Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Living My Life Without You" written and performed by Stig Andre van Eijk under the artistic name Van Eijk. The Norwegian broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 1999 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 1999 contest in Jerusalem, Israel. Eight entries competed in a show that took place on 27 February 1999 and the winner, "Living My Life Without You" performed by Van Eijk, was determined by the votes from a five-member jury panel and a regional televote.
Norway competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 29 May 1999. Performing during the show in position 8, Norway placed fourteenth out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 35 points.
Prior to the 1999 contest, Norway had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 38 times since its first entry in 1960.[1] Norway had won the contest on two occasions: in 1985 with the song "La det swinge" performed by Bobbysocks!, and in 1995 with the song "Nocturne" performed by Secret Garden. Norway also had the two dubious distinctions of having finished last in the Eurovision final more than any other country and for having the most "nul points" (zero points) in the contest, the latter being a record the nation shared together with Austria. The country had finished last seven times and had failed to score a point during four contests.
The Norwegian national broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), broadcasts the event within Norway and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. The broadcaster has traditionally organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix, which has selected the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in all but one of their participation. The broadcaster organized of Melodi Grand Prix 1999 in order to select the 1999 Norwegian entry.[2]
Before EurovisionEdit
Melodi Grand Prix 1999Edit
Melodi Grand Prix 1999 was the 38th edition of the Norwegian national final Melodi Grand Prix and selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1999. The show took place on 27 February 1999 at Studio 2 of NRK in Oslo, hosted by Øystein Bache and Rune Gokstad and was televised on NRK1.[2][3] A live orchestra conducted by Geir Langslet accompanied each performance in varying capacities.[4] The national final was watched by 1.27 million viewers in Norway.[5]
Competing entriesEdit
Composers were directly invited by NRK to compete in the national final. Eight songs were selected for the competition and the competing acts and songs were revealed on 15 January 1999.[6] Among the competing artists was former Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest entrant Tor Endresen who represented the country in 1997.[7] For the first time, all entries were performed in the English language.
FinalEdit
Eight songs competed during the final on 27 February 1999. The winner was selected by a combination of votes from regional televoting (5/7) and an expert jury (2/7). The results of the public televote were divided into Norway's five regions and each region distributed points as follows: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 10 points. The jury then distributed points that had a weighting equal to the votes of two televoting regions, leading to the victory of "Living My Life Without You" performed by Van Eijk. The jury panel consisted of Rolf Løvland (composer), Gunilla Holm Platou (TV 2 presenter), Jorun Erdal (singer), Erik Nodland (journalist) and Anders Rogg (musician and composer).[3] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the interval act featured a tribute to past Israeli Eurovision entries performed by the Norwegian Theatre and Ballet Academy.[8]
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the bottom seven countries in the 1998 contest competed in the final on 29 May 1999.[9] On 17 November 1998, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Norway was set to perform in position 8, following the entry from Turkey and before the entry from Denmark. Norway finished in fourteenth place with 35 points.[10]
In Norway, the show was broadcast on NRK1 with commentary by Jostein Pedersen as well as broadcast via radio on NRK P1 with commentary by Jon Branæs.[11][12] The Norwegian spokesperson, who announced the Norwegian votes during the show, was Ragnhild Sælthun Fjørtoft. The NRK1 broadcast was watched by a total of 1.591 million television viewers.[13]
VotingEdit
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Norway and awarded by Norway in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Sweden in the contest.
^"Norgeskanalen NRK P1 – Kjøreplan lørdag 29. mai 1999" (in Norwegian). NRK. 29 May 1999. p. 14. Retrieved 2 July 2022 – via National Library of Norway.
^Trulsen, Ola Nymo (12 May 2014). "1.377.000 så Eurovision-finalen" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
^ ab"Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
External linksEdit
October 19, 2023
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Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song Living My Life Without You written and performed by Stig Andre van Eijk under the artistic name Van Eijk The Norwegian broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting NRK organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 1999 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 1999 contest in Jerusalem Israel Eight entries competed in a show that took place on 27 February 1999 and the winner Living My Life Without You performed by Van Eijk was determined by the votes from a five member jury panel and a regional televote Eurovision Song Contest 1999Country NorwayNational selectionSelection processMelodi Grand Prix 1999Selection date s 27 February 1999Selected entrantVan EijkSelected song Living My Life Without You Selected songwriter s Stig Andre van EijkFinals performanceFinal result14th 35 pointsNorway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 1999 2000 Norway competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 29 May 1999 Performing during the show in position 8 Norway placed fourteenth out of the 23 participating countries scoring 35 points Contents 1 Background 2 Before Eurovision 2 1 Melodi Grand Prix 1999 2 1 1 Competing entries 2 1 2 Final 3 At Eurovision 3 1 Voting 4 References 5 External linksBackground EditMain article Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest Prior to the 1999 contest Norway had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 38 times since its first entry in 1960 1 Norway had won the contest on two occasions in 1985 with the song La det swinge performed by Bobbysocks and in 1995 with the song Nocturne performed by Secret Garden Norway also had the two dubious distinctions of having finished last in the Eurovision final more than any other country and for having the most nul points zero points in the contest the latter being a record the nation shared together with Austria The country had finished last seven times and had failed to score a point during four contests The Norwegian national broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting NRK broadcasts the event within Norway and organises the selection process for the nation s entry The broadcaster has traditionally organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix which has selected the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in all but one of their participation The broadcaster organized of Melodi Grand Prix 1999 in order to select the 1999 Norwegian entry 2 Before Eurovision EditMelodi Grand Prix 1999 Edit Melodi Grand Prix 1999 was the 38th edition of the Norwegian national final Melodi Grand Prix and selected Norway s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 The show took place on 27 February 1999 at Studio 2 of NRK in Oslo hosted by Oystein Bache and Rune Gokstad and was televised on NRK1 2 3 A live orchestra conducted by Geir Langslet accompanied each performance in varying capacities 4 The national final was watched by 1 27 million viewers in Norway 5 Competing entries Edit Composers were directly invited by NRK to compete in the national final Eight songs were selected for the competition and the competing acts and songs were revealed on 15 January 1999 6 Among the competing artists was former Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest entrant Tor Endresen who represented the country in 1997 7 For the first time all entries were performed in the English language Final Edit Eight songs competed during the final on 27 February 1999 The winner was selected by a combination of votes from regional televoting 5 7 and an expert jury 2 7 The results of the public televote were divided into Norway s five regions and each region distributed points as follows 1 2 3 5 7 and 10 points The jury then distributed points that had a weighting equal to the votes of two televoting regions leading to the victory of Living My Life Without You performed by Van Eijk The jury panel consisted of Rolf Lovland composer Gunilla Holm Platou TV 2 presenter Jorun Erdal singer Erik Nodland journalist and Anders Rogg musician and composer 3 In addition to the performances of the competing entries the interval act featured a tribute to past Israeli Eurovision entries performed by the Norwegian Theatre and Ballet Academy 8 Final 27 February 1999 Draw Artist Song Songwriter s Jury Televote Total Place1 Ingvild Dag Arnold and Havard Gryting I ll Be Your Friend Havard Gryting Anders Moberg Ingvild Gryting 0 14 14 62 Mette Hartmann The Night Before the Morning After Stein Berge Svendsen Jan Vincents Johannessen 14 3 17 53 Dag Brandth Untold Dag Brandth 6 1 7 84 Stephen Ackles Lost Again Kyrre Mosleth Stephen Ackles Kyrre Mosleth 10 9 19 45 Midnight Sons Stay Lars Aass Bottolf Lodemel 4 31 35 26 Tor Endresen Lover Tor Endresen Kyrre Fritzner Tore Madsen 2 26 28 37 Toril Moe You Used to Be Mine Freddy Dahl Anita Skorgan 0 14 14 68 Van Eijk Living My Life Without You Stig Andre van Eijk 20 42 62 1Detailed Regional Televoting Results Draw Song Tromso Trondheim Bergen Kristiansand Oslo Total1 I ll Be Your Friend 3 1 5 5 142 The Night Before the Morning After 1 1 1 33 Untold 1 14 Lost Again 2 3 2 2 95 Stay 5 7 5 7 7 316 Lover 10 3 7 3 3 267 You Used to Be Mine 7 5 2 148 Living My Life Without You 2 10 10 10 10 42At Eurovision EditAccording to Eurovision rules all nations with the exceptions of the bottom seven countries in the 1998 contest competed in the final on 29 May 1999 9 On 17 November 1998 an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Norway was set to perform in position 8 following the entry from Turkey and before the entry from Denmark Norway finished in fourteenth place with 35 points 10 In Norway the show was broadcast on NRK1 with commentary by Jostein Pedersen as well as broadcast via radio on NRK P1 with commentary by Jon Branaes 11 12 The Norwegian spokesperson who announced the Norwegian votes during the show was Ragnhild Saelthun Fjortoft The NRK1 broadcast was watched by a total of 1 591 million television viewers 13 Voting EditBelow is a breakdown of points awarded to Norway and awarded by Norway in the contest The nation awarded its 12 points to Sweden in the contest Points awarded to Norway 14 Score Country12 points10 points8 points7 points nbsp Croatia nbsp Cyprus nbsp Iceland6 points nbsp Denmark5 points nbsp Sweden4 points3 points nbsp Ireland2 points1 point Points awarded by Norway 14 Score Country12 points nbsp Sweden10 points nbsp Iceland8 points nbsp France7 points nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina6 points nbsp Austria5 points nbsp Estonia4 points nbsp Turkey3 points nbsp Germany2 points nbsp Israel1 point nbsp IrelandReferences Edit Norway Country Profile EBU Retrieved 9 November 2014 a b Jacobsen Hasse Christian MGP 1999 in Norwegian Bokmal Retrieved 23 April 2023 a b Melodi Grand Prix 1999 norsk finale in Norwegian Bokmal 13 January 2023 retrieved 23 April 2023 Geir Langslet andtheconductoris eu Retrieved 23 April 2023 TV toppen Verdens Gang in Norwegian 2 March 1999 Atte artister klare for Melodi Grand Prix NRK in Norwegian 15 January 1999 Archived from the original on 15 January 2001 Retrieved 23 April 2023 NORWEGIAN NATIONAL FINAL 1999 natfinals 50webs com Retrieved 23 April 2023 Norway 1999 mylittleworld nfshost com Retrieved 23 April 2023 History Eurovision Song Contest 1999 European Broadcasting Union Retrieved 12 August 2009 Final of Jerusalem 1999 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 12 April 2021 Retrieved 12 April 2021 Radio og TV Dagsavisen 29 May 1999 pp 53 55 Retrieved 2 July 2022 via National Library of Norway Norgeskanalen NRK P1 Kjoreplan lordag 29 mai 1999 in Norwegian NRK 29 May 1999 p 14 Retrieved 2 July 2022 via National Library of Norway Trulsen Ola Nymo 12 May 2014 1 377 000 sa Eurovision finalen in Norwegian Bokmal NRK Archived from the original on 13 May 2014 Retrieved 11 June 2023 a b Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1999 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 12 April 2021 Retrieved 12 April 2021 External links EditNorwegian National Final 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