norway first entered the eurovision song contest in 1960, placing fourth in their debut entry. shortly afterwards however, norway began to fare worse at eurovision, becoming known for coming last place. having come last place six times, their best place at that point was third place in 1966, when åse kleveland represented the country with "intet er nytt under solen". in total, norway has come last 10 times, the most for any country at eurovision, with its latest in 2004.