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 [ edit ] Melodi Grand Prix 1995 [ edit ] Competing entries [ edit ] 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 [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 [ edit ] 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 1 Nina Grønvold "Kjærlighet for første gang" 65% 1 Advanced 2 Elisabeth Røise and Ole-Marius Johnson "Solskinn gir liv" 35% 2 Eliminated
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 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 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 [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
Participation Artists Songs Note: Entries scored out signify where Norway did not compete
Countries Artists 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 "