| Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Norway | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 2009 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 24 January 2009 31 January 2009 7 February 2009 Last Chance: 14 February 2009 Final: 21 February 2009 | |||
| Selected entrant | Alexander Rybak | |||
| Selected song | "Fairytale" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Alexander Rybak | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (1st, 201 points) | |||
| Final result | 1st, 387 points | |||
| Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Norway participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Fairytale" written and performed by Alexander Rybak. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2009 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. 21 entries competed in the national final that consisted of three semi-finals, a Last Chance round and a final. Eight entries ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 21 February 2009 where the winner was determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round of voting, a public televote exclusively selected the top four entries to advance to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of voting, "Fairytale" performed by Alexander Rybak was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from four regional jury groups and a public televote.
Norway was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2009. Performing during the show in position 6, "Fairytale" was announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 16 May. It was later revealed that Norway placed first out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 201 points. In the final, Norway performed in position 20 and placed first out of the 25 participating countries, winning the contest with 387 points. This was Norway's third win in the Eurovision Song Contest and the first since 1995.