Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012

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]

Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Country Norway
National selection
Selection processMelodi Grand Prix 2012
Selection date(s)Semi-final
21 January 2012
28 January 2012
4 February 2012
Final
11 February 2012
Selected entrantTooji
Selected song"Stay"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (10th, 45 points)
Final result26th, 7 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 2012

On 30 June 2011, NRK confirmed Norway's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.[3] Melodi Grand Prix 2012 was the 50th edition of the Norwegian national final Melodi Grand Prix and selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The competition consisted of three semi-finals which took place regionally on 21, 28 January and 4 February 2012. The final took place on 11 February 2012 at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo. All shows were hosted by Marte Stokstad and Per Sundnes.[4]

Competing entries

A submission period was opened by NRK until 2 September 2011. Songwriters of any nationality were allowed to submit entries, while NRK reserved the right to directly select a performer for the submitted songs. At the close of the deadline, a record-breaking number of 800 submissions were received.[5] Twenty-four songs were selected for the competition by a jury panel consisting of representatives of NRK, record companies and production companies.[6][7] The competing acts and songs were revealed between 27 October 2011 and 16 January 2012.

ArtistSongComposer(s)
Cocktail Slippers "Keeps On Dancing" Cocktail Slippers (m & l)
Håvard Lothe Band "The Greatest Day" Håvard Lothe (m & l)
Irresistible feat. Carl Pritt "Elevator" Anne Wik (m & l), Nermin Harambasic (m & l), Ronny Svendsen (m & l), Robin Jenssen (m & l), Carl Pritt (l)
Isabel Ødegård "I've Got You" Thomas Helland (m & l), Isabel Ødegård (l)
Kim André Rysstad "Så vidunderleg" Elin Nygård (m & l)
Lisa Stokke "With Love" Lisa Stokke (m & l), Johanna Demker (m & l), Anita Lixel (m & l), Tommy Berre (m & l)
Lise Karlsnes "Sailors" Lise Karlsnes (m & l), Thomas Eriksen (m)
Malin Reitan "Crush" Beyond51 (m & l)
Marthe Valle "Si" Marthe Valle (m & l)
Minnie-Oh "You and I" Monica Johansen (m & l)
Nora Foss al-Jabri "Somewhere Beautiful" Christian Ingebrigtsen (m & l), Eivind Rølles (m & l)
Petter Øien & Bobby Bare "Things Change" Bobby Bare (m & l)
Plumbo "Ola Nordmann" Lars Erik Blokkhus (m), Glenn Hauger (l)
Reidun Sæther "High On Love" Thomas G:son (m & l), Tommy Berre (m & l), Ovidou Jacobsen (m & l)
Rikke Lie "Another Heartache" Rikke Lie (m & l), Maria Marcus (m & l), Niclas Lundin (m & l)
Rikke Normann "Shapeshifter" Silya Nymoen (m & l), Rikke Normann (m & l)
Rudi Myntevik "You Break It, You Own It" Rune Berg (m & l), Asbjørn Ribe (m & l)
Silya Nymoen "Euphoria" Silya Nymoen (m & l)
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)
The Carburetors "Don't Touch the Flame" Stian Krogh (m), Christopher Lindahl (m & l), Per Gunnar Lund-Vang (l)
Tommy Fredvang "Make It Better" Tommy Fredvang (m & l), Hanne Sørvaag (m & l), Tommy Berre (m & l)
United "Little Bobbi" John Lundvik (m & l), Philip Halloun (m & l), Thomas Felberg (m & l)
Tooji "Stay" Tooji (m & l), Peter Boström (m & l), Figge Boström (m & l)
Yaseen & Julie Maria "Sammen" Sigve Bull (m & l), El Axel (m & l)

Schedule
DateCityVenueHeat
21 JanuaryBrekstadØrland HovedflystasjonSemi-final 1
28 JanuaryLarvikArena LarvikSemi-final 2
4 FebruaryFlorøFlorø IdrettssenterSemi-final 3
11 FebruaryOsloOslo SpektrumFinal

Semi-final 1

Eight songs competed during the first semi-final on 21 January 2012. The top three entries were selected by public televoting to proceed to the final: "High On Love" performed by Reidun Sæther, "Somewhere Beautiful" performed by Nora Foss al-Jabri and "Don't Touch the Flame" performed by The Carburetors.

Semi-final 1 – 21 January 2012
Draw Artist Song Place Result
1 Irresistible feat. Carl Pritt "Elevator" — Eliminated
2 Kim André Rysstad "Så vidunderleg" — Eliminated
3 Reidun Sæther "High On Love" 3 Final
4 Rudi Myntevik "You Break It, You Own It" — Eliminated
5 Lisa Stokke "With Love" — Eliminated
6 United "Little Bobbi" — Eliminated
7 Nora Foss al-Jabri "Somewhere Beautiful" 1 Final
8 The Carburetors "Don't Touch the Flame" 2 Final

Semi-final 2

Eight songs competed during the second semi-final on 28 January 2012. The top three entries were selected by public televoting to proceed to the final: "Make It Better" performed by Tommy Fredvang, "Crush" performed by Malin Reitan and "Ola Nordmann" performed by Plumbo.

Semi-final 2 – 28 January 2012
Draw Artist Song Place Result
1 Cocktail Slippers "Keeps On Dancing" — Eliminated
2 Isabel Ødegård "I've Got You" — Eliminated
3 Tommy Fredvang "Make It Better" 2 Final
4 Rikke Lie "Another Heartache" — Eliminated
5 Malin Reitan "Crush" 3 Final
6 Plumbo "Ola Nordmann" 1 Final
7 Minnie-Oh "You and I" — Eliminated
8 Rikke Normann "Shapeshifter" — Eliminated

Semi-final 3

Eight songs competed during the third semi-final on 4 February 2012. The top three entries were selected by public televoting to proceed to the final: "Stay" performed by Tooji, "Things Change" performed by Petter Øien & Bobby Bare and "Sammen" performed by Yaseen & Julie Maria. Lise Karlsnes was awarded the wildcard to proceed to the final among the non-qualifying entries.

Semi-final 3 – 4 February 2012
Draw Artist Song Place Result
1 Tooji "Stay" 2 Final
2 Marthe Valle "Si" — Eliminated
3 Petter Øien & Bobby Bare "Things Change" 1 Final
4 Yaseen & Julie Maria "Sammen" 3 Final
5 Håvard Lothe Band "The Greatest Day" — Eliminated
6 Silya Nymoen "Euphoria" — Eliminated
7 The Canoes "Seemed Like a Good Idea At the Time" — Eliminated
8 Lise Karlsnes "Sailors" — Wildcard

Final

Ten songs consisting of the nine semi-final qualifiers and the wildcard qualifier competed during the final on 11 February 2012. The winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top four entries were selected by public televoting to proceed to the second round, the Gold Final: "Stay" performed by Tooji, "Ola Nordmann" performed by Plumbo, "Somewhere Beautiful" performed by Nora Foss al-Jabri and "Things Change" performed by Petter Øien & Bobby Bare. In the Gold Final, three juries from the hosts of the three semi-final cities awarded 2,000, 4,000, 6,000 and 8,000 points to their top four songs. The results of the public televote were then revealed by Norway's five regions and added to the jury scores. This led to the victory of "Stay" performed by Tooji with 155,480 votes.

Final – 11 February 2012
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Tooji "Stay" Gold Final
2 Reidun Sæther "High On Love" Eliminated
3 Lise Karlsnes "Sailors" Eliminated
4 Plumbo "Ola Nordmann" Gold Final
5 Malin Reitan "Crush" Eliminated
6 Nora Foss al-Jabri "Somewhere Beautiful" Gold Final
7 The Carburetors "Don’t Touch The Flame" Eliminated
8 Petter Øien & Bobby Bare "Things Change" Gold Final
9 Yaseen & Julie Maria "Sammen" Eliminated
10 Tommy Fredvang "Make It Better" Eliminated
Gold Final – 11 February 2012
Draw Artist Song Regional Juries Televoting Regions Total Place
Ørland Larvik Florø Northern
Norway		 Western
Norway		 Southern
Norway		 Central
Norway		 Eastern
Norway
1 Plumbo "Ola Nordmann" 2,000 4,000 4,000 1,089 7,037 12,712 11,633 19,397 61,868 4
2 Nora Foss al-Jabri "Somewhere Beautiful" 8,000 8,000 8,000 1,381 9,776 12,615 14,581 27,693 90,046 2
3 Petter Øien & Bobby Bare "Things Change" 4,000 2,000 2,000 2,452 11,552 14,907 19,963 22,811 79,685 3
4 Tooji "Stay" 6,000 6,000 6,000 3,425 21,146 26,474 32,114 54,321 155,480 1

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.[8] 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.[9]
  • 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.[9]

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

Points awarded by Norway

See also

References
  1. "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv.
  2. Storvik-Green, Simon (11 February 2012). "Tooji takes the Norwegian flag to Baku". Eurovision.tv.
  3. Juhas, Ervin (30 June 2011). "Norway starts the search for songs". Escdaily.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  4. Storvik-Green, Simon (26 October 2011). "Norwegian final gets bigger and better – Eurovision Song Contest – Baku 2012". EBU. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  5. Hondal, Victor (1 October 2011). "Norway: 800 entries received". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  6. Busa, Alexandru (30 June 2011). "Norway starts the search for songs". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  7. "Norway 2012". ESCKAZ.
  8. "Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final (2)". Eurovision.tv.
  9. Siim, Jarmo (18 June 2012). "Eurovision 2012 split jury-televote results revealed". Eurovision.tv.
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