Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994

Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Participating broadcasterNorsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
Country Norway
National selection
Selection processMelodi Grand Prix 1994
Selection date(s)26 March 1994
Selected artist(s)Elisabeth Andreasson and Jan Werner Danielsen
Selected song"Duett"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result6th, 76 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with the song "Duett", composed by Rolf Løvland, with lyrics by Hans Olav Mørk, and performed by Elisabeth Andreasson and Jan Werner Danielsen. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), selected its entry through the Melodi Grand Prix 1994. This was the third of four Eurovision appearances by Andreasson.

Before Eurovision

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Melodi Grand Prix 1994

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Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) held the national final on 26 March 1994 at the Oslo Spektrum, hosted by Tande-P. Ten songs took part with the winner being chosen by a voting from six regional juries. Another set of jury votes were included, which came from the votes cast by the public via Norsk Tipping. Other participants included three-time Norwegian representative and MGP regular Jahn Teigen and Tor Endresen, who would represent Norway in 1997.[1] The song "Uimotståelig" had been sent in and subsequently refused by NRK for the Melodi Grand Prix 1993.[2]

Final – 26 March 1994
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Jury Norsk
Tipping 		Total Place
1 Karoline Gregersen "Tunge dråper" Bottolf Lødemel, Stig Gjendem, Hans Henrik Sørensen 186 1 187 7
2 Madam Medusa "Casanova" Per Berge Johannessen, Cathrine Borkenhagen, Eva Jansen 284 3 287 4
3 Jahn Teigen "Gi alt vi har" Geir Rønning 271 4 275 5
4 Elin Furubotn "Mor" Lina Holt 48 1 49 10
5 After Eight "Ensom natt" Per Fredrik Kjølner, Astor Andersen 197 3 200 6
6 Tor Endresen "Aladdin" Tor Endresen 428 7 435 2
7 Yellow Pages "Slør" Giert Clausen, Hallgrim Bratberg 123 1 124 9
8 Laila Nordhaug and Morten Eriksen "Gi meg ett tegn" Are Selheim, Øyvind Boska 321 2 323 3
9 SubDiva "Uimotståelig" Svein Edvardsen, Dag Øistein Endsjø 133 1 134 8
10 Elisabeth Andreasson and Jan Werner Danielsen "Duett" Rolf Løvland, Hans Olav Mørk 499 77 576 1
Regional Jury voting results
Draw Song
Tromsø
Kristiansand
Påskefjellet
Bergen
Trondheim
Oslo Spektrum
 Total
1 "Tunge dråper" 23 5 35 59 33 31 186
2 "Casanova" 40 59 54 53 42 36 284
3 "Gi alt vi har" 32 53 40 34 34 78 271
4 "Mor" 9 9 10 7 4 9 48
5 "Ensom natt" 42 32 21 27 35 40 197
6 "Aladdin" 70 75 76 76 45 86 428
7 "Slør" 30 13 22 34 6 18 123
8 "Gi meg ett tegn" 46 75 69 34 43 54 321
9 "Uimotståelig" 30 9 14 47 11 22 133
10 "Duett" 77 92 93 76 81 80 499

At Eurovision

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On the night of the final Andreasson and Danielsen performed 17th in the running order, following Lithuania and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina. The song was a traditional Eurovision-style ballad in a contest very heavily dominated by downtempo entries. At the close of voting "Duett" had received 76 points, placing Norway 6th of the 25 entries.[3] The Norwegian jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Ireland.[4]

Voting

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References

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  1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1994
  2. ^ Dag Øistein Endsjø. "Uï-uï-uï-uï-uï-Uimotståelig! The irresistible opportunity" in OGAE News nr. 44, 2004:32.
  3. ^ "Final of Dublin 1994". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  4. ^ ESC History - Norway 1994
  5. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1994". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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