Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-four times since its first entry in . Norway had won the contest on three occasions: in 1985 with the song "La det swinge" performed by Bobbysocks!, in 1995 with the song "Nocturne" performed by Secret Garden and in 2009 with the song "Fairytale" performed by Alexander Rybak. Norway also had the two dubious distinctions of having finished last in the Eurovision final more than any other country and for having the most "nul points" (zero points) in the contest, the latter being a record the nation shared together with Austria. The country
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 competed in one of the two semi-finals after Jeronimas Milius came 16th in the semi-final of the 2008 contest. During the second semi-final, which took place on 14 May 2009,performed 14th, following Greece and preceding the Moldova Lithuania qualified to the final, placing 9th in the semi-final and scoring 66 points,in the final Lithuania performed 1st preceding the Israel came 23rd with 23 points. Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Lithuania confirmed its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia. Lithuania were represented by Sasha Son at the contest, singing "Pasiklydęs žmogus" in its English version,