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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
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
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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Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
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Winners
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Winning Songs
"Ti si moja prva ljubav" • "Antes muerta que sencilla" • "My vmeste" • "Vesenniy Jazz" • "S druz'yami" • "Bzzz..." • "Click Clack" • "Mama" • "Candy Music" • "Nebo" • "The Start" • "Tu primo grande amore" • "Not My Soul" • "Mzeo" • "Wings" • "Anyone I Want to Be" • "Superhero" • "J'imagine" • "Qami Qami" • "Oh maman!" • "Cœur"
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