(CNN)-- Norwegian violinist, Alexander Rybak, 23, won the Eurovision Song Contest with an upbeat ballad that got the most votes in the history of one of the world's most watched television shows.
Norway was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 16 May 2019. Performing during the show in position 15, "Spirit in the Sky" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 18 May.
Despite their losing form, Norway has also won the contest 3 times: Bobbysocks! gave the country its first win in 1985, Secret Garden followed 10 years later in 1995, and in 2009, Alexander Rybak's Fairytale shattered the all-time point record and earned 16 sets of 12-point scores.
Eurovision Song Contest winner, winner of the annual Eurovision Song Contest organized by the European Broadcasting Union. A glass trophy in the shape of a microphone is awarded to the winning performer, and smaller trophies are given to the winning songwriters. The country represented by the Did you know Norway won the contest in 1995 with the song "Nocturne". It contained only 24 words accompanied by long violin solos Did you know Austria, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Portugal and Sweden boycotted the 1970 contest as they were not pleased with the result of 1969 and the voting structure Eurovision News Eurovision 2023: Results
Last year's Norwegian winner Ulrikke's performance from the 2020 Melodi Grand Prix was shown on screen as well. During the show, we saw clips from former Eurovision entries like Serbia 2007, Russia 2008 and Moldova 2010. And if anyone should think that a wildcard participant can't win as they already lost once…

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However, Norway has won Eurovision three times. First in 1985 with La det swinge (Let It Swing) by Bobbysocks, then in 1995 with Nocturne by Secret Garden. The most recent victory came in 2009 , breaking another (this time more positive) record: Alexander Rybak achieved the highest score ever recorded in the history of Eurovision with his song .
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