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The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 18 May 1996 at the in Oslo, Norway. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (NRK) and presented by Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket, the contest was held in Norway following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Secret Garden. Thirty countries submitted entries to the contest, with a non-public, audio-only qualifying round held two months before the final to reduce the number of participants from 30 to 23. The entries from , , , , , , and were subsequently eliminated, which resulted in Germany being absent from the contest for the first – and as of 2025 - only time. The winner was with the song " The Voice", written by Brendan Graham and performed by Eimear Quinn. This gave the nation a record-extending seventh contest win, their fourth win in five years, with Graham also recording his second win as a songwriter in three years after hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingvild Bryn
Ingvild Bryn (born 18 March 1961) is a Norwegian journalist. She is a news anchor for the evening news '' Dagsrevyen'', aired on the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Biography She started as a news anchor in 1990, was then a correspondent in Washington, D.C. from 1996 to 1999 before returning to her post. She was, together with Morten Harket, the official presenter of the Eurovision Song Contest 1996. She has education from the Volda University College and the University of Oslo. She is a proponent of Nynorsk and received the Nynorsk User of the Year award in 2012. She hails from Voss. Her sister is a Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation journalist. She is married to Svein Gjerdåker, and they have two adopted Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents. Legal adoptions permanently transfer all rights and responsibilities, along with filiation, from ... children. See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
