Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Norway and Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK) won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia on 16 May. Their song was chosen at a national final, "Melodi Grand Prix", held on 21 February 2009. After three semi-finals, a "Siste Sjansen", second chance qualifier, and the grand final, the winner was singer/songwriter and violinist Alexander Rybak with "Fairytale", winning in the biggest landslide in Melodi Grand Prix history. Norway first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960, following their Scandinavian neighbours Denmark and Sweden, who debuted in 1957 and 1958 respectively. Their first entry, "Voi
Eurovision Song Contest 2012 countries were: Eurovision Song Contest: Baku 2012 was a compilation album put together by the European Broadcasting Union, and released by Universal Music Group on 3 May 2012. The album featured all the songs from the 2012 contest. Eurovision Song Contest 2012 The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following Ell & Nikki's win at the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany with the song "Running Scared" — marking the first time that the country had won the contest. The contest was held at the newly constructed