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| Eurovision Song Contest 1995 | ||||
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| Country |  Norway | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 1995 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 1 April 1995 | |||
| Selected entrant | Secret Garden | |||
| Selected song | "Nocturne" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 148 points | |||
| Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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.
| 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 |
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | After Eight | "Oh ramalama" | 58% | 1 | Advanced |
| 2 | Tone Krohn Henriksen | "Fjelltonelek" | 42% | 2 | Eliminated |
| 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 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secret Garden[a] | "Nocturne" | 52% | 1 | Advanced |
| 2 | Ole Ask | "Kjære min engel" | 48% | 2 | Eliminated |
| 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 CorporationinOslo, 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]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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