Ulveham (translation: "Wolf Skin") was the Norwegian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmo performed by the band Gåte. Based on a medieval ballad, it tells the story of a maiden who undergoes several transformations by her stepmother.
It is the first Norwegian language song to be performed at Eurovision since Alvedansen in 2006.
It qualified from the second semifinal in 10th place. In the final, it was performed 14th following the United Kingdom and preceding Italy. At the close of voting, it finished in last place with 16 points, giving Norway a total of 12 last places, as well as marking the first time since 2013 that a country not prequalified for the final got last place.
Lyrics[]
Eg var meg så ven og fager ei møy
Med stimoder vond, mi moder ho døy
Ho skapte meg om til eit svær og ei nål
Og sende meg av ti kongens gård
Og vreida mi stimoder kjende mest
Når alle dei gillaste lika meg best
Ho gav meg ein ham som ulve grå
Ho svor meg einsam i skogjen gå
Og аldri blir eg heil og god
Før eg fær drukkje min broderѕ blod
I was such a fair and sightly maiden
With an evil stepmother, my mother she died
She turned me into a sword and a needle
And sent me off to the king's estate
And the wrath my stepmother felt the most
When all the greatest ones liked me the best
She gave me a skin like a grey wolf
She cursed me to walk alone in the woods
And I would never be whole аnd good
Until I could drink my brother'ѕ blood
Videos[]
Gåte - Ulveham (LIVE) - Norway 🇳🇴 - Grand Final - Eurovision 2024
Gåte - Ulveham - Norway 🇳🇴 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2024