Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Norway competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, represented by Knut Anders Sørum with the song "High". The song was chosen as the Norwegian entry for the 2004 contest through the Melodi Grand Prix contest.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
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| Country |  Norway | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 2004 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 6 March 2004 | |||
| Selected entrant | Knut Anders Sørum | |||
| Selected song | "High" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 24th, 3 points | |||
| Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Melodi Grand Prix 2004
Melodi Grand Prix 2004 was the Norwegian national final that selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.
Competing entries
A submission period was opened by NRK where songwriters of any nationality were allowed to submit entries. At the close of the deadline, 530 submissions were received. Twelve songs were selected for the competition by a jury panel.
Final
The final took place on 6 March 2004 at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug. The winner was selected over two rounds of regional televoting. In the first round, the top four entries were selected to proceed to the second round, the Gold Final. 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 1–8, 10 and 12 points. In the Gold Final, the results of the public televote, based on actual voting figures of each region, were revealed by Norway's five regions and led to the victory of "High" performed by Knut Anders Sørum with 82,427 votes.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aslak J. Johnsen | "I Don't Understand Her" | Aslak J. Johnsen, Benjamin Sletten, Anders Bjørknes | 19 | 7 |
| 2 | Maria Moe | "The Way I Feel" | Maria Moe, Kyrre Fritzner | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Wig Wam | "Crazy Things" | Wig Wam | 34 | 4 |
| 4 | Ja-Da | "Mr. Brown" | Ivan Jonas, Maxim Popov | 31 | 5 |
| 5 | Rebecca | "1000 and One Nights" | David Clewett, Ivar Lisinski, Yak Bondy | 41 | 3 |
| 6 | Christian Hovda | "Crying" | Arne Hovda, P.K. Ottestad | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Dilsa | "What Do You Think I Am" | Dilsa, Kim Bergseth, Tristande la Villier | 16 | 8 |
| 8 | Svein Lindland | "See the World" | Dag Lauvland | 30 | 6 |
| 9 | Malin Schavenius | "Sunshine" | Michael Lundh, Quint Starkie, Anna Sahlin | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Knut Anders Sørum | "High" | Thomas Thörnholm, Lars Andersson, Dan Attlerud | 50 | 1 |
| 11 | Lisa Marie Strandengen | "I Knock on Wood" | Åsmund Ruud, Glenn Gulli | 11 | 9 |
| 12 | Arlene Wilkes | "This Is Where You Got It From" | Torbjörn Wassenius, Claes Andreasson | 48 | 2 |
| Detailed Regional Televoting Votes | ||||||||||
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| Draw | Song | Western Norway | Northern Norway | Southern Norway | Central Norway | Eastern Norway | Total | |||
| 1 | "I Don't Understand Her" | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | |||
| 2 | "The Way I Feel" | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |||
| 3 | "Crazy Things" | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | |||
| 4 | "Mr. Brown" | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 31 | |||
| 5 | "1000 and One Nights" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 41 | |||
| 6 | "Crying" | 0 | ||||||||
| 7 | "What Do You Think I Am" | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | |||
| 8 | "See the World" | 4 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 30 | |||
| 9 | "Sunshine" | 0 | ||||||||
| 10 | "High" | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 50 | |||
| 11 | "I Knock on Wood" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |||
| 12 | "This Is Where You Got It From" | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 48 | |||
| Draw | Artist | Song | Western Norway | Northern Norway | Southern Norway | Central Norway | Eastern Norway | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wig Wam | "Crazy Things" | 5,498 | 8,043 | 7,867 | 6,452 | 21,060 | 48,920 | 3 |
| 2 | Rebecca | "1000 and One Nights" | 5,073 | 9,654 | 7,208 | 8,309 | 16,431 | 46,675 | 4 |
| 3 | Knut Anders Sørum | "High" | 7,295 | 13,273 | 11,914 | 8,080 | 41,865 | 82,427 | 1 |
| 4 | Arlene Wilkes | "This Is Where You Got It From" | 4,701 | 9,137 | 8,349 | 5,691 | 28,403 | 56,281 | 2 |
At Eurovision
As Jostein Hasselgård came fourth for Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, Norway was an automatic finalist for the 2004 Eurovision final, held on 15 May. On the night of the final Knut Anders Sørum performed third in the running order, following Austria and preceding France. Norway received 3 points for Knut's performance of "High", all from neighbours Sweden, coming 24th and last.[2] This was Norway's tenth last place finish in Eurovision, a record that is, as of 2019, yet to be broken. As Norway failed to reach the top 12 in the final, the country was forced to compete in the semi-final of the 2005 Contest.
Points awarded to Norway
| Score | Country |
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| 12 points | |
| 10 points | |
| 8 points | |
| 7 points | |
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| 5 points | |
| 4 points | |
| 3 points |  Sweden |
| 2 points | |
| 1 point |
Points awarded by Norway
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References
- "Norsk Melodi Grand Prix 2004". Gyllenskor. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- "Grand Final of Istanbul 2004". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- "Results of the Grand Final of Istanbul 2004". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- "Results of the Semi-Final of Istanbul 2004". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.