Norway in the Eurovision Young Musicians

Norway
Norway
Participating broadcasterNRK
Participation summary
Appearances20 (15 finals)
First appearance1982
Highest placement1st: 2012
Host2000, 2024

Norway has participated in the biennial classical music competition Eurovision Young Musicians 19 times since its debut in 1982, winning the contest for the first time in 2012. Norway did not officially take part in 1984, the only contest the country has missed as of 2022. It hosted the contest in 2000 and did so again in 2024.[1]

In 1982 and 1984, Norway alongside Denmark, Sweden and Finland sent a joint participant to the contest. The nations were represented individually, following the introduction of a preliminary round, at the 1986 contest.

Participation overview

Sonoko Miriam Shimano Welde
Ludvig Gudim
Table key
1
 Winner
2
 Second place
3
 Third place
Year[1] Entrant Instrument Final Semi
1982 Atle Sponberg Violin - No semi-final
1984 Did not participate as an independent nation
1986 Ellen Margrete Flesjo Cello Did not qualify -
1988 Leif Ove Andsnes Piano 2 -
1990 Gudrun Skretting Piano Did not qualify -
1992 Henning Kraggerud Violin - -
1994 Rolf-Erik Nystrøm Saxophone Did not qualify -
1996 Gunilla Süssmann Piano - -
1998 Kristian Lindberg Violin Did not qualify -
2000 David Coucheron Violin - -
2002 Vilde Frang Bjærke Violin Did not qualify -
2004 Violin - -
2006 Tine Thing Helseth Trumpet 2 -
2008 Eldbjørg Hemsing Violin 3 -
2010 Guro Kleven Hagen Violin 2 -
2012 Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad Violin 1 -
2014 Sonoko Miriam Shimano Welde Violin - No semi-finals
2016 Ludvig Gudim Violin -
2018 Birgitta Elisa Oftestad Cello - -
2022 Alma Serafin Kraggerud Violin[2] 3 No semi-finals
2024 Sebastian Egebakken Svenøy Piano -

Hostings

Year Location Venues Presenter(s)
2000 Bergen Grieg Hall Arild Erikstad [no]
2024 Bodø Stormen Concert Hall [no; nn] Silje Nordnes [no] and Mona Berntsen

Commentators

Year(s) Channel Commentator(s) Ref.
1982 NRK Fjernsynet Eyvind Solås
[3]
1984 Not broadcast
1986 NRK Fjernsynet Jan Eriksen
[4]
1988 Sture Rogne
[5][6]
1990 Eyvind Solås
[7]
1992 Unknown
[8]
1994
1996 Eyvind Solås
[9]
1998 NRK1 Unknown
[10]
2000 NRK1, NRK P2 No commentator
[11][12]
2002 NRK1 Unknown
[13]
2004
[14]
2006
[15]
2008
[16]
2010 NRK2
[17]
2014 NRK1
2016 NRK2
2018 NRK2, NRK Klassisk Arild Erikstad
[18]
2022 NRK1
[19]
2024 NRK1, NRK Klassisk TBA
[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Country profile: Norway". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. ^ Granger, Anthony (4 April 2022). "Norway: Alma Serafin Kraggerud Selected For Eurovision Young Musicians 2022". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. ^ "TV Radio programmene". Sandefjords Blad (in Norwegian). Sandefjord, Norway. 11 May 1982. p. 2. Retrieved 3 March 2023 – via National Library of Norway.
  4. ^ "Dagens radio/TV". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Sandefjord, Norway. 27 May 1986. p. 42. Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
  5. ^ "TV tirsdag". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg, Norway. 31 May 1988. p. 46. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
  6. ^ "Radio & TV". Grimstad Adressetidende (in Norwegian). Grimstad, Norway. 31 May 1988. p. 23. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
  7. ^ "TV tirsdag". Moss Dagblad (in Norwegian). 29 May 1990. p. 26. Retrieved 8 March 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
  8. ^ "Dagens radio/TV". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Sandefjord, Norway. 12 August 1992. p. 42. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
  9. ^ "Radio og TV - tirsdag". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Sandefjord, Norway. 24 June 1996. p. 47. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
  10. ^ "Radio og TV" [Radio and TV]. Moss Dagblad. 7 June 1998. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 26 April 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
  11. ^ "Radio & TV". Finnmark Dagblad. 15 June 2000. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
  12. ^ "Eurovisjonens Grand Prix for unge musikere". NRK TV (television broadcast). 11 December 2023 [15 June 2000]. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via NRK.
  13. ^ "Radio & TV – onsdag 19. juni". Dagsavisen. 19 June 2002. pp. 46–47. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
  14. ^ "TV – guiden – torsdag 27. mai". Rogalands Avis. Stavanger, Norway. 27 May 2004. pp. 34–35. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
  15. ^ "På TV – lørdag 11. mars". Rogalands Avis. Stavanger, Norway. 11 March 2006. pp. 68–69. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
  16. ^ "På TV – lørdag 9. mai". Rogalands Avis. Stavanger, Norway. 9 May 2008. pp. 54–55. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
  17. ^ "Radio og TV fredag". Grimstad Adressetidende. 11 May 2010. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
  18. ^ "Norway: NRK 2 to Broadcast Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 Final Live". eurovoix.com. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  19. ^ Granger, Anthony (2022-07-09). "🇳🇴 Norway: Eurovision Young Musicians Returns to NRK1 for the 2022 Contest". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  20. ^ Larsen, Solveig (2024-04-05). "Eurovision Young Musicians". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-04-05.


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