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
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 the second to do so before the end of 2008 (after Albania). Turkey competed in one of the two semi-finals after Mor ve Ötesi came 7th in the 2008 contest.In the semi-final 1 she performed 9th, following Switzerland and preceding Israel Turkey was ranked second, with 172 points and qualifying for the final.In the final,country performed 18th following Germany and preceding the Albania ended 4th with 177 points. Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Turkey was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 by the song "Düm Tek Tek" performed by Hadise. The Turkish broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon