![]() ![]() At the close of the deadline, approximately 600 submissions were received. In addition to the public call for submissions, NRK reserved the right to directly invite certain artists and composers to compete. Songwriters of any nationality were allowed to submit entries, while performers of the selected songs would be chosen by NRK in consultation with the songwriters. Gisle Stokland – editor and owner of the music website 730.noĪ submission period was opened by NRK between 3 July 2013 and 15 September 2013.Kathrine Synnes Finnskog – manager and director of Music Norway.Marie Komissar – NRK P3 radio host and music producer.Viewers could cast their votes through SMS voting, while a four-member panel also provided commentary and feedback regarding the competing entries during each of the four shows. The results of all shows were determined exclusively by public televoting. Seven songs competed in each semi-final and the top three entries qualified to the final. The competition consisted of four shows: three semi-finals on 7, 8 and 9 March 2014 and a final on 15 March 2014. The final was also broadcast online at the official Eurovision Song Contest website. All shows were hosted by Jenny Skavlan and Erik Solbakken and televised on NRK1 as well as streamed online at NRK's official website nrk.no. 15 songs were selected to compete in a four-week-long process that commenced on 7 March 2014 and concluded with the final on 15 March 2014. ![]() Melodi Grand Prix 2014 was the 52nd edition of the Norwegian national final Melodi Grand Prix and selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Before Eurovision Melodi Grand Prix 2014 Along with their participation confirmation, the broadcaster announced the organization of Melodi Grand Prix 2014 in order to select the 2014 Norwegian entry. The broadcaster has traditionally organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix, which has selected the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in all but one of their participation. NRK confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest on. The Norwegian national broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), broadcasts the event within Norway and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Following the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, Norway has, to this point, finished in the top 10 three times: Wig Wam finished ninth with the song " In My Dreams" in 2005, Maria Haukaas Storeng was fifth in 2008 with " Hold On Be Strong", Alexander Rybak won in 2009, and Margaret Berger finished fourth in 2013 performing " I Feed You My Love". ![]() The country had finished last eleven times and had failed to score a point during four contests. Norway also had the two dubious distinctions of having finished last in the Eurovision final more than any other country and for having the most " nul points" (zero points) in the contest, the latter being a record the nation shared together with Austria. Norway had won the contest on two occasions: in 1985 with the song " La det swinge" performed by Bobbysocks! and in 1995 with the song " Nocturne" performed by Secret Garden. Prior to the 2014 contest, Norway had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 52 times since its first entry in 1960. Main article: Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest In the final, Norway performed in position 5 and placed eighth out of the 26 participating countries with 88 points. It was later revealed that Norway placed sixth out of the 15 participating countries in the semi-final with 77 points. Performing during the show in position 3, "Silent Storm" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 12 May. Norway was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on. In the second round of public televoting, "Silent Storm" performed by Carl Espen was selected as the winner with 53,712 votes. The top four entries in the first round of voting advanced to the competition's second round-the Gold Final. Nine entries ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 15 March 2014 where the winner was determined over two rounds of public televoting. 15 entries competed in the national final that consisted of three semi-finals and a final. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2013 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. ![]() Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song " Silent Storm" written by Josefin Winther. ![]()
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