Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

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Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Country Norway
National selection
Selection processMelodi Grand Prix 2010
Selection date(s)Semi-finals:
8 January 2010
16 January 2010
23 January 2010
Last Chance:
30 January 2010
Final:
6 February 2010
Selected entrantDidrik Solli-Tangen
Selected song"My Heart Is Yours"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result20th, 35 points
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2009 • 2010 • 2011►

Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "My Heart Is Yours" written by Hanne Sørvaag and Fredrik Kempe. The song was performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen. In addition to participating in the contest, the Norwegian broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest after winning the competition in 2009 with the song "Fairytale" performed by Alexander Rybak. NRK organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2010 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo.[1] "My Heart Is Yours" performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen was selected as the winner following a five-week-long competition consisting of three semi-finals, a Last Chance round and the final.

As the host country, Norway qualified to compete directly in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 3 during the final, Norway placed twentieth out of the 25 participating countries with 35 points.

Before Eurovision[]

Hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2010[]

After winning the 2009 Contest, Norway became the host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 which took place in Bærum just outside Oslo. NRK announced that a total of 150 million kroner (€17,4 million) would be spent to host the contest.[2] On 27 May 2009, 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.[3] After selecting two candidates for the show, NRK chose the newly constructed Telenor Arena, situated in the neighbouring municipality Bærum.[4] This arena beat the Oslo Spektrum, the host of the 1996 Contest.[5]

Melodi Grand Prix 2010[]

Winner Didrik Solli-Tangen performing "My Heart is Yours" during the third semi-final in Skien.

Melodi Grand Prix 2010 was the 48th edition of the Norwegian national final Melodi Grand Prix and selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The competition consisted of three semi-finals, a Last Chance round and a final in different cities across Norway, hosted by Per Sundnes and Marte Stokstad.[6][7] The shows were televised on NRK1 as well as streamed online at NRK's official website nrk.no.[8]

Format[]

The competition consisted of five shows: three semi-finals on 8, 16 and 23 January 2010, the Last Chance (Siste sjansen) round on 30 January 2010 and a final on 6 February 2010. Seven songs competed in each semi-final and the top two entries proceeded directly to the final, while the songs that placed third and fourth proceeded to the Last Chance round. The two fifth-placed acts from the semi-finals with the most votes also proceeded to the Last Chance round as wildcards. An additional two entries qualified from the Last Chance round to the final. The results in the semi-finals and Last Chance round were determined exclusively by public televoting. The results in the final were determined by public televoting and four regional juries.[9]

Competing entries[]

A submission period was opened by NRK between 6 July 2009 and 1 September 2009. Songwriters were required to hold Norwegian citizenship or have permanent residency in Norway. Collaborations with foreign songwriters were permitted as long as half of the composition were by Norwegian songwriters. NRK also reserved the right to choose the performers of the selected songs in consultation with the songwriters and directly invite certain artists and composers to compete in addition to the public call for submissions.[10] At the close of the deadline, over 1,000 submissions were received.[11][12] Twenty-one songs were selected for the competition by a jury panel. The competing songs were revealed on 27 November 2009, while the artists were revealed between 2 and 17 December 2009.[13][14][15][16] 30-second clips of the competing entries in each semi-final were released on 4, 11 and 17 December 2009, respectively, while the songs in their entirety were premiered via radio on NRK P1 on 7, 14 and 20 January, respectively.[17][18][19][20]

Artist Song Songwriter(s)
A1 "Don't Wanna Lose You Again" Ben Adams, Mark Read, Christian Ingebrigtsen, David Eriksen
Alexander Stenerud "Give It to Me" Alexander Stenerud
Belinda Braza "Million Dollar Baby" Robin Nordahl, Frode Andersen, Gerard James Borg
Bjørn Johan Muri "Yes Man" Simone Larsen, Simen Eriksrud, Bjørn Johan Muri
Didrik Solli-Tangen "My Heart Is Yours" Hanne Sørvaag, Fredrik Kempe
Elisabeth Carew "Rocketfuel" Elisabeth Carew, Thomas Eriksen
Fred Endresen "Barracks on the Hill" Fred Endresen, Olaf Øwre
Gaute Ormåsen "Synk eller svøm" Gaute Ormåsen, Laila Samuelsen, Kim Bergseth
Hanne Haugsand "Don't Stop" Mariann Thomassen, Lars Erik Westby
Heine Totland "The Best of Me Is You" Heine Totland, Hans Petter Aaserud, Arne Hovda
Johnny Hide "Rewind Love" Julian Berntzen
Karoline Garfjell Rundberg "Tokyo Night" Aggie Frost Peterson
Keep of Kalessin "The Dragontower" Arnt "Obsidian" Grønbech, Torbjørn Schei, Vegar Larsen, Robin Isaksen
Lene Alexandra "Prima Donna" Jarl Aanestad, Simon Walker, Lene Alexandra
Maria Arredondo "The Touch" Rolf Løvland
Maria Haukaas Storeng "Make My Day" Merethe La Verdi, Mats Lie Skåre
Mira Craig "I'll Take You High" Mira Craig
Skanksters "Life Is Here Today" Arne Hovda
The Diamond "European Girl" Matias Tellez, Håkon Njøten, Axel Vindenes
Tomine Harket "Be Good to Me" Tommy La Verdi, Peter Ställmark
Venke Knutson "Jealous 'Cause I Love You" Laila Samuelsen, Alexander Kronlund, Lukas Hilbert

Semi-final 1[]

Seven songs competed during the first semi-final on 8 January 2010 at Hangar E of the Ørland Hovedflystasjon in Ørland.[21] "Make My Day" performed by Maria Haukaas Storeng and "The Dragontower" performed by Keep of Kalessin qualified directly to the final, while "Synk eller svøm" performed by Gaute Ormåsen and "Yes Man" performed by Bjørn Johan Muri proceeded to the Last Chance round.[22][23] On 25 January 2010, "Rewind Love" performed by Johnny Hide was revealed as one of the two fifth-placed entries with the most votes and proceeded to the Last Chance round as a wildcard.[24]

Semi-final 1 – 8 January 2010
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Gaute Ormåsen "Synk eller svøm" Siste Sjansen
2 Lene Alexandra "Prima Donna" Out
3 Johnny Hide "Rewind Love" Wildcard
4 Bjørn Johan Muri "Yes Man" Siste Sjansen
5 Elisabeth Carew "Rocketfuel" Out
6 Maria Haukaas Storeng "Make My Day" Final
7 Keep of Kalessin "The Dragontower" Final

Semi-final 2[]

Seven songs competed during the second semi-final on 16 January 2010 at Bodø Spektrum in Bodø. "The Touch" performed by Maria Arredondo and "Give It To Me" performed by Alexander Stenerud qualified directly to the final, while "Jealous 'Cause I Love You" performed by Venke Knutson and "The Best of Me Is You" performed by Heine Totland proceeded to the Last Chance round.[25] On 25 January 2010, "Life Is Here Today" performed by Skanksters was revealed as one of the two fifth-placed entries with the most votes and proceeded to the Last Chance round as a wildcard.[24]

Semi-final 2 – 16 January 2010
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Venke Knutson "Jealous 'Cause I Love You" Siste Sjansen
2 Skanksters "Life Is Here Today" Wildcard
3 Tomine Harket "Be Good to Me" Out
4 Hanne Haugsand "Don't Stop" Out
5 Maria Arredondo "The Touch" Final
6 Heine Totland "The Best of Me Is You" Siste Sjansen
7 Alexander Stenerud "Give It to Me" Final

Semi-final 3[]

Seven songs competed during the third semi-final on 23 January 2010 at Skien Fritidspark in Skien. "My Heart Is Yours" performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen and "Don't Wanna Lose You Again" performed by A1 qualified directly to the final, while "I'll Take You High" performed by Mira Craig and "Tokyo Night" performed by Karoline Garfjell Rundberg proceeded to the Last Chance round.[26]

Semi-final 3 – 23 January 2010
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Mira Craig "I'll Take You High" Siste Sjansen
2 Fred Endresen "Barracks on the Hill" Out
3 Belinda Braza "Million Dollar Baby" Out
4 Didrik Solli-Tangen "My Heart Is Yours" Final
5 The Diamond "European Girl" Out
6 Karoline Garfjell Rundberg "Tokyo Night" Siste Sjansen
7 A1 "Don't Wanna Lose You Again" Final

Last Chance round[]

The Last Chance (Siste sjansen) round took place on 30 January 2010 at the Sparta Amfi in Sarpsborg. The six entries that placed third and fourth in the preceding four semi-finals alongside the two wildcards competed and the results were determined over two rounds of voting.[27] In the first round, the eight entries competed in four duels and the winners of each duel were selected to proceed to the second round: "Yes Man" performed by Bjørn Johan Muri, "Synk eller svøm" performed by Gaute Ormåsen, "I'll Take You High" performed by Mira Craig and "Jealous 'Cause I Love You" performed by Venke Knutson.[28] In the second round, the four entries competed in two duels and the winners of each duel, "Yes Man" performed by Bjørn Johan Muri and "Jealous 'Cause I Love You" performed by Venke Knutson, proceeded to the final.[29][30]

First Round – 30 January 2010
Duel Draw Artist Song Result
I 1 Skanksters "Life Is Here Today" Eliminated
2 Bjørn Johan Muri "Yes Man" Advanced
II 3 Gaute Ormåsen "Synk eller svøm" Advanced
4 Heine Totland "The Best of Me Is You" Eliminated
III 5 Johnny Hide "Rewind Love" Eliminated
6 Mira Craig "I'll Take You High" Advanced
IV 7 Karoline Garfjell Rundberg "Tokyo Night" Eliminated
8 Venke Knutson "Jealous 'Cause I Love You" Advanced
Second Round – 30 January 2010
Duel Draw Artist Song Result
I 1 Bjørn Johan Muri "Yes Man" Final
2 Gaute Ormåsen "Synk eller svøm" Eliminated
II 3 Mira Craig "I'll Take You High" Eliminated
4 Venke Knutson "Jealous 'Cause I Love You" Final

Final[]

Eight songs consisting of the six semi-final qualifiers alongside two qualifiers from the Last Chance round competed during the final on 6 February 2010 at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo.[31][32] 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: "Don't Wanna Lose You Again" performed by A1, "Yes Man" performed by Bjørn Johan Muri, "My Heart Is Yours" performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen and "The Dragontower" performed by Keep of Kalessin. In the Gold Final, four regional juries from the four semi-final and Last Chance round host cities awarded 2,000, 4,000, 6,000 and 8,000 points to their top four songs. The results of the public televote were revealed by Norway's regions and added to the jury scores, leading to the victory of "My Heart Is Yours" performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen with 466,675 votes.[33][34] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the interval acts featured a performance by Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest 2009 winner Alexander Rybak.[35]

Final – 6 February 2010
Draw Artist Song Result
1 A1 "Don't Wanna Lose You Again" Gold Final
2 Maria Haukaas Storeng "Make My Day" Eliminated
3 Venke Knutson "Jealous 'Cause I Love You" Eliminated
4 Bjørn Johan Muri "Yes Man" Gold Final
5 Maria Arredondo "The Touch" Eliminated
6 Alexander Stenerud "Give It to Me" Eliminated
7 Didrik Solli-Tangen "My Heart Is Yours" Gold Final
8 Keep of Kalessin "The Dragontower" Gold Final
Gold Final – 6 February 2010
Draw Artist Song Regional Juries Televoting Regions Total Place
Ørland Bodø Skien Sarpsborg Northern
Norway 		Western
Norway 		Central
Norway 		Southern
Norway 		Eastern
Norway
1 Bjørn Johan Muri "Yes Man" 6,000 4,000 4,000 2,000 3,139 10,871 32,488 30,840 75,836 169,174 4
2 Didrik Solli-Tangen "My Heart Is Yours" 4,000 8,000 8,000 6,000 10,027 31,567 67,056 113,998 218,027 466,675 1
3 Keep of Kalessin "The Dragontower" 8,000 6,000 2,000 8,000 4,855 15,492 41,257 46,457 109,103 241,164 3
4 A1 "Don't Wanna Lose You Again" 2,000 2,000 6,000 4,000 6,949 20,576 45,937 57,059 134,361 278,882 2

At Eurovision[]

As the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 and host of the 2010 Contest, Norway automatically qualified for a place in the final, held on 29 May 2010. In addition to their participation in the final, Norway was assigned to vote in the second semi-final on 27 May 2010.

Norway was drawn to perform 3rd in the final performed following Spain and preceding Moldova. The country placed 20th in the final, scoring 35 points.[36] The public awarded Norway 21st place with 18 points and the jury awarded 17th place with 61 points.[37]

Voting[]

Points awarded to Norway[]

Points awarded to Norway (Final)[38]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points  Estonia
6 points  Georgia
5 points  Denmark
4 points  Sweden
3 points
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by Norway[]

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