Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Country	Norway
National selection
Selection process	Melodi Grand Prix 1999
Selection date(s)	27 February, 1999
Selected entrant	Stig van Eijk
Selected song	"Living My Life Without You"
Finals performance
Final result	14th, 35 points

Norway competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, represented by Stig van Eijk with the song "Living My Life Without You". The song was chosen as the Norwegian entry after winning the Melodi Grand Prix 1999 contest.

Melodi Grand Prix 1999

Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) held a national final to select the Norwegian entry for the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest. Melodi Grand Prix 1999 was held on 27 February 1999 at the NRK TV studios in Oslo, hosted by Rune Gokstad and Øystein Bache. 8 songs competed, with the winner decided by televoting and jury voting.

Melodi Grand Prix 1999 - 27 February, 1999

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Håvard, Dag Arnold and Ingvild Gryting	"I'll Be Your Friend"	14	6
2	Mette Hartmann	"The Night Before The Morning After"	17	5
3	Dag Brandth	"Untold"	7	8
4	Stephen Ackles	"Lost Again"	19	4
5	Midnight Sons	"Stay"	35	2
6	Tor Endresen	"Lover"	28	3
7	Toril Moe	"You Used To Be Mine"	14	6
8	Stig van Eijk	"Living My Life Without You"	62	1

At Eurovision

On the night of Eurovision, held on 29 May in Jerusalem, Israel, Stig van Eijk performed "Living My Life Without You" eighth in the running order, following Turkey and preceding Denmark. At the close of the voting, Stig had received 35 points, placing 14th in a field of 23.

See also

• Eurovision Song Contest 1999
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Melodi Grand Prix

External links

• Norwegian National Final 1999