Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country	Norway
National selection
Selection process	Melodi Grand Prix 2011 100% Televoting
Selection date(s)	Semi-final 15 January 2011 22 January 2011 29 January 2011 Second Chance Round 5 February 2011 Final 12 February 2011
Selected entrant	Stella Mwangi
Selected song	"Haba Haba"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Failed to qualify (17th)

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 (NRK).

Melodi Grand Prix 2011

NRK kicked off the preparations for the 2011 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest by calling for songs to take part in their national final, Melodi Grand Prix. All those interested could submit their entries until 15 September 2010. No restrictions as to the nationality of the participants were set. The entries to proceed to the televised stages of Melodi Grand Prix 2011 were revealed shortly after the submissions deadline.^[1] In August, NRK announced the selection dates and some of the host cities for Melodi Grand Prix 2011. The first semi-final was held in Brekstad, Ørland on 15 January 2011, the second one in Florø one week later,^[2] the third semi-final in Skien on 29 January 2011.^[3] The Second Chance round was held in Sarpsborg on 5 February 2011. The final took place in Oslo Spektrum in Oslo on 12 February 2011.

On 12 October, NRK announced that 700 songs had been submitted. 21 of these were chosen to participate on the three semi-finals. Each semi-final contained 7 entries.^[4] The first nine artists were announced by NRK on 22 November on a press conference.^[5][6] On 29 November, the full line-up was announced by NRK.^[7]

Schedule

Date	City	Venue	Heat
15 January	Brekstad	Hangar E, Ørland Hovedflystasjon	Semi-final 1
22 January	Florø	Florø Idrettssenter	Semi-final 2
29 January	Skien	Fritidspark	Semi-final 3
5 February	Sarpsborg	Sparta Amfi	Second Chance
12 February	Oslo	Oslo Spektrum	Final

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 1–15 January 2011

Draw	Artist	Song	Lyrics (l) / Music (m)	Result	Place
1	Carina Dahl	"Guns & Boys"	Carina Dahl (m & l), Nanna Martorell (m & l), Hanne Sørvaag (m & l)	Out
2	Use Me	"Daisy"	Jim André Bergsted (m & l)	Siste Sjansen	4th
3	Helene Bøksle	"Vardlokk"	Helene Bøksle (m), Sindre Hotvedt (m), Knut Avenstroup Haugen (m), Cecilie Larsen (l)	Final	2nd
4	Sie Gubba	"Alt du vil ha"	Magne Almås (m & l), Petter Øien (m & l)	Siste Sjansen	3rd
5	Gatas Parlament	"Jobbe litt mindre og tjene litt mer"	Jester (Alex Molkom) (m), Aslak Borgersrud (l), Elling Borgersrud (l), Martin Raknerud (l)	Wildcard	5th
6	Sichelle	"Trenger mer"	Christine Dancke (m & l)	Out
7	Åste & Rikke	"Not That Easy (Ah-Åh-Ah-Åh)"	Rikke Normann (m & l)	Final	1st

Semi-final 2

Semi-final 2–22 January 2011

Draw	Artist	Song	Lyrics (l) / Music (m)	Result	Place
1	Pernille & Marius	"I'll Be Yours"	Ovi (m & l), Johanna Demker (m & l), Björn Djupström (m & l)	Wildcard	5th
2	Babel Fish	"Depend on Me"	Halvor Holter (m & l), Tarjei Van Ravens (m & l)	Final	1st
3	Marika	"Hungry for You (Gipsydance)"	Marika Lejon (m & l)	Out
4	Isabella Leroy	"Sand"	Isabella Leroy (m & l)	Out
5	Endre	"Oh, Oh (Puppy Love)"	Samsaya Sharma (m & l), Jarl Aanestad (m & l)	Siste Sjansen	3rd
6	Hanne Sørvaag	"You’re Like a Melody"	Hanne Sørvaag (m & l), Martin Hansen (m & l)	Final	2nd
7	Mimi Blix	"Allergic"	Merethe La Verdi (m & l), Kjetil Schei (m)	Siste Sjansen	4th

Semi-final 3

Semi-final 3–29 January 2011

Draw	Artist	Song	Lyrics (l) / Music (m)	Result	Place
1	Susperia	"Nothing Remains"	Terje Andersen (m), Christian Hagen (m), Kenneth Åkesson (m), Håkon Didriksen (m), Øyvind Mustaparta (m), Pål Mathisen (l)	Siste Sjansen	4th
2	Noora Noor	"Gone With the Wind"	Simone Larsen (m & l), Moh Denebi (m & l), Jennifer Brown (m & l), Bjørn Djupström (m & l)	Out
3	Girl Happy	"SOS"	Tor Einar Krogtoft-Jensen (m & l), Christoffer Bergersen (m & l)	Out
4	Grethe Svensen	"Like Dreamers Do"	Grethe Svensen (m), Tommy Berre (m), Simon Walker (l)	Out
5	The BlackSheeps	"Dance Tonight"	Agnete Johnsen (m & l), Emelie Nilsen (m & l)	Final	2nd
6	Stella Mwangi	"Haba Haba"	Beyond51 (m), Big City (m), Stella Mwangi (l)	Final	1st
7	The Lucky Bullets	"Fire Below"	Knud Kleppe (m & l)	Siste Sjansen	3rd

Siste Sjansen round

	Round 1				Round 2				Qualifers
	Use Me - "Daisy"	Winner
	Pernille & Marius - "I'll Be Yours"	Out
					Use Me - "Daisy"	Out
					Sie Gubba - "Alt du vil ha"	Winner
	Sie Gubba - "Alt du vil ha"	Winner
	Mimi Blix - "Allergic"	Out
									Sie Gubba - "Alt du vil ha"
									The Lucky Bullets - "Fire Below"
	Gatas Parlament - "Jobbe litt mindre og tjene litt mer"	Out
	The Lucky Bullets - "Fire Below"	Winner
					The Lucky Bullets - "Fire Below"	Winner
					Susperia - "Nothing Remains"	Out
	Endre - "Oh, Oh (Puppy Love)"	Out
	Susperia - "Nothing Remains"	Winner

Final

Final - 12 February 2011

Draw	Artist	Song	Lyrics (l) / Music (m)
1	Helene Bøksle	"Vardlokk"	Helene Bøksle (m), Sindre Hotvedt (m), Knut Avenstroup Haugen (m), Cecilie Larsen (l)
2	Sie Gubba	"Alt du vil ha"	Magne Almås (m & l), Petter Øien (m & l)
3	Babel Fish	"Depend on Me"	Halvor Holter (m & l), Tarjei Van Ravens (m & l)
4	The Lucky Bullets	"Fire Below"	Knud Kleppe (m & l)
5	The BlackSheeps	"Dance Tonight"	Agnete Johnsen (m & l), Emelie Nilsen (m & l)
6	Stella Mwangi	"Haba Haba"	Beyond51 (m), Big City (m), Stella Mwangi (l)
7	Åste & Rikke	"Not That Easy (Ah-Åh-Ah-Åh)"	Rikke Normann (m & l)
8	Hanne Sørvaag	"You're Like a Melody"	Hanne Sørvaag (m & l), Martin Hansen (m & l)

Gold Final

Draw	Artist	Song	Lyrics (l) / Music (m)	Audience Vote	Jury	Televote	Total	Place
1	The BlackSheeps	"Dance Tonight"	Agnete Johnsen (m & l), Emelie Nilsen (m & l)	1 602	26 000	127 457	155 059	2nd
2	Sie Gubba	"Allt du vil ha"	Magne Almås (m & l), Petter Øien (m & l)	386	10 000	84 498	94 884	4th
3	Stella Mwangi	"Haba Haba"	Beyond51 (m), Big City (m), Stella Mwangi (l)	3 616	28 000	248 601	280 217	1st
4	The Lucky Bullets	"Fire Below"	Knud Kleppe (m & l)	2 397	16 000	97 396	115 793	3rd

Voting

Song	Oslo Spektrum Audience Vote	Juries					Televoting Regions
		Ørland	Florø	Skien	Sarpsborg	Total	Northern, Western & Southern Norway	Eastern Norway & Trøndelag	Total
"Dance Tonight"	1 602	8 000	8 000	6 000	4 000	26 000	50 088	77 369	127 457
"Alt du vil ha"	386	4 000	2 000	2 000	2 000	10 000	25 906	58 592	84 498
"Haba Haba"	3 616	6 000	6 000	8 000	8 000	28 000	121 388	127 213	248 601
"Fire Below"	2 397	2 000	4 000	4 000	6 000	16 000	51 976	45 420	97 396

At Eurovision

Norway competed in the first semi-final of the contest, on 10 May, performing second on the night, after Poland's Magdalena Tul and before Aurela Gaçe from Albania. Although being one of the favorites to qualify to the final and to win the whole contest, Stella did not qualify, placing seventeenth with 30 points.

See also

• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 2011

References

1. ^ Hondal, Victor (2010-07-03). "Norway: NRK call for songs". ESCToday. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/15984. Retrieved 2010-07-11. 
2. ^ Svanes, Brit Jorunn (2010-10-20). "Florø får delfinale i MGP" (in Norwegian). NRK. http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/1.7343865. Retrieved 2010-10-20. 
3. ^ Schulstock, Marit (2010-10-08). "Ny MGP i januar" (in Norwegian). Varden. http://www.varden.no/nyheter/ny-mgp-i-januar-1.5700570. Retrieved 2010-10-16. 
4. ^ Al Kaziri, Ghassan (2010-10-12). "700 songs for 2011 MGP". Oikotimes.com. http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=8937. Retrieved 2010-10-12. 
5. ^ Hondal, Victor (22 November 2011). "Norway: NRK confirms first 9 names for Melodi Grand Prix". ESCToday.com. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16257. Retrieved 22 November 2011. 
6. ^ Knap Saeby, Inger-Marit (22 November 2011). "Disse artistene deltar i MGP 2011" (in Norwegian). NRK. http://www.nrk.no/programmer/tv/melodi_grand_prix/1.7389263. Retrieved 22 November 2011. 
7. ^ Hondal, Victor (29 November 2011). "Norway: Full line up for Melodi Grand Prix revealed". ESCToday.com. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16282. Retrieved 29 November 2011. 

External links

• (Norwegian) Melodi Grand Prix official website