The European Broadcasting Union granted Norway, as the host nation, exemption from an audio-only qualifying round which took place on 20 March with all 29 other participants competing to avoid the bottom seven placings which would mean early elimination from the 1996 contest and non-representation in Oslo.[2][3]
On the night of the final Andreassen performed 12th in the running order, following Estonia and preceding France. At the close of voting "I evighet" had received 114 points, placing Norway second of the 23 entries.[4] The highest marks received were three 10s from the Netherlands, Slovenia and Sweden – during the 1975-2003 period at the contest, "I evighet" was the best placed song without any 12 points. The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Portugal.[5]
^ ab"Oslo 1996 - Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 255–261. ISBN978-1-84583-163-9.
^"Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. p. 259. ISBN978-1-84583-163-9.
^ ab"Results of the Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Norway was represented by Elisabeth Andreassen with the song I evighet at the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 18 May at the Oslo Spektrum following Secret Garden s victory for Norway in Dublin the previous year I evighet was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 30 March This was the last of four Eurovision appearances as a main performer by Andreassen a record shared with Lys Assia Fud Leclerc Valentina Monetta and Peter Sue and Marc Eurovision Song Contest 1996Country NorwayNational selectionSelection processMelodi Grand Prix 1996Selection date s 30 March 1996Selected entrantElisabeth AndreassenSelected song I evighet Selected songwriter s Torhild NigarFinals performanceFinal result2nd 114 pointsNorway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 1996 1997 Contents 1 Before Eurovision 1 1 Melodi Grand Prix 1996 2 At Eurovision 2 1 Voting 2 1 1 Qualifying round 2 1 2 Final 3 References 4 External linksBefore Eurovision EditMelodi Grand Prix 1996 Edit The final was held at the studios of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in Oslo hosted by Tande P Eight songs took part with the winner being chosen by voting from regional juries Other participants included three time Norwegian representative and MGP regular Jahn Teigen as one of the duo To Tenorer and Geir Ronning who would later represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 1 Final 30 March 1996 Draw Artist Song Songwriter s Points Place1 Scandinavia Nar hjertet star i brann Tom Sennerud Bjorn Terje Brathen 12 82 Arnold B Family Din smittende glede Thomas Borud Arnold Borud 29 63 Elisabeth Andreassen I evighet Torhild Nigar 88 14 Stephen Ackles Jennina Geir Ronning 32 55 Mia Gundersen Tenn lys Inge Enoksen Leiv Grotte 28 76 Helga Hatloy Hagen and Marie Hatloy Osdal Frieri Helga Hatloy Hagen Marie Hatloy Osdal 56 27 Geir Ronning Uten de Geir Ronning 56 28 To Tenorer Ariel Sverre Wiik Oystein Wiik 39 4Detailed Regional Jury VotesDraw Song Rogaland Ostfold Finnmark Sor Trondelag Troms Oppland Ostlandet Hordaland Sorlandet Telemark Total score1 Nar hjertet star i brann 1 1 2 6 2 122 Den smittende glede 3 1 1 6 4 3 1 6 4 293 I evighet 4 10 6 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 884 Jennina 4 2 2 2 6 2 4 4 6 325 Tenn lys 8 3 3 1 1 6 3 3 286 Frieri 6 8 4 3 8 8 8 2 1 8 567 Uten de 10 2 10 4 6 3 1 8 10 2 568 Ariel 2 6 8 8 3 4 4 3 1 39At Eurovision EditThe European Broadcasting Union granted Norway as the host nation exemption from an audio only qualifying round which took place on 20 March with all 29 other participants competing to avoid the bottom seven placings which would mean early elimination from the 1996 contest and non representation in Oslo 2 3 On the night of the final Andreassen performed 12th in the running order following Estonia and preceding France At the close of voting I evighet had received 114 points placing Norway second of the 23 entries 4 The highest marks received were three 10s from the Netherlands Slovenia and Sweden during the 1975 2003 period at the contest I evighet was the best placed song without any 12 points The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to Portugal 5 Andreassen is one of five artists along with Lys Assia Gigliola Cinquetti Linda Martin and Dima Bilan to have finished both first and second at Eurovision Voting Edit Qualifying round Edit As the host nation Norway automatically qualified for the final 2 Points awarded by Norway qualifying round 6 Score Country12 points Iceland10 points Estonia8 points United Kingdom7 points Sweden6 points Switzerland5 points Austria4 points Malta3 points Portugal2 points Belgium1 point DenmarkFinal Edit Points awarded to Norway final 7 Score Country12 points10 points Netherlands Slovenia Sweden8 points Austria Belgium Iceland United Kingdom7 points Finland France Ireland Switzerland6 points5 points Croatia Estonia4 points Poland3 points Bosnia and Herzegovina Cyprus2 points Portugal Turkey1 point Points awarded by Norway final 7 Score Country12 points Portugal10 points Ireland8 points Estonia7 points Croatia6 points Sweden5 points Iceland4 points France3 points Greece2 points Finland1 point MaltaReferences Edit ESC National Finals database 1996 a b Oslo 1996 Eurovision Song Contest European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 14 April 2021 Retrieved 14 April 2021 Roxburgh Gordon 2020 Songs for Europe The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest Volume Four The 1990s Prestatyn Telos Publishing pp 255 261 ISBN 978 1 84583 163 9 Final of Oslo 1996 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 14 April 2021 Retrieved 14 April 2021 ESC History Norway 1996 Roxburgh Gordon 2020 Songs for Europe The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest Volume Four The 1990s Prestatyn Telos Publishing p 259 ISBN 978 1 84583 163 9 a b Results of the Final of Oslo 1996 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 14 April 2021 Retrieved 14 April 2021 External links EditFull national final on nrk no Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 amp oldid 1131481023, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
