Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Alltid sommer" written by David Eriksen and Linda Andernach Johansen. The song was performed by Lars A. Fredriksen. The Norwegian broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 1998 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 1998 contest in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Eight entries competed in a show that took place on 27 February 1999 and the winner, "All I Ever Wanted (Was You)" performed by Lars A. Fredriksen, was determined by the votes from a six-member jury panel and a regional televote. The song was later translated from English to Norwegian for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "Alltid sommer".
Norway competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 29 May 1999. Performing during the show in position 22, Norway placed eighth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 79 points.
Prior to the 1998 contest, Norway had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 37 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 1998 in order to select the 1998 Norwegian entry.[2]
Before EurovisionEdit
Melodi Grand Prix 1998Edit
Melodi Grand Prix 1998 was the 37th edition of the Norwegian national final Melodi Grand Prix and selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. The show took place on 28 February 1998 at Studio 2 of NRK in Oslo, hosted by Øystein Bache and Rune Gokstad and was televised on NRK1. A live orchestra conducted by Geir Langslet accompanied each performance in varying capacities.[2] The national final was watched by 1.271 million viewers in Norway.
Competing entriesEdit
Composers were directly invited by NRK to compete in the national final. For the first time, entries were able to be performed in the English language.[3] Eight songs were selected for the competition and among the competing artists was former Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest entrant Elisabeth Andreassen who represented Sweden in 1982 and Norway in 1985 (as part of Bobbysocks!), 1994 (alongside Jan Werner Danielsen) and 1996.[4]
FinalEdit
Eight songs competed during the final on 28 February 1998. 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 "All I Ever Wanted (Was You)" performed by Lars A. Fredriksen.[5] The jury panel consisted of Ellen Foss-Sørensen (NRK P2 radio host), Tor Milde (music journalist), Finn Bjelke (NRK P3 radio producer), Olve Brekke (product manager), Stein Dag Jensen (NRK P1 radio host) and Silje Stang (P4 Radio music director and TVNorge presenter).[6] More than 63,000 votes were registered by the televote during the show, however Telenor later revealed that an additional 440,000 votes were unable to be registered due to technical issues.[7][8] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the interval act featured the Great Garlic Girls performing several past British Eurovision entries.[9]
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the eight countries which had obtained the lowest average number of points over the last five contests competed in the final on 9 May 1998. On 13 November 1997, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Norway was set to perform in position 22, following the entry from Finland and before the entry from Estonia.[10][11] The day before the contest, Norway was considered by bookmakers to be the twelfth most likely country to win the competition.[12] At the contest, Lars A. Fredriksen performed the Norwegian version of "All I Ever Wanted (Was You)", titled "Alltid sommer". The Norwegian conductor at the contest was Geir Langslet, and Norway finished in eighth place with 79 points.[13]
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 Stein Dag Jensen.[14][15] The Norwegian spokesperson, who announced the Norwegian votes during the show, was Ragnhild Sælthun Fjørtoft.
VotingEdit
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Norway and awarded by Norway in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Malta in the contest.[16]
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Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song Alltid sommer written by David Eriksen and Linda Andernach Johansen The song was performed by Lars A Fredriksen The Norwegian broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting NRK organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 1998 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 1998 contest in Birmingham United Kingdom Eight entries competed in a show that took place on 27 February 1999 and the winner All I Ever Wanted Was You performed by Lars A Fredriksen was determined by the votes from a six member jury panel and a regional televote The song was later translated from English to Norwegian for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled Alltid sommer Eurovision Song Contest 1998Country NorwayNational selectionSelection processMelodi Grand Prix 1998Selection date s 28 February 1998Selected entrantLars A FredriksenSelected song Alltid sommer Selected songwriter s David EriksenLinda Andernach JohansenFinals performanceFinal result8th 79 pointsNorway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 1998 1999 Norway competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 29 May 1999 Performing during the show in position 22 Norway placed eighth out of the 25 participating countries scoring 79 points Contents 1 Background 2 Before Eurovision 2 1 Melodi Grand Prix 1998 2 1 1 Competing entries 2 1 2 Final 3 At Eurovision 3 1 Voting 4 ReferencesBackground EditMain article Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest Prior to the 1998 contest Norway had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 37 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 1998 in order to select the 1998 Norwegian entry 2 Before Eurovision EditMelodi Grand Prix 1998 Edit Melodi Grand Prix 1998 was the 37th edition of the Norwegian national final Melodi Grand Prix and selected Norway s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 The show took place on 28 February 1998 at Studio 2 of NRK in Oslo hosted by Oystein Bache and Rune Gokstad and was televised on NRK1 A live orchestra conducted by Geir Langslet accompanied each performance in varying capacities 2 The national final was watched by 1 271 million viewers in Norway Competing entries Edit Composers were directly invited by NRK to compete in the national final For the first time entries were able to be performed in the English language 3 Eight songs were selected for the competition and among the competing artists was former Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest entrant Elisabeth Andreassen who represented Sweden in 1982 and Norway in 1985 as part of Bobbysocks 1994 alongside Jan Werner Danielsen and 1996 4 Final Edit Eight songs competed during the final on 28 February 1998 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 All I Ever Wanted Was You performed by Lars A Fredriksen 5 The jury panel consisted of Ellen Foss Sorensen NRK P2 radio host Tor Milde music journalist Finn Bjelke NRK P3 radio producer Olve Brekke product manager Stein Dag Jensen NRK P1 radio host and Silje Stang P4 Radio music director and TVNorge presenter 6 More than 63 000 votes were registered by the televote during the show however Telenor later revealed that an additional 440 000 votes were unable to be registered due to technical issues 7 8 In addition to the performances of the competing entries the interval act featured the Great Garlic Girls performing several past British Eurovision entries 9 Final 28 February 1998 Draw Artist Song Songwriter s Jury Televote Total Place1 Lars A Fredriksen All I Ever Wanted Was You David Eriksen Per Kristian Ottestad 6 50 56 12 Christin Hoff and Erik Jacobsen Bare du og jeg Ulf Risnes 14 0 14 63 Gjermund Elgenes Som en engel Ingrid Bjornov 4 1 5 74 G sten Always Will Kyrre Fritzner Age Sten Nilsen 20 11 31 35 Elisabeth Andreassen Winds of the Northern Seas Torhild Nigar Rolf Graf 10 35 45 26 Bjelleklang Pa do Finn Evensen 0 23 23 47 Tore Holm Nam nam Geir Olav Bokestad Per Kristian Indrehus 0 4 4 88 Malin Holberg En ny marran Stein Berge Svendsen Nora Skaug Malin Holberg 2 16 18 5Detailed Regional Televoting Results Draw Song Trondheim Tromso Bergen Kristiansand Oslo Total1 All I Ever Wanted Was You 10 10 10 10 10 502 Bare du og jeg 03 Som en engel 1 14 Always Will 2 2 2 2 3 115 Winds of the Northern Seas 7 7 7 7 7 356 Pa do 3 5 5 5 5 237 Nam nam 1 1 1 1 48 En ny marran 5 3 3 3 2 16At Eurovision EditAccording to Eurovision rules all nations with the exceptions of the eight countries which had obtained the lowest average number of points over the last five contests competed in the final on 9 May 1998 On 13 November 1997 an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Norway was set to perform in position 22 following the entry from Finland and before the entry from Estonia 10 11 The day before the contest Norway was considered by bookmakers to be the twelfth most likely country to win the competition 12 At the contest Lars A Fredriksen performed the Norwegian version of All I Ever Wanted Was You titled Alltid sommer The Norwegian conductor at the contest was Geir Langslet and Norway finished in eighth place with 79 points 13 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 Stein Dag Jensen 14 15 The Norwegian spokesperson who announced the Norwegian votes during the show was Ragnhild Saelthun Fjortoft Voting EditBelow is a breakdown of points awarded to Norway and awarded by Norway in the contest The nation awarded its 12 points to Malta in the contest 16 Points awarded to Norway 17 Score Country12 points nbsp Sweden10 points nbsp Slovenia8 points nbsp Spain7 points6 points5 points nbsp Hungary nbsp Malta4 points nbsp Belgium nbsp Estonia nbsp Ireland nbsp Israel nbsp Poland nbsp United Kingdom3 points nbsp Cyprus nbsp Germany nbsp Netherlands nbsp Portugal2 points nbsp Finland1 point nbsp Switzerland Points awarded by Norway 17 Score Country12 points nbsp Malta10 points nbsp Sweden8 points nbsp Netherlands7 points nbsp Belgium6 points nbsp Croatia5 points nbsp United Kingdom4 points nbsp Ireland3 points nbsp Israel2 points nbsp Hungary1 point nbsp Finland Norway s backup jury results 18 Score Country12 points nbsp France10 points nbsp Netherlands8 points nbsp Sweden7 points nbsp Germany6 points nbsp United Kingdom5 points nbsp Finland4 points nbsp Portugal3 points nbsp Ireland2 points nbsp Croatia1 point nbsp CyprusReferences Edit Norway Country Profile EBU Retrieved 9 November 2014 a b Jacobsen Hasse Christian MGP 1998 in Norwegian Bokmal Retrieved 25 April 2023 Norway 1998 mylittleworld nfshost com Retrieved 25 April 2023 NORWEGIAN NATIONAL FINAL 1998 natfinals 50webs com Retrieved 25 April 2023 ESC National Finals database 1998 Melodi Grand Prix 1998 norsk finale in Norwegian Bokmal retrieved 25 April 2023 Gronneberg Anders 5 March 1998 Den riktige vinneren vant dagbladet no in Norwegian Retrieved 25 April 2023 Tror pa suksess i Birmingham Norsk Telegrambyra in Norwegian 1 March 1998 Norway 1998 review mylittleworld nfshost com Retrieved 25 April 2023 Birmingham to stage Eurovision The Irish Times 9 August 1997 Archived from the original on 9 May 2021 Retrieved 23 June 2022 Jones David 13 November 1997 Eurovision Song Contest winner Katrina and compere Terry Wogan Birmingham United Kingdom Alamy Retrieved 24 June 2022 The bookies favourites BBC News 8 May 1998 Archived from the original on 1 November 2002 Retrieved 21 March 2021 Final of Birmingham 1998 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 13 April 2021 Retrieved 13 April 2021 Radio og TV Moss Dagblad 9 May 1998 pp 33 35 Retrieved 22 June 2022 via National Library of Norway Norgeskanalen NRK P1 Kjoreplan lordag 9 mai 1998 in Norwegian NRK 9 May 1998 p 14 Retrieved 20 June 2022 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