Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Country	Norway
National selection
Selection process	Melodi Grand Prix 1998
Selection date(s)	28 February 1998
Selected entrant	Lars A. Fredriksen
Selected song	"Alltid sommer"
Finals performance
Final result	8th, 79 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Norway was represented by Lars A. Fredriksen, with the song '"Alltid sommer", at the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 9 May in Birmingham. "Alltid sommer" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 28 February and, unusually, was performed in English ("All I Ever Wanted Was You") at MGP although language rules in 1998 still required the song to be performed in Norwegian in Birmingham.

Final

The MGP was held at the studios of broadcaster NRK in Oslo, hosted by Øystein Bache and Rune Gokstad. Eight songs took part with the winner chosen by a split between regional televoting and an "expert" jury. Elisabeth Andreassen was bidding for a record-breaking fifth appearance at Eurovision, but finished runner-up.^[1]

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Fredriksen performed 22nd in the running order, following Finland and preceding Estonia. At the close of voting "Alltid sommer" had received 79 points (including a maximum 12 from Sweden), placing Norway 8th of the 25 entries. The Norwegian televotng awarded its 12 points to Malta.^[2]

Voting

Points awarded to Norway

Points Awarded by Norway

12 points	Malta
10 points	Sweden
8 points	Netherlands
7 points	Belgium
6 points	Croatia
5 points	United Kingdom
4 points	Ireland
3 points	Israel
2 points	Hungary
1 point	Finland

See also

• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 1998

References

Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Artists 1960s Nora Brockstedt Nora Brockstedt Inger Jacobsen Anita Thallaug Arne Bendiksen Kirsti Sparboe Åse Kleveland Kirsti Sparboe Odd Børre Kirsti Sparboe 1970s 1970 Hanne Krogh Grethe Kausland & Benny Borg Bendik Singers Anne-Karine Strøm & Bendik Singers Ellen Nikolaysen Anne-Karine Strøm Anita Skorgan Jahn Teigen Anita Skorgan 1980s Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta Finn Kalvik Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan Jahn Teigen Dollie de Luxe Bobbysocks Ketil Stokkan Kate Gulbrandsen Karoline Krüger Britt Synnøve 1990s Ketil Stokkan Just 4 Fun Merethe Trøan Silje Vige Elisabeth Andreassen & Jan Werner Danielsen Secret Garden Elisabeth Andreassen Tor Endresen Lars A. Fredriksen Stig Van Eijk 2000s Charmed Haldor Lægreid 2002 Jostein Hasselgård Knut Anders Sørum Wig Wam Christine Guldbrandsen Guri Schanke Maria Haukaas Storeng Alexander Rybak 2010s Didrik Solli-Tangen Stella Mwangi Tooji Margaret Berger Carl Espen Mørland & Debrah Scarlett Agnete
Songs 1960s "Voi Voi" "Sommer i Palma" "Kom sol, kom regn" "Solvherv" "Spiral" "Karusell" "Intet er nytt under solen" "Dukkemann" "Stress" "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli" 1970s 1970 "Lykken er" "Småting" "It's Just A Game" "The First Day of Love" "Touch My Life (With Summer)" "Mata Hari" "Casanova" "Mil etter mil" "Oliver" 1980s "Sámiid Ædnan" "Aldri i livet" "Adieu" "Do Re Mi" "Lenge leve livet" "La det swinge" "Romeo" "Mitt liv" "For vår jord" "Venners nærhet" 1990s "Brandenburger Tor" "Mrs. Thompson" "Visjoner" "Alle mine tankar" "Duett" "Nocturne" "I evighet" "San Francisco" "Alltid sommer" "Living My Life Without You" 2000s "My Heart Goes Boom" "On My Own" 2002 "I'm Not Afraid To Move On" "High" "In My Dreams" "Alvedansen" "Ven a bailar conmigo" "Hold On Be Strong" "Fairytale" 2010s "My Heart Is Yours" "Haba Haba" "Stay" "I Feed You My Love" "Silent Storm" "A Monster Like Me" "Icebreaker"
(Note : Entries scored out are when Norway did not compete)