Eurovision Song Contest 1996
eurovision song contest st edition eurovision song contest held may oslo spektrum oslo norway organised european broadcasting union ebu host broadcaster norsk rikskringkasting nrk presented ingvild bryn morten harket contest held norway following country victory contest song nocturne secret garden thirty country submitted entry contest nonpublic audioonly qualifying round held two month final reduce number participant entry denmark germany hungary israel macedonia romania russia subsequently eliminated resulted germany absent contest first – – time winner ireland song voice written brendan graham performed eimear quinn gave nation recordextending seventh contest win fourth win five year graham also recording second win songwriter three year written winning song contest norway sweden croatia estonia took remaining place top five croatia estonia portugal placed sixth achieving best result date final contest result determined solely jury voting trial use televoting following year event leading widespread adoption onwards contest took place oslo norway following country victory contest song nocturne performed secret garden second time norway hosted contest following contest staged bergen chosen venue oslo spektrum indoor arena opened located sentrum district city hosted music concert ice hockey match annual nobel peace prize concert around spectator present venue contest total thirty country submitted entry contest however per rule event twentythree country would allowed participate norway virtue host country guaranteed place remaining country competing qualifying round order gain spot event initially broadcaster thirtythree country expressed interest participating however planned entry bulgaria moldova ukraine failed materialise nation would eventually make contest debut three representative performed lead artist previous contest featured among performer event marianna efstratiou represented greece second time previously competed contest elisabeth andreassen made fourth contest appearance competed sweden member band chip well representing norway twice winning contest member bobbysock performing jan werner danielsen additionally georgina abela represented malta contest paul giordimaina returned backing singer maltese entrant miriam christine eurovision song contest produced norwegian public broadcaster norsk rikskringkasting nrk odd arvid strømstad served executive producer pål veiglum served director bjarte ulfstein served designer frode thingnæs served musical director leading norwegian radio orchestra separate musical director could nominated country lead orchestra performance host musical director also available conduct country nominate conductor show presented norwegian journalist television presenter ingvild bryn norwegian singer morten harket lead vocalist norwegian band aha contest underwent rebrand edition nrk set improve image competition broaden audience appeal event referred host onscreen caption eurosong occasion contraction officially used refer event rehearsal contest venue competing act began may country two technical rehearsal week approaching contest country rehearsing order would perform first rehearsal took place may country allowed minute total stage followed minute review recording producer consult suggested change minute press conference country second rehearsal took place may minute total stage followed another minute press conference full technical rehearsal artist took place afternoon may followed two dress rehearsal audience evening may following afternoon competing delegation invited welcome reception week buildup event hosted mayor oslo oslo city hall evening may well event rehearsal week including sailing trip oslofjord trip norsk folkemuseum bygdøy special eurovisionthemed exhibition installed nrk introduced visual effect contest first time computergenerated imagery cgi featured overlay broadcast competing entry voting segment conducted via chroma key technology built silicon graphic segment host ingvild bryn situated blue room special area side stage bluecoloured background allowed contest scoreboard rendered virtually using cgi chroma key virtual display also included live footage artist green room backstage well video feed country spokesperson delivered country point participating broadcaster submitted one song required longer three minute duration performed language one language country represented maximum six performer allowed stage country performance participant required reached age year contest entry could utilise part live orchestra could use instrumentalonly backing track however backing track used could include sound instrument featured stage mimed performer trial qualification process replaced relegation system used whereby lowestranked country final eliminated following year contest new procedure audio preselection organised participating country apart host country norway received automatic right compete final joined additional country national jury competing country including norway listened submitted entry audio tape jury required listen song three time voting eight member country jury awarded favourite song twelve point secondfavourite ten point thirdfavourite eight point subsequent point awarded consecutively juror tenthfavourite song awarded one point point awarded juror totalled determine country top ten song awarded point manner jury member voted qualifying round allowed sit jury final european broadcasting union ebu required entry submitted march jury voting held march qualifying country publicly revealed march time running order draw final conducted full result individual jury voted intended revealed publicly full breakdown since become available result contest determined using scoring system introduced country awarded twelve point favourite entry followed ten point second favourite awarded point decreasing value eight one remaining song featured country top ten country unable vote entry point awarded country determined assembled jury sixteen individual required split evenly member public music professional men woman age jury member voted secret awarded one ten vote participating song excluding country abstention permitted vote member collected following country performance tallied nonvoting jury chairperson determine point awarded case two song top ten received number vote show hand jury member used determine final placing last occasion jury alone decided result contest five nation introduced public televoting trial almost country followed suit next year postcard second video introduction shown television whilst stage prepared next contestant perform entry postcard country contest made three segment first segment participating country highlighted geographically map europe followed video footage country competing artist artist home country daytoday life also featured artist packing branded backpack important item would take oslo second segment featured footage nature scene norway well norwegian people everyday life often accompanied music norwegian electronic group subgud final segment consisted prerecorded good luck message representative respective country language country seniority figure varied different country among contributor thenpresident turkey süleyman demirel survived assassination attempt day contest thenprime minister portugal antónio guterres would later become secretarygeneral united nation individual provided message country shown alongside position held time contest language provided message qualifying round took place march result announced march table outline participating country order jury listened entry competing artist song result voting country ordered alphabetically iso twoletter country code entry denmark germany hungary israel macedonia romania russia eliminated following qualifying round marked first time germany absent contest remains occasion date nation participated contest final additionally macedonia first attempt compete contest considered debut entry ebu nation eventually going make official televised debut hungary finland tied score final qualification place however finland qualified contest due received highest individual score point compared hungary point contest took place may cest lasted hour minute addition role host harket also performed song heaven saint show opening act interval act entitled vardebrenning beacon burning created petter skavlan act featured film montage created nil gaup combined stev jazz norwegian folk music part musical tour norway followed dance number performed live oslo spektrum oslo danse ensemble composed egil monniversen choreographed runar borge film section featured performance torbjørg aamlid paus bukkene bruse bendik hofseth håvard gimse helge kjekshus brazz brother mari boine terje rypdal winner ireland represented song voice written brendan graham performed eimear quinn ireland seventh contest win extending record achieved well fourth contest win five year following victory contest graham recorded second contest win three year songwriter written winning song contest rock n roll kid thus became one five individual contest artist songwriter point time alongside willy van hemert yves dessca johnny logan rolf løvland croatia estonia portugal achieved highest placings date finishing fourth fifth sixth respectively finland finished last place eighth time announcement spanish vote spanish spokesperson belén fernández de henestrosa referred netherlands holland misheard ingvild bryn poland resulted spanish six point incorrectly attributed latter country result contest amended event correct error table article present corrected result published ebu spokesperson country nominated spokesperson responsible announcing english french vote respective country case since contest spokesperson connected via satellite appeared vision broadcast exception norwegian spokesperson ragnhild sælthun fjørtoft appeared person oslo spektrum spokesperson contest listed jury voting used determine point awarded country announcement result country conducted order performed spokesperson announcing country point english french ascending order detailed breakdown point awarded country listed table point table summarises maximum point awarded one country another qualifying round point table summarises maximum point awarded one country another final winning country shown bold participating broadcaster required relay contest via network nonparticipating ebu member broadcaster also able relay contest passive participant broadcaster able send commentator provide coverage contest native language relay information artist song television viewer known detail broadcast country including specific broadcasting station commentator shown table hatlestad silje marie june good evening europe norway ei innhaldsanalyse av dei tre internasjonale eurovision song contestfinalane arrangert noreg good evening europe norway content analysis three international eurovision song contest final held norway pdf master 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