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Norway at Eurovision

Norway first sang at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960 and has entered 64 contests. It has won three times: in 1985, 1995 and 2009. The contest has been held there three times, most recently in Oslo in 2010.

64
contests
3
wins
3
hosted
first song
1960
contests
64
wins
3 — 1985, 1995, 2009
second place
1 — 1996
last place
12 — 1963, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1990, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2012, 2024
nul points
1963, 1978, 1981, 1997
in the final
19 of 22 tries since semi-finals began in 2004
sung in
Norwegian (36), English (28), French (1), Swahili (1), Northern Sámi (1), and one more
hosted
Bergen 1986, Oslo 1996, Oslo 2010
not in the line-up
1970, 2002

The three wins

Photos are stills from the contest’s own videos on YouTube. Each one opens that year’s story.

Every song

All 65 entries, newest first. The year opens the story of that contest; the name opens the artist.

Year Artist Song Result Points
2026 Vienna Jonas Lovv “Ya Ya Ya” English 14th of 25 134
2025 Basel Kyle Alessandro “Lighter” English 18th of 26 89
2024 Malmö Gåte “Ulveham” Norwegian 25th of 26 16
2023 Liverpool Alessandra “Queen of Kings” English, Italian 5th of 26 268
2022 Turin Subwoolfer “Give That Wolf a Banana” English 10th of 25 182
2021 Rotterdam Tix “Fallen Angel” English 18th of 26 75
2020 Rotterdam Ulrikke “Attention” English Contest cancelled —
2019 Tel Aviv Keiino “Spirit in the Sky” English, Northern Sámi 6th of 26 331
2018 Lisbon Alexander Rybak “That's How You Write a Song” English 15th of 26 144
2017 Kyiv Jowst “Grab the Moment” English 10th of 26 158
2016 Stockholm Agnete “Icebreaker” English Out in semi-final 2 (13th of 18) 63
2015 Vienna Mørland and Debrah Scarlett “A Monster Like Me” English 8th of 27 102
2014 Copenhagen Carl Espen “Silent Storm” English 8th of 26 88
2013 Malmö Margaret Berger “I Feed You My Love” English 4th of 26 191
2012 Baku Tooji “Stay” English 26th of 26 7
2011 Düsseldorf Stella Mwangi “Haba Haba” English, Swahili Out in semi-final 1 (17th of 19) 30
2010 Oslo Didrik Solli-Tangen “My Heart Is Yours” English 20th of 25 35
2009 Moscow Alexander Rybak “Fairytale” English winner! 387
2008 Belgrade Maria “Hold On Be Strong” English 5th of 25 182
2007 Helsinki Guri Schanke “Ven a bailar conmigo” English Out in the semi-final (18th of 28) 48
2006 Athens Christine Guldbrandsen “Alvedansen” Norwegian 14th of 24 36
2005 Kyiv Wig Wam “In My Dreams” English 9th of 24 125
2004 Istanbul Knut Anders Sørum “High” English 24th of 24 3
2003 Riga Jostein Hasselgård “I'm Not Afraid to Move On” English 4th of 26 123
2001 Copenhagen Haldor Lægreid “On My Own” English 22nd of 23 3
2000 Stockholm Charmed “My Heart Goes Boom” English 11th of 24 57
1999 Jerusalem Van Eijk “Living My Life Without You” English 14th of 23 35
1998 Birmingham Lars A. Fredriksen “Alltid sommer” Norwegian 8th of 25 79
1997 Dublin Tor Endresen “San Francisco” Norwegian 24th of 25 0
1996 Oslo Elisabeth Andreassen “I evighet” Norwegian 2nd of 23 114
1995 Dublin Secret Garden “Nocturne” Norwegian winner! 148
1994 Dublin Elisabeth Andreasson and Jan Werner Danielsen “Duett” Norwegian 6th of 25 76
1993 Millstreet Silje Vige “Alle mine tankar” Norwegian 5th of 25 120
1992 Malmö Merethe Trøan “Visjoner” Norwegian 18th of 23 23
1991 Rome Just 4 Fun “Mrs. Thompson” Norwegian 17th of 22 14
1990 Zagreb Ketil Stokkan “Brandenburger Tor” Norwegian 21st of 22 8
1989 Lausanne Britt Synnøve Johansen “Venners nærhet” Norwegian 17th of 22 30
1988 Dublin Karoline Krüger “For vår jord” Norwegian 5th of 21 88
1987 Brussels Kate Gulbrandsen “Mitt liv” Norwegian 9th of 22 65
1986 Bergen Ketil Stokkan “Romeo” Norwegian 12th of 20 44
1985 Gothenburg Bobbysocks “La det swinge” Norwegian winner! 123
1984 Luxembourg City Dollie de Luxe “Lenge leve livet” Norwegian 17th of 19 29
1983 Munich Jahn Teigen “Do Re Mi” Norwegian 9th of 20 53
1982 Harrogate Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan “Adieu” Norwegian 12th of 18 40
1981 Dublin Finn Kalvik “Aldri i livet” Norwegian 20th of 20 0
1980 The Hague Sverre Kjelsberg and Mattis Hætta “Sámiid ædnan” Norwegian 16th of 19 15
1979 Jerusalem Anita Skorgan “Oliver” Norwegian 11th of 19 57
1978 Paris Jahn Teigen “Mil etter mil” Norwegian 20th of 20 0
1977 London Anita Skorgan “Casanova” Norwegian 14th of 18 18
1976 The Hague Anne-Karine Strøm “Mata Hari” English 18th of 18 7
1975 Stockholm Ellen Nikolaysen “Touch My Life with Summer” English 18th of 19 11
1974 Brighton Anne-Karine and the Bendik Singers “The First Day of Love” English 14th of 17 3
1973 Luxembourg City Bendik Singers “It's Just a Game” English, French 7th of 17 89
1972 Edinburgh Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg “Småting” Norwegian 14th of 18 73
1971 Dublin Hanne Krogh “Lykken er...” Norwegian 17th of 18 65
1969 Madrid Kirsti Sparboe “Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli” Norwegian 16th of 16 1
1968 London Odd Børre “Stress” Norwegian 13th of 17 2
1967 Vienna Kirsti Sparboe “Dukkemann” Norwegian 14th of 17 2
1966 Luxembourg City Åse Kleveland “Intet er nytt under solen” Norwegian 3rd of 18 15
1965 Naples Kirsti Sparboe “Karusell” Norwegian 13th of 18 1
1964 Copenhagen Arne Bendiksen “Spiral” Norwegian 8th of 16 6
1963 London Anita Thallaug “Solhverv” Norwegian 13th of 16 0
1962 Luxembourg City Inger Jacobsen “Kom sol, kom regn” Norwegian 10th of 16 2
1961 Cannes Nora Brockstedt “Sommer i Palma” Norwegian 7th of 16 10
1960 London Nora Brockstedt “Voi-voi” Norwegian 4th of 13 11

Points for a song that went out in a semi-final are its semi-final points. Before 2004 there were no semi-finals: every song sang on the one night.

Sent more than once

The nine acts Norway has sent to more than one contest.

Hosting

The three contests held in Norway.

On air at home

The channels that carried the contest in Norway, year by year, and who commentated where our source names them. Newest first.

  1. 2026
    • NRK1 Marte Stokstad
    • NRK P1 (final) Jonas Bergløv and Jon Marius Hyttebakk
  2. 2025
    • NRK1 Marte Stokstad
    • NRK P1 (final) Jon Marius Hyttebakk
  3. 2024
    • NRK1 Marte Stokstad
    • NRK P1 (final) Jon Marius Hyttebakk
  4. 2023
    • NRK1 Marte Stokstad
    • NRK3, NRK P3 (final) Arian Engebø, Egil Skurdal, Adelina Ibishi and Nate Kahungu
    • NRK P1 (final) Jon Marius Hyttebakk
  5. 2022
    • NRK1 Marte Stokstad
    • NRK P1 (final) Jon Marius Hyttebakk and Marit Sofie Strand
  6. 2021
    • NRK1 Marte Stokstad
    • NRK3 (final) Martin Lepperød and Adelina Ibishi
    • NRK P1 (final) Ole-Christian Øen
  7. 2019
    • NRK1 Olav Viksmo-Slettan
    • NRK3 (final) Ronny Brede Aase, Silje Nordnes and Markus Neby
    • NRK P1 (final) Ole-Christian Øen
  8. 2018
    • NRK1 Olav Viksmo-Slettan
    • NRK3 (final) Ronny Brede Aase, Silje Nordnes and Markus Neby
    • NRK P1 (final) Ole-Christian Øen
  9. 2017
    • NRK1 Olav Viksmo-Slettan
    • NRK3 (final) Ronny Brede Aase, Silje Nordnes and Markus Neby
    • NRK Tegnspråk (final) Sign language performers
    • NRK P1 (semi-final 2 and final) Ole Christian Øen
  10. 2016
    • NRK1 Olav Viksmo-Slettan
    • NRK3 (final) Ronny Brede Aase, Silje Nordnes and Markus Neby
    • NRK P1 (semi-final 2 and final) Ole Christian Øen
  11. 2015
    • NRK1 Olav Viksmo-Slettan
    • NRK3 (final) Ronny Brede Aase, Silje Nordnes and Markus Neby
    • NRK P1 (final) Per Sundnes
  12. 2014
    • NRK1 Olav Viksmo-Slettan
    • NRK3 (final) Ronny Brede Aase, Silje Nordnes and Line Elvsåshagen
  13. 2013
    • NRK1 Olav Viksmo-Slettan
    • NRK P3 (final) Ronny Brede Aase, Silje Nordnes and Yngve Hustad Reite
  14. 2012
    • NRK1 Olav Viksmo-Slettan
  15. 2011
    • NRK1 Olav Viksmo-Slettan
  16. 2009
    • NRK1 Synnøve Svabø
  17. 2008
    • NRK1 (semi-final 1 and final) Hanne Hoftun
    • NRK3 (semi-final 2) Hanne Hoftun
  18. 2007
    • NRK1 Per Sundnes
    • NRK P1 (final)
  19. 2006
    • NRK1 Jostein Pedersen
    • NRK P1 (final)
  20. 2005
    • NRK1 Jostein Pedersen
    • NRK P1
  21. 2004
    • NRK2 (semi-final) Jostein Pedersen
    • NRK1 (final) Jostein Pedersen
    • NRK P1 (final)
  22. 2003
    • NRK1 Jostein Pedersen
    • NRK P1
  23. 2002
    • NRK1 Jostein Pedersen
  24. 2001
    • NRK1 Jostein Pedersen
    • NRK P1 Stein Dag Jensen and Hege Tepstad
  25. 2000
    • NRK1 Jostein Pedersen
    • NRK P1 Stein Dag Jensen
  26. 1999
    • NRK1 Jostein Pedersen
    • NRK P1 Jon Branæs
  27. 1998
    • NRK1 Jostein Pedersen
    • NRK P1 Stein Dag Jensen
  28. 1997
    • NRK1 Jostein Pedersen
    • NRK P1 Kristian Lindeman
  29. 1996
    • NRK Fjernsynet Jostein Pedersen
    • NRK P1 Stein Dag Jensen and Anita Skorgan
  30. 1995
    • NRK Fjernsynet Annette Groth
    • NRK P1 Stein Dag Jensen
  31. 1994
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK P1 Jostein Pedersen
  32. 1993
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK P2 Leif Erik Forberg
  33. 1992
    • NRK Fjernsynet John Andreassen
    • NRK P2 Leif Erik Forberg and Vidar Lønn-Arnesen
  34. 1991
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK P2 John Andreassen and Jahn Teigen
  35. 1990
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK P2 Leif Erik Forberg
  36. 1989
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK P2 John Andreassen
  37. 1988
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK P2 John Andreassen
  38. 1987
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK P2 John Andreassen
  39. 1986
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK P1, NRK P2 Knut Bjørnsen
  40. 1985
    • NRK Fjernsynet Veslemøy Kjendsli
    • NRK P1, NRK P2 Jahn Teigen and Erik Heyerdahl
  41. 1984
    • NRK Fjernsynet Roald Øyen
    • NRK P1 Erik Heyerdahl
  42. 1983
    • NRK Fjernsynet Ivar Dyrhaug
    • NRK Erik Heyerdahl
  43. 1982
    • NRK Fjernsynet Bjørn Scheele
    • NRK Erik Heyerdahl
  44. 1981
    • NRK Fjernsynet Knut Aunbu
    • NRK Erik Heyerdahl
  45. 1980
    • NRK Fjernsynet Knut Aunbu
    • NRK Erik Heyerdahl
  46. 1979
    • NRK Fjernsynet Egil Teige
    • NRK Erik Heyerdahl
  47. 1978
    • NRK Fjernsynet Bjørn Scheele
    • NRK Erik Heyerdahl
  48. 1977
    • NRK Fjernsynet John Andreassen
    • NRK Erik Heyerdahl
  49. 1976
    • NRK Fjernsynet Jo Vestly
    • NRK Erik Heyerdahl
  50. 1975
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK John Andreassen
  51. 1974
    • NRK Fjernsynet John Andreassen
    • NRK Erik Heyerdahl
  52. 1973
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK John Andreassen
  53. 1972
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK Roald Øyen
  54. 1971
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK Sverre Christophersen
  55. 1969
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK Sverre Christophersen
  56. 1968
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK Roald Øyen
  57. 1967
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK Erik Diesen
  58. 1966
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK Sverre Christophersen
  59. 1965
    • Erik Diesen
  60. 1964
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK Odd Grythe
  61. 1963
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK Øivind Johnssen
  62. 1962
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK Odd Grythe
  63. 1961
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK Leif Rustad
  64. 1960
    • NRK Fjernsynet, NRK Erik Diesen

In our contest stories

Lines about Norway from our story of each contest. Follow a link for the rest of that night.

  • 1960 Thirteen

    Luxembourg came back after its year away, and Norway entered for the first time.

  • 1963 Norway votes twice

    Boyle asked him to start again. He asked her instead to come back to Norway at the end.

  • 1963 Norway votes twice

    The explanation given was that the first set had never been the real result: Norway's twenty jurors were still being tallied when the call came, and the spokesman had read out numbers that weren't final.

  • 1978 Nul points

    Norway's Jahn Teigen did.

  • 1978 Nul points

    "Mil etter mil" received nothing from any of the nineteen other countries: the first zero under the twelve-point system. It was the fifth time Norway had finished last.

  • 1985 Familiar faces

    The two women who made up Norway's duo, Bobbysocks, both had form.

  • 1985 Familiar faces

    Hanne Krogh had sung for Norway in 1971.

  • 1986

    Norway had been the contest's running joke: last six times, three of them on zero.

  • 1986 The presenter and the dress

    Åse Kleveland had sung for Norway in 1966 and by now led the country's musicians' association.

  • 1995 Nocturne

    Norway won with a piece that was barely a song at all.

  • 1995 Nocturne

    Its composer, Rolf Løvland, had done this before: he wrote "La det swinge", Norway's winner of 1985.

  • 1996 Good luck from the prime minister

    Norway's message came from its prime minister, Gro Harlem Brundtland; Portugal's from António Guterres; Poland's from its president, and Bosnia and Herzegovina's from the head of its presidency, Alija Izetbegović.

  • 1996 The result

    Eimear Quinn's "The Voice" finished on 162 points, 48 ahead of Norway.

  • 2009 The result

    Norway's Alexander Rybak wrote and sang "Fairytale".

  • 2009 The result

    On the night of his victory Norway's own televote failed, because of a mistake by the telephone operator, and Norway's points had to be taken from its jury alone.

  • 2010 Rule changes

    Norway's radio orchestra said it was willing.

Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. “Not in the line-up” means no song from Norway was in that year’s contest, whatever the reason. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we’ll fix it.