Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001

Norway selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 through the Melodi Grand Prix contest, organised by Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK). The winner was Haldor Lægreid with the song "On My Own", who represented Norway at the contest in Copenhagen, Denmark on 12 May 2001.

Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Country Norway
National selection
Selection processMelodi Grand Prix 2001
Selection date(s)24 February 2001
Selected entrantHaldor Lægreid
Selected song"On My Own"
Finals performance
Final result22nd, 3 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 2001

The final took place on 24 February 2001 at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, hosted by Hans Christian Andersen. The winner was selected by a combination of regional televoting and a jury panel in two rounds. In the first round, the top four entries were selected to proceed to the second round, the superfinal. The results of the public televote were revealed by Norway's five regions, with the televoting figures of each region being converted to points. The top ten songs received 1–10, 12 and 14 points. The jury panel had a weighting equal to the votes of two televoting regions. In the superfinal, the top four songs from each televoting region received 8, 10, 12 and 14 points. The jury panel again had a weighting equal to the votes of two televoting regions. "On My Own" performed by Haldor Lægreid was the winner at the conclusion of the voting.[1] The jury consisted of Jostein Pedersen, Cecilie Bjelke, Inger Beate Jacobsen, Jarl Aanestad and Hege Tepstad.

Final – 24 February 2001
Draw Artist Song Lyrics (l) / Music (m) Jury Televote Total Place
1 Marianne Ligaard "Every Night Is Saturday Night" Bottolf Lødemel (m & l), Lars Aass (m & l) 12 22 34 8
2 Rasmus Høgset "Looking For Love" Jan Johansen (m & l), Thomas Heinonen (l), Brad Johnson (l) 8 44 52 6
3 Mocci "You've Got The Motion" Stein Johan Grieg Halvorsen (m & l), Erlend Klarholm Nilsen (m & l), Mocci Ryen (l) 20 50 70 3
4 Remy "Still An Angel" Øivind Madsen (m & l), Leif Johansen (l) 28 27 55 4
5 Camilla Fagerås "Free" Ken Ingwersen (m), Jon-Willy Rydningen (m), Svein Finneide (l) 10 22 32 9
6 Rune Rudberg "Without You" Rune Rudberg (m & l) 16 37 53 5
7 Are Sigvardsen "Is She The One" Are Sigvardsen (m & l) 14 13 27 10
8 Rebecca "U Ain't Seen The Best of Me Yet" Rebecca Wolsdal (m & l) 4 16 20 11
9 Elin Torset "Brighter Than Light" Elin Torset (m & l) 18 64 82 2
10 Lars-Fredrik "Show Me The Way" Elias Muri (m), Bottolf Lødemel (m), Lars Aass (l) 2 5 7 12
11 BIAZ "Your Heart Belongs To Me" Lars Berg (m & l) 6 39 45 7
12 Haldor Lægreid "On My Own" Ole Henrik Antonsen (m & l), Tom-Steinar Hanssen (m & l), Ole Jørgen Olsen (l) 24 66 90 1
Superfinal – 24 February 2001
Draw Artist Song Jury Televoting Regions Total Place
Tromsø Trondheim Bergen Kristiansand Oslo
1 Mocci "You've Got The Motion" 24 8 8 8 8 8 66 3
2 Remy "Still An Angel" 16 10 10 10 10 10 64 4
3 Elin Torset "Brighter Than Light" 20 12 14 14 12 12 84 2
4 Haldor Lægreid "On My Own" 28 14 12 12 14 14 94 1

At Eurovision

Haldor Lægreid performed 4th on the night of the contest, following Bosnia and Herzegovina and preceding Israel. Norway finished with 3 points, all from Portugal, finishing joint last of 23 entries with Iceland, and thus relegating Norway from taking part in the 2002 Contest.

Points awarded by Norway
12 points Denmark
10 points Estonia
8 points Greece
7 points France
6 points Slovenia
5 points Malta
4 points Spain
3 points Germany
2 points Sweden
1 point Iceland

Points awarded to Norway
Points awarded to Norway (final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References
  1. "Norsk Melodi Grand Prix 2001". Poplight. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
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