"Living My Life Without You" was the Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

Eurovision Song Contest 1999

The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 in Jerusalem, Israel after Dana International won the contest the previous year in the United Kingdom. The venue for the contest was the International Convention Center...

, performed in English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 by Van Eijk

Stig Van Eijk

Stig Andre van Eijk is a Norwegian singer, composer and lyricist.Stig Andre van Eijk is known for his Grand Prix career. In 1999 he won the Norwegian final of Melodi Grand Prix with the song "Living My Life Without You", which he wrote. In the European final of the Eurovision Song Contest in...

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The song is an up-tempo number, heavily inspired by urban music, in which Van Eijk takes the role of a man whose lover has left him. He tells her that "Something is missing, baby", explaining that his whole world has changed without her and that he wants her back for that reason.

The song was performed eighth on the night, following Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

's Tuğba Önal & Grup Mistik with "Dön artık

Dön Artik

"Dön artık" was the Turkish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, written by Erdinç Tunç and Canan Tunç and performed by Tuğba Önal with Grup Mistik....

" and preceding Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

's Michael Teschl

Michael Teschl

Michael Christian Teschl is a Danish singer and composer.-References:*...

 & Trine Jepsen with "This Time I Mean It

This Time I Mean It

"This Time I Mean It" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, performed in English by Michael Teschl & Trine Jepsen....

". At the close of voting, it had received 35 points, placing 14th in a field of 23.

It was succeeded as Norwegian representative

Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest

Norway has been participating in the Eurovision Song Contest since 1960 and only been absent twice: in 1970, when they boycotted the contest over disagreements about the voting structure, and in 2002, when they did not qualify....

 at the 2000 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 2000

The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 2000 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, following Charlotte Nilsson's victory in Jerusalem the previous year. It was the first time since 1996 that the contest was held on mainland Europe. The...

 by Charmed

Charmed (group)

-Overview:The group Charmed made their debut in the Norwegian national final of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "My Heart Goes Boom". Charmed were three girls in their mid-twenties....

 with "My Heart Goes Boom

My Heart Goes Boom

"My Heart Goes Boom" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, performed in English by Charmed.The song is an up-tempo number, with the lyrics describing the first time a young woman saw her lover. Attracting most attention, however, were the lines "You were standing in the...

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