Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
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Norway will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 at the Telenor Arena
in Oslo
, after Alexander Rybak
won the 2009 Contest
with "Fairytale
".
Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) will use the Melodi Grand Prix
contest to select the 2010 entry that will represent the host country, with rules for the contest being released.
in Bærum just outside of Oslo
. NRK announced that a total of 150 million kroner
(€17,4 million) will be spent to host the contest.
NRK announced that the 2010 Contest would be held in the Oslo metropolitan area
, arguing that Oslo was the only city with the required capacity, venues, and infrastructure to hold the show. After selecting two candidates for the show, NRK chose the newly-constructed Telenor Arena
, situated in the neighbouring municipality Bærum
. This arena beat the Oslo Spektrum
, the host of the 1996 Contest
.
The hosts for the contest were revealed by NRK on 13 November: Per Sundnes
returned as host for the third time, and was joined by TV and radio host Marte Stokstad.
.
The first information on the contest was released by NRK on 22 October: the broadcaster confirmed that the first semi-final, held on 8 January, would be held in Ørland
, in an aircraft hangar
. The second semi-final was held on 16 January in Bodø
, and the third semi-final was held in Skien
on the 23 January. The Siste Sjansen round was held on 30 January in Sarpsborg
, and the final was held in the Oslo Spektrum
on 6 February.
, about who would enter MGP 2010: names discussed included Lene Alexandra
, who participated in Melodi Grand Prix 2008 with "Sillycone Valley", whose management stated they had submitted a song entitled "Primadonna". Other celebrity names, for both performing and writing songs, included Tomine, daughter of a-ha
lead singer and Eurovision Song Contest 1996
co-host Morten Harket
, recently reformed British/Norwegian boyband a1
, Norway's Eurovision 2008
entry Maria Haukaas Storeng
, and Mira Craig
, the writer of Storeng's Eurovision song, "Hold On Be Strong
", Rolf Løvland
, writer of two Eurovision winners for Norway ("La det swinge
" for Bobbysocks! in 1985
, and "Nocturne" for Secret Garden
in 1995
), Maria Arredondo
, and Alexander Stenerud
, who placed third in Melodi Grand Prix 2009.
MGP's project leader Leif-Åge Reme welcomed the speculation, but noted that he could neither confirm nor deny the forthcoming news, stating that NRK was in no hurry to reveal the names of the 21 competing acts until all parties were in agreement over the artists' participation.
On 27 November NRK released the song titles and songwriters of the 21 competing songs. The first artist confirmed as competing in the contest was confirmed on 2 December on the music program Lydverket: heavy metal band Keep of Kalessin
would perform "The Dragontower" during the first semi-final, as was confirmed by guitarist Arnt Grønbech. The remaining artists in the first semi-final, in Ørland
, were released on 4 December, which included returning artists Lene Alexandra
and Maria Haukaas Storeng
, as well as Gaute Ormåsen
, Johnny Hide, Bjørn Johan Muri
and Elisabeth Carew, as well as confirmation of Keep of Kalessin
's semi-final.
The second semi-final's artists were announced on 11 November: Alexander Stenerud
would return to the contest for the third consecutive year, and would be joined by Venke Knutson
, the Skanksters
, Tomine Harket, Hanne Haugsand, Maria Arredondo
(with a song written by two time winning songwriter of Eurovision Rolf Løvland
) and Heine Totland.
On 17 December NRK announced the artists for the third semi-final: songwriter of "Hold On, Be Strong", the Norwegian entry for the 2008 Contest
returns, performing her own entry "I'll Take You High". She would be joined in the semi-final in Skien by Fred Endresen, Belinda Braza, Didrik Solli-Tangen
, The Diamond
, Karoline Garfjell and recently reformed British-Norwegian boy band a1
.
in Ørland
. NRK announced the competing artists in this semi-final on 4 December 2009. 30 second clips of the seven songs were released by NRK on 5 January.
The first song of the semi-final was "Synk eller svøm" (Sink or swim) by Gaute Ormåsen
, the only song in the contest performed in the Norwegian language
. The song is a mid-tempo pop song, with Gaute joined on stage by a folk band, including piano, drums, tuba, double bass and washboard. Lene Alexandra
followed Ormåsen, returning to the contest after qualifying to the Siste Sjansen round in 2008. "Primadonna", her 2010 contribution, is a electronic pop song, with Lene joined by two female backing singers and two male backing dancers, all in blue and black. Johnny Hide performed next on stage, with the song "Rewind Love", a slow tempo folk pop song. Hide performed the song with an electric guiatar, and was joined on stage by two male backing sigers (one also playing violin), a pianist, drummer and guitarist, with all performers dressed in grey and black. Bjørn Johan Muri was the fourth performer in the first semi-final, and performed "Yes Man"
, an uptempo electronic pop song. Bjørn was joined on stage by two male backing dancers, dressed in casual red and black clothing and jeans, and two female backing singers in black.
The fifth song to perform was Elisabeth Carew's "Rocketfuel", a modern pop/dance song. Carew, dressed in purple, is joined by a large cage structure on stage, and is joined by three dancers in black, who climb upon the astructure at times during the performance, and two female backing singers, also in black. Former Melodi Grand Prix winner and Norwegian Eurovision entry in 2008, Maria Haukaas Storeng
, returns to the contest as a singer, after hosting the previous year's contest. She returns with the song "Make My Day", a gentle pop ballad, which she performs alone on stage, in grey and gold, with female backing singers situated off-stage. The final act on stage was metal band Keep of Kalessin
and the song "The Dragontower". The performance, typical for a metal band, is performed on stage with frequent use of pyrotechnics and flames, with the band dressed in black and leather.
Maria Haukaas Storeng
and Keep of Kalessin
qualified to the final of the contest. Gaute Ormåsen
and Bjørn Johan Muri
qualified to the Siste Sjansen round. Johnny Hide also qualified to the Siste Sjansen round as one of two wildcard entries, placing fifth in this semi-final.
After the semi-final songs from the show immediately attracted interest from buyers. On 10 January it was reported that Bjørn Johan Muri's song "Yes Man", which qualified to the Siste Sjansen round, had reached the top of the Norwegian iTunes
download chart. Finalists Maria Haukaas Storeng and Keep of Kalessin also placed in the top 20 of the chart, at #8 and #14 respectively. On 13 January Muri placed at #10 in the Norwegian singles chart, VG-lista
with "Yes Man". Storeng placed at #17 and keep of Kalessin also placed at #24 in the chart. The following week "Yes Man" moved to number 2 on the VG-lista chart, behind Lady Gaga
's "Bad Romance
", while Maria Haukaas Storeng moved to number 14.
. The artists for this semi-final were announced on 11 December 2009. 30 second clips of the seven songs were released by NRK on 12 January, and the songs were played in full for the first time on Norwegian radio NRK P1
on 14 January.
The first act on stage in Bodø was Venke Knutson
with her up-tempo Europop song "Jealous Cause I Love You". Dressed as a queen Knutson begins her performance on a throne and is joined by two backing singers/dancers, a female keyboardist and a male cellist and drummer. The Skanksters
performed next with "Life Is Here Today", a classic 1960s showtune, with the band members dressed in classic 1960s outfits, black suits and dresses. The third act on stage was Tomine Harkek with "Be Good To Me", a classic gentle ballad. With the stage in dark blue Harket was dressed in black and joined by a pianist, cellist and a violinist, and delivers an emotional performance. Hanne Haugsand was the fourth act to grace the stage of the Bodø Spektrum. Haugsand had previously represented Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
as a member of the group Charmed
, and had previously taken part as a solo artist at Melodi Grand Prix 2006
. Haugsand's 2010 song, "Don't Stop", is a Eurodance number, starting off calmly before gaining power. Haugsand, dressed in a blue suit, was joined by five backing dancers/singers.
Maria Arredondo
followed on stage with "The Touch", written by two-time winning Eurovision composer for Norway Rolf Løvland
. "The Touch" is another classic ballad, and Arredondo gives a strong performance in light blue and surrounded by fog, joined on stage by a pianist, cellist and three backing singers. Heine Totland followed with "The Best of Me Is You", another nostalgic energetic pop song. Totland was joined by three backing singers/dancers. The final performance from Bodø was Alexander Stenerud
, who took part in the Melodi Grand Prix 2008 semi-finals as one part of duo Zuma, as well as coming in third as a solo artist in last year's contest. Stenerud performs a catchy electronic pop song in a style similar to his previous appearances, and was joined on stage by two female dancers, as well as backing singers off stage.
Alexander Stenerud
and Maria Arredondo
qualified to the final, while Venke Knutson
and Heine Totland qualifed to the Siste Sjansen round. The Skanksters
also qualified to the Siste Sjansen round as one of the two wildcard entries, achieving fifth place in the semi-final.
1,154,000 viewers watched the second semi-final on television, a 65% share of viewers, and was the most watched MGP semi-final in its history.
. The artists for this semi-final were announced by NRK on 17 December 2009. 30 second clips of the seven songs were released by NRK on 18 January, with the songs broadcast in full for the first time on NRK P1
on 20 January.
British-Norwegian boyband a1
and Didrik Solli-Tangen
qualified directly to the final in the Oslo Spektrum, while Mira Craig
and Karoline Garfjell progressed to the Siste Sjansen round.
in Sarpsborg
. Eight songs will compete; the six songs that placed third and fourth in each of the three semi-finals, as well as two wildcard entries, selected from the two most voted fifth-placed entries in the three semi-finals. The eight entries will compete in duels, until two songs are left that will progress to the final. The line-up of the four duels was announced on 26 January.
After the first round of duels Bjørn Johan Muri
defeated the Skanksters
to meet Gaute Ormåsen
, who beat Heine Totland, in the second round. Mira Craig
beat Johnny Hide and Venke Knutson
beat Karoline Garfjell to meet as well in the second round. In the second round Bjørn Johan Muri won against Gaute Ormåsen
and Venke Knutson
beat Mira Craig
to qualify to the final.
Spektrum
. The six direct qualifiers from the semi-finals, plus the two Siste Sjansen qualifiers competed again to win the contest. The draw for the running order was done by Per Sundnes
and Marte Stokkstad and was held on 2 February, with the event being broadcast live on NRK2
, with A1
starting the final and Keep of Kalessin
closeing it.
In the final, the eight songs were reduced to four by televoting. The four acts which qualified to the gullfinale were A1
, Bjørn Johan Muri, Didrik Solli-Tangen
and Keep of Kalessin
. In the Gold Final the four songs performed again, with televoting and juries in the four semi-final cities selecting the winner. The final winner was Didrik Solli-Tangen
with the "My Heart Is Yours
".
After the final many of the finalist songs charted in the official Norwegian singles chart VG-lista
. Super-finalist Bjorn Johan Muri charted at number one with his song, "Yes Man"
, while winner Didrik Solli-Tangen was seen at number 2 in the chart. Further down the chart runner-up A1 charted at number 4 for their MGP song "Don't Wanna Lose You Again", while Venke Knutson was seen at number 5 with "Jealous Cause I Love You". Furthermore, superfinalist Keep of Kalessin charted at number 17 with "The Dragontower", while Alexander Stenerud charted at number 20 with "Give It To Me".
Telenor Arena
Telenor Arena, sometimes referred to as Fornebu Arena, is a multi-use indoor arena located at Fornebu in Bærum, outside Oslo, Norway. It serves primarily as a football stadium for Norwegian Premier League side Stabæk Fotball, but is also used as a concert venue...
in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, after Alexander Rybak
Alexander Rybak
Alexander Igoryevich Rybak or in Belarusian Alyaksandr Igaravich Rybak , born 13 May 1986 in Byelorussian SSR is a Norwegian singer-composer, violinist, pianist, writer, and actor...
won the 2009 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
with "Fairytale
Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song)
"Fairytale" is a song written and composed by Norwegian violinist/singer Alexander Rybak, and the first single from Rybak's debut album Fairytales...
".
Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) will use the Melodi Grand Prix
Melodi Grand Prix
Melodi Grand Prix is an annual music competition organised by Norwegian public broadcaster Norsk Rikskringkasting . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1960.The festival has produced three Eurovision winners and...
contest to select the 2010 entry that will represent the host country, with rules for the contest being released.
Hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
After winning the 2009 Contest, Norway will now host the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
in Bærum just outside of Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. NRK announced that a total of 150 million kroner
Norwegian krone
The krone is the currency of Norway and its dependent territories. The plural form is kroner . It is subdivided into 100 øre. The ISO 4217 code is NOK, although the common local abbreviation is kr. The name translates into English as "crown"...
(€17,4 million) will be spent to host the contest.
NRK announced that the 2010 Contest would be held in the Oslo metropolitan area
Greater Oslo Region
Greater Oslo Region is a statistical metropolitan region surrounding the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The region includes the city of Oslo , the entire county of Akershus and several municipalities in the counties of Buskerud , Oppland , Vestfold and Østfold .It is divided into...
, arguing that Oslo was the only city with the required capacity, venues, and infrastructure to hold the show. After selecting two candidates for the show, NRK chose the newly-constructed Telenor Arena
Telenor Arena
Telenor Arena, sometimes referred to as Fornebu Arena, is a multi-use indoor arena located at Fornebu in Bærum, outside Oslo, Norway. It serves primarily as a football stadium for Norwegian Premier League side Stabæk Fotball, but is also used as a concert venue...
, situated in the neighbouring municipality Bærum
Bærum
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....
. This arena beat the Oslo Spektrum
Oslo Spektrum
Oslo Spektrum is an indoor multi-purpose arena in east central Oslo, Norway. It opened in December 1990. It is currently owned and operated by Norges Varemesse , who also own and operate the Norges Varemesse conference center in Lillestrøm which is Norway's largest conference center...
, the host of the 1996 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 18 May 1996 in Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The presenters were Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket. Harket, lead singer of a-ha, opened the show with a performance of his single "Heaven's Not For Saints". Eimear...
.
Melodi Grand Prix 2010
NRK announced the rules for the 2010 Melodi Grand Prix on 6 July 2009. As with last year's contest, the contest was only open to Norwegian nationals, with no more than 50% of the total composition team being non-Norwegian. The submission deadline for the contest was set for the 1 September 2009.The hosts for the contest were revealed by NRK on 13 November: Per Sundnes
Per Sundnes
Per André Sundnes is a Norwegian journalist and talk show host. He is often described as a trend and pop culture expert with a particular interest for music and fashion.-Eurovision commentator:...
returned as host for the third time, and was joined by TV and radio host Marte Stokstad.
Rules
As since 2006 MGP consisted of a total of five live shows. Like 2009, each semi-final had seven songs competing for a place in the final, with another two songs getting a second chance in the Siste Sjansen round.The selection
On 8 September 2009, NRK revealed that they had received over 1000 songs; almost double the number submitted to the 2009 ContestNorway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Norway and Norsk Rikskringkasting won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia on 16 May. Their song was chosen at a national final, Melodi Grand Prix, held on 21 February 2009....
.
The first information on the contest was released by NRK on 22 October: the broadcaster confirmed that the first semi-final, held on 8 January, would be held in Ørland
Ørland
Ørland is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Brekstad. Other villages include Uthaug, Opphaug, and Ottersbo...
, in an aircraft hangar
Hangar
A hangar is a closed structure to hold aircraft or spacecraft in protective storage. Most hangars are built of metal, but other materials such as wood and concrete are also sometimes used...
. The second semi-final was held on 16 January in Bodø
Bodø
is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005...
, and the third semi-final was held in Skien
Skien
' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....
on the 23 January. The Siste Sjansen round was held on 30 January in Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg
is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg.Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neighbouring Fredrikstad...
, and the final was held in the Oslo Spektrum
Oslo Spektrum
Oslo Spektrum is an indoor multi-purpose arena in east central Oslo, Norway. It opened in December 1990. It is currently owned and operated by Norges Varemesse , who also own and operate the Norges Varemesse conference center in Lillestrøm which is Norway's largest conference center...
on 6 February.
Schedule
| Date | City | Venue | Semi-final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 January | Ørland Ørland Ørland is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Brekstad. Other villages include Uthaug, Opphaug, and Ottersbo... |
Ørland hovedflystasjon Ørland Main Air Station Ørland Main Air Station is situated at the mouth of the Trondheimsfjord in the municipality of Ørland, in the center of Norway. Ørland is operated by the Royal Norwegian Air Force and is an important air base not only for Norway, but also for NATO... |
Semi-final 1 |
| 16 January | Bodø Bodø is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005... |
Bodø Spektrum | Semi-final 2 |
| 23 January | Skien Skien ' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county.... |
Skien Fritidspark | Semi-final 3 |
| 30 January | Sarpsborg Sarpsborg is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg.Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neighbouring Fredrikstad... |
Sparta Amfi Sparta Amfi Sparta Amfi is the oldest indoor ice hockey arena located in Sarpsborg, Norway. The capacity of the arena is 3,450 and was built in 1963. It is the home arena of the Sparta Warriors ice hockey team.... |
Second Chance |
| 6 February | Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... |
Spektrum Oslo Spektrum Oslo Spektrum is an indoor multi-purpose arena in east central Oslo, Norway. It opened in December 1990. It is currently owned and operated by Norges Varemesse , who also own and operate the Norges Varemesse conference center in Lillestrøm which is Norway's largest conference center... |
Final |
Entries
Much speculation arose in October and November, especially by Norwegian newspaper Verdens GangVerdens Gang
Verdens Gang , generally known under the abbreviation VG, is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper...
, about who would enter MGP 2010: names discussed included Lene Alexandra
Lene Alexandra
Lene Alexandra Øien is a Norwegian singer, and former model for FHM magazine, as well a former Norwegian lad's mags Lek and Cats model. She began her musical career in 2007 at age 25 when she released her first single entitled "My Boobs Are OK". The single charted in several European countries and...
, who participated in Melodi Grand Prix 2008 with "Sillycone Valley", whose management stated they had submitted a song entitled "Primadonna". Other celebrity names, for both performing and writing songs, included Tomine, daughter of a-ha
A-ha
A-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar...
lead singer and Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 18 May 1996 in Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The presenters were Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket. Harket, lead singer of a-ha, opened the show with a performance of his single "Heaven's Not For Saints". Eimear...
co-host Morten Harket
Morten Harket
Morten Harket is a Norwegian musician, best known as the lead singer of the Norwegian synthpop/rock band A-ha, which released nine studio albums and topped the charts in several countries after their breakthrough hit "Take on Me" in 1985. A-ha disbanded in 2010. Harket has also released four solo...
, recently reformed British/Norwegian boyband a1
A1 (band)
A1 are a British-Norwegian boyband. They were originally made up of Mark Read, Ben Adams, Christian Ingebrigtsen and Paul Marazzi. Their first single, "Be the First to Believe", entered the UK singles chart at #6 in early 1999. They had a huge amount of success worldwide and charts with two number...
, Norway's Eurovision 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
entry Maria Haukaas Storeng
Maria Haukaas Storeng
The following article is a discography of albums and singles released by Norwegian artist Maria Mittet.-Albums:2011: , med Oslo Gospel Choir-Singles:-Featured-on albums:*1991 "Annie" - den norske suksessversjonen...
, and Mira Craig
Mira Craig
Mira Scherdin Craig is a Norwegian-American R&B artist. Her father is an African American from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America.Craig is a DIY musician who writes and produces all her songs and music videos....
, the writer of Storeng's Eurovision song, "Hold On Be Strong
Hold On Be Strong
"Hold On Be Strong" is a song performed by Norwegian singer Maria Haukaas Storeng, written by Mira Craig. This song was presented by Norway in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade, Serbia.-Eurovision Song Contest:...
", Rolf Løvland
Rolf Løvland
Rolf Løvland is a Norwegian composer. Together with Fionnuala Sherry, he formed the celtic group Secret Garden, where he played as the composer/producer/keyboardist...
, writer of two Eurovision winners for Norway ("La det swinge
La det swinge
"La det swinge" is a song in Norwegian, sung by the pop duo Bobbysocks!. It was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 - Norway's first victory in the contest.- Background :...
" for Bobbysocks! in 1985
Eurovision Song Contest 1985
The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 May 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The presenter was Lill Lindfors, and Norwegian duo Bobbysocks! was the winner of this Eurovision with the song "La det swinge"....
, and "Nocturne" for Secret Garden
Secret Garden (duo)
Secret Garden is an award-winning Irish-Norwegian duo playing New Instrumental Music, also sometimes erroneously known as Neo-classical music.Secret Garden features the Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry and the Norwegian composer/pianist Rolf Løvland...
in 1995
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 1995 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenter was Mary Kennedy. This contest broke the chain of victories that Ireland enjoyed in 1992, 1993, and 1994...
), Maria Arredondo
Maria Arredondo
Maria Arredondo is a Norwegian pop singer. The name Arredondo comes from her Chilean stepfather.-Career:Maria started her singing career early. By the age of 10, she had already participated in some local concerts in her home town Vennesla. After that, Maria spent some time developing her own style...
, and Alexander Stenerud
Alexander Stenerud
Alexander Stenerud is a Norwegian singer/songwriter.Stenerud is known as a member of the pop due Zuma, formed in 1995 with Henrik Njaa after winning a demo competition on Norwegian radio station NRK P3...
, who placed third in Melodi Grand Prix 2009.
MGP's project leader Leif-Åge Reme welcomed the speculation, but noted that he could neither confirm nor deny the forthcoming news, stating that NRK was in no hurry to reveal the names of the 21 competing acts until all parties were in agreement over the artists' participation.
On 27 November NRK released the song titles and songwriters of the 21 competing songs. The first artist confirmed as competing in the contest was confirmed on 2 December on the music program Lydverket: heavy metal band Keep of Kalessin
Keep of Kalessin
Keep of Kalessin is an extreme metal band from Trondheim, Norway formed in 1993. The group's early lineup consisted of Ghash on vocals, Obsidian C. on guitars and keyboards, Warach on bass, and Vyl on drums. They released two albums under this lineup: Through Times of War in 1997, and Agnen: A...
would perform "The Dragontower" during the first semi-final, as was confirmed by guitarist Arnt Grønbech. The remaining artists in the first semi-final, in Ørland
Ørland
Ørland is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Brekstad. Other villages include Uthaug, Opphaug, and Ottersbo...
, were released on 4 December, which included returning artists Lene Alexandra
Lene Alexandra
Lene Alexandra Øien is a Norwegian singer, and former model for FHM magazine, as well a former Norwegian lad's mags Lek and Cats model. She began her musical career in 2007 at age 25 when she released her first single entitled "My Boobs Are OK". The single charted in several European countries and...
and Maria Haukaas Storeng
Maria Haukaas Storeng
The following article is a discography of albums and singles released by Norwegian artist Maria Mittet.-Albums:2011: , med Oslo Gospel Choir-Singles:-Featured-on albums:*1991 "Annie" - den norske suksessversjonen...
, as well as Gaute Ormåsen
Gaute Ormåsen
Gaute Ormåsen is a Norwegian singer and was the Idol runner-up to Kurt Nilsen in 2003. He was offered a contract by BMG. He has also had a supporting role in the long running Norwegian television series "Hotel Cesar"...
, Johnny Hide, Bjørn Johan Muri
Bjørn Johan Muri
Bjørn Johan Muri is a Norwegian singer known for having taken part in Series 5 Idol in 2007 where he came runner-up....
and Elisabeth Carew, as well as confirmation of Keep of Kalessin
Keep of Kalessin
Keep of Kalessin is an extreme metal band from Trondheim, Norway formed in 1993. The group's early lineup consisted of Ghash on vocals, Obsidian C. on guitars and keyboards, Warach on bass, and Vyl on drums. They released two albums under this lineup: Through Times of War in 1997, and Agnen: A...
's semi-final.
The second semi-final's artists were announced on 11 November: Alexander Stenerud
Alexander Stenerud
Alexander Stenerud is a Norwegian singer/songwriter.Stenerud is known as a member of the pop due Zuma, formed in 1995 with Henrik Njaa after winning a demo competition on Norwegian radio station NRK P3...
would return to the contest for the third consecutive year, and would be joined by Venke Knutson
Venke Knutson
Venke Knutson is a Norwegian singer. Since 2003, she has had six top 10 hits in Norway.-Life and career:Venke Knutson was born in Birkeland, in 1978. She was the youngest of three sisters, in a musical family, and she got inspired to sing by her elder sisters.Early in her life she lived with her...
, the Skanksters
Skanksters
Skanksters are a Norwegian ska band that formed in 1992. They have released several EPs and one full album, Shaven not Stirred. The band also has songs on several compilation albums in Europe. The band is signed to CCAP, a small record label based in Stavanger, Norway.They made it to the second...
, Tomine Harket, Hanne Haugsand, Maria Arredondo
Maria Arredondo
Maria Arredondo is a Norwegian pop singer. The name Arredondo comes from her Chilean stepfather.-Career:Maria started her singing career early. By the age of 10, she had already participated in some local concerts in her home town Vennesla. After that, Maria spent some time developing her own style...
(with a song written by two time winning songwriter of Eurovision Rolf Løvland
Rolf Løvland
Rolf Løvland is a Norwegian composer. Together with Fionnuala Sherry, he formed the celtic group Secret Garden, where he played as the composer/producer/keyboardist...
) and Heine Totland.
On 17 December NRK announced the artists for the third semi-final: songwriter of "Hold On, Be Strong", the Norwegian entry for the 2008 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
returns, performing her own entry "I'll Take You High". She would be joined in the semi-final in Skien by Fred Endresen, Belinda Braza, Didrik Solli-Tangen
Didrik Solli-Tangen
Didrik Solli-Tangen is a Norwegian singer who represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "My Heart Is Yours".-Biography:...
, The Diamond
The Diamond
The Diamond is a baseball stadium located in Richmond, Virginia, USA, on Boulevard, is the home of Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Eastern League and the Virginia Commonwealth University baseball team. From 1985 to 2008, it was the home of the Richmond Braves, the Triple-A minor league baseball...
, Karoline Garfjell and recently reformed British-Norwegian boy band a1
A1 (band)
A1 are a British-Norwegian boyband. They were originally made up of Mark Read, Ben Adams, Christian Ingebrigtsen and Paul Marazzi. Their first single, "Be the First to Believe", entered the UK singles chart at #6 in early 1999. They had a huge amount of success worldwide and charts with two number...
.
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final was held on 8 January at the Ørland hovedflystasjonØrland Main Air Station
Ørland Main Air Station is situated at the mouth of the Trondheimsfjord in the municipality of Ørland, in the center of Norway. Ørland is operated by the Royal Norwegian Air Force and is an important air base not only for Norway, but also for NATO...
in Ørland
Ørland
Ørland is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Brekstad. Other villages include Uthaug, Opphaug, and Ottersbo...
. NRK announced the competing artists in this semi-final on 4 December 2009. 30 second clips of the seven songs were released by NRK on 5 January.
The first song of the semi-final was "Synk eller svøm" (Sink or swim) by Gaute Ormåsen
Gaute Ormåsen
Gaute Ormåsen is a Norwegian singer and was the Idol runner-up to Kurt Nilsen in 2003. He was offered a contract by BMG. He has also had a supporting role in the long running Norwegian television series "Hotel Cesar"...
, the only song in the contest performed in the Norwegian language
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
. The song is a mid-tempo pop song, with Gaute joined on stage by a folk band, including piano, drums, tuba, double bass and washboard. Lene Alexandra
Lene Alexandra
Lene Alexandra Øien is a Norwegian singer, and former model for FHM magazine, as well a former Norwegian lad's mags Lek and Cats model. She began her musical career in 2007 at age 25 when she released her first single entitled "My Boobs Are OK". The single charted in several European countries and...
followed Ormåsen, returning to the contest after qualifying to the Siste Sjansen round in 2008. "Primadonna", her 2010 contribution, is a electronic pop song, with Lene joined by two female backing singers and two male backing dancers, all in blue and black. Johnny Hide performed next on stage, with the song "Rewind Love", a slow tempo folk pop song. Hide performed the song with an electric guiatar, and was joined on stage by two male backing sigers (one also playing violin), a pianist, drummer and guitarist, with all performers dressed in grey and black. Bjørn Johan Muri was the fourth performer in the first semi-final, and performed "Yes Man"
Yes Man (song)
"Yes Man" is an English language hit single by Norwegian singer Bjørn Johan Muri, written by Simone Larsen, Simen Eriksrud and Muri himself. The song took part in the Norwegian contest Melodi Grand Prix 2010, held to select the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, finishing fourth...
, an uptempo electronic pop song. Bjørn was joined on stage by two male backing dancers, dressed in casual red and black clothing and jeans, and two female backing singers in black.
The fifth song to perform was Elisabeth Carew's "Rocketfuel", a modern pop/dance song. Carew, dressed in purple, is joined by a large cage structure on stage, and is joined by three dancers in black, who climb upon the astructure at times during the performance, and two female backing singers, also in black. Former Melodi Grand Prix winner and Norwegian Eurovision entry in 2008, Maria Haukaas Storeng
Maria Haukaas Storeng
The following article is a discography of albums and singles released by Norwegian artist Maria Mittet.-Albums:2011: , med Oslo Gospel Choir-Singles:-Featured-on albums:*1991 "Annie" - den norske suksessversjonen...
, returns to the contest as a singer, after hosting the previous year's contest. She returns with the song "Make My Day", a gentle pop ballad, which she performs alone on stage, in grey and gold, with female backing singers situated off-stage. The final act on stage was metal band Keep of Kalessin
Keep of Kalessin
Keep of Kalessin is an extreme metal band from Trondheim, Norway formed in 1993. The group's early lineup consisted of Ghash on vocals, Obsidian C. on guitars and keyboards, Warach on bass, and Vyl on drums. They released two albums under this lineup: Through Times of War in 1997, and Agnen: A...
and the song "The Dragontower". The performance, typical for a metal band, is performed on stage with frequent use of pyrotechnics and flames, with the band dressed in black and leather.
Maria Haukaas Storeng
Maria Haukaas Storeng
The following article is a discography of albums and singles released by Norwegian artist Maria Mittet.-Albums:2011: , med Oslo Gospel Choir-Singles:-Featured-on albums:*1991 "Annie" - den norske suksessversjonen...
and Keep of Kalessin
Keep of Kalessin
Keep of Kalessin is an extreme metal band from Trondheim, Norway formed in 1993. The group's early lineup consisted of Ghash on vocals, Obsidian C. on guitars and keyboards, Warach on bass, and Vyl on drums. They released two albums under this lineup: Through Times of War in 1997, and Agnen: A...
qualified to the final of the contest. Gaute Ormåsen
Gaute Ormåsen
Gaute Ormåsen is a Norwegian singer and was the Idol runner-up to Kurt Nilsen in 2003. He was offered a contract by BMG. He has also had a supporting role in the long running Norwegian television series "Hotel Cesar"...
and Bjørn Johan Muri
Bjørn Johan Muri
Bjørn Johan Muri is a Norwegian singer known for having taken part in Series 5 Idol in 2007 where he came runner-up....
qualified to the Siste Sjansen round. Johnny Hide also qualified to the Siste Sjansen round as one of two wildcard entries, placing fifth in this semi-final.
After the semi-final songs from the show immediately attracted interest from buyers. On 10 January it was reported that Bjørn Johan Muri's song "Yes Man", which qualified to the Siste Sjansen round, had reached the top of the Norwegian iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
download chart. Finalists Maria Haukaas Storeng and Keep of Kalessin also placed in the top 20 of the chart, at #8 and #14 respectively. On 13 January Muri placed at #10 in the Norwegian singles chart, VG-lista
VG-lista
VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...
with "Yes Man". Storeng placed at #17 and keep of Kalessin also placed at #24 in the chart. The following week "Yes Man" moved to number 2 on the VG-lista chart, behind Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
's "Bad Romance
Bad Romance
"Bad Romance" is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga. It was released as the lead single from her third extended play , and second major release The Fame Monster . Written by Lady Gaga and produced by RedOne, the track was inspired by Gaga's fear of negative love relationships and the...
", while Maria Haukaas Storeng moved to number 14.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Results | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaute Ormåsen Gaute Ormåsen Gaute Ormåsen is a Norwegian singer and was the Idol runner-up to Kurt Nilsen in 2003. He was offered a contract by BMG. He has also had a supporting role in the long running Norwegian television series "Hotel Cesar"... |
"Synk eller svøm" | Gaute Ormåsen Gaute Ormåsen Gaute Ormåsen is a Norwegian singer and was the Idol runner-up to Kurt Nilsen in 2003. He was offered a contract by BMG. He has also had a supporting role in the long running Norwegian television series "Hotel Cesar"... (m & l), Laila Samuelsen (m & l), Kim Bergseth (m & l) |
Siste Sjansen | 4th |
| 2 | Lene Alexandra Lene Alexandra Lene Alexandra Øien is a Norwegian singer, and former model for FHM magazine, as well a former Norwegian lad's mags Lek and Cats model. She began her musical career in 2007 at age 25 when she released her first single entitled "My Boobs Are OK". The single charted in several European countries and... |
"Prima Donna" | Jarl Aanestad (m & l), Simon Walker Simon Walker Born in 1961 in Sydney, NSW. Australian composer of numerous film and television soundtracks including For the Term of His Natural Life. The first available soundtrack of his music was The Wild Duck on the Southern Cross label, and other releases include his AFI Award-nominated score for Annie's... (l), Lene Alexandra Lene Alexandra Lene Alexandra Øien is a Norwegian singer, and former model for FHM magazine, as well a former Norwegian lad's mags Lek and Cats model. She began her musical career in 2007 at age 25 when she released her first single entitled "My Boobs Are OK". The single charted in several European countries and... (m & l) |
Out | 7th |
| 3 | Johnny Hide | "Rewind Love" | Julian Berntzen (m & l) | Wildcard | 5th |
| 4 | Bjørn Johan Muri Bjørn Johan Muri Bjørn Johan Muri is a Norwegian singer known for having taken part in Series 5 Idol in 2007 where he came runner-up.... |
"Yes Man" Yes Man (song) "Yes Man" is an English language hit single by Norwegian singer Bjørn Johan Muri, written by Simone Larsen, Simen Eriksrud and Muri himself. The song took part in the Norwegian contest Melodi Grand Prix 2010, held to select the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, finishing fourth... |
Simone Larsen (m & l), Simen Eriksrud (m & l), Bjørn Johan Muri (m & l) | Siste Sjansen | 3rd |
| 5 | Elisabeth Carew | "Rocketfuel" | Elisabeth Carew (m & l), Thomas Eriksen (m & l) | Out | 6th |
| 6 | Maria Haukaas Storeng | "Make My Day" | Merethe La Verdi (m & l), Mats Lie Skåre (m) | Final | 2nd |
| 7 | Keep of Kalessin Keep of Kalessin Keep of Kalessin is an extreme metal band from Trondheim, Norway formed in 1993. The group's early lineup consisted of Ghash on vocals, Obsidian C. on guitars and keyboards, Warach on bass, and Vyl on drums. They released two albums under this lineup: Through Times of War in 1997, and Agnen: A... |
"The Dragontower" | Arnt "Obsidian" Grønbech (m & l), Torbjørn Schei (l), Vegar Larsen (l), Robin Isaksen (l) | Final | 1st |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final was held on 16 January at the Bodø Spektrum in BodøBodø
is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005...
. The artists for this semi-final were announced on 11 December 2009. 30 second clips of the seven songs were released by NRK on 12 January, and the songs were played in full for the first time on Norwegian radio NRK P1
NRK P1
NRK P1 is one of three nation-wide analogue radio channels operated by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation . It is the direct descendant of NRK's first radio station which began broadcasting in 1933...
on 14 January.
The first act on stage in Bodø was Venke Knutson
Venke Knutson
Venke Knutson is a Norwegian singer. Since 2003, she has had six top 10 hits in Norway.-Life and career:Venke Knutson was born in Birkeland, in 1978. She was the youngest of three sisters, in a musical family, and she got inspired to sing by her elder sisters.Early in her life she lived with her...
with her up-tempo Europop song "Jealous Cause I Love You". Dressed as a queen Knutson begins her performance on a throne and is joined by two backing singers/dancers, a female keyboardist and a male cellist and drummer. The Skanksters
Skanksters
Skanksters are a Norwegian ska band that formed in 1992. They have released several EPs and one full album, Shaven not Stirred. The band also has songs on several compilation albums in Europe. The band is signed to CCAP, a small record label based in Stavanger, Norway.They made it to the second...
performed next with "Life Is Here Today", a classic 1960s showtune, with the band members dressed in classic 1960s outfits, black suits and dresses. The third act on stage was Tomine Harkek with "Be Good To Me", a classic gentle ballad. With the stage in dark blue Harket was dressed in black and joined by a pianist, cellist and a violinist, and delivers an emotional performance. Hanne Haugsand was the fourth act to grace the stage of the Bodø Spektrum. Haugsand had previously represented Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Eurovision Song Contest 2000
The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 2000 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, following Charlotte Nilsson's victory in Jerusalem the previous year. It was the first time since 1996 that the contest was held on mainland Europe. The...
as a member of the group Charmed
Charmed (group)
-Overview:The group Charmed made their debut in the Norwegian national final of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "My Heart Goes Boom". Charmed were three girls in their mid-twenties....
, and had previously taken part as a solo artist at Melodi Grand Prix 2006
Melodi Grand Prix 2006
Melodi Grand Prix 2006 is the television show in which the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was chosen....
. Haugsand's 2010 song, "Don't Stop", is a Eurodance number, starting off calmly before gaining power. Haugsand, dressed in a blue suit, was joined by five backing dancers/singers.
Maria Arredondo
Maria Arredondo
Maria Arredondo is a Norwegian pop singer. The name Arredondo comes from her Chilean stepfather.-Career:Maria started her singing career early. By the age of 10, she had already participated in some local concerts in her home town Vennesla. After that, Maria spent some time developing her own style...
followed on stage with "The Touch", written by two-time winning Eurovision composer for Norway Rolf Løvland
Rolf Løvland
Rolf Løvland is a Norwegian composer. Together with Fionnuala Sherry, he formed the celtic group Secret Garden, where he played as the composer/producer/keyboardist...
. "The Touch" is another classic ballad, and Arredondo gives a strong performance in light blue and surrounded by fog, joined on stage by a pianist, cellist and three backing singers. Heine Totland followed with "The Best of Me Is You", another nostalgic energetic pop song. Totland was joined by three backing singers/dancers. The final performance from Bodø was Alexander Stenerud
Alexander Stenerud
Alexander Stenerud is a Norwegian singer/songwriter.Stenerud is known as a member of the pop due Zuma, formed in 1995 with Henrik Njaa after winning a demo competition on Norwegian radio station NRK P3...
, who took part in the Melodi Grand Prix 2008 semi-finals as one part of duo Zuma, as well as coming in third as a solo artist in last year's contest. Stenerud performs a catchy electronic pop song in a style similar to his previous appearances, and was joined on stage by two female dancers, as well as backing singers off stage.
Alexander Stenerud
Alexander Stenerud
Alexander Stenerud is a Norwegian singer/songwriter.Stenerud is known as a member of the pop due Zuma, formed in 1995 with Henrik Njaa after winning a demo competition on Norwegian radio station NRK P3...
and Maria Arredondo
Maria Arredondo
Maria Arredondo is a Norwegian pop singer. The name Arredondo comes from her Chilean stepfather.-Career:Maria started her singing career early. By the age of 10, she had already participated in some local concerts in her home town Vennesla. After that, Maria spent some time developing her own style...
qualified to the final, while Venke Knutson
Venke Knutson
Venke Knutson is a Norwegian singer. Since 2003, she has had six top 10 hits in Norway.-Life and career:Venke Knutson was born in Birkeland, in 1978. She was the youngest of three sisters, in a musical family, and she got inspired to sing by her elder sisters.Early in her life she lived with her...
and Heine Totland qualifed to the Siste Sjansen round. The Skanksters
Skanksters
Skanksters are a Norwegian ska band that formed in 1992. They have released several EPs and one full album, Shaven not Stirred. The band also has songs on several compilation albums in Europe. The band is signed to CCAP, a small record label based in Stavanger, Norway.They made it to the second...
also qualified to the Siste Sjansen round as one of the two wildcard entries, achieving fifth place in the semi-final.
1,154,000 viewers watched the second semi-final on television, a 65% share of viewers, and was the most watched MGP semi-final in its history.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Results | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venke Knutson Venke Knutson Venke Knutson is a Norwegian singer. Since 2003, she has had six top 10 hits in Norway.-Life and career:Venke Knutson was born in Birkeland, in 1978. She was the youngest of three sisters, in a musical family, and she got inspired to sing by her elder sisters.Early in her life she lived with her... |
"Jealous 'Cause I Love You" | Laila Samuelsen (m & l), Alexander Kronlund Alexander Kronlund Alexander Kronlund is a Swedish producer and songwriter.Kronlund co-wrote Meja's one million selling debut album on Sony and co-wrote two songs for Britney Spears' second album, Oops I Did It Again. Kronlund co-wrote her hit single, "Lucky", with Max Martin and Rami and also co-wrote "Don’t Go... (m & l), Lucas Hilbert (m) |
Siste Sjansen | 3rd |
| 2 | Skanksters Skanksters Skanksters are a Norwegian ska band that formed in 1992. They have released several EPs and one full album, Shaven not Stirred. The band also has songs on several compilation albums in Europe. The band is signed to CCAP, a small record label based in Stavanger, Norway.They made it to the second... |
"Life Is Here Today" | Arne Hovda (m & l) | Wildcard | 5th |
| 3 | Tomine Harket | "Be Good To Me" | Tommy La Verdi (m & l), Peter Ställmark (m & l) | Out | 6th |
| 4 | Hanne Haugsand | "Don't Stop" | Mariann Thomassen (m & l), Lars Erik Westby (m) | Out | 7th |
| 5 | Maria Arredondo Maria Arredondo Maria Arredondo is a Norwegian pop singer. The name Arredondo comes from her Chilean stepfather.-Career:Maria started her singing career early. By the age of 10, she had already participated in some local concerts in her home town Vennesla. After that, Maria spent some time developing her own style... |
"The Touch" | Rolf Løvland Rolf Løvland Rolf Løvland is a Norwegian composer. Together with Fionnuala Sherry, he formed the celtic group Secret Garden, where he played as the composer/producer/keyboardist... (m & l) |
Final | 1st |
| 6 | Heine Totland | "The Best Of Me Is You" | Heine Totland (m & l), Hans Petter Aaserud (m & l), Arne Hovda (m & l) | Siste Sjansen | 4th |
| 7 | Alexander Stenerud Alexander Stenerud Alexander Stenerud is a Norwegian singer/songwriter.Stenerud is known as a member of the pop due Zuma, formed in 1995 with Henrik Njaa after winning a demo competition on Norwegian radio station NRK P3... |
"Give It To Me" | Alexander Stenerud Alexander Stenerud Alexander Stenerud is a Norwegian singer/songwriter.Stenerud is known as a member of the pop due Zuma, formed in 1995 with Henrik Njaa after winning a demo competition on Norwegian radio station NRK P3... (m & l) |
Final | 2nd |
Semi-final 3
The third semi-final was held on 23 January at the Skien Fritidspark in SkienSkien
' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....
. The artists for this semi-final were announced by NRK on 17 December 2009. 30 second clips of the seven songs were released by NRK on 18 January, with the songs broadcast in full for the first time on NRK P1
NRK P1
NRK P1 is one of three nation-wide analogue radio channels operated by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation . It is the direct descendant of NRK's first radio station which began broadcasting in 1933...
on 20 January.
British-Norwegian boyband a1
A1 (band)
A1 are a British-Norwegian boyband. They were originally made up of Mark Read, Ben Adams, Christian Ingebrigtsen and Paul Marazzi. Their first single, "Be the First to Believe", entered the UK singles chart at #6 in early 1999. They had a huge amount of success worldwide and charts with two number...
and Didrik Solli-Tangen
Didrik Solli-Tangen
Didrik Solli-Tangen is a Norwegian singer who represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "My Heart Is Yours".-Biography:...
qualified directly to the final in the Oslo Spektrum, while Mira Craig
Mira Craig
Mira Scherdin Craig is a Norwegian-American R&B artist. Her father is an African American from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America.Craig is a DIY musician who writes and produces all her songs and music videos....
and Karoline Garfjell progressed to the Siste Sjansen round.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Results | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mira Craig Mira Craig Mira Scherdin Craig is a Norwegian-American R&B artist. Her father is an African American from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America.Craig is a DIY musician who writes and produces all her songs and music videos.... |
"I'll Take You High" | Mira Craig Mira Craig Mira Scherdin Craig is a Norwegian-American R&B artist. Her father is an African American from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America.Craig is a DIY musician who writes and produces all her songs and music videos.... (m & l) |
Siste Sjansen | 3rd |
| 2 | Fred Endresen | "Barracks On The Hill" | Fred Endresen (m), Olaf Øwre (l) | Out | 5th |
| 3 | Belinda Braza | "Million Dollar Baby" | Robin Nordahl (m & l), Frode Andersen (m & l), Gerard James Borg Gerard James Borg Gerard James Borg is one of Malta's most successful song writers and concept creators for the last decades. Borg has penned five of the Maltese entries for the annual Eurovision Song Contest with Philip Vella, besides several Eurovision national final entries.... (m & l) |
Out | 7th |
| 4 | Didrik Solli-Tangen Didrik Solli-Tangen Didrik Solli-Tangen is a Norwegian singer who represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "My Heart Is Yours".-Biography:... |
"My Heart Is Yours My Heart Is Yours "My Heart Is Yours" is a Norwegian pop ballad composed by Hanne Sørvaag and Fredrik Kempe and performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen. On 6 February 2010, it was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Bærum in May 2010... " |
Hanne Sørvaag Hanne Sørvaag Hanne Margrethe Fredriksen Sørvaag is a Norwegian singer/songwriter born in Stavanger, Norway, December 27, 1979. She is currently based in Stockholm, Sweden.... (m & l), Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco.... (m & l) |
Final | 2nd |
| 5 | The Diamond | "European Girl" | Matias Tellez Matias Tellez Matias Tellez is a Norwegian singer songwriter, composer and producer. Matias is one of the many young artists that the press have called the New Bergen Wave... (m & l), Håkon Njøten (m & l), Axel Vindenes (m & l) |
Out | 6th |
| 6 | Karoline Garfjell Rundberg | "Tokyo Night" | Aggie Frost Peterson (m & l) | Siste Sjansen | 4th |
| 7 | A1 A1 (band) A1 are a British-Norwegian boyband. They were originally made up of Mark Read, Ben Adams, Christian Ingebrigtsen and Paul Marazzi. Their first single, "Be the First to Believe", entered the UK singles chart at #6 in early 1999. They had a huge amount of success worldwide and charts with two number... |
"Don't Wanna Lose You Again Don't Wanna Lose You Again "Don't Wanna Lose You Again" is a song by British-Norwegian boyband A1, released as the second single from their fourth studio album, Waiting for Daylight. The single was released on 22 January 2010, following its success as the group's entry for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest.The single peaked... " |
Ben Adams Ben Adams Ben Adams is an English singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the boy band, a1.-Early life:... (m & l), Mark Read Mark Read (singer) Mark Daniel Read is a British singer/songwriter, best known as member of the boy band A1 from 1998 to 2002, and 2009–present.-Background:... (m & l), Christian Ingebrigtsen Christian Ingebrigtsen Christian Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a member of the British-Norwegian pop group A1.-Biography:... (m & l), David Eriksen (m & l) |
Final | 1st |
Siste Sjansen round
The Siste Sjansen (Last Chance) round was held on 30 January at Sparta AmfiSparta Amfi
Sparta Amfi is the oldest indoor ice hockey arena located in Sarpsborg, Norway. The capacity of the arena is 3,450 and was built in 1963. It is the home arena of the Sparta Warriors ice hockey team....
in Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg
is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg.Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neighbouring Fredrikstad...
. Eight songs will compete; the six songs that placed third and fourth in each of the three semi-finals, as well as two wildcard entries, selected from the two most voted fifth-placed entries in the three semi-finals. The eight entries will compete in duels, until two songs are left that will progress to the final. The line-up of the four duels was announced on 26 January.
After the first round of duels Bjørn Johan Muri
Bjørn Johan Muri
Bjørn Johan Muri is a Norwegian singer known for having taken part in Series 5 Idol in 2007 where he came runner-up....
defeated the Skanksters
Skanksters
Skanksters are a Norwegian ska band that formed in 1992. They have released several EPs and one full album, Shaven not Stirred. The band also has songs on several compilation albums in Europe. The band is signed to CCAP, a small record label based in Stavanger, Norway.They made it to the second...
to meet Gaute Ormåsen
Gaute Ormåsen
Gaute Ormåsen is a Norwegian singer and was the Idol runner-up to Kurt Nilsen in 2003. He was offered a contract by BMG. He has also had a supporting role in the long running Norwegian television series "Hotel Cesar"...
, who beat Heine Totland, in the second round. Mira Craig
Mira Craig
Mira Scherdin Craig is a Norwegian-American R&B artist. Her father is an African American from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America.Craig is a DIY musician who writes and produces all her songs and music videos....
beat Johnny Hide and Venke Knutson
Venke Knutson
Venke Knutson is a Norwegian singer. Since 2003, she has had six top 10 hits in Norway.-Life and career:Venke Knutson was born in Birkeland, in 1978. She was the youngest of three sisters, in a musical family, and she got inspired to sing by her elder sisters.Early in her life she lived with her...
beat Karoline Garfjell to meet as well in the second round. In the second round Bjørn Johan Muri won against Gaute Ormåsen
Gaute Ormåsen
Gaute Ormåsen is a Norwegian singer and was the Idol runner-up to Kurt Nilsen in 2003. He was offered a contract by BMG. He has also had a supporting role in the long running Norwegian television series "Hotel Cesar"...
and Venke Knutson
Venke Knutson
Venke Knutson is a Norwegian singer. Since 2003, she has had six top 10 hits in Norway.-Life and career:Venke Knutson was born in Birkeland, in 1978. She was the youngest of three sisters, in a musical family, and she got inspired to sing by her elder sisters.Early in her life she lived with her...
beat Mira Craig
Mira Craig
Mira Scherdin Craig is a Norwegian-American R&B artist. Her father is an African American from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America.Craig is a DIY musician who writes and produces all her songs and music videos....
to qualify to the final.
| Skanksters Skanksters Skanksters are a Norwegian ska band that formed in 1992. They have released several EPs and one full album, Shaven not Stirred. The band also has songs on several compilation albums in Europe. The band is signed to CCAP, a small record label based in Stavanger, Norway.They made it to the second... - "Life Is Here Today" |
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| Bjørn Johan Muri Bjørn Johan Muri Bjørn Johan Muri is a Norwegian singer known for having taken part in Series 5 Idol in 2007 where he came runner-up.... - "Yes Man Yes Man (song) "Yes Man" is an English language hit single by Norwegian singer Bjørn Johan Muri, written by Simone Larsen, Simen Eriksrud and Muri himself. The song took part in the Norwegian contest Melodi Grand Prix 2010, held to select the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, finishing fourth... " |
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| Bjørn Johan Muri Bjørn Johan Muri Bjørn Johan Muri is a Norwegian singer known for having taken part in Series 5 Idol in 2007 where he came runner-up.... - "Yes Man Yes Man (song) "Yes Man" is an English language hit single by Norwegian singer Bjørn Johan Muri, written by Simone Larsen, Simen Eriksrud and Muri himself. The song took part in the Norwegian contest Melodi Grand Prix 2010, held to select the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, finishing fourth... " |
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| Gaute Ormåsen Gaute Ormåsen Gaute Ormåsen is a Norwegian singer and was the Idol runner-up to Kurt Nilsen in 2003. He was offered a contract by BMG. He has also had a supporting role in the long running Norwegian television series "Hotel Cesar"... - "Synk eller svøm" |
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| Gaute Ormåsen Gaute Ormåsen Gaute Ormåsen is a Norwegian singer and was the Idol runner-up to Kurt Nilsen in 2003. He was offered a contract by BMG. He has also had a supporting role in the long running Norwegian television series "Hotel Cesar"... - "Synk eller svøm" |
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| Heine Totland - "The Best Of Me Is You" | Out | |||||||||
| Bjørn Johan Muri Bjørn Johan Muri Bjørn Johan Muri is a Norwegian singer known for having taken part in Series 5 Idol in 2007 where he came runner-up.... - "Yes Man Yes Man (song) "Yes Man" is an English language hit single by Norwegian singer Bjørn Johan Muri, written by Simone Larsen, Simen Eriksrud and Muri himself. The song took part in the Norwegian contest Melodi Grand Prix 2010, held to select the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, finishing fourth... " |
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| Venke Knutson Venke Knutson Venke Knutson is a Norwegian singer. Since 2003, she has had six top 10 hits in Norway.-Life and career:Venke Knutson was born in Birkeland, in 1978. She was the youngest of three sisters, in a musical family, and she got inspired to sing by her elder sisters.Early in her life she lived with her... - "Jealous Cause I Love You" |
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| Johnny Hide - "Rewind Love" | Out | |||||||||
| Mira Craig Mira Craig Mira Scherdin Craig is a Norwegian-American R&B artist. Her father is an African American from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America.Craig is a DIY musician who writes and produces all her songs and music videos.... - "I'll Take You High" |
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| Mira Craig Mira Craig Mira Scherdin Craig is a Norwegian-American R&B artist. Her father is an African American from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America.Craig is a DIY musician who writes and produces all her songs and music videos.... - "I'll Take You High" |
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| Venke Knutson Venke Knutson Venke Knutson is a Norwegian singer. Since 2003, she has had six top 10 hits in Norway.-Life and career:Venke Knutson was born in Birkeland, in 1978. She was the youngest of three sisters, in a musical family, and she got inspired to sing by her elder sisters.Early in her life she lived with her... - "Jealous Cause I Love You" |
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| Karoline Garfjell Rundberg - "Tokyo Night" | Out | |||||||||
| Venke Knutson Venke Knutson Venke Knutson is a Norwegian singer. Since 2003, she has had six top 10 hits in Norway.-Life and career:Venke Knutson was born in Birkeland, in 1978. She was the youngest of three sisters, in a musical family, and she got inspired to sing by her elder sisters.Early in her life she lived with her... - "Jealous Cause I Love You" |
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Final
The final was on 6 February at the OsloOslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
Spektrum
Oslo Spektrum
Oslo Spektrum is an indoor multi-purpose arena in east central Oslo, Norway. It opened in December 1990. It is currently owned and operated by Norges Varemesse , who also own and operate the Norges Varemesse conference center in Lillestrøm which is Norway's largest conference center...
. The six direct qualifiers from the semi-finals, plus the two Siste Sjansen qualifiers competed again to win the contest. The draw for the running order was done by Per Sundnes
Per Sundnes
Per André Sundnes is a Norwegian journalist and talk show host. He is often described as a trend and pop culture expert with a particular interest for music and fashion.-Eurovision commentator:...
and Marte Stokkstad and was held on 2 February, with the event being broadcast live on NRK2
NRK2
NRK2 is one of the TV channels of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation . It was launched in 1996. It has traditionally concentrated on more on cultural and in-depth programmes than its mother channel NRK1 and has also shown drama series, comedies, and news. When not broadcasting regular...
, with A1
A1 (band)
A1 are a British-Norwegian boyband. They were originally made up of Mark Read, Ben Adams, Christian Ingebrigtsen and Paul Marazzi. Their first single, "Be the First to Believe", entered the UK singles chart at #6 in early 1999. They had a huge amount of success worldwide and charts with two number...
starting the final and Keep of Kalessin
Keep of Kalessin
Keep of Kalessin is an extreme metal band from Trondheim, Norway formed in 1993. The group's early lineup consisted of Ghash on vocals, Obsidian C. on guitars and keyboards, Warach on bass, and Vyl on drums. They released two albums under this lineup: Through Times of War in 1997, and Agnen: A...
closeing it.
In the final, the eight songs were reduced to four by televoting. The four acts which qualified to the gullfinale were A1
A1 (band)
A1 are a British-Norwegian boyband. They were originally made up of Mark Read, Ben Adams, Christian Ingebrigtsen and Paul Marazzi. Their first single, "Be the First to Believe", entered the UK singles chart at #6 in early 1999. They had a huge amount of success worldwide and charts with two number...
, Bjørn Johan Muri, Didrik Solli-Tangen
Didrik Solli-Tangen
Didrik Solli-Tangen is a Norwegian singer who represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "My Heart Is Yours".-Biography:...
and Keep of Kalessin
Keep of Kalessin
Keep of Kalessin is an extreme metal band from Trondheim, Norway formed in 1993. The group's early lineup consisted of Ghash on vocals, Obsidian C. on guitars and keyboards, Warach on bass, and Vyl on drums. They released two albums under this lineup: Through Times of War in 1997, and Agnen: A...
. In the Gold Final the four songs performed again, with televoting and juries in the four semi-final cities selecting the winner. The final winner was Didrik Solli-Tangen
Didrik Solli-Tangen
Didrik Solli-Tangen is a Norwegian singer who represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "My Heart Is Yours".-Biography:...
with the "My Heart Is Yours
My Heart Is Yours
"My Heart Is Yours" is a Norwegian pop ballad composed by Hanne Sørvaag and Fredrik Kempe and performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen. On 6 February 2010, it was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Bærum in May 2010...
".
After the final many of the finalist songs charted in the official Norwegian singles chart VG-lista
VG-lista
VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...
. Super-finalist Bjorn Johan Muri charted at number one with his song, "Yes Man"
Yes Man (song)
"Yes Man" is an English language hit single by Norwegian singer Bjørn Johan Muri, written by Simone Larsen, Simen Eriksrud and Muri himself. The song took part in the Norwegian contest Melodi Grand Prix 2010, held to select the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, finishing fourth...
, while winner Didrik Solli-Tangen was seen at number 2 in the chart. Further down the chart runner-up A1 charted at number 4 for their MGP song "Don't Wanna Lose You Again", while Venke Knutson was seen at number 5 with "Jealous Cause I Love You". Furthermore, superfinalist Keep of Kalessin charted at number 17 with "The Dragontower", while Alexander Stenerud charted at number 20 with "Give It To Me".
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A1 A1 (band) A1 are a British-Norwegian boyband. They were originally made up of Mark Read, Ben Adams, Christian Ingebrigtsen and Paul Marazzi. Their first single, "Be the First to Believe", entered the UK singles chart at #6 in early 1999. They had a huge amount of success worldwide and charts with two number... |
"Don't Wanna Lose You Again Don't Wanna Lose You Again "Don't Wanna Lose You Again" is a song by British-Norwegian boyband A1, released as the second single from their fourth studio album, Waiting for Daylight. The single was released on 22 January 2010, following its success as the group's entry for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest.The single peaked... " |
Ben Adams Ben Adams Ben Adams is an English singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the boy band, a1.-Early life:... (m & l), Mark Read Mark Read (singer) Mark Daniel Read is a British singer/songwriter, best known as member of the boy band A1 from 1998 to 2002, and 2009–present.-Background:... (m & l), Christian Ingebrigtsen Christian Ingebrigtsen Christian Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a member of the British-Norwegian pop group A1.-Biography:... (m & l), David Eriksen (m & l) |
Gold Final |
| 2 | Maria Haukaas Storeng | "Make My Day" | Merethe La Verdi (m & l), Mats Lie Skåre (m) | Out |
| 3 | Venke Knutson Venke Knutson Venke Knutson is a Norwegian singer. Since 2003, she has had six top 10 hits in Norway.-Life and career:Venke Knutson was born in Birkeland, in 1978. She was the youngest of three sisters, in a musical family, and she got inspired to sing by her elder sisters.Early in her life she lived with her... |
"Jealous 'Cause I Love You" | Laila Samuelsen (m & l), Alexander Kronlund Alexander Kronlund Alexander Kronlund is a Swedish producer and songwriter.Kronlund co-wrote Meja's one million selling debut album on Sony and co-wrote two songs for Britney Spears' second album, Oops I Did It Again. Kronlund co-wrote her hit single, "Lucky", with Max Martin and Rami and also co-wrote "Don’t Go... (m & l), Lucas Hilbert (m) |
Out |
| 4 | Bjørn Johan Muri Bjørn Johan Muri Bjørn Johan Muri is a Norwegian singer known for having taken part in Series 5 Idol in 2007 where he came runner-up.... |
"Yes Man" Yes Man (song) "Yes Man" is an English language hit single by Norwegian singer Bjørn Johan Muri, written by Simone Larsen, Simen Eriksrud and Muri himself. The song took part in the Norwegian contest Melodi Grand Prix 2010, held to select the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, finishing fourth... |
Simone Larsen (m & l), Simen Eriksrud (m & l), Bjørn Johan Muri (m & l) | Gold Final |
| 5 | Maria Arredondo Maria Arredondo Maria Arredondo is a Norwegian pop singer. The name Arredondo comes from her Chilean stepfather.-Career:Maria started her singing career early. By the age of 10, she had already participated in some local concerts in her home town Vennesla. After that, Maria spent some time developing her own style... |
"The Touch" | Rolf Løvland Rolf Løvland Rolf Løvland is a Norwegian composer. Together with Fionnuala Sherry, he formed the celtic group Secret Garden, where he played as the composer/producer/keyboardist... (m & l) |
Out |
| 6 | Alexander Stenerud Alexander Stenerud Alexander Stenerud is a Norwegian singer/songwriter.Stenerud is known as a member of the pop due Zuma, formed in 1995 with Henrik Njaa after winning a demo competition on Norwegian radio station NRK P3... |
"Give It To Me" | Alexander Stenerud Alexander Stenerud Alexander Stenerud is a Norwegian singer/songwriter.Stenerud is known as a member of the pop due Zuma, formed in 1995 with Henrik Njaa after winning a demo competition on Norwegian radio station NRK P3... (m & l) |
Out |
| 7 | Didrik Solli-Tangen Didrik Solli-Tangen Didrik Solli-Tangen is a Norwegian singer who represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "My Heart Is Yours".-Biography:... |
"My Heart Is Yours My Heart Is Yours "My Heart Is Yours" is a Norwegian pop ballad composed by Hanne Sørvaag and Fredrik Kempe and performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen. On 6 February 2010, it was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Bærum in May 2010... " |
Hanne Sørvaag Hanne Sørvaag Hanne Margrethe Fredriksen Sørvaag is a Norwegian singer/songwriter born in Stavanger, Norway, December 27, 1979. She is currently based in Stockholm, Sweden.... (m & l), Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco.... (m & l) |
Gold Final |
| 8 | Keep of Kalessin Keep of Kalessin Keep of Kalessin is an extreme metal band from Trondheim, Norway formed in 1993. The group's early lineup consisted of Ghash on vocals, Obsidian C. on guitars and keyboards, Warach on bass, and Vyl on drums. They released two albums under this lineup: Through Times of War in 1997, and Agnen: A... |
"The Dragontower" | Arnt "Obsidian" Grønbech (m & l), Torbjørn Schei (l), Vegar Larsen (l), Robin Isaksen (l) | Gold Final |
| Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjørn Johan Muri Bjørn Johan Muri Bjørn Johan Muri is a Norwegian singer known for having taken part in Series 5 Idol in 2007 where he came runner-up.... |
"Yes Man" Yes Man (song) "Yes Man" is an English language hit single by Norwegian singer Bjørn Johan Muri, written by Simone Larsen, Simen Eriksrud and Muri himself. The song took part in the Norwegian contest Melodi Grand Prix 2010, held to select the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, finishing fourth... |
Simone Larsen (m & l), Simen Eriksrud (m & l), Bjørn Johan Muri (m & l) | 16,000 | 153,174 | 169,174 | 4 |
| Didrik Solli-Tangen Didrik Solli-Tangen Didrik Solli-Tangen is a Norwegian singer who represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "My Heart Is Yours".-Biography:... |
"My Heart Is Yours My Heart Is Yours "My Heart Is Yours" is a Norwegian pop ballad composed by Hanne Sørvaag and Fredrik Kempe and performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen. On 6 February 2010, it was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Bærum in May 2010... " |
Hanne Sørvaag Hanne Sørvaag Hanne Margrethe Fredriksen Sørvaag is a Norwegian singer/songwriter born in Stavanger, Norway, December 27, 1979. She is currently based in Stockholm, Sweden.... (m & l), Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco.... (m & l) |
26,000 | 440,675 | 466,675 | 1 |
| Keep of Kalessin Keep of Kalessin Keep of Kalessin is an extreme metal band from Trondheim, Norway formed in 1993. The group's early lineup consisted of Ghash on vocals, Obsidian C. on guitars and keyboards, Warach on bass, and Vyl on drums. They released two albums under this lineup: Through Times of War in 1997, and Agnen: A... |
"The Dragontower" | Arnt "Obsidian" Grønbech (m & l), Torbjørn Schei (l), Vegar Larsen (l), Robin Isaksen (l) | 24,000 | 217,164 | 241,164 | 3 |
| A1 A1 (band) A1 are a British-Norwegian boyband. They were originally made up of Mark Read, Ben Adams, Christian Ingebrigtsen and Paul Marazzi. Their first single, "Be the First to Believe", entered the UK singles chart at #6 in early 1999. They had a huge amount of success worldwide and charts with two number... |
"Don't Wanna Lose You Again Don't Wanna Lose You Again "Don't Wanna Lose You Again" is a song by British-Norwegian boyband A1, released as the second single from their fourth studio album, Waiting for Daylight. The single was released on 22 January 2010, following its success as the group's entry for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest.The single peaked... " |
Ben Adams Ben Adams Ben Adams is an English singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the boy band, a1.-Early life:... (m & l), Mark Read Mark Read (singer) Mark Daniel Read is a British singer/songwriter, best known as member of the boy band A1 from 1998 to 2002, and 2009–present.-Background:... (m & l), Christian Ingebrigtsen Christian Ingebrigtsen Christian Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a member of the British-Norwegian pop group A1.-Biography:... (m & l), David Eriksen (m & l) |
14,000 | 264,882 | 278,882 | 2 |
Voting
| Song | Juries | Televoting Regions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ørland Ørland Ørland is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Brekstad. Other villages include Uthaug, Opphaug, and Ottersbo... |
Bodø Bodø is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005... |
Skien Skien ' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county.... |
Sarpsborg Sarpsborg is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg.Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neighbouring Fredrikstad... |
Total | Northern Norway |
Western Norway |
Central Norway |
Southern Norway |
Eastern Norway |
Total | |
| "Yes Man" | 6,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 2,000 | 16,000 | 3,139 | 10,871 | 32,488 | 30,840 | 75,836 | 153,174 |
| "My Heart Is Yours" | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 6,000 | 26,000 | 10,027 | 31,567 | 67,056 | 113,998 | 218,027 | 440,675 |
| "The Dragontower" | 8,000 | 6,000 | 2,000 | 8,000 | 24,000 | 4,855 | 15,492 | 41,257 | 46,457 | 109,103 | 217,164 |
| "Don't Wanna Lose You Again" | 2,000 | 2,000 | 6,000 | 4,000 | 14,000 | 6,949 | 20,576 | 45,937 | 57,059 | 134,361 | 264,882 |