Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year = 2019
| Broadcaster = {{lang|no|Norsk rikskringkasting|i=no}} (NRK)
| Country = Norway
| Selection process = {{lang|no|Melodi Grand Prix}} 2019
| Selection date = 2 March 2019
| Artist = Keiino
| Song = Spirit in the Sky
| Writer = {{unbulleted list|Tom Hugo Hermansen|Fred-René Buljo|Alexandra Rotan|Henrik Tala|Alex Olsson|Rüdiger Schramm}}
| SF result = Qualified (7th, 210 points)
| Final result = 6th, 331 points
}}
Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Spirit in the Sky", written by Tom Hugo Hermansen, Fred-René Buljo, Alexandra Rotan, Henrik Tala, Alex Olsson and Rüdiger Schramm. The song was performed by the group Keiino. The Norwegian broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2019 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. Ten entries competed in a show that took place on 2 March 2019 and the winner was determined over three rounds of voting. In the first round of voting, the combination of votes from ten international jury groups and a public vote selected the top four entries to advance to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of voting, a public vote exclusively selected the top two entries to advance to the competition's third round—the Gold Duel. In the third round of voting, a public vote again exclusively selected "Spirit in the Sky" performed by Keiino as the winner with 231,937 votes.
Norway was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 16 May 2019. Performing during the show in position 15, "Spirit in the Sky" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 18 May. It was later revealed that Norway placed seventh out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 210 points. In the final, Norway performed in position 15 and placed sixth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 331 points.
Background
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Prior to the 2019 contest, Norway had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 57 times since their first entry in {{ESCYr|1960}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-country/country?country=21|title=Norway Country Profile|publisher=EBU|access-date=9 November 2014}} Norway had won the contest on three occasions: in 1985 with the song "La det swinge" performed by Bobbysocks!, in 1995 with the song "Nocturne" performed by Secret Garden, and in 2009 with the song "Fairytale" performed by Alexander Rybak. 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. The country had finished last eleven times and had failed to score a point during four contests. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004, Norway has finished in the top ten seven times, including their 2017 entry "Grab the Moment" performed by Jowst.
The Norwegian national broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), broadcasts the event within Norway and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. NRK confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest on 31 January 2018. 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. Along with their participation confirmation, NRK revealed details regarding their selection procedure and announced the organization of Melodi Grand Prix 2019 in order to select the 2019 Norwegian entry.
Before Eurovision
=<i lang="no">Melodi Grand Prix</i> ''2019''=
Melodi Grand Prix 2019 was the 57th edition of the Norwegian national final Melodi Grand Prix and selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. The show took place on 2 March 2019 at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, hosted by Heidi Ruud Ellingsen and Kåre Magnus Bergh.{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=2018-12-06 |title=Norway: Kåre Magnus Bergh and Heidi Ruud Ellingsen to Host MGP 2019 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2018/12/06/norway-kare-magnus-bergh-and-heidi-ruud-ellingsen-to-host-mgp-2019/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}} The show was televised on NRK1, broadcast via radio with commentary by Ole Christian Øen on NRK P1 as well as streamed online on NRK TV.{{Cite web |title=Melodi Grand Prix 2019 - Melodi Grand Prix - radio |url=https://radio.nrk.no/serie/melodi-grand-prix-radio/MUHR06000219/02-03-2019 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=NRK Radio |language=no}}{{Cite web |last=Knoops |first=Roy |date=2019-03-02 |title=Watch now: Melodi Grand Prix 2019 takes place in Norway |url=https://esctoday.com/172622/tonight-melodi-grand-prix-2019-takes-place-in-norway/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Esctoday}} The national final was watched by 961,000 viewers in Norway with a market share of 62.1%.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-04 |title=MGP-finalen førte til tidenes laveste seertall for Skavlan |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/3jW6JM/mgp-finalen-foerte-til-tidenes-laveste-seertall-for-skavlan |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=aftenposten.no |language=nb}}
==Competing entries==
A submission period was opened by NRK between 31 January 2018 and 9 September 2018. 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. In addition to the public call for submissions, NRK reserved the right to directly invite certain artists and composers to compete.{{cite news |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=31 January 2018 |title=Norway: Confirms Eurovision Song Contest 2019 Participation |work=Eurovoix |url=https://eurovoix.com/2018/01/31/norway-confirms-eurovision-song-contest-2019-participation/ |access-date=26 January 2019}}{{cite news |date=13 May 2018 |title=NRK vil ha flere ukjente talenter i MGP |work=NTB/ABC Nyheter |url=https://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/norge/2018/05/13/195395669/nrk-vil-ha-flere-ukjente-talenter-i-mgp |access-date=2018-07-18}} At the close of the deadline, over 1,000 submissions were received.{{cite news |last=Herbert |first=Emily |date=10 September 2018 |title=Norway: Over 1000 Entries Submitted for Melodi Grand Prix 2019 |work=Eurovoix |url=https://eurovoix.com/2018/09/10/norway-1000-submitted-mgp-2019/ |access-date=26 January 2019}} Ten songs were selected for the competition by several focus groups and the competing acts and songs were revealed on 25 January 2019 during a press conference at NRK's Store Studio, presented by Heidi Ruud Ellingsen and Kåre Magnus Bergh and broadcast via NRK1 and online at mgp.no.{{Cite web |date=2019-01-25 |title=Norway: Here are the 10 songs for MGP 2019 |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/norway-here-are-the-10-songs-for-mgp-2019 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb}}{{cite news |last=Hyttebakk |first=Jon Marius |date=28 September 2018 |title=Lover spektakulært MGP-show |work=NRK.no |url=https://www.nrk.no/mgp/lover-spektakulaert-mgp-show-1.14227076 |access-date=29 October 2018}} Among the competing artists was former Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest entrant Mørland who represented the country in 2015 alongside Debrah Scarlett.{{cite web |last1=Hyttebakk |first1=Jon Marius |date=15 January 2018 |title=Her er artistene i MGP 2018 |url=https://www.nrk.no/mgp/her-er-artistene-i-mgp-2018-1.13867010 |access-date=15 January 2018 |website=Nrk.no}}{{cite news |last=McCaig |first=Ewan |date=25 January 2019 |title=Norway: Artists And Songs For MGP 2019 Announced |work=Eurovoix |url=https://eurovoix.com/2019/01/25/norway-artists-and-songs-for-mgp-2019-announced/ |access-date=26 January 2019}}
==Final==
Ten songs competed during the final on 2 March 2019. The winner was selected over three rounds of voting. In the first round, the top four entries were selected by a 50/50 combination of votes from ten international juries and a public vote to proceed to the second round, the Gold Final. The viewers and the juries each had a total of 580 points to award. Each jury group distributed their points as follows: 1–8, 10 and 12 points, and only the 12 points of each jury were announced during the show. The viewer vote was based on the percentage of votes each song achieved through the following voting methods: SMS and online voting.{{Cite web |last=Jor |first=Brage Lie |date=2019-03-02 |title=Følg Melodi Grand Prix-finalen her |url=https://www.nrk.no/kultur/folg-melodi-grand-prix-finalen-her-1.14454970 |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}} For example, if a song gained 10% of the viewer vote, then that entry would be awarded 10% of 580 points rounded to the nearest integer: 58 points. In the Gold Final, the top two entries were selected by public voting to proceed to the third round, the Gold Duel. In the Gold Duel, an additional round of public voting was held and the votes were aggregated to the results of the Gold Final, leading to the victory of "Spirit in the Sky" performed by Keiino with 231,937 votes.{{cite news |last=Hansen |first=Tommy |title=Slik blir avstemningen i årets MGP - escNorge |work=escnorge.net |url=https://escnorge.net/mgp/slik-blir-avstemningen-i-arets-mgp |access-date=2019-02-21}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}[https://www.nrk.no/mgp/overlegen-mgp-seier-til-keiino-1.14457095 Overlegen MGP-seier til KEiiNO]
In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the show was opened with two-time Norwegian Eurovision entrant Alexander Rybak performing his 2009 winning entry "Fairytale" and 2018 entry "That's How You Write a Song", while the interval act featured host Heidi Ruud Ellingsen, Tone Damli and 2006 Norwegian Eurovision entrant Christine Guldbrandsen performing "Ingen er så nydelig" by 1997 Norwegian Eurovision entrant Tor Endresen, and Israeli Eurovision 2018 winner Netta performing her entry "Toy".{{Cite web |last=Pettersen |first=Mandy |title=MGP 2019 - |url=https://escnorge.no/mgp-2019/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |language=nb-NO}}{{Cite web |date=2019-02-28 |title=Eurovision-stjernen Netta Barzilai til MGP-finalen |url=https://www.vg.no/i/bKVLXl |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=www.vg.no |language=nb}}
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|+ Final – 2 March 2019 |
| Draw
! Artist ! Song ! Songwriter(s) ! Result |
|---|
| 1
| style="text-align:left;" | Chris Medina | style="text-align:left;" | "We Try" | style="text-align:left;" | Chris Medina, Jason Gill, Tormod Løkling, Julimar Santos | style="text-align:left;" | Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 2 | style="text-align:left;" | D'Sound | style="text-align:left;" | "Mr. Unicorn" | style="text-align:left;" | Kim Ofstad, Jonny Sjo, Mirjam Omdal, Magnus Martinsen, Tormod Martinsen | style="text-align:left;" | Advanced |
| 3
| style="text-align:left;" | Mørland | style="text-align:left;" | "{{lang|no|En livredd mann|i=no}}" | style="text-align:left;" | Kjetil Mørland | style="text-align:left;" | Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 4 | style="text-align:left;" | Anna-Lisa Kumoji | style="text-align:left;" | "Holla" | style="text-align:left;" | Ashley Hicklin, Jeroen Swinnen, Maria Broberg | style="text-align:left;" | Advanced |
| 5{{efn| Due to technical difficulties in the performance, Erlend Bratland was allowed to perform again after all the performances.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Erlend Bratland | style="text-align:left;" | "Sing for You" | style="text-align:left;" | Erlend Bratland, Arvid Solvang, Nils Egil Brandsæter | style="text-align:left;" | Eliminated |
| 6
| style="text-align:left;" | Ingrid Berg Mehus | style="text-align:left;" | "Feel" | style="text-align:left;" | Ingrid Berg Mehus, Bjørnar Hopland, Anthony Modebe | style="text-align:left;" | Eliminated |
| 7
| style="text-align:left;" | Hank von Hell | style="text-align:left;" | "Fake It" | style="text-align:left;" | Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby, Andreas Werling | style="text-align:left;" | Eliminated |
| 8
| style="text-align:left;" | Carina Dahl | style="text-align:left;" | "Hold Me Down" | style="text-align:left;" | Ashley Hicklin, Jeroen Swinnen, Pele Loriano, Laurell Barker, Laura Groeseneken | style="text-align:left;" | Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 9 | style="text-align:left;" | Adrian Jørgensen | style="text-align:left;" | "The Bubble" | style="text-align:left;" | Jonas McDonnell, Aleksander Walmann, Kjetil Mørland | style="text-align:left;" | Advanced |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 10 | style="text-align:left;" | Keiino | style="text-align:left;" | "Spirit in the Sky" | style="text-align:left;" | Tom Hugo Hermansen, Fred-René Buljo, Alexandra Rotan, Henrik Tala, Alex Olsson, Rüdiger Schramm{{efn| Rüdiger Schramm was later added as one of the composers of "Spirit in the Sky".}} | style="text-align:left;" | Advanced |
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|+ {{nowrap|Detailed International Jury Votes}} | |||||||||
| Draw
! Song ! {{flagdeco|Italy}} ! {{flagdeco|Georgia}} ! {{flagdeco|Spain}} ! {{flagdeco|Denmark}} ! {{flagdeco|Portugal}} ! {{flagdeco|Switzerland}} ! {{flagdeco|North Macedonia}} ! {{flagdeco|Ireland}} ! {{flagdeco|Hungary}} ! {{flagdeco|Israel}} | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
| align="left" | "We Try" | | |||||||||
| 2
| align="left" | "Mr. Unicorn" | | X | X | X | X | |||||
| 3
| align="left" | "En livredd mann" | | X | ||||||||
| 4
| align="left" | "Holla" | X | |||||||||
| 5
| align="left" | "Sing for You" | | |||||||||
| 6
| align="left" | "Feel" | | |||||||||
| 7
| align="left" | "Fake It" | | |||||||||
| 8
| align="left" | "Hold Me Down" | | |||||||||
| 9
| align="left" | "The Bubble" | | X | X | X | ||||||
| 10
| align="left" | "Spirit in the Sky" | | X | ||||||||
| colspan="12" | International Jury Spokespersons[https://www.nrk.no/mgp/medlemmene-i-den-internasjonale-juryen-1.14454405 Medlemmene i den internasjonale juryen] | |||||||||
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|+ Gold Final – 2 March 2019 |
| Draw
! Artist ! Song ! Televote ! Place |
|---|
| 1
| style="text-align:left;" | D'Sound | style="text-align:left;" | "Mr. Unicorn" | 11,123 | 3 |
| 2
| style="text-align:left;" | Anna-Lisa Kumoji | style="text-align:left;" | "Holla" | 6,718 | 4 |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 3 | style="text-align:left;" | Adrian Jørgensen | style="text-align:left;" | "The Bubble" | 55,794 | 2 |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 4 | style="text-align:left;" | Keiino | style="text-align:left;" | "Spirit in the Sky" | 98,328 | 1 |
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|+ Gold Duel – 2 March 2019 |
| rowspan="2" | Draw
! rowspan="2" | Artist ! rowspan="2" | Song ! colspan="3" | Televote ! rowspan="2" | Place |
|---|
| Gold Final ! Gold !Total |
| 1
| style="text-align:left;" | Adrian Jørgensen | style="text-align:left;" | "The Bubble" | 55,794 | 106,814 | 162,608 | 2 |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
| 2 | style="text-align:left;" | Keiino | style="text-align:left;" | "Spirit in the Sky" | 98,328 | 133,609 | 231,937 | 1 |
= Preparation =
Following Melodi Grand Prix 2019, Keiino filmed a music video for "Spirit in the Sky" at the studios of Krypton Film in Oslo. The video, which was directed by Martin Sofiedal and Alice Asplund, was released to the public on 4 April.{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Alistair |date=2019-04-04 |title=Norway: Spirit In The Sky Music Video Released |url=https://eurovoix.com/2019/04/04/norway-spirit-in-the-sky-music-video-released/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}
= Promotion =
Keiino made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Spirit in the Sky" as the Norwegian Eurovision entry. On 8 March, Keiino performed during the Melfest WKND Pre-party, which was held at the Club Estelle in Stockholm, Sweden.{{Cite web |title=Melfest WKND STHLM 2019 |url=https://melodifestivalklubben.se/melfestweekend2019en/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Melodifestivalklubben |language=sv-SE}}{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Kevin |date=2019-03-05 |title=UPDATE: MelFest Weekend Pre-Party: Bilal, Leonora, and KEiiNO to sing in Stockholm ahead of Sweden's Eurovision selection |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2019/03/05/melfest-weekend-pre-party-bilal-and-leonora-to-sing-in-stockholm-ahead-of-swedens-eurovision-selection/233956/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=wiwibloggs |language=en-US}} On 6 April, the group performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the AFAS Live venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Edsilia Rombley and Marlayne.{{cite web |date=6 April 2019 |title=This was Eurovision in Concert 2019 in Amsterdam |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-in-concert-2019-in-review |website=Eurovision.tv}} On 12 April, Keiino performed during the Eurovision PreParty Riga, which was organised by OGAE Latvia and held at the Crystal Club Concert Hall in Riga, Latvia.{{Cite web |last=Groot |first=Evert |date=12 April 2019 |title=Eurovision 2019 PreParty Riga takes place tonight in Latvia |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2019-preparty-riga-takes-place-tonight-in-latvia |access-date=7 June 2022 |website=eurovision.tv}} On 14 April, Keiino performed during the London Eurovision Party, which was held at the Café de Paris venue in London, United Kingdom and hosted by Nicki French and Paddy O'Connell.{{cite web |date=13 April 2019 |title=18 Eurovision acts to perform in London on Sunday 14 April |url=https://eurovision.tv/snippet/18-eurovision-2019-acts-to-perform-in-london-on-sunday-13-april |website=Eurovision.tv |access-date=16 April 2023 |archive-date=15 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415190853/https://eurovision.tv/snippet/18-eurovision-2019-acts-to-perform-in-london-on-sunday-13-april |url-status=dead }} The group concluded promotional activities by performing during the Eurovision Pre-Party Madrid event, which was held on 21 April at the Sala La Riviera venue in Madrid, Spain and hosted by Tony Aguilar and Julia Varela.{{Cite web |last=Escudero |first=Victor M. |date=25 April 2019 |title=This was PrePartyES 2019 in Madrid |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/this-was-prepartyes-2019-in-madrid |access-date=12 October 2021 |website=eurovision.tv}}
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 28 January 2019, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Norway was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 16 May 2019, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.{{cite web |last1=Jordan |first1=Paul |date=28 January 2019 |title=Eurovision 2019: Which country takes part in which Semi-Final? |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/semi-final-allocation-draw-results-2019 |access-date=28 January 2019 |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}
Once all the competing songs for the 2019 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Norway was set to perform in position 15, following the entry from Albania and before the entry from the Netherlands.{{cite web|title=Exclusive: This is the Eurovision 2019 Semi-Final running order!|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/semi-finals-running-order-eurovision-2019|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=2 April 2019|date=2 April 2019|df=dmy-all}}
In Norway, the two semi-finals and the final were broadcast on NRK1 with commentary by Olav Viksmo-Slettan.{{cite news |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=22 April 2019 |title=Norway: Olav Viksmo-Slettan Returns To Commentary Booth For Tenth Eurovision |work=Eurovoix |url=https://eurovoix.com/2019/04/22/norway-olav-viksmo-slettan-returns-to-commentary-booth-for-tenth-eurovision/ |url-status=live |access-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422131225/https://eurovoix.com/2019/04/22/norway-olav-viksmo-slettan-returns-to-commentary-booth-for-tenth-eurovision/ |archive-date=22 April 2019}} An alternative broadcast of the final was also televised on NRK3 with commentary by the hosts of the NRK P3 radio show P3morgen Ronny Brede Aase, Silje Reiten Nordnes and Markus Ekrem Neby.{{cite web |title=NRK TV – P3morgens store Eurovisions-fest |url=https://tv.nrk.no/serie/p3morgens-store-eurovisions-fest/2019/MYNR52205219 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509092910/https://tv.nrk.no/serie/p3morgens-store-eurovisions-fest/2019/MYNR52205219 |archive-date=9 May 2019 |access-date=9 May 2019 |publisher=NRK}} The final was also broadcast via radio on NRK P1 with commentary by Ole Christian Øen.{{cite web |title=NRK Radio – Eurovision Song Contest: Helaften |url=https://radio.nrk.no/serie/eurovision-song-contest-radio/MUHR07000119/18-05-2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506221646/https://radio.nrk.no/serie/eurovision-song-contest-radio/MUHR07000119/18-05-2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |access-date=6 May 2019 |publisher=NRK}} The Norwegian spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Norwegian jury during the final, was Alexander Rybak, who represented Norway in 2009, winning the competition for the country, and in 2018.
=Semi-final=
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Keiino took part in technical rehearsals on 6 and 10 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 15 and 16 May. This included the jury show on 15 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.{{Cite web |date=29 April 2019 |title=Eurovision 2019: Rehearsal Schedule in Tel Aviv |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/tel-aviv-2019-rehearsal-schedule |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=eurovisionworld.com}}
The Norwegian performance featured the members of Keiino performing on stage in black outfits. The group members began the performance on different part of the stage before moving to the centre as the song progresses. The stage colours transitioned from black and blue to red, yellow and gold and the LED screens displayed starry skies, snowy mountains in the colours of northern lights and fire. The performance also featured smoke and pyrotechnic flame effects.{{Cite web |date=2019-05-07 |title=LIVE DAY 4 REVIEW: 🇳🇴 KEiiNO in all black 🇳🇴 |url=https://escxtra.com/2019/05/07/eurovision-norway-review-keiino/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=ESCXTRA.com |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2019-05-07 |title=KEiiNO sing and joik in Norway's first rehearsal |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/keiino-sing-and-joik-in-the-first-rehearsal-of-norway |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=eurovision.tv |language=en}} Keiino was joined by three off-stage backing vocalists: Frode Vassel, Kine Ludvigsen Fossheim and Marianne Pentha.{{Cite web |title=Norway |url=https://sixonstage.com/country/norway |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Six on Stage}}
At the end of the show, Norway was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Norway placed seventh in the semi-final, receiving a total of 210 points: 170 points from the televoting and 40 points from the juries.{{Cite web |title=Results of the Second Semi-Final of Tel Aviv 2019 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/tel-aviv-2019/second-semi-final/results |access-date=15 December 2020 |website=Eurovision.tv}}
= Final =
Shortly after the second semi-final, a winner's press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. This draw was done in the order the countries were announced during the semi-final. Norway was drawn to compete in the second half.{{Cite web |date=16 May 2019 |title=Second Semi-Finalists share nerves and excitement before the Grand Final |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/second-semi-finalists-share-nerves-excitement-before-grand-final |access-date=15 December 2020 |website=Eurovision.tv}} Following this draw, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final, as they had done for the semi-finals. Norway was subsequently placed to perform in position 15, following the entry from Israel and before the entry from the United Kingdom.{{Cite web |date=16 May 2019 |title=Eurovision 2019: This is the running order of the Grand Final! |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2019-this-is-the-running-order-of-the-grand-final |access-date=15 December 2020 |website=Eurovision.tv}}
Keiino once again took part in dress rehearsals on 17 and 18 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show. The group performed a repeat of their semi-final performance during the final on 18 May. Norway placed sixth in the final, scoring 331 points: 291 points from the televoting and 40 points from the juries.{{Cite web |title=Grand Final of Tel Aviv 2019 - Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/tel-aviv-2019/grand-final |access-date=14 September 2022}}
=Voting=
Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.{{cite web |last1=Groot |first1=Evert |date=30 April 2019 |title=Exclusive: They are the judges who will vote in Eurovision 2019! |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/exclusive-eurovision-2019-juries |access-date=30 April 2019 |website=Eurovision.tv |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |df=dmy-all}}
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Norway and awarded by Norway in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:
==Points awarded to Norway==
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| + Points awarded to Norway (Semi-final 2){{cite web |title=Results of the Second Semi-Final of Tel Aviv 2019 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/tel-aviv-2019/second-semi-final/results/norway |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403062747/https://eurovision.tv/event/tel-aviv-2019/second-semi-final/results/norway |archive-date=3 April 2021 |url-status=live}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" width="40%" | Televote ! scope="col" width="40%" | Jury |
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| scope="row" | 12 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Albania|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Denmark|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Netherlands|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Sweden|y=2019}}}} | |
| scope="row" | 10 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Austria|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Croatia|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Germany|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Ireland|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Switzerland|y=2019}}|{{Esc|United Kingdom|y=2019}}}} | |
| scope="row" | 8 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Italy|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Latvia|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Lithuania|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Malta|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Russia|y=2019}}}} | {{Esc|Denmark|y=2019}} |
| scope="row" | 7 points
| | {{Esc|Ireland|y=2019}} |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| | {{Esc|Switzerland|y=2019}} |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Armenia|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Azerbaijan|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Romania|y=2019}}}} | {{Esc|Sweden|y=2019}} |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Esc|Moldova|y=2019}} | {{Esc|Malta|y=2019}} |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Esc|North Macedonia|y=2019}} | {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Austria|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Moldova|y=2019}}}} |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| | {{Esc|Germany|y=2019}} |
| scope="row" | 1 point
| | {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Armenia|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Lithuania|y=2019}}}} |
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| + Points awarded to Norway (Final){{cite web |title=Results of the Grand Final of Tel Aviv 2019 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/tel-aviv-2019/grand-final/results/norway |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403062753/https://eurovision.tv/event/tel-aviv-2019/grand-final/results/norway |archive-date=3 April 2021 |url-status=live}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" width="40%" | Televote ! scope="col" width="40%" | Jury |
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| scope="row" | 12 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Australia|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Denmark|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Germany|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Iceland|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Ireland|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Netherlands|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Sweden|y=2019}}|{{Esc|United Kingdom|y=2019}}}} | |
| scope="row" | 10 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Czech Republic|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Estonia|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Finland|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Hungary|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Israel|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Italy|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Russia|y=2019}}}} | |
| scope="row" | 8 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Austria|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Belarus|y=2019}}|{{Esc|France|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Latvia|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Lithuania|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Poland|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Switzerland|y=2019}}}} | |
| scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Belgium|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Malta|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Spain|y=2019}}}} | {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Moldova|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Switzerland|y=2019}}}} |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Portugal|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Slovenia|y=2019}}}} | {{Esc|Ireland|y=2019}} |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Albania|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Armenia|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Croatia|y=2019}}|{{Esc|North Macedonia|y=2019}}}} | {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Denmark|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Germany|y=2019}}}} |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Romania|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Serbia|y=2019}}}} | {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Portugal|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Sweden|y=2019}}}} |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Moldova|y=2019}}|{{Esc|San Marino|y=2019}}}} | |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| | |
| scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Azerbaijan|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Cyprus|y=2019}}}} | {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Austria|y=2019}}|{{Esc|Poland|y=2019}}}} |
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==Points awarded by Norway==
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==Detailed voting results==
The following members comprised the Norwegian jury:
- {{ill|Knut Bjørnar Asphol|no}} (jury chairperson){{snd}}musician, music producer, songwriter
- Finn-Ulrik Berntsen{{snd}}music producer
- {{ill|Jenny Jenssen|no}}{{snd}}artist
- Kamilla Wigestrand{{snd}}artist, songwriter
- Maiken Kroken{{snd}}musician, singer, vocal coach
Notes and references
=Notes=
{{notelist}}
=References=
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{URL|https://www.nrk.no/mgp/|Official NRK Melodi Grand Prix site}}
- [https://tv.nrk.no/serie/melodi-grand-prix-tv/2019/MUHU07000019/avspiller Full national final on nrk.no]
{{Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2019}}
{{Melodi Grand Prix}}