Winners
All winners of MGP have gone on to represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest. Norway has won it three times: in 1985, 1995 and 2009. However Norway has also come last 11 times, more than any other nation: in 1963, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1990, 1997, 2001, 2004 and 2012.
The following table lists those entries which finished fifth or higher at Eurovision:
| Year | Song | Artist | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | "Voi Voi" | Nora Brockstedt | 4th | 11 |
| 1966 | "Intet er nytt under solen" | Åse Kleveland | 3rd | 15 |
| 1985 | "La det swinge" | Bobbysocks | 1st | 123 |
| 1988 | "For vår jord" | Karoline Krüger | 5th | 88 |
| 1993 | "Alle mine tankar" | Silje Vige | 5th | 120 |
| 1995 | "Nocturne" | Secret Garden | 1st | 148 |
| 1996 | "I evighet" | Elisabeth Andreassen | 2nd | 114 |
| 2003 | "I'm Not Afraid To Move On" | Jostein Hasselgård | 4th | 123 |
| 2008 | "Hold On Be Strong" | Maria Haukaas Storeng | 5th | 182 |
| 2009 | "Fairytale" | Alexander Rybak | 1st | 387 |
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