Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Norway | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 2012 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-final 21 January 2012 28 January 2012 4 February 2012 Final 11 February 2012 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Tooji | |||
| Selected song | ""Stay"" | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (10th, 45 points) | |||
| Final result | 26th, 7 points | |||
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Norway will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the Tooji song "Stay". The entry was selected through the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2012, organised by the Norwegian broadcaster NRK.
Melodi Grand Prix 2012
On 30 June, NRK announced their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[1]
The deadline to submit the songs was on 2 September 2011. A special jury will select the 24 songs which will proceed to the national selection. The artist who sings the song in the demo version, doesn't necessarily mean that he or she will sing it in the national selection as well. NRK reserves the right to select a performer for any of the submitted songs.[2]
On 1 October 2011, NRK announced that more than 800 songs have been submitted, nearly one hundred more than in 2011.[3]
On 19 October 2011, the dates for next years events were revealed. The final will be held on 11 February 2012, at the Oslo Spektrum, with the three semi-finals being held on 21, 28 January and 4 February. Three acts will advance to the final.[4]
Schedule
| Date | City | Venue | Heat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January | Brekstad | Ørland Hovedflystasjon | Semi-final 1 |
| 28 January | Larvik | Arena Larvik | Semi-final 2 |
| 4 February | Florø | Florø Idrettssenter | Semi-final 3 |
| 11 February | Oslo | Oslo Spektrum | Final |
Semi-finals
Semi-final 1
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Result | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irresistible feat. Carl Pritt | "Elevator" | Anne Wik (m & l), Nermin Harambasic (m & l), Ronny Svendsen (m & l), Robin Jenssen (m & l), Carl Pritt (l) | Out | |
| 2 | Kim André Rysstad | "Så vidunderleg" (So wonderful) | Elin Nygård (m & l) | Out | |
| 3 | Reidun Sæther | "High On Love" | Thomas G:son (m & l), Tommy Berre (m & l), Ovidou Jacobsen (m & l) | Final | 3rd |
| 4 | Rudi Myntevik | "You Break It, You Own It" | Rune Berg (m & l), Asbjørn Ribe (m & l) | Out | |
| 5 | Lisa Stokke | "With Love" | Lisa Stokke (m & l), Johanna Demker (m & l), Anita Lixel (m & l), Tommy Berre (m & l) | Out | |
| 6 | United | "Little Bobbi" | John Lundvik (m & l), Philip Halloun (m & l), Thomas Felberg (m & l) | Out | |
| 7 | Nora Foss al-Jabri | "Somewhere Beautiful" | Christian Ingebrigtsen (m & l), Eivind Rølles (m & l) | Final | 1st |
| 8 | The Carburetors | "Don't Touch The Flame" | Stian Krogh (m), Christopher Lindahl (m & l), Per Gunnar Lund-Vang (l) | Final | 2nd |
Semi-final 2
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Result | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocktail Slippers | "Keeps On Dancing" | Cocktail Slippers (m & l) | Out | |
| 2 | Isabel Ødegård | "I've Got You" | Thomas Helland (m & l), Isabel Ødegård (l) | Out | |
| 3 | Tommy Fredvang | "Make It Better" | Tommy Fredvang (m & l), Hanne Sørvaag (m & l), Tommy Berre (m & l) | Final | 2nd |
| 4 | Rikke Lie | "Another Heartache" | Rikke Lie (m & l), Maria Marcus (m & l), Niclas Lundin (m & l) | Out | |
| 5 | Malin Reitan | "Crush" | Beyond51 (m & l) | Final | 3rd |
| 6 | Plumbo | "Ola Nordmann" | Lars Erik Blokkhus (m), Glenn Hauger (l) | Final | 1st |
| 7 | Minnie-Oh | "You And I" | Monica Johansen (m & l) | Out | |
| 8 | Rikke Normann | "Shapeshifter" | Silya Nymoen (m & l), Rikke Normann (m & l) | Out |
Semi-final 3
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Result | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tooji | "Stay" | Tooji (m & l), Peter Boström (m & l), Figge Boström (m & l) | Final | 2nd |
| 2 | Marthe Valle | "Si" | Marthe Valle (m & l) | Out | |
| 3 | Petter Øien & Bobby Bare | "Things Change" | Bobby Bare (m & l) | Final | 1st |
| 4 | Yaseen & Julie Maria | "Sammen" | Sigve Bull (m & l), El Axel (m & l) | Final | 3rd |
| 5 | Håvard Lothe Band | "The Greatest Day" | Håvard Lothe (m & l) | Out | |
| 6 | Silya Nymoen | "Euphoria" | Silya Nymoen (m & l) | Out | |
| 7 | The Canoes | "Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time" | Arne Hovda (m & l), Erik Røe (m & l), Christopher Gross (m & l), Hans Aaserud (m & l) | Out | |
| 8 | Lise Karlsnes | "Sailors" | Lise Karlsnes (m & l), Thomas Eriksen (m) | Final | Wildcard |
Final
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tooji | "Stay" | Tooji (m & l), Peter Boström (m & l), Figge Boström (m & l) |
| 2 | Reidun Sæther | "High On Love" | Thomas G:son (m & l), Tommy Berre (m & l), Ovidou Jacobsen (m & l) |
| 3 | Lise Karlsnes | "Sailors" | Lise Karlsnes (m & l), Thomas Eriksen (m) |
| 4 | Plumbo | "Ola Nordmann" | Lars Erik Blokkhus (m), Glenn Hauger (l) |
| 5 | Malin Reitan | "Crush" | Beyond51 (m & l) |
| 6 | Nora Foss al-Jabri | "Somewhere Beautiful" | Christian Ingebrigtsen (m & l), Eivind Rølles (m & l) |
| 7 | The Carburetors | "Don’t Touch The Flame" | Stian Krogh (m), Christopher Lindahl (m & l), Per Gunnar Lund-Vang (l) |
| 8 | Petter Øien & Bobby Bare | "Things Change" | Bobby Bare (m & l) |
| 9 | Yaseen & Julie Maria | "Sammen" | Sigve Bull (m & l), El Axel (m & l) |
| 10 | Tommy Fredvang | "Make It Better" | Tommy Fredvang (m & l), Hanne Sørvaag (m & l), Tommy Berre (m & l) |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plumbo | "Ola Nordmann" | Lars Erik Blokkhus (m), Glenn Hauger (l) | 10,000 | 51,868 | 61,868 | 4 |
| 2 | Nora Foss al-Jabri | "Somewhere Beautiful" | Christian Ingebrigtsen (m & l), Eivind Rølles (m & l) | 24,000 | 66,046 | 90,046 | 2 |
| 3 | Petter Øien & Bobby Bare | "Things Change" | Bobby Bare (m & l) | 8,000 | 71,685 | 79,685 | 3 |
| 4 | Tooji | "Stay" | Tooji (m & l), Peter Boström (m & l), Figge Boström (m & l) | 18,000 | 137,480 | 155,480 | 1 |
Voting
| Song | Juries | Televoting Regions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ørland | Larvik | Florø | Total | Northern Norway | Western Norway | Southern Norway | Central Norway | Eastern Norway | Total | |
| "Ola Nordmann" | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 10,000 | 1,089 | 7,037 | 12,712 | 11,633 | 19,397 | 51,868 |
| "Somewhere Beautiful" | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 24,000 | 1,381 | 9,776 | 12,615 | 14,581 | 27,693 | 66,046 |
| "Things Change" | 4,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 8,000 | 2,452 | 11,552 | 14,907 | 19,963 | 22,811 | 71,685 |
| "Stay" | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 18,000 | 3,425 | 21,146 | 26,474 | 32,114 | 54,321 | 137,480 |
At Eurovision
Norway competed in the second half of the second semi-final, on 24 May, and qualified to the final. [5] On the final, Norway performed in twelfth position and placed last out of 26 songs, scoring 7 points.
See also
- Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Eurovision Song Contest 2012
- Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
References
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