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Eurovision Song Contest 1995 Country Norway Selection process Melodi Grand Prix 1995 Selection date(s) 1 April 1995 Selected entrant Secret Garden Selected song "Nocturne " Selected songwriter(s) Final result 1st, 148 points
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 [ ] Melodi Grand Prix 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 [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 [ ] 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
Final [ ] 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 [ ] Voting [ ] Notes [ ] References [ ] External links [ ]
Artists
1960s 1970s
Hanne Krogh Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg Bendik Singers Anne-Karine Strøm and Bendik SingersEllen Nikolaysen Anne-Karine Strøm
Anita Skorgan Jahn Teigen Anita Skorgan 1980s 1990s
Ketil Stokkan
Just 4 Fun Merethe Trøan Silje Vige Elisabeth Andreassen and Jan Werner Danielsen Secret Garden Elisabeth Andreassen
Tor Endresen Lars A. Fredriksen Stig Van Eijk 2000s 2010s 2020s
Songs
1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
"Attention " "Fallen Angel "
Note: Entries scored out are when Norway did not compete
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