This article lists the songs and artists that have won Melodi Grand Prix, the Norwegian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition was not held in 1970 (non-participation),[1] 1991 (NRK’s cancellation),[2] and 2002 (relegation).[3]
List of winners
edit| # | Winner |
| † | Second place |
| ‡ | Third place |
| ◁ | Last place |
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| Year | Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | At Eurovision | |||
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| Final | Points | Semi | Points | ||||
| "Voi Voi" | Nora Brockstedt | Georg Elgaaen | 4th | 11 | No semi-finals | ||
| "Sommer i Palma" | Nora Brockstedt | Egil Hansen, Jan Wølner | 7th | 10 | |||
| "Kom sol, kom regn" | Inger Jacobsen | Ivar Jacobsen, Kjell Karlsen | 10th | 2 | |||
| "Solhverv" | Anita Thallaug | Dag Kristoffersen | 13th ◁ | 0 | |||
| "Spiral" | Arne Bendiksen | Egil Hansen, Sigurd Jansen | 8th | 6 | |||
| "Karusell" | Kirsti Sparboe | Jolly Kramer-Johansen | 13th | 1 | |||
| "Intet er nytt under solen" | Åse Kleveland | Arne Bendiksen | 3rd | 15 | |||
| "Dukkemann" | Kirsti Sparboe | Ola B. Johannessen, Tor Hultin | 14th | 2 | |||
| "Jeg har aldri vært så glad i noen som deg" | Odd Børre | Kari Nergaard | Withdrawn[a] X | ||||
| "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli" | Kirsti Sparboe | Arne Bendiksen | 16th ◁ | 1 | |||
| "Lykken er..." | Hanne Krogh | Arne Bendiksen | 17th | 65 | |||
| "Småting" | Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg | Ivar Børsum, Kåre Grøttum | 14th | 73 | |||
| "Å, for et spill" | Bendik Singers | Arne Bendiksen | 7th[b] | 89 | |||
| "Hvor er du?" | Anne-Karine Strøm | Frode Thingnæs, Philip Kruse | 14th ◁[c] | 3 | |||
| "Det skulle ha vært sommer nå" | Ellen Nikolaysen | Svein Hundsnes | 18th[d] | 11 | |||
| "Mata Hari" | Anne-Karine Strøm | Frode Thingnæs, Philip Kruse | 18th ◁ | 7 | |||
| "Casanova" | Anita Skorgan | Dag Nordtømme, Svein Strugstad | 14th | 18 | |||
| "Mil etter mil" | Jahn Teigen | Kai Eide | 20th ◁ | 0 | |||
| "Oliver" | Anita Skorgan | Anita Skorgan, Philip Kruse | 11th | 57 | |||
| "Sámiid ædnan" | Sverre Kjelsberg and Mattis Hætta | Ragnar Sør Olsen, Sverre Kjelsberg | 16th | 15 | |||
| "Aldri i livet" | Finn Kalvik | Finn Kalvik | 20th ◁ | 0 | |||
| "Adieu" | Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan | Herodes Falsk, Jahn Teigen | 12th | 44 | |||
| "Do Re Mi" | Jahn Teigen | Anita Skorgan, Herodes Falsk, Jahn Teigen | 9th | 53 | |||
| "Lenge leve livet" | Dollie de Luxe | Benedicte Adrian, Ingrid Bjørnov | 17th | 29 | |||
| "La det swinge" | Bobbysocks | Rolf Løvland | 1st | 123 | |||
| "Romeo" | Ketil Stokkan | Ketil Stokkan | 12th | 44 | |||
| "Mitt liv" | Kate Guldbrandsen | Hanne Krogh, Rolf Løvland | 9th | 65 | |||
| "For vår jord" | Karoline Krüger | Anita Skorgan, Erik Hillestad | 5th | 88 | |||
| "Venners nærhet" | Britt Synnøve Johansen | Leiv Grøtte, Inge Enoksen | 17th | 30 | |||
| "Brandenburger Tor" | Ketil Stokkan | Ketil Stokkan | 21st ◁ | 8 | |||
| "Mrs. Thompson" | Just 4 Fun | Dag Kolsrud, Kaare Skevik Jr., Per Gerhard Roness | 17th | 14 | |||
| "Visjoner" | Merethe Trøan | Eva Jansen, Robert Morley | 18th | 23 | |||
| "Alle mine tankar" | Silje Vige | Bjørn Erik Vige | 5th | 120 | |||
| "Duett" | Elisabeth Andreassen and Jan Werner Danielsen | Hans Olav Mørk, Rolf Løvland | 6th | 76 | |||
| "Nocturne" | Secret Garden | Petter Skavlan, Rolf Løvland | 1st | 148 | |||
| "I evighet" | Elisabeth Andreassen | Torhild Nigar | 2nd | 114 | |||
| "San Francisco" | Tor Endresen | Arne Myksvol, Tor Endresen | 24th ◁ | 0 | |||
| "All I Ever Wanted Was You" | Lars A. Fredriksen | David Eriksen, Linda Andernach Johannesen | 8th[e] | 79 | |||
| "Living My Life Without You" | Stig van Eijk | Stig van Eijk | 14th | 35 | |||
| "My Heart Goes Boom" | Charmed | Morten Henriksen, Tore Madsen | 11th | 57 | |||
| "On My Own" | Haldor Lægreid | Ole Henrik Antonsen, Ole Jørgen Olsen, Tom-Steinar Hanssen | 22nd ◁ | 3 | |||
| "I'm Not Afraid to Move On" | Jostein Hasselgård | Arve Furset, VJ Strøm | 4th | 123 | |||
| "High" | Knut Anders Sørum | Dan Attlerud, Lars Andersson, Thomas Thörnholm | 24th ◁ | 3 | Top 11 Previous Year | ||
| "In My Dreams" | Wig Wam | Trond Holter | 9th | 125 | 6th | 164 | |
| "Alvedansen" | Christine Guldbrandsen | Atle Halstensen, Christine Guldbrandsen, Kjetil Fluge | 14th | 36 | Top 11 Previous Year | ||
| "Ven a bailar conmigo" | Guri Schanke | Thomas G:son | Failed to qualify | 18th | 48 | ||
| "Hold On Be Strong" | Maria Haukaas Storeng | Mira Craig | 5th | 182 | 4th | 106 | |
| "Fairytale" | Alexander Rybak | Alexander Rybak | 1st | 387 | 1st | 201 | |
| "My Heart Is Yours" | Didrik Solli-Tangen | Fredrik Kempe, Hanne Sørvaag | 20th | 35 | Host country | ||
| "Haba Haba" | Stella Mwangi | Andreas Sjo Engen, Joachim Alte, Kjetil Granum Helgesen, Marcus Ulstad Nilsen, Stella Mwangi, Tom Roger Rogstad | Failed to qualify | 17th | 30 | ||
| "Stay" | Tooji | Figge Boström, Peter Boström, Tooji Keshtkar | 26th ◁ | 7 | 10 | 45 | |
| "I Feed You My Love" | Margaret Berger | Karin Park, Niklas Jan Olovson, Robin Mortensen Lynch | 4th | 191 | 3rd | 120 | |
| "Silent Storm" | Carl Espen | Josefin Winther | 8th | 88 | 6th | 77 | |
| "A Monster Like Me" | Mørland and Debrah Scarlett | Kjetil Mørland | 8th | 102 | 4th | 123 | |
| "Icebreaker" | Agnete | Agnete Johnsen, Gabriel Alares, Ian Curnow | Failed to qualify | 13th | 63 | ||
| "Grab the Moment" | Jowst feat. Aleksander Walmann | Joakim With Steen, Jonas McDonnell | 10th | 158 | 5th | 189 | |
| "That's How You Write a Song" | Alexander Rybak | Alexander Rybak | 15th | 144 | 1st | 266 | |
| "Spirit in the Sky" | Keiino | Alexander Nyborg Olsson, Alexandra Rotan, Fred-René Buljo, Henrik Tala, Rüdiger Schramm, Tom Hugo Hermansen | 6th | 331 | 7th | 210 | |
| "Attention" | Ulrikke Brandstorp | Christian Ingebrigtsen, Kjetil Mørland, Ulrikke Brandstorp | Contest cancelled[f] X | ||||
| "Fallen Angel" | Tix | Andreas Haukeland | 18th | 75 | 10th | 115 | |
| "Give That Wolf a Banana" | Subwoolfer | Ben Adams, Gaute Ormasen, Carl-Henrik Wahl (as Keith, Jim, and DJ Astronaut) | 10th | 182 | 6th | 177 | |
| "Queen of Kings" | Alessandra | Alessandra Mele, Henning Olerud, Linda Dale, Stanley Ferdinandez | 5th | 268 | 6th | 102 | |
| "Ulveham" | Gåte | Gunnhild Sundli, Jon Even Schärer, Magnus Børmark, Marit Jensen Lillebuen, Ronny Graff Janssen, Sveinung Ekloo Sundli | 25th ◁ | 16 | 10th | 43 | |
Performers and songwriters with multiple wins
editThe following individuals have won the Melodi Grand Prix as a performer or songwriter more than once.
| Wins | Name | Wins as performer | Wins as songwriter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Arne Bendiksen | 1964 | 1966, 1969, 1971, 1973 |
| Anita Skorgan | 1977, 1979, 1982 (with Jahn Teigen) | 1979, 1983, 1988 | |
| 4 | Rolf Løvland | 1995 (as part of Secret Garden) | 1985, 1987, 1994, 1995 |
| 3 | Anne-Karine Strøm | 1973 (as part of Bendik Singers), 1974, 1976 | — |
| Elisabeth Andreassen | 1985 (as part of Bobbysocks!), 1994 (with Jan Werner Danielsen), 1996 | ||
| Kirsti Sparboe | 1965, 1967, 1969 | ||
| Hanne Krogh | 1971, 1985 (as part of Bobbysocks!) | 1987 | |
| Jahn Teigen | 1978, 1982 (with Anita Skorgan), 1983 | 1982, 1983 | |
| Philip Kruse | — | 1974, 1976, 1979 | |
| 2 | Egil Hansen | 1961, 1964 | |
| Frode Thingnæs | 1974, 1976 | ||
| Herodes Falsk | 1982, 1983 | ||
| Kjetil Mørland | 2015 | 2015, 2020 | |
| Ellen Nikolaysen | 1973 (as part of Bendik Singers), 1975 | — | |
| Nora Brockstedt | 1960, 1961 | ||
| Alexander Rybak | 2009, 2018 | ||
| Ketil Stokkan | 1986, 1990 | ||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Nergaard withdrew the song after the Norwegian final, due to allegations of plagiarism. Instead, NRK picked the runner-up, "Stress" to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968. "Stress" ended up as 13th with 2 points.
- ^ As "It's Just A Game".
- ^ As "The First Day of Love".
- ^ As "Touch My Life (With Summer)".
- ^ As "Alltid sommer".
- ^ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
edit- ^ "Les pays nordiques ne participeront pas au prochain concours de la chanson de l'Eurovision" [The Nordic countries will not participate in the next Eurovision Song Contest]. Journal du Jura (in French). Bienne, Switzerland. 7 November 1969. Retrieved 30 January 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ "Bare for gøy! (Melodi Grand Prix 1991 - norsk finale)" [Just for fun! (Melodi Grand Prix 1991 - Norwegian final)]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). 6 March 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Colclough, Phil (27 January 2024). "Is it Keiino time in Norway?". OnEurope. Retrieved 30 January 2024.