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Norway at Eurovision

Norway is a three-time winner with a history that includes both iconic victories and dramatic scoreboard moments.

Debut1960
Completed appearances64
Victories3
Podiums in archive5
Top-10s in archive26
2027 participationAwaiting official 2027 list
Eurovision history

Norway Eurovision history

Alexander Rybak’s 2009 win became one of Norway’s defining modern Eurovision moments.

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Winning years

198519952009

Podium record

Norway has 5 verified Grand Final podium finishes in the 1957–2026 archive: 3 wins, 1 second place and 1 third place.

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Runner-up record

Norway has finished second in the Eurovision Grand Final 1 time: 1996.

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LATEST NEWS

Latest Norway Eurovision news

Sweden and Norway confront AI-song questions in Eurovision 2027 selections
Eurovision 2027

Sweden and Norway confront AI-song questions in Eurovision 2027 selections

SVT suspects AI-created entries among a record 4,077 Melodifestivalen submissions but cannot identify how many.

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Norway rejects fully AI-generated songs for Melodi Grand Prix 2027 as 1,500 entries arrive
National Selections

Norway rejects fully AI-generated songs for Melodi Grand Prix 2027 as 1,500 entries arrive

NRK says around 30 to 50 of the approximately 1,500 submissions were generated entirely with AI, but the broadcaster still allows limited AI assistance in music production.

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KEiiNO release new single Remember My Name
Norway

KEiiNO release new single Remember My Name

The Norwegian group known for Spirit in the Sky have a new single dated 9 October 2026.

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ENTRY HISTORY

Recent Norway Eurovision entries

Latest indexed songs and Contest outcomes, including Grand Final placings, Semi-Final non-qualifications and the cancelled 2020 edition where relevant.

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Showing the latest 12 of 65 indexed entries.Open complete Norway song archive →
RESULTS ARCHIVE

Top-10 Grand Final results

Showing the latest 12 of 26 top-10 finishes currently covered by the Song Contest Radar archive.

2023#5AlessandraQueen of Kings268 pts→
2022#10SubwoolferGive That Wolf a Banana182 pts→
2019#6KEiiNOSpirit in the Sky331 pts→
2017#10JOWSTGrab The Moment158 pts→
2015#8Mørland & Debrah ScarlettA Monster Like Me102 pts→
2014#8Carl EspenSilent Storm88 pts→
2013#4Margaret BergerI Feed You My Love191 pts→
2009#1Alexander RybakFairytale387 pts→
2008#5Maria Haukaas StorengHold On Be Strong182 pts→
2005#9Wig WamIn My Dreams125 pts→
2003#4Jostein HasselgårdI'm Not Afraid To Move On123 pts→
1998#8Lars A. FredriksenAlltid Sommer79 pts→

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Alexander Rybak — Fairytale, Eurovision 2009Norway's 2009 winning Grand Final performance in Moscow.