Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
| Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
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 Norway
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 2014 | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Semi-finals: 7 March 2014 8 March 2014 9 March 2014 Final: 15 March 2014 |
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| Selected entrant | Carl Espen | |||
| Selected song | "Silent Storm" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (6th, 77 points) | |||
| Final result | 8th, 88 points | |||
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Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Norwegian entry was selected through the national competition Melodi Grand Prix 2014, organised by the Norwegian broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK). Norway was represented by the song "Silent Storm" performed by Carl Espen and written by Josefin Winther. The entry qualified from the second semi-final and placed 8th in the final, scoring 88 points.
Melodi Grand Prix 2014 was the 52nd edition of the Norwegian national final Melodi Grand Prix, which selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. The competition differed from recent editions; only fifteen artists and songs participated and regionally held semi-finals occurring over several weeks were replaced by three consecutive days of semi-finals, which took place on 7, 8 and 9 March 2014, followed by a final on 15 March 2014.
On 6 May 2013, NRK confirmed Norway's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 and announced that the 2014 edition of Melodi Grand Prix would undergo format changes. The competition took place as a week-long music festival with three semi-finals that took place on 7, 8 and 9 March 2014 and a final on 15 March 2014. All shows were hosted by Jenny Skavlan and Erik Solbakken. Fifteen artists and songs participated; five competed in each semi-final and three advanced from each semi-final to the final. The competition's musical director Vivi Stenburg was in charge of selecting the fifteen competing entries. Stenburg made the selection together with a four-member jury panel that provided commentary during the live shows regarding the songs. The jury panel consisted of:
On 4 July 2013, NRK opened the submission period for interested artists and composers to submit their entries, which lasted until 15 September 2013. A total of 600 entries were received by the submission deadline, of which fifteen were selected for the competition. The fifteen competing artists and songs were revealed on 27 January 2014 with the release of short previews of all competing songs. NRK released the full versions of the songs on 19 February 2014.
The semi-finals took place on 7, 8 and 9 March 2014 at the Folketeatret in Oslo. Five songs competed in each semi-final with the top three from each semi-final proceeding to the final. The results were determined solely by public SMS voting.
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