| Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | ||||
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| Country |  Norway | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 2017 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 11 March 2017 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Jowst[a] | |||
| Selected song | "Grab the Moment" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (5th, 187 points) | |||
| Final result | 10th, 158 points | |||
| Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Grab the Moment" written by Joakim With Steen and Jonas McDonnell. The song was performed by Jowst, which is the artistic name of music producer Joakim With Steen, with unaccredited vocals from Aleksander Walmann. The Norwegian broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2017 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ten entries competed in a show that took place on 11 March 2017 and the winner was determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round of voting, the combination of votes from ten international jury groups and a public televote selected the top four entries to advance to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of voting, a public televote exclusively selected "Grab the Moment" performed by Jowst as the winner with 46,064 votes.
Norway was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 11 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 12, "Grab the Moment" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 13 May. It was later revealed that Norway placed fifth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 187 points. In the final, Norway performed in position 17 and placed tenth out of the 26 participating countries with 158 points.
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