Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Norway was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by the song "In My Dreams" performed by Wig Wam. The song was written and composed by Trond “Teeny” Holter.

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country Norway
National selection
Selection processMelodi Grand Prix 2005
Selection date(s)5 March 2005
Selected entrantWig Wam
Selected song"In My Dreams"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (6th, 164 points)
Final result9th, 125 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Wig Wam is made up of four band members – Teeny (guitar), Glam (vocals), Sporty (drums) and Flash (bass). They all pursued individual music careers with other bands and also undertook solo projects during the 1980s and the 1990s. Wig Wam were formed in February 2001, and had also appeared in MGP in 2004, coming third with "Crazy Things".

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 2005

Melodi Grand Prix 2005 was the Norwegian national final that selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.

Competing entries

The rules for the national final were changed for the 2005 contest, which involved the broadcaster directly inviting certain artists and composers to compete, instead of opening a public call for submissions.

Final

The final was held on 5 March 2005 at the Spektrum in Oslo, and was hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug. 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 superfinal: "I Am Rock 'n' Roll" performed by Jorun Erdal, "Feel The Beat" performed by Cheezy Keys, "My Heart Is My Home" performed by Jahn Teigen and "In My Dreams" performed by Wig Wam. In the superfinal, the results of the public televote were revealed by Norway's five regions and led to the victory of "In My Dreams" performed by Wig Wam with 75,667 votes.

Final – 5 March 2005
Draw Artist Song Lyrics (l) / Music (m) Result
1Jorun Erdal"I Am Rock 'n' Roll"Claes Andreasson (m & l), Torbjörn Wasenius (m & l), Tommy Denander (m & l)Superfinalist
2Cheezy Keys"Feel The Beat"Kim Arne Hagen (m & l), Hans Petter Moen (m & l), Morten Bergheim (l)Superfinalist
3Andreea"Kingdom Come"Tom Steinar-Hansen (m & l), Ole Henrik Antonsen (m & l), Lars Aass (m & l)Eliminated
4Kathrine Strugstad"Velvet Blue"Arve Furset (m), Gerard James Borg (l)Eliminated
5Jahn Teigen"My Heart Is My Home"Jahn Teigen (m & l), Anita Skorgan (m & l), Jan Vincents Johannessen (l)Superfinalist
6Blissed"You Are The One"Mikael Gunnerås (m & l), Magnus Lindquist (m & l), Magdalena Lindström (m & l)Eliminated
7Seppo"Can You Hear Me"Tor Endresen (m), Are Selheim (l)Eliminated
8Wig Wam"In My Dreams"Trond "Teeny" Holter (m & l)Superfinalist
Superfinal – 5 March 2005
Draw Artist Song Central
Norway		 Western
Norway		 Northern
Norway		 Southern
Norway		 Eastern
Norway		 Total Place
1Jorun Erdal "I Am Rock 'n' Roll"10,12712,2924,7409,77427,22064,1532
2Cheezy Keys "Feel The Beat"6,9069,1134,0208,08623,61051,7353
3Jahn Teigen "My Heart Is My Home"5,2428,4813,8658,55021,88848,0264
4Wig Wam "In My Dreams"10,06411,9285,74413,54834,38375,6671

At Eurovision

Because Norway placed 24th at the 2004 contest, Wig Wam were forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final, held on 19 May 2005. Group performed 13th, following Estonia and preceding the Romania, Norway qualified to the final, placing 6th in the semi-final and scoring 164 points. In the final they performed 5th, following Romania and preceding the Turkey came 9th with 125 points (including a maximum 12 from Denmark, Finland and Iceland), meaning that Norway automatically qualified for the final in the 2006 contest. The spokesperson who revealed Norway's votes for other countries was NRK hosts Ingvild Helljesen.[1]

Points awarded by Norway

Points awarded to Norway
Points awarded to Norway (semi-final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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. Philips, Roel (2005-05-17). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
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