Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
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| 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 entrant | Tooji | |||
| Selected song | "Stay" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (10th, 45 points) | |||
| Final result | 26th, 7 points | |||
| Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Norwegian entry was selected through Melodi Grand Prix 2012, a national selection consisting of three semi-finals and a final, organised by the Norwegian broadcaster NRK. Tooji represented Norway with the song "Stay", which qualified from the second semi-final and went on to place 26th (last) in the final, scoring 7 points.[1][2]
Melodi Grand Prix 2012
On 30 June, NRK announced their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[3]
The deadline to submit the songs was on 2 September 2011. A special jury selected the 24 songs which proceeded to the national selection. NRK reserved the right to select a performer for any of the submitted songs.[4]
On 1 October 2011, NRK announced that more than 800 songs had been submitted, nearly one hundred more than in 2011.[5]
On 19 October 2011, the dates for next years events were revealed. The final was 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 from each semi-final would advance to the final.[6]
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 | ||||||||
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| 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 (16th on stage), on 24 May 2012, following Slovakia and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina. Norway received 45 points and placed 10th, thus qualifying for the final on 26 May.[7] Norway tied for 10th place with Bulgaria, however, under tiebreak rules, the number of countries that voted for Norway (11) was higher than the number for Bulgaria (10). This resulted in Norway qualifying to the final over Bulgaria.
In the final, Norway was drawn to perform 12th, following Estonia and preceding Azerbaijan. The Norwegian entry scored a total of 7 points and placed 26th in the final.[1] This was the eleventh last place finish for Norway in an international final.
Split Results
- In the Semi-final Norway came 10th with 45 points: the public awarded Norway 6th place with 72 points and the jury awarded 18th place (last) with 25 points.[8]
- In the Final Norway came 26th with 7 points: the public awarded Norway 24th place with 16 points and the jury awarded 24th place with 24 points.[8]
Points Awarded to Norway
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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Points Awarded by Norway
Second Semi finalPoints awarded in second semi-final:[7]
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FinalPoints awarded in the final:[1]
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See also
- Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Eurovision Song Contest 2012
- Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv.
- ↑ Storvik-Green, Simon (11 February 2012). "Tooji takes the Norwegian flag to Baku". Eurovision.tv.
- ↑ Juhas, Ervin (2011-06-30). "Norway starts the search for songs". Escdaily.com. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ↑ Busa, Alexandru (2011-06-30). "Norway starts the search for songs". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ↑ Hondal, Victor (2011-10-01). "Norway: 800 entries received". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ↑ Storvik-Green, Simon (26 October 2011). "Norwegian final gets bigger and better – Eurovision Song Contest – Baku 2012". EBU. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final (2)". Eurovision.tv.
- 1 2 Siim, Jarmo (18 June 2012). "Eurovision 2012 split jury-televote results revealed". Eurovision.tv.
External links
- (Norwegian) Official rules NRK
- (Norwegian) mgp webside NRK