"Nocturne" | |
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Single by Secret Garden | |
from the album Songs from a Secret Garden | |
Language | Norwegian |
B-side | "Nocturne (English version)" |
Released | 1995 |
Composer(s) | Rolf Løvland |
Lyricist(s) | Petter Skavlan |
Eurovision Song Contest 1995 entry | |
Country | |
Artist(s) | |
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With | |
Language | |
Composer(s) | Rolf Løvland |
Lyricist(s) | Petter Skavlan |
Conductor | |
Finals performance | |
Final result | 1st |
Final points | 148 |
Entry chronology | |
◄ "Duett" (1994) | |
"I evighet" (1996) ► |
"Nocturne" is a song recorded by Irish-Norwegian duo Secret Garden –Fionnuala Sherry and Rolf Løvland– with music composed by Løvland and lyrics written by Petter Skavlan . It represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 held in Dublin, resulting in the country's second win at the contest.
For their performance at the contest, they featured three guest musicians: Norwegian vocalist Gunnhild Tvinnereim , Hans Fredrik Jacobsen on penny whistle, and Swedish nyckelharpist Åsa Jinder.