List of Melodi Grand Prix winners

This article lists the songs and artists that have won Melodi Grand Prix, the Norwegian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition was not held in 1970 (non-participation),[1] 1991 (NRK’s cancellation),[2] and 2002 (relegation).[3]

List of winners

Table key
# Winner
† Second place
‡ Third place
◁ Last place
X
 Entry selected but did not compete
†
 Upcoming event
Year Song Artist Songwriter(s) At Eurovision
Final Points Semi Points
1960
 "Voi Voi" Nora Brockstedt Georg Elgaaen [no] 4th 11 No semi-finals
1961
 "Sommer i Palma" Nora Brockstedt Egil Hansen, Jan Wølner 7th 10
1962
 "Kom sol, kom regn" Inger Jacobsen Ivar Jacobsen, Kjell Karlsen 10th 2
1963
 "Solhverv" Anita Thallaug Dag Kristoffersen [no] 13th ◁ 0
1964
 "Spiral" Arne Bendiksen Egil Hansen, Sigurd Jansen 8th 6
1965
 "Karusell" Kirsti Sparboe Jolly Kramer-Johansen 13th 1
1966
 "Intet er nytt under solen" Åse Kleveland Arne Bendiksen 3rd 15
1967
 "Dukkemann" Kirsti Sparboe Ola B. Johannessen, Tor Hultin [no] 14th 2
1968
 "Jeg har aldri vært så glad i noen som deg" Odd Børre Kari Nergaard Withdrawn[a] X
1969
 "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli" Kirsti Sparboe Arne Bendiksen 16th ◁ 1
1971
 "Lykken er..." Hanne Krogh Arne Bendiksen 17th 65
1972
 "Småting" Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg Ivar Børsum [no], Kåre Grøttum 14th 73
1973
 "Å, for et spill" Bendik Singers Arne Bendiksen 7th[b] 89
1974
 "Hvor er du?" Anne-Karine Strøm Frode Thingnæs, Philip Kruse 14th ◁[c] 3
1975
 "Det skulle ha vært sommer nå" Ellen Nikolaysen Svein Hundsnes [no] 18th[d] 11
1976
 "Mata Hari" Anne-Karine Strøm Frode Thingnæs, Philip Kruse 18th ◁ 7
1977
 "Casanova" Anita Skorgan Dag Nordtømme [no], Svein Strugstad [no] 14th 18
1978
 "Mil etter mil" Jahn Teigen Kai Eide 20th ◁ 0
1979
 "Oliver" Anita Skorgan Anita Skorgan, Philip Kruse 11th 57
1980
 "Sámiid ædnan" Sverre Kjelsberg and Mattis Hætta Ragnar Sør Olsen, Sverre Kjelsberg 16th 15
1981
 "Aldri i livet" Finn Kalvik Finn Kalvik 20th ◁ 0
1982
 "Adieu" Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan Herodes Falsk, Jahn Teigen 12th 44
1983
 "Do Re Mi" Jahn Teigen Anita Skorgan, Herodes Falsk, Jahn Teigen 9th 53
1984
 "Lenge leve livet" Dollie de Luxe Benedicte Adrian, Ingrid Bjørnov 17th 29
1985
 "La det swinge" Bobbysocks Rolf Løvland 1st 123
1986
 "Romeo" Ketil Stokkan Ketil Stokkan 12th 44
1987
 "Mitt liv" Kate Guldbrandsen Hanne Krogh, Rolf Løvland 9th 65
1988
 "For vår jord" Karoline Krüger Anita Skorgan, Erik Hillestad 5th 88
1989
 "Venners nærhet" Britt Synnøve Johansen Leiv Grøtte [no], Inge Enoksen [no] 17th 30
1990
 "Brandenburger Tor" Ketil Stokkan Ketil Stokkan 21st ◁ 8
1991
 "Mrs. Thompson" Just 4 Fun Dag Kolsrud [no], Kaare Skevik Jr. [no], Per Gerhard Roness [no] 17th 14
1992
 "Visjoner" Merethe Trøan Eva Jansen, Robert Morley 18th 23
1993
 "Alle mine tankar" Silje Vige Bjørn Erik Vige [no] 5th 120
1994
 "Duett" Elisabeth Andreassen and Jan Werner Danielsen Hans Olav Mørk [no], Rolf Løvland 6th 76
1995
 "Nocturne" Secret Garden Petter Skavlan, Rolf Løvland 1st 148
1996
 "I evighet" Elisabeth Andreassen Torhild Nigar [no] 2nd 114
1997
 "San Francisco" Tor Endresen Arne Myksvol [no], Tor Endresen 24th ◁ 0
1998
 "All I Ever Wanted Was You" Lars A. Fredriksen David Eriksen, Linda Andernach Johannesen 8th[e] 79
1999
 "Living My Life Without You" Stig van Eijk Stig van Eijk 14th 35
2000
 "My Heart Goes Boom" Charmed Morten Henriksen, Tore Madsen [no] 11th 57
2001
 "On My Own" Haldor Lægreid Ole Henrik Antonsen [no], Ole Jørgen Olsen [no], Tom-Steinar Hanssen [no] 22nd ◁ 3
2003
 "I'm Not Afraid to Move On" Jostein Hasselgård Arve Furset, VJ Strøm 4th 123
2004
 "High" Knut Anders Sørum Dan Attlerud [sv], Lars Andersson, Thomas Thörnholm [sv] 24th ◁ 3 Top 11 Previous Year
2005
 "In My Dreams" Wig Wam Trond Holter 9th 125 6th 164
2006
 "Alvedansen" Christine Guldbrandsen Atle Halstensen [no], Christine Guldbrandsen, Kjetil Fluge [no] 14th 36 Top 11 Previous Year
2007
 "Ven a bailar conmigo" Guri Schanke Thomas G:son Failed to qualify 18th 48
2008
 "Hold On Be Strong" Maria Haukaas Storeng Mira Craig 5th 182 4th 106
2009
 "Fairytale" Alexander Rybak Alexander Rybak 1st 387 1st 201
2010
 "My Heart Is Yours" Didrik Solli-Tangen Fredrik Kempe, Hanne Sørvaag 20th 35 Host country
2011
 "Haba Haba" Stella Mwangi Andreas Sjo Engen, Joachim Alte, Kjetil Granum Helgesen, Marcus Ulstad Nilsen, Stella Mwangi, Tom Roger Rogstad Failed to qualify 17th 30
2012
 "Stay" Tooji Figge Boström, Peter Boström, Tooji Keshtkar 26th ◁ 7 10 45
2013
 "I Feed You My Love" Margaret Berger Karin Park, Niklas Jan Olovson, Robin Mortensen Lynch 4th 191 3rd 120
2014
 "Silent Storm" Carl Espen Josefin Winther [no] 8th 88 6th 77
2015
 "A Monster Like Me" Mørland and Debrah Scarlett Kjetil Mørland 8th 102 4th 123
2016
 "Icebreaker" Agnete Agnete Johnsen, Gabriel Alares, Ian Curnow Failed to qualify 13th 63
2017
 "Grab the Moment" Jowst feat. Aleksander Walmann Joakim With Steen, Jonas McDonnell 10th 158 5th 189
2018
 "That's How You Write a Song" Alexander Rybak Alexander Rybak 15th 144 1st 266
2019
 "Spirit in the Sky" Keiino Alexander Nyborg Olsson, Alexandra Rotan, Fred-René Buljo, Henrik Tala, Rüdiger Schramm, Tom Hugo Hermansen 6th 331 7th 210
2020
 "Attention" Ulrikke Brandstorp Christian Ingebrigtsen, Kjetil Mørland, Ulrikke Brandstorp Contest cancelled[f] X
2021
 "Fallen Angel" Tix Andreas Haukeland 18th 75 10th 115
2022
 "Give That Wolf a Banana" Subwoolfer Ben Adams, Gaute Ormasen, Carl-Henrik Wahl (as Keith, Jim, and DJ Astronaut) 10th 182 6th 177
2023
 "Queen of Kings" Alessandra Alessandra Mele, Henning Olerud, Linda Dale, Stanley Ferdinandez 5th 268 6th 102
2024
 "Ulveham" Gåte Gunnhild Sundli, Jon Even Schärer [no], Magnus Børmark [no], Marit Jensen Lillebuen, Ronny Graff Janssen [no], Sveinung Ekloo Sundli [no] 25th ◁ 16 10th 43

Performers and songwriters with multiple wins

The following individuals have won the Melodi Grand Prix as a performer or songwriter more than once.

Individuals with multiple Melodi Grand Prix wins
Wins Name Wins as performer Wins as songwriter
5 Arne Bendiksen 1964 1966, 1969, 1971, 1973
Anita Skorgan 1977, 1979, 1982 (with Jahn Teigen) 1979, 1983, 1988
4 Rolf Løvland 1995 (as part of Secret Garden) 1985, 1987, 1994, 1995
3 Anne-Karine Strøm 1973 (as part of Bendik Singers), 1974, 1976 —
Elisabeth Andreassen 1985 (as part of Bobbysocks!), 1994 (with Jan Werner Danielsen), 1996
Kirsti Sparboe 1965, 1967, 1969
Hanne Krogh 1971, 1985 (as part of Bobbysocks!) 1987
Jahn Teigen 1978, 1982 (with Anita Skorgan), 1983 1982, 1983
Philip Kruse — 1974, 1976, 1979
2 Egil Hansen 1961, 1964
Frode Thingnæs 1974, 1976
Herodes Falsk 1982, 1983
Kjetil Mørland 2015 2015, 2020
Ellen Nikolaysen 1973 (as part of Bendik Singers), 1975 —
Nora Brockstedt 1960, 1961
Alexander Rybak 2009, 2018
Ketil Stokkan 1986, 1990

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Nergaard withdrew the song after the Norwegian final, due to allegations of plagiarism. Instead, NRK picked the runner-up, "Stress" to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968. "Stress" ended up as 13th with 2 points.
  2. ^ As "It's Just A Game".
  3. ^ As "The First Day of Love".
  4. ^ As "Touch My Life (With Summer)".
  5. ^ As "Alltid sommer".
  6. ^ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ^ "Les pays nordiques ne participeront pas au prochain concours de la chanson de l'Eurovision" [The Nordic countries will not participate in the next Eurovision Song Contest]. Journal du Jura (in French). Bienne, Switzerland. 7 November 1969. Retrieved 30 January 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  2. ^ "Bare for gøy! (Melodi Grand Prix 1991 - norsk finale)" [Just for fun! (Melodi Grand Prix 1991 - Norwegian final)]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). 6 March 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. ^ Colclough, Phil (27 January 2024). "Is it Keiino time in Norway?". OnEurope. Retrieved 30 January 2024.