Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Norwegian entry was selected through the national selection "Melodi Grand Prix 2013", organised by the Norwegian broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK). Margaret Berger represented Norway with the song "I Feed You My Love", which qualified from the second semi-final of the competition and placed 4th in the final with 191 points.[1][2]
| Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Norway | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 2013 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 19 January 2013 26 January 2013 2 February 2013 Final: 9 February 2013 | |||
| Selected entrant | Margaret Berger | |||
| Selected song | "I Feed You My Love" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (3rd, 120 points) | |||
| Final result | 4th, 191 points | |||
| Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Melodi Grand Prix 2013
Melodi Grand Prix 2013 was the 51st edition of the Norwegian national final Melodi Grand Prix and selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.[3] The competition consisted of three semi-finals and a final in different cities across Norway, hosted by Jenny Skavlan and Erik Solbakken, replacing Per Sundnes who stepped down as the host since 2007.[4] Vivi Stenberg was assigned as the new music producer for the competition. 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.[5]
Format
The competition consisted of four shows: three semi-finals on 19 January, 26 January and 2 February 2013 and a final on 9 February 2013. Seven songs competed in each semi-final and the top three entries proceeded to the final. The results in the semi-finals were determined exclusively by public televoting. A jury panel also selected out of the remaining non-qualifying acts from the semi-finals a wildcard to proceed to the final. The results in the final were determined by public televoting and three regional juries.
Competing entries
A submission period was opened by NRK between 1 July 2012 and 1 September 2012. Songwriters of any nationality were allowed to submit entries, while performers of the selected songs had to be at least 16 years old by the first semi-final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. NRK also reserved the right to choose the performers of the selected songs in consultation with the songwriters.[6] At the close of the deadline, 600 submissions were received.[7] Twenty-one songs were selected for the competition by a jury panel consisting of Vivi Stenberg (Melodi Grand Prix music producer), Kristin Winsents (NRK P2 radio host), Marie Komissar (NRK P3 radio host and music producer), Gisle Stokland (manager, owner and editor of the website 730.no) and Christine Dancke (DJ and booking manager at Blå).[8] The competing acts and songs in each semi-final were revealed on 16 January, 23 January and 30 January 2013, respectively, during the new program MGP Direkte.[9]
| Artist | Song (English translation) | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Adelén | "Bombo" | Ina Wroldsen, Quiz & Larossi |
| Anina | "The Young" | Anina, Mattias Frändå, Johan Åsgärde |
| Annsofi | "I'm With You" | Alexander Rybak |
| Carina Dahl | "Sleepwalking" | Carina Dahl, Ben Adams, Søren Pagh |
| Datarock | "The Underground" | Fredrik Saroea, Pål Myran-Håland |
| Fjellfolk | "Ulvetuva" (Wolf-tuva) | Trym Bjønnes |
| Gaute Ormåsen | "Awake" | Gaute Ormåsen, Fredrik Borgen, Jesper Borgen |
| Gothminister | "Utopia" | Bjørn Alexander Brem |
| Gromth feat. Emil Solli-Tangen | "Alone" | Gromth, Emil Solli-Tangen, Sven Atle Kopperud |
| Haji | "Shine With Me" | Haji, Morad Aziman |
| Hank | "No One" | Josefin Winther, Magnus Åserud Skylstad |
| Julie Bergan | "Give a Little Something Back" | Ben Adams, Sara Skjoldnes, Julie Bergan |
| Lucky Lips | "Sweet and Heavy" | Malin Pettersen |
| Martin Blomvik | "Det vakje mi tid" (It wasn't my time) | Martin Blomvik, Bjørn Johan Muri, Mats Weinholdt |
| Margaret Berger | "I Feed You My Love" | Karin Park, Robin Lynch, Niklas Olovson |
| Mimi Blix | "Catch Me" | Dr. Shiver, Luca Monticelli, Mauro Cottini, Mimi Blix |
| Shackles | "On Hold" | Silya Nymoen, KeiOne, John Lundvik |
| Sirkus Eliassen | "I Love You Te Quiero" | Magnus Eliassen, Erik Eliassen |
| Tom Hugo | "Det er du" (It is you) | Tom Hugo |
| Vidar Busk | "Paid My Way" | Tim Scott McConnell, Vidar Busk |
| Winta | "Not Afraid" | Beyond 51, Winta |
Schedule
| Date | City | Venue | Heat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 January | Steinkjer | Campus Steinkjer | Semi-final 1 |
| 26 January | Florø | Florø Idrettssenter | Semi-final 2 |
| 2 February | Larvik | Arena Larvik | Semi-final 3 |
| 9 February | Oslo | Oslo Spektrum | Final |
Semi-final 1
Seven songs competed during the first semi-final on 19 January 2013. The top three entries were selected to proceed to the final: "Paid My Way" performed by Vidar Busk, "Alone" performed by Gromth feat. Emil Solli-Tangen and "The Underground" performed by Datarock.[10]
| Semi-final 1 – 19 January 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place | Result |
| 1 | Vidar Busk | "Paid My Way" | 3 | Final |
| 2 | Carina Dahl | "Sleepwalking" | — | Eliminated |
| 3 | Tom Hugo | "Det er du" | — | Eliminated |
| 4 | Gromth feat. Emil Solli-Tangen | "Alone" | 1 | Final |
| 5 | Julie Bergan | "Give a Little Something Back" | — | Eliminated |
| 6 | Mimi Blix | "Catch Me" | — | Eliminated |
| 7 | Datarock | "The Underground" | 2 | Final |
Semi-final 2
Seven songs competed during the second semi-final on 26 January 2013. The top three entries were selected to proceed to the final: "I'm With You" performed by Annsofi, "Ulvetuva" performed by Fjellfolk and "I Feed You My Love" performed by Margaret Berger.[11]
| Semi-final 2 – 26 January 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place | Result |
| 1 | Martin Blomvik | "Det vakje mi tid" | — | Eliminated |
| 2 | Annsofi | "I'm With You" | 3 | Final |
| 3 | Shackles | "On Hold" | — | Eliminated |
| 4 | Hank | "No One" | — | Eliminated |
| 5 | Fjellfolk | "Ulvetuva" | 2 | Final |
| 6 | Haji | "Shine With Me" | — | Eliminated |
| 7 | Margaret Berger | "I Feed You My Love" | 1 | Final |
Semi-final 3
Seven songs competed during the third semi-final on 2 February 2013. The top three entries were selected to proceed to the final: "Bombo" performed by Adelén, "Awake" performed by Gaute Ormåsen and "I Love You Te Quiero" performed by Sirkus Eliassen.[12]
| Semi-final 3 – 2 February 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place | Result |
| 1 | Gothminister | "Utopia" | — | Eliminated |
| 2 | Adelén | "Bombo" | 1 | Final |
| 3 | Lucky Lips | "Sweet and Heavy" | — | Wildcard |
| 4 | Gaute Ormåsen | "Awake" | 3 | Final |
| 5 | Anina | "The Young" | — | Eliminated |
| 6 | Winta | "Not Afraid" | — | Eliminated |
| 7 | Sirkus Eliassen | "I Love You Te Quiero" | 2 | Final |
Final
Ten songs consisting of the nine semi-final qualifiers alongside the jury wildcard, Lucky Lips, competed during the final on 9 February 2013.[13][14] The winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top four entries were selected by public televoting to proceed to the second round, the Gold Final: "Bombo" performed by Adelén, "I'm With You" performed by Annsofi, "I Feed You My Love" performed by Margaret Berger and "I Love You Te Quiero" performed by Sirkus Eliassen. In the Gold Final, three regional juries from the three semi-final host cities awarded 1,000, 2,000, 3,000 and 4,000 points to their top four songs. The results of the public televote were then revealed by Norway's five regions and added to the jury scores, leading to the victory of "I Feed You My Love" performed by Margaret Berger with 102,032 votes.[1] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the interval acts featured performances of 2012 Norwegian Eurovision entrant Tooji and Eurovision Song Contest 2012 winner Loreen.[14]
| Final – 9 February 2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Vidar Busk | "Paid My Way" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Fjellfolk | "Ulvetuva" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Adelén | "Bombo" | Gold Final |
| 4 | Gromth feat. Emil Solli-Tangen | "Alone" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Gaute Ormåsen | "Awake" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Lucky Lips | "Sweet and Heavy" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Datarock | "The Underground" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Annsofi | "I'm With You" | Gold Final |
| 9 | Margaret Berger | "I Feed You My Love" | Gold Final |
| 10 | Sirkus Eliassen | "I Love You Te Quiero" | Gold Final |
| Gold Final – 9 February 2013 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Regional Juries | Televoting Regions | Total | Place | ||||||
| Steinkjer | Florø | Larvik | Central Norway |
Northern Norway |
Western Norway |
Southern Norway |
Eastern Norway | |||||
| 1 | Adelén | "Bombo" | 2,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 6,410 | 1,032 | 8,226 | 11,907 | 25,839 | 59,414 | 2 |
| 2 | Annsofi | "I'm With You" | 1,000 | 3,000 | 2,000 | 2,828 | 308 | 3,350 | 5,223 | 13,517 | 31,226 | 4 |
| 3 | Margaret Berger | "I Feed You My Love" | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 15,105 | 900 | 14,558 | 16,621 | 42,848 | 102,032 | 1 |
| 4 | Sirkus Eliassen | "I Love You Te Quiero" | 3,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 5,694 | 2,254 | 4,877 | 7,342 | 15,280 | 41,447 | 3 |
At Eurovision
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To ensure fair ticket distribution in the semifinals, the Eurovision Reference Group decided on 7 November 2012 that Norway would compete in the second semifinal on 16 May.[15] In the second semifinal, the producers of the show decided that Norway would perform 13th, following Hungary and preceding Albania.[16] On stage, Margaret Berger was joined by drummer Axel Tidemann and three backing vocalists: May Kristin Kaspersen, Jorunn Hauge and Nicoline Berg Kaasin.[17][18]
Norway qualified from the second semi-final, placing 3rd and scoring 120 points.[19][20] At the second semi-final winners' press conference, Norway was allocated to perform in the second half of the final.[21] In the final, the producers of the show decided that Norway would perform 24th, following Italy and preceding Georgia.[22] Norway placed 4th in the final, scoring 191 points.[2]
In Norway, the semi-finals and final were aired on NRK1, with commentary by Olav Viksmo-Slettan.[23] In addition, NRK3 also aired an alternative broadcast of the final with commentary by the hosts of the P3morgen radio show on NRK P3, Ronny Brede Aase, Silje Therese Reiten Nordnes and Yngve Hustad Reite.[24]
The national jury that provided 50% of the Norwegian vote in the second semi-final and the final consisted of: Suzanne Sumbundu, Henning Solvang, Martine Maribel Furulund, Simone Eriksrud and Harald Sommerstad.[25] The Norwegian spokesperson in the grand final was 2012 entrant Tooji.[26]
Points awarded to Norway
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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Points awarded by Norway
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See also
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