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 (NRK).
| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Norway | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 2011 | |||
| 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, 30 points) | |||
| Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
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 2010, 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.
Competing entries
On 12 October 2010, 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 2010, the full line-up was announced by NRK.[7]
| Artist | Song | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Åste & Rikke | "Not That Easy (Ah-Åh-Ah-Åh)" | Rikke Normann (m & l) |
| Babel Fish | "Depend on Me" | Halvor Holter (m & l), Tarjei Van Ravens (m & l) |
| Carina Dahl | "Guns & Boys" | Carina Dahl (m & l), Nanna Martorell (m & l), Hanne Sørvaag (m & l) |
| Endre | "Oh, Oh (Puppy Love)" | Samsaya Sharma (m & l), Jarl Aanestad (m & l) |
| Gatas Parlament | "Jobbe litt mindre og tjene litt mer" | Jester (Alex Molkom) (m), Aslak Borgersrud (l), Elling Borgersrud (l), Martin Raknerud (l) |
| Girl Happy | "SOS" | Tor Einar Krogtoft-Jensen (m & l), Christoffer Bergersen (m & l) |
| Grethe Svensen | "Like Dreamers Do" | Grethe Svensen (m), Tommy Berre (m), Simon Walker (l) |
| Hanne Sørvaag | "You’re Like a Melody" | Hanne Sørvaag (m & l), Martin Hansen (m & l) |
| Helene Bøksle | "Vardlokk" | Helene Bøksle (m), Sindre Hotvedt (m), Knut Avenstroup Haugen (m), Cecilie Larsen (l) |
| Isabella Leroy | "Sand" | Isabella Leroy (m & l) |
| Marika | "Hungry for You (Gipsydance)" | Marika Lejon (m & l) |
| Mimi Blix | "Allergic" | Merethe La Verdi (m & l), Kjetil Schei (m) |
| Noora Noor | "Gone With the Wind" | Simone Larsen (m & l), Moh Denebi (m & l), Jennifer Brown (m & l), Bjørn Djupström (m & l) |
| Pernille & Marius | "I'll Be Yours" | Ovi (m & l), Johanna Demker (m & l), Björn Djupström (m & l) |
| Sichelle | "Trenger mer" | Christine Dancke (m & l) |
| Sie Gubba | "Alt du vil ha" | Magne Almås (m & l), Petter Øien (m & l) |
| Stella Mwangi | "Haba Haba" | Beyond51 (m), Big City (m), Stella Mwangi (l) |
| Susperia | "Nothing Remains" | Terje Andersen (m), Christian Hagen (m), Kenneth Åkesson (m), Håkon Didriksen (m), Øyvind Mustaparta (m), Pål Mathisen (l) |
| The BlackSheeps | "Dance Tonight" | Agnete Johnsen (m & l), Emelie Nilsen (m & l) |
| The Lucky Bullets | "Fire Below" | Knud Kleppe (m & l) |
| Use Me | "Daisy" | Jim André Bergsted (m & l) |
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-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 15 January 2011. "Vardlokk" performed by Helene Bøksle and "Not That Easy (Ah-Åh-Ah-Åh)" performed by Åste & Rikke qualified directly to the final, while "Daisy" performed by Use Me and "Alt du vil ha" performed by Sie Gubba advanced to the Siste Sjansen round. Gatas Parlament later received a wildcard to compete in the Siste Sjansen round.
| Semi-final 1 – 15 January 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place | Result |
| 1 | Carina Dahl | "Guns & Boys" | 6 | Out |
| 2 | Use Me | "Daisy" | 4 | Siste Sjansen |
| 3 | Helene Bøksle | "Vardlokk" | 2 | Final |
| 4 | Sie Gubba | "Alt du vil ha" | 3 | Siste Sjansen |
| 5 | Gatas Parlament | "Jobbe litt mindre og tjene litt mer" | 5 | Wildcard |
| 6 | Sichelle | "Trenger mer" | 7 | Out |
| 7 | Åste & Rikke | "Not That Easy (Ah-Åh-Ah-Åh)" | 1 | Final |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on 22 January 2011. "Depend on Me" performed by Babel Fish and "You’re Like a Melody" performed by Hanne Sørvaag qualified directly to the final, while "Oh, Oh (Puppy Love)" performed by Endre and "Allergic" performed by Mimi Blix advanced to the Siste Sjansen round. Pernille & Marius later received a wildcard to compete in the Siste Sjansen round.
| Semi-final 2 – 22 January 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place | Result |
| 1 | Pernille & Marius | "I'll Be Yours" | 5 | Wildcard |
| 2 | Babel Fish | "Depend on Me" | 1 | Final |
| 3 | Marika | "Hungry for You (Gipsydance)" | 7 | Out |
| 4 | Isabella Leroy | "Sand" | 6 | Out |
| 5 | Endre | "Oh, Oh (Puppy Love)" | 3 | Siste Sjansen |
| 6 | Hanne Sørvaag | "You’re Like a Melody" | 2 | Final |
| 7 | Mimi Blix | "Allergic" | 4 | Siste Sjansen |
Semi-final 3
The third semi-final took place on 29 January 2011. "Dance Tonight" performed by The BlackSheeps and "Haba Haba" performed by Stella Mwangi qualified directly to the final, while "Nothing Remains" performed by Susperia and "Fire Below" performed by The Lucky Bullets advanced to the Siste Sjansen round.
| Semi-final 3 – 29 January 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place | Result |
| 1 | Susperia | "Nothing Remains" | 4 | Siste Sjansen |
| 2 | Noora Noor | "Gone With the Wind" | 5 | Out |
| 3 | Girl Happy | "SOS" | 6 | Out |
| 4 | Grethe Svensen | "Like Dreamers Do" | 7 | Out |
| 5 | The BlackSheeps | "Dance Tonight" | 2 | Final |
| 6 | Stella Mwangi | "Haba Haba" | 1 | Final |
| 7 | The Lucky Bullets | "Fire Below" | 3 | Siste Sjansen |
Siste Sjansen round
The Siste Sjansen round took place on 5 February 2011. "Alt du vil ha" performed by Sie Gubba and "Fire Below" performed by The Lucky Bullets advanced to the final.
| First Round – 5 February 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel | Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| I | 1 | Use Me | "Daisy" | Second Round |
| 2 | Pernille & Marius | "I'll Be Yours" | Out | |
| II | 1 | Sie Gubba | "Alt du vil ha" | Second Round |
| 2 | Mimi Blix | "Allergic" | Out | |
| III | 1 | Gatas Parlament | "Jobbe litt mindre og tjene litt mer" | Out |
| 2 | The Lucky Bullets | "Fire Below" | Second Round | |
| IV | 1 | Endre | "Oh, Oh (Puppy Love)" | Out |
| 2 | Susperia | "Nothing Remains" | Second Round | |
| Second Round – 5 February 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel | Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| I | 1 | Use Me | "Daisy" | Out |
| 2 | Sie Gubba | "Alt du vil ha" | Final | |
| II | 1 | The Lucky Bullets | "Fire Below" | Final |
| 2 | Susperia | "Nothing Remains" | Out | |
Final
The final was held on 12 February 2011 at the Spektrum in Oslo. The six direct qualifiers and the two Siste Sjansen winners competed in the final, where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top four entries were selected by public televoting to proceed to the second round, the Gold Final: "Alt du vil ha" performed by Sie Gubba, "Fire Below" performed by The Lucky Bullets, "Dance Tonight" performed by The BlackSheeps and "Haba Haba" performed by Stella Mwangi. In the Gold Final, after combining the votes cast by the audience in the Spektrum, four regional juries from the hosts of the four semi-final cities (who awarded 2,000, 4,000, 6,000 and 8,000 points to their top four songs) and the results of the public televote by regions, this led to the victory of "Haba Haba" performed by Stella Mwangi with 280,217 votes.
| Final – 12 February 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Helene Bøksle | "Vardlokk" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Sie Gubba | "Alt du vil ha" | Gold Final |
| 3 | Babel Fish | "Depend on Me" | Eliminated |
| 4 | The Lucky Bullets | "Fire Below" | Gold Final |
| 5 | The BlackSheeps | "Dance Tonight" | Gold Final |
| 6 | Stella Mwangi | "Haba Haba" | Gold Final |
| 7 | Åste & Rikke | "Not That Easy (Ah-Åh-Ah-Åh)" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Hanne Sørvaag | "You're Like a Melody" | Eliminated |
| Gold Final – 12 February 2011 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Spektrum Audience |
Regional Juries | Televoting Regions | Total | Place | ||||
| Ørland | Florø | Skien | Sarpsborg | North, West & South |
East & Trøndelag | ||||||
| 1 | The BlackSheeps | "Dance Tonight" | 1,602 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 6,000 | 4,000 | 50,088 | 77,369 | 155,059 | 2 |
| 2 | Sie Gubba | "Allt du vil ha" | 386 | 4,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 25,906 | 58,592 | 94,884 | 4 |
| 3 | Stella Mwangi | "Haba Haba" | 3,616 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 121,388 | 127,213 | 280,217 | 1 |
| 4 | The Lucky Bullets | "Fire Below" | 2,397 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 6,000 | 51,976 | 45,420 | 115,793 | 3 |
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. Stella did not qualify, placing seventeenth with 30 points.
Split results
- In the Semi-final 1 Norway came 17th with 30 points: the public awarded Norway 9th place with 56 points and the jury awarded 17th place with 29 points.
Points awarded by Norway[8]
Semi-final 1
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Final
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
References
- Hondal, Victor (3 July 2010). "Norway: NRK call for songs". ESCToday. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- Svanes, Brit Jorunn (20 October 2010). "Florø får delfinale i MGP" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- Schulstock, Marit (8 October 2010). "Ny MGP i januar". Varden (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- Al Kaziri, Ghassan (12 October 2010). "700 songs for 2011 MGP". Oikotimes.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- Hondal, Victor (22 November 2011). "Norway: NRK confirms first 9 names for Melodi Grand Prix". ESCToday.com. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- Knap Saeby, Inger-Marit (22 November 2011). "Disse artistene deltar i MGP 2011" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- Hondal, Victor (29 November 2011). "Norway: Full line up for Melodi Grand Prix revealed". ESCToday.com. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- Eurovision Song Contest 2008
External links
- (in Norwegian) Melodi Grand Prix official website