first round, the top four entries were selected by public televoting to proceed to the second round, the Gold Final. In the Gold Final, three regional juries from the three semi-final host cities awarded 1,000, 2,000, 3,000 and 4,000 points to their top four songs. The results of the public televote were then revealed by Norway's five regions and added to the jury scores, leading to the victory of "Stay" performed by Tooji with 155,480 votes. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the interval acts featured performances of Eurovision Song Contest 2009 winner Alexander Rybak. At Eurovision Norway competed in the second half of the second semi-final (16th on stage), on 24 May 2012, following Slovakia and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina. Norway received 45 points and placed 10th, thus qualifying for the final on 26 May. The public awarded Norway 6th place with 72 points and the jury awarded 18th place (last) with 25 points. Norway tied for 10th place with Bulgaria, however, under tiebreak rules, the number of countries that voted for Norway (11) was higher than the number for Bulgaria (10). This resulted in Norway qualifying to the final over Bulgaria. In the final, Norway was drawn to perform 12th, following Estonia and preceding Azerbaijan. The Norwegian entry scored a total of 7 points and placed 26th in the final. The public awarded Norway 24th place with 16 points and the jury awarded 24th place with 24 points. This was the eleventh last place finish for Norway in an international final. Voting Points awarded to Norway Points awarded by Norway References External links Official rules NRK mgp webside NRK Full national final on nrk.no 2012 Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 2012 Eurovision Eurovision