According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "
Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The
European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 28 January 2019, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Norway was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 16 May 2019, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show. Once all the competing songs for the 2019 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Norway was set to perform in position 15, following the entry from
Albania and before the entry from the
Netherlands. In Norway, the two semi-finals and the final were broadcast on
NRK1 with commentary by
Olav Viksmo-Slettan. An alternative broadcast of the final was also televised on
NRK3 with commentary by the hosts of the
NRK P3 radio show
P3morgen Ronny Brede Aase, Silje Reiten Nordnes and Markus Ekrem Neby. The final was also broadcast via radio on
NRK P1 with commentary by Ole Christian Øen. The Norwegian spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Norwegian jury during the final, was
Alexander Rybak, who represented Norway in
2009, winning the competition for the country, and in
2018.
Semi-final Keiino took part in technical rehearsals on 6 and 10 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 15 and 16 May. This included the jury show on 15 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries. The Norwegian performance featured the members of Keiino performing on stage in black outfits. The group members began the performance on different part of the stage before moving to the centre as the song progresses. The stage colours transitioned from black and blue to red, yellow and gold and the LED screens displayed starry skies, snowy mountains in the colours of northern lights and fire. The performance also featured smoke and pyrotechnic flame effects. Keiino was joined by three off-stage backing vocalists: Frode Vassel, Kine Ludvigsen Fossheim and Marianne Pentha. At the end of the show, Norway was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Norway placed seventh in the semi-final, receiving a total of 210 points: 170 points from the televoting and 40 points from the juries.
Final Shortly after the second semi-final, a winner's press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. This draw was done in the order the countries were announced during the semi-final. Norway was drawn to compete in the second half. Following this draw, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final, as they had done for the semi-finals. Norway was subsequently placed to perform in position 15, following the entry from
Israel and before the entry from the
United Kingdom. Keiino once again took part in dress rehearsals on 17 and 18 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show. The group performed a repeat of their semi-final performance during the final on 18 May. Norway placed sixth in the final, scoring 331 points: 291 points from the televoting and 40 points from the juries.
Voting Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final. Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Norway and awarded by Norway in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:
Points awarded to Norway Points awarded by Norway Detailed voting results The following members comprised the Norwegian jury: • (jury chairperson)musician, music producer, songwriter • Finn-Ulrik Berntsenmusic producer • artist • Kamilla Wigestrandartist, songwriter • Maiken Krokenmusician, singer, vocal coach ==Notes and references==