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, (NRK), organised the national final 1995 in order to select its entry for the contest. The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest.
Before Eurovision
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 Artist Song Televote Place Result 1 Irene Bjaanes "En liten måne" 23% 2 2 Helga Hægeland Thomassen "Kom inn te mæ" 77% 1 Qualified
+ Semi-final 2 – 21 January 1995 Artist Song Televote Place Result 1 Svein O. Greger "Dans" 70% 1 Qualified 2 Betty and the Beagles "Sanger i regn" 30% 2
+ Semi-final 3 – 28 January 1995 Artist Song Televote Place Result 1Gry Jeanette Antonsen"Fly av sted" 49% 2 2 Geir Rønning "Uten lyst, uten tro" 51% 1 Qualified
+ Semi-final 4 – 4 February 1995 Artist Song Televote Place Result 1 Fem damer med mannskor "Ham og meg" 31% 2 2 Marianne Elstad "Kan ikke du?" 69% 1 Qualified
+ Semi-final 5 – 11 February 1995 Artist Song Televote Place Result 1Arnold B Family"La oss feire livet" 52% 1 Qualified 2 Elisabeth Ødegård Widmer "Til en stjerne" 48% 2 Wildcard
+ Semi-final 6 – 18 February 1995 Artist Song Televote Place Result 1 After Eight "Oh ramalama" 58% 1 Qualified 2 Tone Krohn Henriksen "Fjelltonelek" 42% 2
+ Semi-final 7 – 25 February 1995 Artist Song Televote Place Result 1 Bente Bøe "Mens tiden går" 57% 1 Qualified 2 Camilla Maria Myrås "Bli hos meg" 43% 2
+ Semi-final 8 – 11 March 1995 Artist Song Televote Place Result 1 Secret Garden "Nocturne" 52% 1 Qualified 2 Ole Ask "Kjære min engel" 48% 2
+ Semi-final 9 – 18 March 1995 Artist Song Televote Place Result 1 Nina Grønvold "Kjærlighet for første gang" 65% 1 Qualified 2 Elisabeth Røise and Ole-Marius Johnson "Solskinn gir liv" 35% 2
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 .
+ Final – 1 April 1995 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 Song scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" 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
Secret Garden performed fifth on the night of the contest, following and preceding . They won the contest with 148 points, receiving six twelve points in total. This was Norway's second victory in the competition, following 1985.
The contest was broadcast on (with commentary by Annette Groth) and on radio station NRK P1 (with commentary by ).
Voting
+ Points awarded to Norway Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Norway Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Notes
References
External links Melodi Grand Prix 1995 - norsk finale on