norway first win came in 1985, when duo bobbysocks, hanne krogh and elisabeth andreassen, won the contest with "la det swinge". in 1986 norway hosted the competition for the first time in the city of bergen. norway won again ten years later, at the 1995 contest, when secret garden beat the competition with "nocturne". at the 1996 contest, held again in norway, this time in the capital of oslo, norway came close to winning again, coming second with "i evighet", performed again by elisabeth andreassen.