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
Country Norway
National selection
Selection processMelodi Grand Prix 2004
Selection date(s)6 March 2004
Selected entrantKnut Anders Sørum
Selected song"High"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Thomas Thörnholm
  • Lars Andersson
  • Dan Attlerud
Finals performance
Final result24th, 3 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2003 • 2004 • 2005►

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.

Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Arlene Wilkes "This Is Where You Got It From" Torbjörn Wassenius, Claes Andreasson
Aslak J. Johnsen "I Don't Understand Her" Aslak Johnsen, Benjamin Sletten, Anders Bjørknes
Christian Hovda "Crying" Arne Hovda, P.K. Ottestad
Dilsa "What Do You Think I Am" Dilsa, Kim Bergseth, Tristande la Villier
Ja-Da "Mr. Brown" Ivan Jonas, Maxim Popov
Knut Anders Sørum "High" Thomas Thörnholm, Lars Andersson, Dan Attlerud
Lisa Marie Strandengen "I Knock on Wood" Åsmund Ruud, Glenn Gulli
Malin Schavenius "Sunshine" Michael Lundh, Quint Starkie, Anna Sahlin
Maria Moe "The Way I Feel" Maria Moe, Kyrre Fritzner
Rebecca "1000 and One Nights" David Clewett, Ivar Lisinski, Yak Bondy
Svein Lindland "See the World" Dag Lauvland
Wig Wam "Crazy Things" Wig Wam

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]

Final – 6 March 2004
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Aslak J. Johnsen "I Don't Understand Her" 19 7
2 Maria Moe "The Way I Feel" 10 10
3 Wig Wam "Crazy Things" 34 4
4 Ja-Da "Mr. Brown" 31 5
5 Rebecca "1000 and One Nights" 41 3
6 Christian Hovda "Crying" 0 11
7 Dilsa "What Do You Think I Am" 16 8
8 Svein Lindland "See the World" 30 6
9 Malin Schavenius "Sunshine" 0 11
10 Knut Anders Sørum "High" 50 1
11 Lisa Marie Strandengen "I Knock on Wood" 11 9
12 Arlene Wilkes "This Is Where You Got It From" 48 2
Gold Final – 6 March 2004
DrawArtistSong Western
Norway		Northern
Norway		Southern
Norway		Central
Norway		Eastern
Norway		TotalPlace
1 Wig Wam "Crazy Things" 5,4988,0437,8676,45221,06048,9203
2 Rebecca "1000 and One Nights" 5,0739,6547,2088,30916,43146,6754
3 Knut Anders Sørum "High" 7,29513,27311,9148,08041,86582,4271
4 Arlene Wilkes "This Is Where You Got It From" 4,7019,1378,3495,69128,40356,2812

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
Points awarded to Norway (Final)[3]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points  Sweden
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by Norway

References
  1. "Norsk Melodi Grand Prix 2004". Gyllenskor. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  2. "Grand Final of Istanbul 2004". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. "Results of the Grand Final of Istanbul 2004". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. "Results of the Semi-Final of Istanbul 2004". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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