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Norway
Flag of Norway
Broadcaster NRK (Norsk Rikskringkasting)
Selection process Den Norsken Sangen
#04–present
Appearances
Appearances 38 (36 finals)
Debut #01
Best result 1st: #08, #09, #30
Worst result 16th (in SF): #39
North Vision Ranking of Nations
Rank (#38) 4th
Highest ranking 1st
Lowest ranking 16th

Flag of Norway Norway debuted in the first edition of North Vision Song Contest and has participated in every edition since then. The Norwegian broadcaster, Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK), has been the organizer of the Norwegian entry since the country's debut. The broadcaster hosts a national selection (called "Den Norsken Sangen" which means "The Norwegian Song" in English) since the fourth edition to decide the NVSC entry.

Norway in the North Vision Song Contest[]

Norway debuted in the first edition of the North Vision Song Contest in Budapest, after NRK showed interest on participating in the contest very early.

Norway is one of the most successful countries in the contest, having sixteen Top 10 placings including three victories. It was the first country in the history of the contest that achieved to win for a second time (and the only country that did it in a row). Norway's first victory came in the eighth edition with the song "Younger" by Julie Bergan. The second victory came in the next edition in Oslo with the song "Feathers" by Alida. However, they were always participating in the semi-finals until North Vision Song Contest 9, when Norway was a Big 5 Member, due to the first place in the previous edition.The first non-qualification came in the fifth edition, when Maria Mena got the 13th place in the semi-final. Since then, they didn't miss a final until the twenty-third edition. The third victory came in the anniversary thirtieth edition with the band Gåte and the song "Bannlyst" marking the first winner in the Norwegian language. Norway failed to qualify for the 39th edition, marking its third non-qualification. It was revealed that Norway placed 16th, receiving 92 points, marking Norway's lowest result in North Vision Song Contest history, despite ranking 16th out of 46 countries in betting odds. This resulted in participating in potential pre-qualification round.

Norway has so far hosted three times the North Vision Song Contest; the ninth edition of the contest in Oslo, the tenth edition in Bergen and the thirty-first edition in Lillehammer. Also, the North Vision in Concert 6 was held in Norway. The contest has been broadcasted since the first edition by NRK. The spokespersons have been different since the first edition with the list including Alexander Rybak, Ylvis and Tone Damli.

Contestants & Results[]

There have so far been thirty-seven contestants that represented Norway in the contest with twenty-three of them achieving a top 10 result, including three victories.

Table key
     Winner
     Second place
     Third place
     Automatically qualified to the final
     Did not qualify to the final
Edt Host city Artist Song Final Points Semi Points
#01 Flag of Hungary Budapest Tone Damli "Smash" 7 113 2 109
#02 Flag of Iceland Reykjavik Carina Dahl "I Don't Care" 6 124 2 117
#03 Flag of Switzerland Winterthur Gaute Ormåsen "Awake" 12 108 7 74
#04 Flag of Sweden Gothenburg Alexandra Joner "Come Inside Me" 16 93 7 76
#05 Flag of Denmark Aarhus Maria Mena "Fuck You"
Failed to qualify
13 61
#06 Flag of Lebanon Beirut Cir.Cuz feat. Julie Bergan "Supernova" 19 94 5 91
#07 Flag of United Kingdom Liverpool Maria Mena "All the Love" 12 111 4 85
#08 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Julie Bergan "Younger" 1 187 2 112
#09 Flag of Norway Oslo Alida "Feathers" 1 198 Reigning Champion
#10 Flag of Norway Bergen Sophie Elise "Lionheart" 22 72
#11 Flag of Ukraine Lviv Elouiz "10" 14 109 3 102
#12 Flag of Denmark Herning Qleo feat. Lazee "Someone's Watching Me" 4 153 7 78
#13 Flag of Israel Tel Aviv Katastrofe "Holde rundt deg" 16 103 "Big 5" Member
#14 Flag of Kazakhstan Astana Alexandra Joner "Cinderella" 4 159 1 127
#15 Flag of Denmark Copenhagen Aurora "Running with the Wolves" 9 112 "Big 6" Member
#16 Flag of Israel Jerusalem Sandra Lyng "Play My Drum" 20 85 7 86
#17 Flag of Switzerland Zürich Mørland "No Firewall" 12 112 1 113
#18 Flag of Belgium Brussels MIIA "Dynasty" 3 176 2 115
#19 Flag of Italy Turin Served "Psycho" 24 144 "Big 6" Member
#20 Flag of Albania Tirana Dagny feat. Børns "Fool's Gold" 9 256 5 204
#21 Flag of Czech Republic Prague Highasakite "Golden Ticket" 15 176 9 143
#22 Flag of Bulgaria Sofia Julie Bergan "Blackout" 8 244 5 179
#23 Flag of Sweden Stockholm Christiane & Rat City "Touch Me Like That"
Failed to qualify
11 137
#24 Flag of Austria Vienna Sigrid "Strangers" 9 241 3 203
#25 Flag of Morocco Casablanca Ine Hoem "Moonland" 7 247 5 190
#26 Flag of Netherlands Rotterdam Ina Wroldsen "Mother" 9 247 5 175
#27 Flag of Ukraine Odessa Emilie Nicolas "Wild One" 21 166 7 160
#28 Flag of Switzerland Bern Aurora "Animal" 4 289 5 201
#29 Flag of Ireland Dublin Emilie Adams "Aliens" 8 268 "Big 6" Member
#30 Flag of Sweden Malmö Gåte "Bannlyst" 1 389 1 290
#31 Flag of Norway Lillehammer SKAAR "Five Times" 5 311 Reigning Champion
#32 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg City Wardruna "Grá" 10 258 "Big 6" Member
#33 Flag of Georgia Batumi Ruben "Burn Down This Room" 2 422 3 222
#34 Flag of Slovakia Bratislava girl in red "rue" 2 389 "Big 6" Member
#35 Flag of Russia St. Petersburg Royane "Click" 10 286
#36 Flag of Italy Bologna Emilie Adams "Monogamy" 4 352 2 232
#37 Flag of Sweden Stockholm Victoria Nadine "Strangers Again" 6 276 "Big 6" Member
#38 Flag of United Kingdom Leeds EHLE "Dark Side" 18 167
#39 Flag of Andorra Soldeu Hanne Mjøen "Hell With You"
Failed to qualify
16 92
#40 Flag of Greece Athens Aurora & Qing Feng Wu "Storm" Failed to qualify from P.Q.R.
#41 Flag of Austria Graz Emelie Hollow "I Don't Believe It"
Failed to qualify
14 104
#42 Flag of Portugal Lisbon Moyka "Rear View" 3 377 3 221

Draw history[]

Norway has so far competed in a total of sixty-one shows ‒ twenty-seven semi-finals and thirty-four finals. The country has been allocated in the second half for the majority of the contests, 29 times in the first half and 32 times in the second half. Norway has been allocated 15 times in Semi-final 1 and 11 times in Semi-final 2.

Table key
     First half
     Second half
Edition Song Final SF1 SF2
#01 "Smash" 19 02
#02 "I Don't Care" 21 06
#03 "Awake" 16 19
#04 "Come Inside Me" 11 06
#05 "Fuck You" NQ 12
#06 "Supernova" 01 20
#07 "All the Love" 13 23
#08 "Younger" 19 13
#09 "Feathers" 24 Reigning Champion
#10 "Lionheart" 08 Reigning Champion
#11 "10" 12 05
#12 "Someone's Watching Me" 07 13
#13 "Holde rundt deg" 22 'Big 5' member
#14 "Cinderella" 08 02
#15 "Running with the Wolves" 25 'Big 6' member
#16 "Play My Drum" 21 03
#17 "No Firewall" 08 18
#18 "Dynasty" 02 20
#19 "Psycho" 01 'Big 6' member
#20 "Fool's Gold" 05 06
#21 "Golden Ticket" 16 13
#22 "Blackout" 23 21
#23 "Touch Me like That" NQ 04
#24 "Strangers" 11 05
#25 "Moonland" 07 16
#26 "Mother" 24 05
#27 "Wild One" 24 07
#28 "Animal" 16 20
#29 "Aliens" 08 'Big 6' member
#30 "Bannlyst" 13 13
#31 "Five Times" 22 Reigning Champion
#32 "Grá" 05 'Big 6' member
#33 "Burn Down This Room" 17 07
#34 "rue" 07 'Big 6' member
#35 "Click" 26 'Big 6' member
#36 "Monogamy" 16 11
#37 "Strangers Again" 10 'Big 6' member

Betting odds[]

The place the country got in each edition's betting odds. The betting odds were first introduced in the fourth edition. Since the seventh edition, the rankings of each broadcaster in the sneak peeks were combined and the average score of each country represented their odds to win the contest. Norway has been first in the betting odds three times and has been placed in the top 5 several times.

Edt Entry Place AVG
#01 "Smash" No bettings odds
#02 "I Don't Care"
#03 "Awake"
#04 "Come Inside Me" 10th N/A
#05 "Fuck You" 41st
#06 "Supernova 4th
#07 "All the Love" 11th 3.77
#08 "Younger" 16th N/A
#09 "Feathers" 4th 3.00
#10 "Lionheart" 20th 3.83
#11 "10" 2nd 2.75
#12 "Someone's Watching Me" 2nd 3.21
#13 "Holde rundt deg" 7th 3.50
#14 "Cinderella" 9th 3.26
#15 "Running with the Wolves" 27th 4.00
#16 "Play My Drum" 12th 3.61
#17 "No Firewall" 2nd 2.74
#18 "Dynasty" 1st 2.74
#19 "Psycho" 18th 4.09
#20 "Fool's Gold" 1st 2.54
#21 "Golden Ticket" 28th 4.75
#22 "Blackout" 2nd 2.76
#23 "Touch Me like That" 20th 3.64
#24 "Strangers" 8th 3.15
#25 "Moonland" 3rd 3.48
#26 "Mother" 6th 3.35
#27 "Wild One" 8th 3.50
#28 "Animal" 7th 3.09
#29 "Aliens" 4th 2.92
#30 "Bannlyst" 8th 3.45
#31 "Five Times" 2nd 2.68
#32 "Grá" 15th 3.84
#33 "Burn Down This Room" 8th 3.46
#34 "rue" 1st 2.64
#35 "Click" 6th 3.12
#36 "Monogamy" 2nd 2.81
#37 "Strangers Again" 2nd 2.86
#38 "Dark Side" 10th 3.55
  • Between the fourth and sixth editions, players could bet about who they think could qualify or win the contest.
  • In the eighth edition as there were no sneak peeks, a different format was used for the betting odds with the users ranking the songs on a scale from 1 to 12 points (excl. 9 and 11 points).

Charts[]

The table shows the charts places of the Norwegian entries in other countries. "Fuck You" charted in 10 countries, still failing to qualify. "Younger" reached #1 in Norway, United Kingdom and Armenia while "Feathers" reached #1 in Norway, United Kingdom and Andorra.

Song Peak chart positions Album
EU AM AD AZ DK DE LB LT MD MK SE UK NO
"Smash" 7 Heartkill EP
"I Don't Care" 32 14 7 3 17 1 It Gets Better EP
"Awake" 26 Non-album single
"Come Inside Me" 5 31 2 8
"Fuck You" 6 10 15 4 15 38 2 19 20 Weapon In Mind
"Supernova" 4 43 9 72 6 10 Vi Er Cir.Cuz
"All the Love" 29 2 1 3 2 12 Weapon In Mind
"Younger" 1 41 4 17 10 19 1 Non-album single
"Feathers" 12 1 29 2 7 1 1 To Where We Reside
"Lionheart" 28 18 23 3 Non-album single
"10" 23 8 9 17
"Someone's Watching Me" 3 11 30 2 6
"Holde rundt deg" 72
"Cinderella" 2 3 16 49 37 3 5
"Running with the Wolves" 23 5 5 18 Running with the Wolves EP
"Play My Drum" 1 49 22 12 12 Non-album single
"No Firewall" 49 1 48 Make a Sail
"Dynasty" 49 23 18 18 Non-album single
"Psycho" 18 66 58
"Fool's Gold" 72 4 Ultraviolet EP
"Golden Ticket" 20 Camp Echo
"Blackout" 6 8 5 23 1 Turn On the Lights
"Touch Me like That" 23 81 5 7 Non-album single
"Strangers" 18 61 14
"Moonland" 4 4 Moonbird
"Mother" 2 HEX EP

Awards[]

The North Vision Awards (formerly known as the After-show Awards) is a ceremony held to honor the artists and songs of the editions. Norway has won 11 awards in total.

Ceremony Nominated Award Result
NVSC #07 "All the Love" Best English song Nominated
Best Northern song Won
NVSC #08 "Younger" Best Pop
Best English song
Best Northern song
Best Top 5 song
NVSC #10
(special awards)
"Come Inside Me" Funniest entry Nominated
"Fuck You" Most controversial entry
"All the Love" Most emotional entry
"Younger" Best female performance
Best winner
"Feathers" Best winner
NVSC #11 "10" Best Ballad
Best English song
Best Northern song
NVSC #12 "Someone's Watching Me" Best English song
Best Northern song Won
Best Top 5 song Nominated
NVSC #13 Katastrofe Best Male Artist
"Holde rundt deg" Best Non-English song
Best Northern song
Best Big 5 song
NVSC #14 "Cinderella" Best Dance / R&B
Best English song Won
Best Northern song Nominated
Best Top 6 song
NVSC #15 "Running with the Wolves" Best Alternative song
Best Northern song Won
Best Big 6 song Nominated
NVSC #16 Sandra Lyng Best Female Artist
"Play My Drum" Best Pop song
Best Northern song
NVSC #17 Mørland Best Male Artist
"No Firewall" Best Ballad
Best English song
Best Northern song
NVSC #18 MIIA Best Female Artist
"Dynasty" Best Ballad Won
Best Pop song
Best English song Nominated
Best Northern song Won
Best Top 6 song Nominated
NVSC #23 "Touch Me like That" Best Pop/Dance song Nominated
Best Northern song

Song of the Year[]

The North Vision Song of the Year (also known simply as Song of the Year) is the annual award show held to honor the best song from the editions that were held during the respective year.

Year Artist Song Result
2015 Katastrofe "Holde rundt deg" Top 296
Alexandra Joner "Cinderella"
Sandra Lyng "Play My Drum"
Mørland "No Firewall"
Qleo feat. Lazee "Someone's Watching Me" 15th place
Aurora "Running with the Wolves" Top 10
2016 Served "Psycho" Top 199
Dagny feat. Børns "Fool's Gold"
Highasakite "Golden Ticket"
MIIA "Dynasty" 11th place
2018 Sigrid "Strangers" Top 142
Ine Hoem "Moonland" Top 50
Ina Wroldsen "Mother"
2019 Emilie Nicolas "Wild One" Top 205
Emilie Adams "Aliens" Top 50
Gåte "Bannlyst" 8th place
Aurora "Animal" 7th place
2020 Wardruna "Grá" Top 207
SKAAR "Five Times" 29th place
Ruben "Burn Down This Room" 7th place
girl in red "rue" 3rd place
2021 Victoria Nadine "Strangers Again" 30th place
Royane "Click" 8th place
Emilie Adams "Monogamy" 2nd place

Voting history[]

Norway's voting statistics as of the thirty-seventh edition. The tables list the points given or received by Norway in the semi-finals and the finals. Hungary is currently the country that has given the most points to Norway and Greece the country that has recieved the most points by Norway.

Most points received overall
Rank Country Points
1 Flag of Hungary Hungary 438
2 Flag of Sweden Sweden 412
3 Flag of Moldova Moldova 316
4 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom 301
5 Flag of Romania Romania 300
Most points given overall
Rank Country Points
1 Flag of Greece Greece 281
2 Flag of Romania Romania 259
3 Flag of Sweden Sweden 256
4 Flag of Denmark Denmark 250
5 Flag of Italy Italy 230

12 points[]

Table key

     Winner – Norway gave 12 points to a winning song / Norway won the contest.
     Second place – Norway gave 12 points to a runner-up song / Norway was runner-up in the contest.
     Third place – Norway gave 12 points to a third place song / Norway came third in the contest.
     Qualified – Norway gave 12 points to a song that was a qualifier / Norway was a qualifier.
     Non-qualified – Norway gave 12 points to a song that was not a qualifier / Norway was not a qualifier.
(J) Jury – 12 points from the country's jury.
(T) Televoting – 12 points from the country's televoting.
Record of 12 points
Edition Given Received
Semi Final Semi Final
#01 Flag of Denmark Denmark Flag of Denmark Denmark Flag of Belarus Belarus
Flag of France France
Flag of Portugal Portugal
Flag of France France
Flag of Portugal Portugal
#02 Flag of Latvia Latvia Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Flag of Belarus Belarus
Flag of Denmark Denmark
Flag of France France
Flag of Latvia Latvia
Flag of Hungary Hungary
Flag of Portugal Portugal
#03 Flag of Romania Romania Flag of Romania Romania Flag of Italy Italy Flag of Italy Italy
#04 Flag of Italy Italy Flag of Belgium Belgium N/A Flag of Israel Israel
#05 Flag of Moldova Moldova Flag of Moldova Moldova Flag of Moldova Moldova Failed to qualify
#06 Flag of Estonia Estonia Flag of Estonia Estonia Flag of Estonia Estonia N/A
#07 Flag of Iceland Iceland Flag of Russia Russia Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Flag of Ireland Ireland
Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Flag of Moldova Moldova
#08 Flag of Latvia Latvia Flag of Latvia Latvia Flag of Denmark Denmark
Flag of Latvia Latvia
Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
Flag of Georgia Georgia
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Flag of Latvia Latvia
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania
Flag of Moldova Moldova
Flag of Poland Poland
Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
#09 Flag of Latvia Latvia Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Member of the "Big 5" Flag of Czech Republic Czechia
Flag of Latvia Latvia
Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
#10 Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Flag of Denmark Denmark Member of the "Big 5" N/A
#11 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Flag of Portugal Portugal Flag of Monaco Monaco
Flag of Serbia Serbia
Flag of Czech Republic Czechia
#12 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Flag of Moldova Moldova Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina
Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia
Flag of Iceland Iceland
Flag of Moldova Moldova
Flag of Romania Romania
#13 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Flag of Sweden Sweden Member of the "Big 5" Flag of Poland Poland
#14 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon Flag of Croatia Croatia Flag of Italy Italy
Flag of Lebanon Lebanon
Flag of Armenia Armenia
#15 Flag of Latvia Latvia Flag of Israel Israel Member of the "Big 6" Flag of Czech Republic Czechia
Flag of Greece Greece
#16 Flag of Belarus Belarus Flag of Spain Spain Flag of Croatia Croatia
Flag of France France
N/A
#17 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Flag of Belgium Belgium
Flag of Estonia Estonia
Flag of Latvia Latvia
Flag of Monaco Monaco
#18 Flag of Germany Germany Flag of Italy Italy Flag of Serbia Serbia
Flag of Turkey Türkiye
Flag of Spain Spain
Flag of Turkey Türkiye
#19 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg (J) Flag of Albania Albania (J) Member of the "Big 6" Flag of Andorra Andorra (J)
Flag of Poland Poland (T) Flag of Czech Republic Czechia (T) Algeria Algeria (T)
#20 Flag of France France (J) Flag of Denmark Denmark (J) N/A Flag of Croatia Croatia (J)
Flag of Estonia Estonia (J)
Flag of Denmark Denmark (T) Flag of Germany Germany (T) Flag of Andorra Andorra (T)
Flag of Belgium Belgium (T)
Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom (T)
Flag of Czech Republic Czechia (T)
#21 Flag of Israel Israel (J) Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria (J) Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom (J) Flag of Portugal Portugal (J)
Flag of San Marino San Marino (J)
Flag of Andorra Andorra (T) Flag of Denmark Denmark (T) N/A N/A
#22 Flag of France France (J) Flag of Spain Spain (J) N/A Flag of Spain Spain (J)
Flag of Greece Greece (T) Flag of Greece Greece (T) Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia (T)
Flag of Hungary Hungary (T)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland (T)
#23 Flag of Romania Romania (J) Flag of Israel Israel (J) Flag of Cyprus Cyprus (J)
Flag of Malta Malta (J)
Failed to qualify
Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg (T) Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg (T) N/A
#24 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg (J) Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg (J) Flag of Lithuania Lithuania (J)
Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom (J)
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania (J)
Flag of Romania Romania (J)
Flag of Spain Spain (J)
Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom (J)
Flag of San Marino San Marino (T) Flag of Serbia Serbia (T) Flag of France France (T)
Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg (T)
Flag of Portugal Portugal (T)
Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom (T)
Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom (T)
#25 Flag of Serbia Serbia (J) Flag of Serbia Serbia (J) Flag of Slovenia Slovenia (J) Flag of Latvia Latvia (J)
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine (J)
Flag of Sweden Sweden (T) Flag of Denmark Denmark (T) Flag of Portugal Portugal (T) Flag of Portugal Portugal (T)
#26 Flag of Greece Greece (J) Flag of Spain Spain (J) Flag of Lithuania Lithuania (J)
Flag of San Marino San Marino (J)
Flag of Andorra Andorra (J)
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania (J)
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine (T) Flag of Spain Spain (T) Flag of San Marino San Marino (T) N/A
#27 Flag of Poland Poland (J) Flag of Armenia Armenia (J) N/A Flag of Hungary Hungary (J)
Flag of Poland Poland (T) Flag of Armenia Armenia (T) Flag of Hungary Hungary (T)
Flag of Malta Malta (T)
Flag of Albania Albania (T)
Flag of Hungary Hungary (T)
Flag of Malta Malta (T)
#28 Flag of Serbia Serbia (J) Flag of Israel Israel (J) Flag of Hungary Hungary (J)
Flag of Ireland Ireland (J)
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania (J)
Flag of Belgium Belgium (J)
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro (J)
Flag of Israel Israel (T) Flag of Sweden Sweden (T) Flag of Andorra Andorra (T) Flag of Belgium Belgium (T)
Flag of Latvia Latvia (T)
Flag of Sweden Sweden (T)
#29 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands (J) Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria (J) Member of the "Big 6" Algeria Algeria (J)
Flag of Belarus Belarus (J)
Flag of Hungary Hungary (J)
Flag of Romania Romania (J)
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria (T) Flag of Ukraine Ukraine (T) Flag of Belarus Belarus (T)
#30 Flag of San Marino San Marino (J) Flag of Greece Greece (J) Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands (J)
Flag of Finland Finland (J)
Flag of Hungary Hungary (J)
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro (J)
Flag of Morocco Morocco (J)
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia (J)
Flag of Sweden Sweden (J)
Flag of Finland Finland (J)
Flag of Germany Germany (J)
Flag of Italy Italy (J)
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro (J)
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia (J)
Flag of Sweden Sweden (J)
Flag of Belarus Belarus (T) Flag of Armenia Armenia (T) Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands (T)
Flag of Hungary Hungary (T)
Flag of Latvia Latvia (T)
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia (T)
Flag of Sweden Sweden (T)
Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands (T)
Flag of Lebanon Lebanon (T)
#31 Flag of Romania Romania (J) Flag of Ukraine Ukraine (J) Member of the "Big 6" Flag of Estonia Estonia (J)
Flag of Hungary Hungary (J)
Flag of Italy Italy (T) Flag of Spain Spain (T) Flag of Albania Albania (T)
Flag of Hungary Hungary (T)
Flag of Italy Italy (T)
Flag of Moldova Moldova (T)
Flag of San Marino San Marino (T)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia (T)
#32 Flag of Croatia Croatia (J) Flag of Greece Greece (J) Member of the "Big 6" Flag of Hungary Hungary (J)
Flag of Morocco Morocco (J)
Flag of Croatia Croatia (T) Flag of Sweden Sweden (T) Flag of Finland Finland (T)
Flag of Germany Germany (T)
Flag of Greece Greece (T)
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia (T)
#33 Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia (J) Flag of Slovakia Slovakia (J) Flag of Greece Greece (J)
Flag of Moldova Moldova (J)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland (J)
Flag of Spain Spain (J)
Flag of Romania Romania (J)
Flag of France France (J)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia (J)
Flag of Sweden Sweden (J)
Flag of San Marino San Marino (J)
Flag of Poland Poland (J)
Flag of Andorra Andorra (J)
Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands (J)
Flag of France France (J)
Flag of Monaco Monaco (J)
Flag of Greece Greece (T) Flag of Greece Greece (T) Flag of Greece Greece (T)
Flag of Moldova Moldova (T)
Flag of Spain Spain (T)
Flag of Greece Greece (T)
Flag of Moldova Moldova (T)
Flag of Monaco Monaco (T)
Flag of Spain Spain (T)
Flag of Poland Poland (T)
#34 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia (J) Flag of Greece Greece (J) Member of the "Big 6" Flag of Slovakia Slovakia (J)
Flag of Germany Germany (J)
Flag of Estonia Estonia (J)
Flag of Sweden Sweden (J)
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro (J)
Flag of Moldova Moldova (J)
Flag of Hungary Hungary (J)
Flag of Israel Israel (T) Flag of Israel Israel (T) Flag of Sweden Sweden (T)
Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg (T)
Flag of Belarus Belarus (T)
#35 Flag of Andorra Andorra (J) Flag of Andorra Andorra (J) Member of the "Big 6" Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (J)
Flag of Hungary Hungary (J)
Flag of Netherlands Netherlands (T) Flag of Romania Romania (T) Flag of Sweden Sweden (T)
#36 Flag of Finland Finland (J) Flag of Albania Albania (J) Flag of Hungary Hungary (J)
Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (J)
Flag of San Marino San Marino (J)
Flag of Earth Rest of the World
Flag of France France (J)
Flag of Israel Israel (J)
Flag of Serbia Serbia (T) Flag of Greece Greece (T) Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia (T)
Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (T)
Flag of Denmark Denmark (T)
Flag of Sweden Sweden (T)
Flag of Finland Finland (T)
Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (T)
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan (T)
#37 Flag of Australia Australia (J) Flag of Czech Republic Czechia (J) Member of the "Big 6" Flag of Poland Poland (J)
Flag of Moldova Moldova (T) Flag of Germany Germany (T) Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia (T)

Hostings[]

Norway has hosted three editions of the contest: the ninth, the tenth edition and the thirty-first edition. The country has also hosted the sixth edition of the North Vision in Concert.

Edition Location Venue Presenters
#09 Oslo Telenor Arena Nadia Hasnaoui, Erik Solbakken and Haddy N'jie
#10 Bergen Bergenshallen Tone Damli and Markus Foss
#31 Lillehammer Håkons Hall Didrik Solli Tangen, Katrine Moholt and Julie Bergan

Commentators and spokespersons[]

Since the first edition there have been different commentators and spokespersons for Norway. However, all the events were broadcasted by NRK, on both radio and television. Per Sundnes, Synnøve Svabø, Olav Viksmo Slettan and Ronny Brede Aase have been the four final and semi-finals television commentators, so far. Ronny Brede Aase and Line Elvsåshagen have served as radio commentators for five editions each while Silje Reiten Nordnes was the radio commentators for eight editions, before Markus Ekrem Neby took over.

The spokespersons have been different in each edition. The list of the Norwegian spokespersons includes Norwegian entrants such as Cir.Cuz and Tone Damli as well as entrants from the Norwegian selection such as Astrid S and Adelén.

Edition(s) Commentator Radio commentator Spokesperson Broadcaster
NVSC #01 Per Sundnes Ronny Brede Aase Nadia Hasnaoui NRK
(TV + Radio)
NVSC #02 Stian Barsnes Simonsen
NVSC #03 Knut Anders Sørum
NVSC #04 Tooji
NVSC #05 Synnøve Svabø Ylvis
NVSC #06 Line Elvsåshagen Emilie voe Nereng
NVSC #07 Carl Espen
NVSC #08 Cir.Cuz
NVSC #09 Linnea Dale
NVSC #10 Olav Viksmo Slettan Nico & Vinz
NVSC #11 Silje Reiten Nordnes Tone Damli
NVSC #12 Alexander Rybak
NVSC #13 Nora Jabri
NVSC #14 Erlend Bratland
NVSC #15 Carina Dahl
NVSC #16 Christina Skaar
NVSC #17 Adelén
NVSC #18 Agnete Johnsen
NVSC #19 Ronny Brede Aase Markus Ekrem Neby Astrid S
NVSC #20 Kristoffer Brun & Are Strandli
NVSC #21 Kygo
NVSC #22 Ulrikke
NVSC #23 Margrethe Røed
NVSC #24 Marcus & Martinus
NVSC #25 Kåre Magnus Bergh
NVSC #26 Chinook Lamers
NVSC #27 Markus Neby Ole Christian Øen Ina Wroldsen
NVSC #28 KEiiNO
NVSC #29 AURORA
NVSC #30 Emelie Hollow
NVSC #31 Ruben
NVSC #32 CELIIN
NVSC #33 Gunnhild Sundli
NVSC #34 Ruben
NVSC #35 Moyka
NVSC #36 Karsten Warholm
NVSC #37 Slopes

Other contests[]

OGAN Second Chance Contest[]

The contest takes place during the actual contest, usually during the final of the respective edition. It is not an televised event, but only through YouTube. In order for an OGAN fan club to participate in the contest, it is required to have a public national selection held for the respective edition. Every OGAN club can only have one entry. The song can be only selected internally and cannot be changed after it was selected. The selected song must be from the final of the selection unless the selection has not the format of the semi-finals and final.

Norway has won four times; in OGAN Second Chance Contest 8 with the song "Always On My Mind" by Adelén, in OGAN Second Chance Contest 11 with the song "Compass" by Two Steps from Hell and Merethe Soltvedt in the vocals, in OGAN Second Chance Contest 25 with "Remember Me" by Ina Wroldsen and in OGAN Second Chance Contest 30 with "Hear It Out Loud" by Emelie Hollow. OGAN Norway hosted the contest five times; four of them because they won the last edition but they got to host also OGAN Second Chance Contest 11, as the United Kingdom declined to host it and Norway was second the previous edition.

Edn Host Artist Song Place Points
#08 Flag of Sweden Sweden Adelén "Always On My Mind" 1 132
#09 Flag of Norway Norway Carina Dahl "It Gets Better" 2 126
#10 Flag of Sweden Sweden Thea Oskarsen "One Of A Kind" 2 103
#11 Flag of Norway Norway Two Steps from Hell feat. Merethe Soltvedt "Compass" 1 115
#12 Flag of Norway Norway Chinook "Go Home" 3 104
#13 Flag of Armenia Armenia Nora Jabri "Berlin Wall" 7 55
#14 Flag of Armenia Armenia Jenny Langlo "Next to You" 3 107
#15 Flag of Earth ROTW Tooji "Father" 2 107
#16 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Christina Skaar "Critical" 10 75
#17 Flag of Spain Spain Adelén "Spell on me" 4 95
#18 Flag of Denmark Denmark Alan Walker "Faded" 7 67
#19 Flag of Sweden Sweden Astrid S "Hurts So Good" 12 63
#20 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Astrid S "Paper Thin" 6 76
#21 Flag of Denmark Denmark Ivie "Creatures of the Night" 3 98
Did not participate in the twenty-second edition
#23 Flag of Sweden Sweden Bodin "Echo" 7 66
#24 Flag of Denmark Denmark Emila "Kimura" 4 59
#25 Flag of Denmark Denmark Ina Wroldsen "Remember Me" 1 95
#26 Flag of Norway Norway Elsa & Emilie "The Drowning" 10 53
#27 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Astrid S "Emotion" 3 73
#28 Flag of Earth ROTW SKAAR "Higher Ground" 6 68
#29 Flag of Ireland Ireland Ruben "Power" 4 76
#30 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Emelie Hollow "Hear It Out Loud" 1 128
#31 Flag of Norway Norway Ora the Molecule "Salé" 13 52
#32 Flag of Romania Romania CELIIN "Nasty Human" 5 83
#33 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Ekko "Off My Mind" 7 68
#34 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Benjamin "WWW" 5 94
#35 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Kalandra "The Waiting Game" 5 79
#36 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Ruben "Running" 6 82
#37 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Slopes "Prove them Wrong" 3 91
#38 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Highasakite "Mother" 19 27
#39 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan FANNY "Jump the Gun" 2 74
Did not participate in the fourthieth edition
#41 Flag of Israel Israel Ella A "Asi" 12 56
#42 Flag of Sweden Sweden Gåte feat. Djerv "Svarteboka" 4 86

Voting history[]

Norway's voting statistics as of the thirty-sixth edition. The tables list the points given or received by Norway in the contest. Sweden is currently the country that has given the most points to Norway and Sweden is also the country that has recieved the most points by Norway.

Most points received
Rank Country Points
1 Flag of Sweden Sweden 200
2 Flag of Hungary Hungary 116
3 Flag of Romania Romania 87
4 Flag of Turkey Türkiye 82
5 Flag of Ireland Ireland 70
Flag of Denmark Denmark 70
Most points given
Rank Country Points
1 Flag of Sweden Sweden 182
2 Flag of Denmark Denmark 101
3 Flag of Greece Greece 99
4 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom 82
5 Flag of Romania Romania 67

Junior North Vision Song Contest[]

The contest is only for European artists under the age of 16. NRK has made only internal selections, so far. Adelén was the first representantive of Norway, before she try to participate in the adult North Vision Song Contest. Norway's best result is 3 second places (twice with Sval and once with Daniel Owen).

Edn Host city Artist Song Place Points Semi Points
#01 Flag of Estonia Tallinn Adelén "Baila Conmigo"
Failed to qualify
11 59
#02 Flag of United Kingdom Cardiff Marthe Emilie "Your Picture" 6 69 No semi-finals
#03 Flag of Finland Mariehamn Sval "Fasitsvar" 2 114
#04 Flag of Romania Cluj-Napoca Mathea-Mari "#online" 3 120
#05 Flag of Netherlands Amsterdam Sval "Plan B" 2 147
#06 Flag of Finland Helsinki BlimE "Ekte venner" 13 61
#07 Flag of Andorra Andorra la Vella Daniel Owen "Girl Gone Bad" 2 123
#08 Flag of Ukraine Kiev Marcus & Martinus "Plystre på deg" 5 72
#09 Flag of Albania Tirana Lila "The Day You'll Find Me" 3 99
#10 Flag of Sweden Malmö Thea "Du gjør mæ så glad" 4 127 1 113
#11 Flag of Hungary Budapest Sophie Stray "Over Me" 8 63 No semi-finals
#12 Flag of Russia Moscow Angelina Jordan "Shield" 2 75

Nordisk Melodi Grand Prix[]

The contest is held between the Nordic and Baltic countries that are members of the North Broadcasting Union. Norway debuted in the first edition and got the fifth place out of six countries. Kate Havnevik won the third edition for Norway but NRK denied hosting the competition. Norway won for a second time with ARIA but the country didn't take part in the following contest due to organisational issues. Sandra Kolstad brought a third victory for Norway in the ninth edition while EMMA managed to give her country a second win in a row and a fourth in total.

Edn Host City Artist Song Place Points
#01 Flag of Faroe Islands Tórshavn The Main Level "Blackout" 5 12
#02 Flag of Sweden Uppsala Frøder "Over The Sea" 2 36
#03 Flag of Denmark Aalborg Kate Havnevik "Falling" 1 42
#04 Flag of Faroe Islands Tórshavn Julie Ervik "Last Love" 3 26
#05 Flag of Finland Kerava ARIA "Maze" 1 48
Did not participate in the sixth edition
#07 Flag of Greenland Nuuk Nina G "No Average Princess" 3 28
#08 Flag of Denmark Silkeborg HAVA "Elysium" 3 30
#09 Flag of Denmark Skjern Sandra Kolstad "My Yellow Heart" 1 52
#10 Flag of Norway Bergen EMMA "Hijackers" 1 54
#11 Flag of Norway Stavanger Oda Loves You "Goal Getter" 5 18
#12 Flag of Finland Jyväskylä Frida Hunshammer "Disqualified" 3 22
#13 Flag of Faroe Islands Tórshavn Ponette "Freak" 3 26
#14 Flag of Sweden Växjö Softcore untd. feat. Nils Bech "Går i blinde" 6 24
#15 Flag of Finland Kuopio Stina Talling feat. Cherie Mwangi "Jada Jada" 2 37
#16 Flag of Finland Sotkamo Synne Vo "Seksten" 3 33
#17 Flag of Iceland Reykjavík Michelle Ullestad "Sol" 3 38

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