Secret Garden were the winners of the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest – the Norwegian neo-classical duo formed in 1994 around Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry and Norwegian pianist Rolf Løvland, the co-writer of Norway’s 1985 Eurovision victor ‘La Det Swingge’.

Their own Eurovision victory was notable as the first (and, so far, only) time a predominantly instrumental song has won the competition — the contributions of guest vocalist Gunnhild Tvinnereim were clearly written to ensure the piece met with Eurovision’s rules. Songs from a Secret Garden, the duo’s debut album, was released later in 1995 and became a major hit around the world, as well as supplying Barbra Streisand with the hit ‘I’ve Dreamed of You’, adapted from the duo’s songs ‘Heartstrings’.

Secret Garden also originated Josh Groban’s ‘You Raise Me Up’. Subsequent albums include White Stones (1997), Fairytales(1998), Dawn of a New Century (1999), Dreamcatcher (2001), Once in a Red Moon (2002), and Earthsongs (2005). A best-of, also titled Dreamcatcher, appeared in 2004.

After Earthsongs, Secret Garden continued to record steadily, releasing Inside I’m Singing in 2007, Winter Poem in 2011, Just the Two of Us in 2014, the concert recording Live at Kilden in 2016, and Storyteller in 2019. They remained active into the 2020s with Sacred Night, a Christmas set recorded with Cathrine Iversen, and returned in 2024 with Songs in the Circle of Time, described by the duo as a characteristically melodic collection balancing instrumental pieces with a handful of vocal performances. In 2025, Secret Garden also marked the 30th anniversary of their debut with a remixed and remastered edition of Songs From A Secret Garden.