Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Norway competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, represented by Knut Anders Sørum with the song "High". The song was chosen as the Norwegian entry for the 2004 contest through the Melodi Grand Prix contest.

Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Country Norway
National selection
Selection processMelodi Grand Prix 2004
Selection date(s)6 March 2004
Selected entrantKnut Anders Sørum
Selected song"High"
Finals performance
Final result24th, 3 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 2004

Melodi Grand Prix 2004 was the Norwegian national final that selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.

Competing entries

A submission period was opened by NRK where songwriters of any nationality were allowed to submit entries. At the close of the deadline, 530 submissions were received. Twelve songs were selected for the competition by a jury panel.

Final

The final took place on 6 March 2004 at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug. 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 "High" performed by Knut Anders Sørum with 82,427 votes.[1]

Final – 6 March 2004
Draw Artist Song Lyrics (l) / Music (m) Points Place
1 Aslak J. Johnsen "I Don't Understand Her" Aslak Johnsen (m & l), Benjamin Sletten (m & l), Anders Bjørknes (m & l) 19 7
2 Maria Moe "The Way I Feel" Maria Moe (m & l), Kyrre Fritzner (m) 10 10
3 Wig Wam "Crazy Things" Wig Wam (m & l) 34 4
4 Ja-Da "Mr. Brown" Ivan Jonas (m & l), Maxim Popov (m & l) 31 5
5 Rebecca "1000 and One Nights" David Clewett (m & l), Ivar Lisinski (m & l), Yak Bondy (m & l) 41 3
6 Christian Hovda "Crying" Arne Hovda (m & l), P.K. Ottestad (m & l) 0 11
7 Dilsa "What Do You Think I Am" Dilsa (m & l), Kim Bergseth (m), Tristande la Villier (l) 16 8
8 Svein Lindland "See the World" Dag Lauvland (m & l) 30 6
9 Malin Schavenius "Sunshine" Michael Lundh (m & l), Quint Starkie (m & l), Anna Sahlin (m & l) 0 11
10 Knut Anders Sørum "High" Thomas Thörnholm (m), Lars Andersson (m), Dan Attlerud (l) 50 1
11 Lisa Marie Strandengen "I Knock On Wood" Åsmund Ruud (m & l), Glenn Gulli (m) 11 9
12 Arlene Wilkes "This Is Where You Got It From" Torbjörn Wassenius (m & l), Claes Andreasson (m & l) 48 2
Gold Final – 6 March 2004
DrawArtistSongWestern
Norway		Northern
Norway		Southern
Norway		Central
Norway		Eastern
Norway		TotalPlace
1Wig Wam"Crazy Things"5,4988,0437,8676,45221,06048,9203
2Rebecca"1000 and One Nights"5,0739,6547,2088,30916,43146,6754
3Knut Anders Sørum"High"7,29513,27311,9148,08041,86582,4271
4Arlene Wilkes"This Is Where You Got It From"4,7019,1378,3495,69128,40356,2812

At Eurovision

As Jostein Hasselgård came fourth for Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, Norway was an automatic finalist for the 2004 Eurovision final, held on 15 May. On the night of the final Knut Anders Sørum performed third in the running order, following Austria and preceding France . Norway received 3 points for Knut's performance of "High", all from neighbours Sweden, coming 24th and last. This was Norway's tenth last place finish in Eurovision, a record that is, as of 2019, yet to be broken. As Norway failed to reach the top 12 in the final, the country was forced to compete in the semifinal of the 2005 Contest.


Points awarded to and from Norway
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. "Norsk Melodi Grand Prix 2004". Gyllenskor. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
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