Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
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Norway
will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
and will select their entry through the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2012, organised by the Norwegian broadcaster NRK.
, Azerbaijan
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The deadline to submit the songs was on 2 September 2011. A special jury will select the 24 songs which will proceed to the national selection. The artist who sings the song in the demo version, doesn’t necessarily mean that he or she will sing it in the national selection as well. NRK reserves the right to select a performer for any of the submitted songs.
On 1 October 2011, NRK announced that more than 800 songs have been submitted, nearly one hundred more than in 2011
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On 19 October 2011, the dates for next years events were revealed. The final will be held on 11 February 2012, at the Oslo Spektrum, with the three semi-finals being held on 21, 28 January and 4 February.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will be the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, following Azerbaijan's win in the 2011 Contest with Ell & Nikki's song "Running Scared". The two semi-finals will be held on 22 May and 24 May 2012, with the final on 26 May 2012,...
and will select their entry through the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2012, organised by the Norwegian broadcaster NRK.
Melodi Grand Prix 2012
On 30 June, NRK announced their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, held in BakuBaku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
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The deadline to submit the songs was on 2 September 2011. A special jury will select the 24 songs which will proceed to the national selection. The artist who sings the song in the demo version, doesn’t necessarily mean that he or she will sing it in the national selection as well. NRK reserves the right to select a performer for any of the submitted songs.
On 1 October 2011, NRK announced that more than 800 songs have been submitted, nearly one hundred more than in 2011
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, selecting their entry through the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2011, organised by the Norwegian broadcaster, Norsk Rikskringkasting .-Melodi Grand Prix 2011:...
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On 19 October 2011, the dates for next years events were revealed. The final will be held on 11 February 2012, at the Oslo Spektrum, with the three semi-finals being held on 21, 28 January and 4 February.
Schedule
| Date | City | Venue | Heat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January | Brekstad Brekstad Brekstad is the administrative centre of the municipality of Ørland in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the Trondheimsfjord at the entrance to the Stjørnfjord. It is about south of Uthaug and about west of Austrått 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 |
| 28 January | Larvik Larvik is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2.... |
Arena Larvik Arena Larvik Arena Larvik is an indoor arena in Larvik, Norway. It was opened in September 2009. The arena will be primarily used for handball, but the hall has additional permanent floor marks for basketball, volleyball and floorball.... |
Semi-final 2 |
| 4 February | Florø Florø is a town and the administrative centre of Flora municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is also a former municipality that existed for just over 100 years. The town was founded on the Florelandet island between the Botnafjorden and Solheimsfjorden by royal decree in 1860. In... |
Florø Idrettssenter | Semi-final 3 |
| 11 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... |
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... |
Final |
Participants
NRK has already revealed eighteen acts, which will participate in MGP 2012:- Malin ReitanMalin ReitanMalin is a Norwegian singer. She finished 3rd in Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with her song Sommer og skolefri. She is also a recording artist with two released albums. She sings in her regional dialect.-Biography:Malin's career as a singer started when she was nine years old...
- "Crush" - Isabel Ødegård - "I've got you"
- Nora Foss al-JabriNora Foss al-JabriNora Foss al-Jabri is a Norwegian child singer.Her father is Iraqi and her mother is an ethnic Norwegian, Foss being her mother's last name....
- "Somewhere Beautiful" - Minnie Oh - "You and I"
- Marthe Valle - "Si" (Say)
- Plumbo - "Ola Nordmann"
- Kim André Rysstad - "Så vidunderleg" (So wonderful)
- Rudi Myntevik - "You Break It, You Own It"
- Reidun Sæther - "High on Love"
- Yaseen Asher & Julie Maria Dahl - "Sammen" (Together)
- The Canoes - "Seemed like a good idea"
- Lisa StokkeLisa StokkeLisa Stokke is a Norwegian singer and actress. She has appeared most notably in the original West End-staging of the musical Mamma Mia!, later in Guys and Dolls and in the UK television series Jonathan Creek.-Acting career:...
- "With Love" - The CarburetorsThe carburetorsThe Carburetors is a hard rock band from Oslo, Norway. The band was formed in 2001 and the music is based on boogie rock 'n' roll and metal. Their music has been said to be a mix of Chuck Berry and Motörhead....
- "Don't Touch the Flame" - Irresistible
- Lise Karlsnes
- Håvard Lothe Band
- UnitedUnited (band)United is a thrash metal band from Japan formed in 1981. They took their name from the song of the same name, off of Judas Priest's British Steel. Originally a Judas Priest and Black Sabbath cover band, they began to write their own material in 1983 when bassist Yoko joined...
- "Little Bobbi"