 | 201 | |
2010 | Didrik Solli-Tangen | "My Heart Is Yours" | - | 20 | 35 | Host country | ||
2011 | Stella Mwangi | "Haba Haba" | English, Swahili | Little by litte | Failed to qualify | 17 | 30 | |
2012 | Tooji | "Stay" | English | - | 26 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
2013 | Margaret Berger | "I Feed You My Love" | - | 4 | 191 | 3 | 120 | |
2014 | Carl Espen | "Silent Storm" | - | 8 | 88 | 6 | 77 | |
2015 | Mørland & Debrah Scarlett | "A Monster Like Me" | - | 8 | 102 | 4 | 123 | |
2016 | Agnete | "Icebreaker" | - | Failed to qualify | 13 | 63 | ||
2017 | JOWST | "Grab the Moment" | - | 10 | 158 | 5 | 189 | |
2018 | Alexander Rybak | "That's How You Write a Song" | - | 15 | 144 | 1 | 266 | |
2019 | KEiiNO | "Spirit in the Sky" | English, Sami | - | 6 | 331 | 7 | 210 |
2020 | Ulrikke | "Attention" | English | - | Cancelled | |||
2021 | Tix | "Fallen Angel" | - | 18 | 75 | 10 | 115 | |
2022 | Subwoolfer | "Give That Wolf a Banana" | - | 10 | 182 | 6 | 177 | |
2023 | Alessandra | "Queen of Kings" | - | 5 | 268 | 6 | 102 | |
2024 | Gåte | "Ulveham" | Norwegian | Wolf man |
Junior Eurovision Song Contest[]
Year | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Position | Points | |
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2003 | 2U | "Sinnsykt gal forelsket" | Norwegian | Insanely crazy in love | 13 | 18 | |
2004 | @lek | "En stjerne skal jeg bli" | I'll be a star | 13 | 12 | ||
2005 | Malin | "Sommer og skolefri" | Summer and school holidays | 3 | 123 | ||
Has not participated from 2006 to present |
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