Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Norway selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 through the Melodi Grand Prix contest, organised by Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK). The winner was Haldor Lægreid with the song "On My Own", who represented Norway at the contest in Copenhagen, Denmark on 12 May 2001.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2001 | ||||
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| Country |  Norway | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 2001 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 24 February 2001 | |||
| Selected entrant | Haldor Lægreid | |||
| Selected song | "On My Own" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 22nd, 3 points | |||
| Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Melodi Grand Prix 2001
The final took place on 24 February 2001 at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, hosted by Hans Christian Andersen. The winner was selected by a combination of regional televoting and a jury panel in two rounds. In the first round, the top four entries were selected to proceed to the second round, the superfinal. The results of the public televote were revealed by Norway's five regions, with the televoting figures of each region being converted to points. The top ten songs received 1–10, 12 and 14 points. The jury panel had a weighting equal to the votes of two televoting regions. In the superfinal, the top four songs from each televoting region received 8, 10, 12 and 14 points. The jury panel again had a weighting equal to the votes of two televoting regions. "On My Own" performed by Haldor Lægreid was the winner at the conclusion of the voting.[1] The jury consisted of Jostein Pedersen, Cecilie Bjelke, Inger Beate Jacobsen, Jarl Aanestad and Hege Tepstad.
Competing entries
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Are Sigvardsen | "Is She the One" | Are Sigvardsen |
| BIAZ | "Your Heart Belongs to Me" | Lars Berg |
| Camilla Fagerås | "Free" | Ken Ingwersen, Jon-Willy Rydningen, Svein Finneide |
| Elin Torset | "Brighter than Light" | Elin Torset |
| Haldor Lægreid | "On My Own" | Ole Henrik Antonsen, Tom-Steinar Hanssen, Ole Jørgen Olsen |
| Lars-Fredrik | "Show Me The Way" | Elias Muri , Bottolf Lødemel , Lars Aass |
| Marianne Ligaard | "Every Night Is Saturday Night" | Bottolf Lødemel, Lars Aass |
| Mocci | "You've Got the Motion" | Stein Johan Grieg Halvorsen, Erlend Klarholm Nilsen, Mocci Ryen |
| Rasmus Høgset | "Looking for Love" | Jan Johansen, Thomas Heinonen, Brad Johnson |
| Rebecca | "U Ain't Seen the Best of Me Yet" | Rebecca Wolsdal |
| Remy | "Still an Angel" | Øivind Madsen, Leif Johansen |
| Rune Rudberg | "Without You" | Rune Rudberg |
Final
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marianne Ligaard | "Every Night Is Saturday Night" | 12 | 22 | 34 | 8 |
| 2 | Rasmus Høgset | "Looking for Love" | 8 | 44 | 52 | 6 |
| 3 | Mocci | "You've Got the Motion" | 20 | 50 | 70 | 3 |
| 4 | Remy | "Still an Angel" | 28 | 27 | 55 | 4 |
| 5 | Camilla Fagerås | "Free" | 10 | 22 | 32 | 9 |
| 6 | Rune Rudberg | "Without You" | 16 | 37 | 53 | 5 |
| 7 | Are Sigvardsen | "Is She the One" | 14 | 13 | 27 | 10 |
| 8 | Rebecca | "U Ain't Seen the Best of Me Yet" | 4 | 16 | 20 | 11 |
| 9 | Elin Torset | "Brighter than Light" | 18 | 64 | 82 | 2 |
| 10 | Lars-Fredrik | "Show Me The Way" | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 11 | BIAZ | "Your Heart Belongs to Me" | 6 | 39 | 45 | 7 |
| 12 | Haldor Lægreid | "On My Own" | 24 | 66 | 90 | 1 |
| Detailed Regional Televoting Results | |||||||||
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| Draw | Song | Tromsø | Trondheim | Bergen | Kristiansand | Oslo | Total | ||
| 1 | "Every Night Is Saturday Night" | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | ||
| 2 | "Looking for Love" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 40 | ||
| 3 | "You've Got the Motion" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 | ||
| 4 | "Still an Angel" | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | ||
| 5 | "Free" | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | ||
| 6 | "Without You" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 | ||
| 7 | "Is She the One" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 8 | "U Ain't Seen the Best of Me Yet" | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 9 | "Brighter than Light" | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 64 | ||
| 10 | "Show Me the Way" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 11 | "Your Heart Belongs to Me" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 39 | ||
| 12 | "On My Own" | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 66 | ||
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televoting Regions | Total | Place | ||||
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| Tromsø | Trondheim | Bergen | Kristiansand | Oslo | ||||||
| 1 | Mocci | "You've Got the Motion" | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 64 | 4 |
| 2 | Remy | "Still an Angel" | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 3 |
| 3 | Elin Torset | "Brighter than Light" | 20 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 84 | 2 |
| 4 | Haldor Lægreid | "On My Own" | 28 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 94 | 1 |
At Eurovision
Haldor Lægreid performed 4th on the night of the contest, following Bosnia and Herzegovina and preceding Israel. Norway finished with 3 points, finishing joint last of 23 entries with Iceland, and thus relegating Norway from taking part in the 2002 Contest.[2]
Voting
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References
- "Norsk Melodi Grand Prix 2001". Poplight. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- "Final of Copenhagen 2001". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 2001". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links
- Norwegian National Final 2003
- Songs of Melodi Grand Prix 2001 (in Norwegian) NRK