List of Melodi Grand Prix winners
This article lists the songs and artists that have won Melodi Grand Prix, the Norwegian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition was not held in 1970 (non-participation),[1] 1991 (NRK’s cancellation),[2] and 2002 (relegation).[3]
List of winners
[edit]| # | Winner |
| † | Second place |
| ‡ | Third place |
| ◁ | Last place |
X
|
Entry selected but did not compete |
†
|
Upcoming event |
| Year | Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | At Eurovision | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | Points | Semi | Points | ||||
| "Voi Voi" | Nora Brockstedt | Georg Elgaaen | 4th | 11 | No semi-finals | ||
| "Sommer i Palma" | Nora Brockstedt | Egil Hansen, Jan Wølner | 7th | 10 | |||
| "Kom sol, kom regn" | Inger Jacobsen | Ivar Jacobsen, Kjell Karlsen | 10th | 2 | |||
| "Solhverv" | Anita Thallaug | Dag Kristoffersen | 13th ◁ | 0 | |||
| "Spiral" | Arne Bendiksen | Egil Hansen, Sigurd Jansen | 8th | 6 | |||
| "Karusell" | Kirsti Sparboe | Jolly Kramer-Johansen | 13th | 1 | |||
| "Intet er nytt under solen" | Åse Kleveland | Arne Bendiksen | 3rd | 15 | |||
| "Dukkemann" | Kirsti Sparboe | Ola B. Johannessen, Tor Hultin | 14th | 2 | |||
| "Jeg har aldri vært så glad i noen som deg" | Odd Børre | Kari Nergaard | Withdrawn[a] X | ||||
| "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli" | Kirsti Sparboe | Arne Bendiksen | 16th ◁ | 1 | |||
| "Lykken er..." | Hanne Krogh | Arne Bendiksen | 17th | 65 | |||
| "Småting" | Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg | Ivar Børsum, Kåre Grøttum | 14th | 73 | |||
| "Å, for et spill" | Bendik Singers | Arne Bendiksen | 7th[b] | 89 | |||
| "Hvor er du?" | Anne-Karine Strøm | Frode Thingnæs, Philip Kruse | 14th ◁[c] | 3 | |||
| "Det skulle ha vært sommer nå" | Ellen Nikolaysen | Svein Hundsnes | 18th[d] | 11 | |||
| "Mata Hari" | Anne-Karine Strøm | Frode Thingnæs, Philip Kruse | 18th ◁ | 7 | |||
| "Casanova" | Anita Skorgan | Dag Nordtømme, Svein Strugstad | 14th | 18 | |||
| "Mil etter mil" | Jahn Teigen | Kai Eide | 20th ◁ | 0 | |||
| "Oliver" | Anita Skorgan | Anita Skorgan, Philip Kruse | 11th | 57 | |||
| "Sámiid ædnan" | Sverre Kjelsberg and Mattis Hætta | Ragnar Sør Olsen, Sverre Kjelsberg | 16th | 15 | |||
| "Aldri i livet" | Finn Kalvik | Finn Kalvik | 20th ◁ | 0 | |||
| "Adieu" | Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan | Herodes Falsk, Jahn Teigen | 12th | 44 | |||
| "Do Re Mi" | Jahn Teigen | Anita Skorgan, Herodes Falsk, Jahn Teigen | 9th | 53 | |||
| "Lenge leve livet" | Dollie de Luxe | Benedicte Adrian, Ingrid Bjørnov | 17th | 29 | |||
| "La det swinge" | Bobbysocks | Rolf Løvland | 1st | 123 | |||
| "Romeo" | Ketil Stokkan | Ketil Stokkan | 12th | 44 | |||
| "Mitt liv" | Kate Guldbrandsen | Hanne Krogh, Rolf Løvland | 9th | 65 | |||
| "For vår jord" | Karoline Krüger | Anita Skorgan, Erik Hillestad | 5th | 88 | |||
| "Venners nærhet" | Britt Synnøve Johansen | Leiv Grøtte, Inge Enoksen | 17th | 30 | |||
| "Brandenburger Tor" | Ketil Stokkan | Ketil Stokkan | 21st ◁ | 8 | |||
| "Mrs. Thompson" | Just 4 Fun | Dag Kolsrud, Kaare Skevik Jr., Per Gerhard Roness | 17th | 14 | |||
| "Visjoner" | Merethe Trøan | Eva Jansen, Robert Morley | 18th | 23 | |||
| "Alle mine tankar" | Silje Vige | Bjørn Erik Vige | 5th | 120 | |||
| "Duett" | Elisabeth Andreassen and Jan Werner Danielsen | Hans Olav Mørk, Rolf Løvland | 6th | 76 | |||
| "Nocturne" | Secret Garden | Petter Skavlan, Rolf Løvland | 1st | 148 | |||
| "I evighet" | Elisabeth Andreassen | Torhild Nigar | 2nd | 114 | |||
| "San Francisco" | Tor Endresen | Arne Myksvol, Tor Endresen | 24th ◁ | 0 | |||
| "All I Ever Wanted Was You" | Lars A. Fredriksen | David Eriksen, Linda Andernach Johannesen | 8th[e] | 79 | |||
| "Living My Life Without You" | Stig van Eijk | Stig van Eijk | 14th | 35 | |||
| "My Heart Goes Boom" | Charmed | Morten Henriksen, Tore Madsen | 11th | 57 | |||
| "On My Own" | Haldor Lægreid | Ole Henrik Antonsen, Ole Jørgen Olsen, Tom-Steinar Hanssen | 22nd ◁ | 3 | |||
| "I'm Not Afraid to Move On" | Jostein Hasselgård | Arve Furset, VJ Strøm | 4th | 123 | |||
| "High" | Knut Anders Sørum | Dan Attlerud, Lars Andersson, Thomas Thörnholm | 24th ◁ | 3 | Top 11 Previous Year | ||
| "In My Dreams" | Wig Wam | Trond Holter | 9th | 125 | 6th | 164 | |
| "Alvedansen" | Christine Guldbrandsen | Atle Halstensen, Christine Guldbrandsen, Kjetil Fluge | 14th | 36 | Top 11 Previous Year | ||
| "Ven a bailar conmigo" | Guri Schanke | Thomas G:son | Failed to qualify | 18th | 48 | ||
| "Hold On Be Strong" | Maria Haukaas Storeng | Mira Craig | 5th | 182 | 4th | 106 | |
| "Fairytale" | Alexander Rybak | Alexander Rybak | 1st | 387 | 1st | 201 | |
| "My Heart Is Yours" | Didrik Solli-Tangen | Fredrik Kempe, Hanne Sørvaag | 20th | 35 | Host country | ||
| "Haba Haba" | Stella Mwangi | Andreas Sjo Engen, Joachim Alte, Kjetil Granum Helgesen, Marcus Ulstad Nilsen, Stella Mwangi, Tom Roger Rogstad | Failed to qualify | 17th | 30 | ||
| "Stay" | Tooji | Figge Boström, Peter Boström, Tooji Keshtkar | 26th ◁ | 7 | 10 | 45 | |
| "I Feed You My Love" | Margaret Berger | Karin Park, Niklas Jan Olovson, Robin Mortensen Lynch | 4th | 191 | 3rd | 120 | |
| "Silent Storm" | Carl Espen | Josefin Winther | 8th | 88 | 6th | 77 | |
| "A Monster Like Me" | Mørland and Debrah Scarlett | Kjetil Mørland | 8th | 102 | 4th | 123 | |
| "Icebreaker" | Agnete | Agnete Johnsen, Gabriel Alares, Ian Curnow | Failed to qualify | 13th | 63 | ||
| "Grab the Moment" | Jowst feat. Aleksander Walmann | Joakim With Steen, Jonas McDonnell | 10th | 158 | 5th | 189 | |
| "That's How You Write a Song" | Alexander Rybak | Alexander Rybak | 15th | 144 | 1st | 266 | |
| "Spirit in the Sky" | Keiino | Alexander Nyborg Olsson, Alexandra Rotan, Fred-René Buljo, Henrik Tala, Rüdiger Schramm, Tom Hugo Hermansen | 6th | 331 | 7th | 210 | |
| "Attention" | Ulrikke Brandstorp | Christian Ingebrigtsen, Kjetil Mørland, Ulrikke Brandstorp | Contest cancelled[f] X | ||||
| "Fallen Angel" | Tix | Andreas Haukeland | 18th | 75 | 10th | 115 | |
| "Give That Wolf a Banana" | Subwoolfer | Ben Adams, Gaute Ormasen, Carl-Henrik Wahl (as Keith, Jim, and DJ Astronaut) | 10th | 182 | 6th | 177 | |
| "Queen of Kings" | Alessandra | Alessandra Mele, Henning Olerud, Linda Dale, Stanley Ferdinandez | 5th | 268 | 6th | 102 | |
| "Ulveham" | Gåte | Gunnhild Sundli, Jon Even Schärer, Magnus Børmark, Marit Jensen Lillebuen, Ronny Graff Janssen, Sveinung Ekloo Sundli | 25th ◁ | 16 | 10th | 43 | |
Performers and songwriters with multiple wins
[edit]The following individuals have won the Melodi Grand Prix as a performer or songwriter more than once.
| Wins | Name | Wins as performer | Wins as songwriter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Arne Bendiksen | 1964 | 1966, 1969, 1971, 1973 |
| Anita Skorgan | 1977, 1979, 1982 (with Jahn Teigen) | 1979, 1983, 1988 | |
| 4 | Rolf Løvland | 1995 (as part of Secret Garden) | 1985, 1987, 1994, 1995 |
| 3 | Anne-Karine Strøm | 1973 (as part of Bendik Singers), 1974, 1976 | — |
| Elisabeth Andreassen | 1985 (as part of Bobbysocks!), 1994 (with Jan Werner Danielsen), 1996 | ||
| Kirsti Sparboe | 1965, 1967, 1969 | ||
| Hanne Krogh | 1971, 1985 (as part of Bobbysocks!) | 1987 | |
| Jahn Teigen | 1978, 1982 (with Anita Skorgan), 1983 | 1982, 1983 | |
| Philip Kruse | — | 1974, 1976, 1979 | |
| 2 | Egil Hansen | 1961, 1964 | |
| Frode Thingnæs | 1974, 1976 | ||
| Herodes Falsk | 1982, 1983 | ||
| Kjetil Mørland | 2015 | 2015, 2020 | |
| Ellen Nikolaysen | 1973 (as part of Bendik Singers), 1975 | — | |
| Nora Brockstedt | 1960, 1961 | ||
| Alexander Rybak | 2009, 2018 | ||
| Ketil Stokkan | 1986, 1990 | ||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Nergaard withdrew the song after the Norwegian final, due to allegations of plagiarism. Instead, NRK picked the runner-up, "Stress" to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968. "Stress" ended up as 13th with 2 points.
- ^ As "It's Just A Game".
- ^ As "The First Day of Love".
- ^ As "Touch My Life (With Summer)".
- ^ As "Alltid sommer".
- ^ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
[edit]- ^ "Les pays nordiques ne participeront pas au prochain concours de la chanson de l'Eurovision" [The Nordic countries will not participate in the next Eurovision Song Contest]. Journal du Jura (in French). Bienne, Switzerland. 7 November 1969. Retrieved 30 January 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ "Bare for gøy! (Melodi Grand Prix 1991 - norsk finale)" [Just for fun! (Melodi Grand Prix 1991 - Norwegian final)]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). 6 March 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Colclough, Phil (27 January 2024). "Is it Keiino time in Norway?". OnEurope. Retrieved 30 January 2024.