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1995 song by Secret Garden

"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 [no]. 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 [no], Hans Fredrik Jacobsen on penny whistle, and Swedish nyckelharpistÅsa Jinder.

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Background

Conception

"Nocturne" was composed by Rolf Løvland with lyrics by Petter Skavlan [no]. The song is noted for its almost complete absence of lyrics — with only 24 words being sung in the original Norwegian version and much of the rest of the song being given over to a violinintermezzo.

Duo Secret Garden –Fionnuala Sherry and Løvland– recorded the song in Norwegian and En Eurovision 1995: Norway's Secret Garden in focus ... ZYKY