Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Norwegian entry was selected through the national competition Melodi Grand Prix 2014, organised by the Norwegian broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK). Norway was represented by the song "Silent Storm" performed by Carl Espen and written by Josefin Winther. The entry qualified from the second semi-final and placed 8th in the final, scoring 88 points.

Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Country	Norway
National selection
Selection process	Melodi Grand Prix 2014
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals: 7 March 2014 8 March 2014 9 March 2014 Final: 15 March 2014
Selected entrant	Carl Espen
Selected song	"Silent Storm"
Selected songwriter(s)	Josefin Winther
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (6th, 77 points)
Final result	8th, 88 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2013 • 2014 • 2015►

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 2014

Melodi Grand Prix 2014 was the 52nd edition of the Norwegian national final Melodi Grand Prix and selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.[1] The competition consisted of three semi-finals and a final, all taking place at the Folketeatret in Oslo, hosted by Jenny Skavlan and Erik Solbakken.[2][3] The shows were televised on NRK1 as well as streamed online at NRK's official website nrk.no. The final was also broadcast online at the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv.[4]

Format

The competition consisted of four shows: three semi-finals on 7, 8 and 9 March 2014 and a final on 15 March 2014. Five songs competed in each semi-final and the top three entries proceeded to the final.[5] The results in the semi-finals and final were determined exclusively by public televoting. A four-member jury panel also provided commentary regarding the competing entries during each of the four shows.[3] The jury panel consisted of:

• Marie Komissar – NRK P3 radio host and music producer
• Kathrine Synnes Finnskog – Manager and director of Music Norway
• Gisle Stokland – Manager, owner and editor of the website 730.no
• Tarjei Strøm – Musician and radio host

Competing entries

A submission period was opened by NRK between 4 July 2013 and 15 September 2013. Songwriters of any nationality were allowed to submit entries. In addition to the public call for submissions, NRK reserved the right to directly invite certain artists and composers to compete. At the close of the deadline, 600 submissions were received. Fifteen songs were selected for the competition by a jury panel consisting of Vivi Stenberg (Melodi Grand Prix music producer), Marie Komissar (NRK P3 radio host and music producer), Kathrine Synnes Finnskog (manager and director of Music Norway), Gisle Stokland (manager, owner and editor of the website 730.no) and Tarjei Strøm (musician and radio host).[6] The competing acts and songs were revealed on 27 January 2014 during a press conference. Short previews of the competing entries were released during the press conference, while the songs in their entirety were premiered on 19 February.[7][8]

Artist	Song (English translation)	Composer(s)
Carl Espen	"Silent Storm"	Josefin Winther
Charlie	"Hit Me Up"	Melanie Fontana, Jon Asher, Lars Hustoft
Cir.Cuz	"Hele verden" (The whole world)	Joakim Harestad Haukaas, Andre Lindal
Dina Misund	"Needs"	Dina Misund, Frode Bjørgmo Strømvik
El Cuero	"Ain't No Love (In This City No More)"	Brynjan Takle Ohr, B. L. Rolland, Øyvind Blomstrøm, Håvard Takle Ohr
Elisabeth Carew	"Sole Survivor"	Elisabeth Carew, David Eriksen, Simon Climie, Mats Lie Skåre
Hilda & Thea Leora	"Best Friend's Boyfriend"	Martin Kleveland, Lisa Desmond Linder, Jesper Jakobsen
Ilebek	"Who Needs the Universe"	Andreas Ihlebæk
Knut Kippersund Nesdal	"Taste of You"	Magnus Hængsle, Jenny Moe
Linnea Dale	"High Hopes"	Linnea Dale, Kim Bergseth
Martine Marbel	"Right Now"	Martine Marbel, Goran Obad
Mo	"Heal"	Laila Samuelsen
Moi	"Bensin" (Gasoline)	Ingjerd Østrem Omland
Oda & Wulff	"Sing"	Christer Wulff
Timbre & Frikk Heide-Steen feat. Ida Stein	"Frozen By Your Love"	Anders Bratterud

Semi-final 1

Five songs competed during the first semi-final on 7 March 2014. The top three entries were selected to proceed to the final: "Heal" performed by Mo, "Needs" performed by Dina Misund and "High Hopes" performed by Linnea Dale.

Semi-final 1 – 7 March 2014
Draw	Artist	Song	Place
1	Hilda & Thea Leora	"Best Friend's Boyfriend"	—
2	Mo	"Heal"	1
3	Dina Misund	"Needs"	3
4	Linnea Dale	"High Hopes"	2
5	Timbre & Frikk Heide-Steen feat. Ida Stein	"Frozen by Your Love"	—

Semi-final 2

Five songs competed during the second semi-final on 8 March 2014. The top three entries were selected to proceed to the final: "Sing" performed by Oda & Wulff, "Taste of You" performed by Knut Kippersund Nesdal and "Hit Me Up" performed by Charlie.

Semi-final 2 – 8 March 2014
Draw	Artist	Song	Place
1	Cir.Cuz	"Hele verden"	—
2	Martine Marbel	"Right Now"	—
3	Oda & Wulff	"Sing"	2
4	Knut Kippersund Nesdal	"Taste of You"	1
5	Charlie	"Hit Me Up"	3

Semi-final 3

Five songs competed during the third semi-final on 9 March 2014. The top three entries were selected to proceed to the final: "Ain't No Love (In This City No More)" performed by El Cuero, "Sole Survivor" performed by Elisabeth Carew and "Silent Storm" performed by Carl Espen.

Semi-final 3 – 9 March 2014
Draw	Artist	Song	Place
1	Moi	"Bensin"	—
2	El Cuero	"Ain't No Love (In This City No More)"	2
3	Ilebek	"Who Needs the Universe"	—
4	Elisabeth Carew	"Sole Survivor"	3
5	Carl Espen	"Silent Storm"	1

Final

Nine songs consisting of the nine semi-final qualifiers competed during the final on 15 March 2014. The winner was selected over two rounds of public televoting. In the first round, the top four entries were selected to proceed to the second round, the Gold Final: "Taste of You" performed by Knut Kippersund Nesdal, "Heal" performed by Mo, "High Hopes" performed by Linnea Dale and "Silent Storm" performed by Carl Espen. In the Gold Final, the results of the public televote were revealed by Norway's five regions and led to the victory of "Silent Storm" performed by Carl Espen with 53,712 votes.[9]

Final – 15 March 2014
Draw	Artist	Song	Result
1	El Cuero	"Ain't No Love (In This City No More)"	Eliminated
2	Elisabeth Carew	"Sole Survivor"	Eliminated
3	Knut Kippersund Nesdal	"Taste of You"	Gold Final
4	Dina Misund	"Needs"	Eliminated
5	Mo	"Heal"	Gold Final
6	Linnea Dale	"High Hopes"	Gold Final
7	Charlie	"Hit Me Up"	Eliminated
8	Carl Espen	"Silent Storm"	Gold Final
9	Oda & Wulff	"Sing"	Eliminated

Gold Final – 15 March 2014
Draw	Artist	Song	Eastern Norway	Northern Norway	Central Norway	Southern Norway	Western Norway	Total	Place
1	Knut Kippersund Nesdal	"Taste of You"	17,440	1,805	3,083	2,039	3,390	27,757	4
2	Carl Espen	"Silent Storm"	23,264	4,697	4,397	4,812	16,542	53,712	1
3	Mo	"Heal"	23,615	3,021	3,181	3,714	3,874	37,405	3
4	Linnea Dale	"High Hopes"	22,746	3,304	3,484	4,832	4,720	39,086	2

At Eurovision

Carl Espen at the second semi-final dress rehearsal

To ensure fair ticket distribution in the Nordic region for the semi-finals, the Eurovision Reference Group, at the request by the host broadcaster for the 2014 contest DR, held a draw at the European Broadcasting Union headquarters in Geneva in November 2013 where Norway was drawn to compete in the second semi-final on 8 May 2014.[10] During the semi-final allocation draw on 20 January 2014 at the Copenhagen City Hall, Norway was drawn to compete in the first half of the second semi-final.[11] In the second semi-final, the producers of the show decided that Norway would perform 3rd, following Israel and preceding Georgia.[12] Norway qualified from the second semi-final and competed in the final on 10 May 2014. During the winner's press conference for the second semi-final qualifiers, Norway was allocated to compete in the first half of the final.[13] In the final, the producers of the show decided that Norway would perform 5th, following Iceland and preceding Romania.[14] Norway placed 8th in the final, scoring 88 points.

On stage, Carl Espen was joined by four violinists and a pianist. The violinists performed on a sloped platform. The stage atmosphere transitioned from a dark setting at the beginning which became brighter as the song progressed.[15]

In Norway, both the semi-final and final were broadcast on NRK1 with commentary by Olav Viksmo-Slettan.[16] An alternative broadcast of the final aired on NRK3 with commentary by the hosts of the NRK P3 program P3morgen, Ronny Brede Aase, Silje Reiten Nordnes and Line Elvsåshagen.[17] The Norwegian spokesperson revealing the result of the Norwegian vote in the final was Margrethe Røed.[18]

Points awarded to Norway

Points awarded to Norway (semi-final 2)

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
	Finland	Ireland  Lithuania	Germany  Greece  Malta	Poland
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Austria  Georgia	Macedonia  Romania  Slovenia		Switzerland

Points awarded to Norway (final)

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
	Netherlands	Lithuania	Finland  Ireland  Poland	Denmark
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Germany  Latvia  Slovenia   Switzerland	Belarus	Estonia  Greece  Portugal  Sweden	France  Malta	Austria  Iceland  Romania

Points awarded by Norway

Semi-final 2 Points awarded in second semi-final: 12 points  Finland 10 points  Romania 8 points  Austria 7 points  Poland 6 points  Greece 5 points  Lithuania 4 points  Slovenia 3 points  Ireland 2 points  Malta 1 point  Belarus

Final Points awarded in the final: 12 points  Netherlands 10 points  Austria 8 points  Sweden 7 points  Finland 6 points  Iceland 5 points  Spain 4 points  Romania 3 points  United Kingdom 2 points  Poland 1 point  Denmark

Split voting results

The following five members comprised the Norwegian jury:[19]

• Ahmed Ashraf – Chairperson – music and culture journalist
• Jonas Brenna – Head of publishing
• Jan Holmlund – entertainment journalist
• Rannveig Sundelin – vocalist
• Monica Johansen – artist, songwriter, DJ

Semi-final 2

The Norwegian votes in the second semi-final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.[20]

Semi-final 2 – Norwegian Results
Draw	Country	A. Ashraf	J. Brenna	J. Holmlund	R. Sundelin	M. Johansen	Average Jury Rank	Televote Rank	Combined Rank	Scoreboard (Points)
01	Malta	8	6	12	2	8	9	8	9	2
02	Israel	7	10	1	5	9	7	12	11
03	Norway
04	Georgia	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	14
05	Poland	5	7	8	9	7	8	2	4	7
06	Austria	10	2	2	7	6	5	3	3	8
07	Lithuania	13	12	10	6	12	11	1	6	5
08	Finland	1	8	5	1	2	3	4	1	12
09	Ireland	11	9	9	12	11	10	7	8	3
10	Belarus	12	11	14	11	13	13	6	10	1
11	Macedonia	3	5	7	10	5	6	13	12
12	Switzerland	9	13	11	13	10	12	9	13
13	Greece	2	3	3	3	3	1	10	5	6
14	Slovenia	4	4	6	8	4	4	11	7	4
15	Romania	6	1	4	4	1	2	5	2	10

Final

The Norwegian votes in the grand final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.[21]

Final – Norwegian Results
Draw	Country	A. Ashraf	J. Brenna	J. Holmlund	R. Sundelin	M. Johansen	Average Jury Rank	Televote Rank	Combined Rank	Scoreboard (Points)
01	Ukraine	9	21	15	17	15	16	13	15
02	Belarus	19	23	23	21	24	23	14	20
03	Azerbaijan	14	5	18	15	12	13	25	22
04	Iceland	7	13	22	6	8	11	6	5	6
05	Norway
06	Romania	20	4	11	11	2	10	8	7	4
07	Armenia	21	15	25	20	22	21	15	18
08	Montenegro	8	9	8	16	20	12	24	19
09	Poland	11	20	12	23	17	19	1	9	2
10	Greece	5	12	2	10	4	6	17	12
11	Austria	16	1	1	7	7	4	2	2	10
12	Germany	18	16	13	14	16	17	16	17
13	Sweden	6	2	4	4	5	2	4	3	8
14	France	15	19	9	24	14	18	20	21
15	Russia	24	24	17	22	23	24	19	23
16	Italy	25	22	21	19	21	22	23	24
17	Slovenia	2	7	10	13	10	7	21	13
18	Finland	3	14	7	5	1	3	7	4	7
19	Spain	10	3	5	3	11	5	12	6	5
20	Switzerland	22	17	20	25	18	20	9	14
21	Hungary	12	8	14	12	19	14	18	16
22	Malta	13	6	16	1	9	9	11	11
23	Denmark	17	18	24	8	6	15	5	10	1
24	Netherlands	1	11	3	2	3	1	3	1	12
25	San Marino	23	25	19	18	25	25	22	25
26	United Kingdom	4	10	6	9	13	8	10	8	3

See also

• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 2014

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