Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003

Norway competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, represented by Jostein Hasselgård with the song "I'm Not Afraid To Move On". The song was chosen as the Norwegian entry for the 2003 contest through the Melodi Grand Prix contest.

Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Country Norway
National selection
Selection processMelodi Grand Prix 2003
Selection date(s)1 March 2003
Selected entrantJostein Hasselgård
Selected song"I'm Not Afraid To Move On"
Finals performance
Final result4th, 123 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 2003

Melodi Grand Prix 2003 was the Norwegian national final that selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2003.

Competing entries

A submission period was opened by NRK where songwriters of any nationality were allowed to submit entries for the first time. More than 450 submissions were received by NRK. Twelve songs were selected for the competition by a jury panel.[1]

Final

The final took place on 1 March 2003 at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, hosted by Øystein Bache. The winner was selected over two rounds of regional televoting. In the first round, the top four entries were selected to proceed to the second round, the Gold Final. 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 1–8, 10 and 12 points. In the Gold Final, the results of the public televote, based on actual voting figures of each region, were revealed by Norway's five regions and led to the victory of "I'm Not Afraid To Move On" performed by Jostein Hasselgård with 78,460 votes.[2]

Final – 1 March 2003
Draw Artist Song Lyrics (l) / Music (m) Points Place
1 Ingvild Pedersen "Anyway You Want It" Thomas G:son (m & l), Stefan Brunzell (m & l) 16 8
2 Daddy Cool "Don't Stop" Tante Gørilds Hobbyorkester (m), Erlend Gjerde (m), Inge Ulirk Gundersen (l) 25 5
3 Åse Karin Hjelen "Han kom som ein vind" Åse Karin Hjelen (m & l), Tom Sennerud (m & l) 0 12
4 Linda Kvam "You've Got A Hold On Me" Hanne Sørvaag (m), Thomas Wøhni (m), Linda Kvam (l) 25 5
5 Erik Jacobsen "So You Say" Eskil Pettersen (m & l), Jarl Ivar Andresen (m & l), Trond Hillestad (m & l) 5 10
6 Birgitte Einarsen "Good Evening, Europe!" Mads Rogde (m & l), Arve Furset (m & l), Benedicte Swendgaard (m & l) 35 4
7 Alfie "One" Alf Gunnar Nilsen aka. Alfie (m & l) 51 2
8 Kikki, Bettan & Lotta "Din hånd i min hånd" Thomas G:son (m & l), Elisabeth Andreassen (l), Petter Anthon Næss (l) 44 3
9 Monopole "Wonderful Girl" Knut Bjørnar Asphol (m & l) 18 7
10 Soda "Fool In Love" Marte Hveem (m & l) 13 9
11 Jostein Hasselgård "I'm Not Afraid To Move On" Arve Furset (m & l), VJ Strøm (m & l) 54 1
12 Don Ramage "Perfect Tragedy" Håvid Engmark (m & l), Alf Gunnar Nilsen (m & l), Bjørnar Løberg (m & l) 4 11
Gold Final – 1 March 2003
DrawArtistSongWestern
Norway		Northern
Norway		Southern
Norway		Central
Norway		Eastern
Norway		TotalPlace
1Birgitte Einarsen"Good Evening, Europe!"2,6932,0362,7092,30916,23125,9783
2Alfie"One"6,1164,7986,0427,70826,22150,8852
3Kikki, Bettan & Lotta"Din hånd i min hånd"2,8182,2002,8922,53015,52225,9624
4Jostein Hasselgård"I'm Not Afraid To Move On"7,8904,5329,6276,58049,83178,4601

At Eurovision

After being relegated from competing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 Norway returned to the contest in 2003, at Riga. Jostein Hasselgård performed 18th on the night of the contest, following Greece and preceding France. After leading at the start of the voting Norway finished with 123 points, coming 4th of the 26 competing countries. This guaranteed Norway automatic qualification to the final of the 2004 Contest.

Points awarded by Norway
12 points Iceland
10 points Turkey
8 points Austria
7 points Sweden
6 points Ireland
5 points Netherlands
4 points Poland
3 points Belgium
2 points Russia
1 point Romania
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. "Svensker i norsk GP-finale". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 21 January 2003.
  2. "Norsk Melodi Grand Prix 2003". Poplight. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
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