Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
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Norway was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by the song "In My Dreams" performed by Wig Wam
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Wig Wam is made up of four band members – Teeny (guitar), Glam (vocals), Sporty (drums) and Flash (bass). They all pusued individual music careers with other bands and also undertook solo projects during the 80s and the 90s. Wig Wam were formed in February 2001, and had also appeared in MGP in 2004, coming third with "Crazy Things".
at the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev. The Norwegian Final Melodi Grand Prix was held at the Spektrum in Oslo hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug. The rules for the national final were changed for the 2005 contest. Previously NRK
used to issue an open call for songs; in 2005 the broadcaster invited composers and artists directly with the aim of providing eight songs for consideration by televoters. The format of the show saw the eight songs performed before a public vote. The top four were then announced to sing again, before a final vote. The winner was the song "In My Dreams", sung by Wig Wam
. The song was written and composed by Trond “Teeny” Holter.
Wig Wam
Wig Wam is a Norwegian hard rock band, which is dedicated to Glam metal and is the style of typical rock bands from the 1980s movement.- Eurovision :...
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Wig Wam is made up of four band members – Teeny (guitar), Glam (vocals), Sporty (drums) and Flash (bass). They all pusued individual music careers with other bands and also undertook solo projects during the 80s and the 90s. Wig Wam were formed in February 2001, and had also appeared in MGP in 2004, coming third with "Crazy Things".
Melodi Grand Prix 2005
On March 5, 2005, viewers were given the chance to help decide which song should represent NorwayNorway
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...
at the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev. The Norwegian Final Melodi Grand Prix was held at the Spektrum in Oslo hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug. The rules for the national final were changed for the 2005 contest. Previously NRK
Norsk Rikskringkasting
The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation , which is usually known as NRK, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and the largest media organisation in Norway...
used to issue an open call for songs; in 2005 the broadcaster invited composers and artists directly with the aim of providing eight songs for consideration by televoters. The format of the show saw the eight songs performed before a public vote. The top four were then announced to sing again, before a final vote. The winner was the song "In My Dreams", sung by Wig Wam
Wig Wam
Wig Wam is a Norwegian hard rock band, which is dedicated to Glam metal and is the style of typical rock bands from the 1980s movement.- Eurovision :...
. The song was written and composed by Trond “Teeny” Holter.
Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Place |
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1 | Jorun Erdal Jorun Erdal Jorun Irene Erdal is a Norwegian singer and musical theatre artist. Her parents are from Oppstryn in Stryn, in Sogn og Fjordane county, and she has also lived there since age 12. However she was born in Oslo on May 14, 1963, and from then on raised on Snarøya in Bærum, a suburb of the city of... |
"I Am Rock 'n' Roll" | Claes Andreasson (m & l), Torbjörn Wasenius (m & l), Tommy Denander (m & l) | Super Final |
2 | Cheezy Keys | "Feel The Beat" | Kim Arne Hagen (m & l), Hans Petter Moen (m & l), Morten Bergheim (l) | Super Final |
3 | Andreea | "Kingdom Come" | Tom Steinar-Hansen (m & l), Ole Henrik Antonsen (m & l), Lars Aass (m & l) | Out |
4 | Kathrine Strugstad | "Velvet Blue" | Arve Furset (m), Gerard James Borg Gerard James Borg Gerard James Borg is one of Malta's most successful song writers and concept creators for the last decades. Borg has penned five of the Maltese entries for the annual Eurovision Song Contest with Philip Vella, besides several Eurovision national final entries.... (l) |
Out |
5 | Jahn Teigen Jahn Teigen Jahn Teigen is a Norwegian singer and musician. Jahn received a knighthood from H.M. King Harald V. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 1978, 1982 and 1983. His given name was Jan, he added the silent H later. Since October 2006 he has been living in Sweden... |
"My Heart Is My Home" | Jahn Teigen Jahn Teigen Jahn Teigen is a Norwegian singer and musician. Jahn received a knighthood from H.M. King Harald V. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 1978, 1982 and 1983. His given name was Jan, he added the silent H later. Since October 2006 he has been living in Sweden... (m & l), Anita Skorgan Anita Skorgan Anita Skorgan is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She was once married to Jahn Teigen, another successful Norwegian singer-songwriter... (m & l), Jan Vincents Johannessen (l) |
Super Final |
6 | Blissed | "You Are The One" | Mikael Gunnerås (m & l), Magnus Lindquist (m & l), Magdalena Lindström (m & l) | Out |
7 | Seppo | "Can You Hear Me" | Tor Endresen Tor Endresen Tor Lars Oskar Endresen is a Norwegian singer and composer.He has entered the national Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest numerous times, but has only won it once, and represented Norway in the international final in 1997, where he came last with nul points.Endresen was part of a popular Norwegian... (m), Are Selheim (l) |
Out |
8 | Wig Wam Wig Wam Wig Wam is a Norwegian hard rock band, which is dedicated to Glam metal and is the style of typical rock bands from the 1980s movement.- Eurovision :... |
"In My Dreams" | Trond "Teeny" Holter Wig Wam Wig Wam is a Norwegian hard rock band, which is dedicated to Glam metal and is the style of typical rock bands from the 1980s movement.- Eurovision :... (m & l) |
Super Final |
Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Televoting Regions | Total | Place | ||||
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Central Norway |
Western Norway |
Northern Norway |
Southern Norway |
Eastern Norway |
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"I Am Rock 'n' Roll" | Jorun Erdal Jorun Erdal Jorun Irene Erdal is a Norwegian singer and musical theatre artist. Her parents are from Oppstryn in Stryn, in Sogn og Fjordane county, and she has also lived there since age 12. However she was born in Oslo on May 14, 1963, and from then on raised on Snarøya in Bærum, a suburb of the city of... |
Claes Andreasson (m & l), Torbjörn Wasenius (m & l),Tommy Denander (m & l) | 10,127 | 12,292 | 4,740 | 9,774 | 27,220 | 64,153 | 2 |
"Feel The Beat" | Cheezy Keys | Kim Arne Hagen (m & l), Hans Petter Moen (m & l), Morten Bergheim (l) | 6,906 | 9,113 | 4,020 | 8,086 | 23,610 | 51,735 | 3 |
"My Heart Is My Home" | Jahn Teigen Jahn Teigen Jahn Teigen is a Norwegian singer and musician. Jahn received a knighthood from H.M. King Harald V. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 1978, 1982 and 1983. His given name was Jan, he added the silent H later. Since October 2006 he has been living in Sweden... |
Jahn Teigen Jahn Teigen Jahn Teigen is a Norwegian singer and musician. Jahn received a knighthood from H.M. King Harald V. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 1978, 1982 and 1983. His given name was Jan, he added the silent H later. Since October 2006 he has been living in Sweden... (m & l), Anita Skorgan Anita Skorgan Anita Skorgan is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She was once married to Jahn Teigen, another successful Norwegian singer-songwriter... (m & l), Jan Vincents Johannessen (l) |
5,242 | 8,481 | 3,865 | 8,550 | 21,888 | 48,026 | 4 |
"In My Dreams" | Wig Wam Wig Wam Wig Wam is a Norwegian hard rock band, which is dedicated to Glam metal and is the style of typical rock bands from the 1980s movement.- Eurovision :... |
Trond "Teeny" Holter Wig Wam Wig Wam is a Norwegian hard rock band, which is dedicated to Glam metal and is the style of typical rock bands from the 1980s movement.- Eurovision :... (m & l) |
10,064 | 11,928 | 5,744 | 13,548 | 34,383 | 75,667 | 1 |