"Silent Storm" is a song by Norwegian singer and songwriter Carl Espen, released as a single on 18 February 2014.

Described as a powerful ballad about finding one's place in life, it was written by Josefin Winther [no] and produced by Magnus Skylstad.

"Silent Storm" was met with positive reviews among critics, highlighting the song's vulnerability and Espen's vocal delivery.

Martin Faulkner from BBC describes "Silent Storm" as a strong song, while Samantha Ross elaborated, "there’s something so appealing about a guy who looks like he could take down trees with his bare hands going on and singing so sweetly about his vulnerabilities and emotions".

[8][9] William Lee Adams from Wiwibloggs further elucidated: "Carl’s voice carries melanchaly [sic] well, and any imperfections actually work in his favor.

Five songs competed in each semi-final and the top three entries qualified to the final, determined exclusively by public televoting.

[14][16] The Eurovision Song Contest 2014 took place at the B&W Hallerne in Copenhagen, Denmark, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 6 and 8 May, and the final on 10 May 2014.

Espen was later drawn to perform third in the semi-final, behind Israel's Mei Finegold and ahead of Georgia's The Shin and Mariko.

[17] For the Eurovision performance of "Silent Storm", Espen is accompanied by a pianist and four violinists who were standing on a sloped pedestal.

Artificial smoke covered the stage floor in the beginning of the performance, removed by what is described as a "silent storm created by the wind machines when the chorus was on".

[18] The performance also featured images of dark moving waves appearing on the giant LED screens at the back of the stage.

[18] "Silent Storm" finished in sixth, receiving 77 points, and securing a spot in the grand final.