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Nocturne was the Norwegian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 in Dublin performed by Secret Garden.

The song only contains twenty five words - thirteen at the beginning, and the rest after the instrumental solo - which makes it the Eurovision winning song with the least words.

It was performed 5th on the night following Bosnia and Herzegovina and preceding Russia. At the close of voting, it was declared the winner with 148 points, giving Norway its second victory, snapping the consecutive streak of wins for Ireland (although an Irish musician was part of Secret Garden's win).

Rolf Løvland also wrote La Det Swinge which won for Bobbysocks! in 1985, making him the fourth person to compose two winning songs along with Willy van Hemert, Yves Dessca and Johnny Logan.

Lyrics[]

La dagen få sin hvile nå
Og natten vil våke for den
Nocturne

Selv mørket må en gang forgå
Så natten kan føde en dag

Let the day get its rest now
And the night will guard in its place
Nocturne

Even the darkness must disappear sometime
So the night can give birth to a day

Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Participants
Flag of PolandJustynaFlag of IrelandEddie FrielFlag of GermanyStone & StoneFlag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaDavorin PopovićFlag of NorwaySecret GardenFlag of RussiaPhilipp KirkorovFlag of IcelandBo HalldórssonFlag of AustriaStella JonesFlag of SpainAnabel CondeFlag of TurkeyArzu EceFlag of CroatiaMagazin & LidijaFlag of FranceNathalie SantamariaFlag of HungaryCsaba SzigetiFlag of BelgiumFrédéric EtherlinckFlag of United KingdomLove City GrooveFlag of PortugalTó CruzFlag of CyprusAlexandros PanayiFlag of SwedenJan JohansenFlag of DenmarkAud WilkenFlag of SloveniaDarja ŠvajgerFlag of IsraelLioraFlag of MaltaMike SpiteriFlag of GreeceElina Konstantopoulou
Songs
Flag of PolandSamaFlag of IrelandDreamin'Flag of GermanyVerliebt in DichFlag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaDvadeset prvi vijekFlag of NorwayNocturneFlag of RussiaKolybelnaya dlya vulkanaFlag of IcelandNúnaFlag of AustriaDie Welt dreht sich verkehrtFlag of SpainVuelve ConmigoFlag of TurkeySevFlag of CroatiaNostalgijaFlag of FranceIl me donne rendez-vousFlag of HungaryÚj név a régi ház falánFlag of BelgiumLa voix est libreFlag of United KingdomLove City GrooveFlag of PortugalBaunilha e chocolateFlag of CyprusSti FotiaFlag of SwedenSe på migFlag of DenmarkFra Mols til SkagenFlag of SloveniaPrisluhni miFlag of IsraelAmenFlag of MaltaKeep Me in MindFlag of GreecePia Prosefhi
Eurovision Song Contest
Editions
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Countries
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Winning Songs
RefrainNet Als ToenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de Cire, Poupée de SonMerci, ChériePuppet on a StringLa, La, LaBoom Bang-a-BangVivo CantandoUn jour, un enfantDe TroubadourAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès ToiTu Te ReconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses For MeL'Oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggiloo DiggileyLa Det SwingeJ'aime La VieHold Me NowNe Partez Pas Sans MoiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me To Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEveryway That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
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Big FiveCurse of 43Curse of Number TwoCurse of GreenDouze Points!ESCRadio AwardsESC Top 250Eurovision AgainEurovision National BroadcastersEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaFounding SevenLGBT visibilityLynda WoodruffMarcel Bezençon AwardsNul PointsOGAERecordsStand-insThe Reorder BoardTie SituationTop Scoring SongsVoting DiasporaWinner's CurseWithdrawn SongsYou're a Vision Award

Videos[]

Nocturne_-_Secret_Garden_-_Norway_1995_-_Eurovision_songs_with_live_orchestra

Nocturne - Secret Garden - Norway 1995 - Eurovision songs with live orchestra

Secret_Garden_-_Nocturne

Secret Garden - Nocturne

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