Source: NRK
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Norwegian broadcaster NRK has just announced that Lise Karlsnes and her entry “Sailors” will sail to the Melodi Grand Prix final after receiving the lucky wildcard.

Lise Karlsnes performed in last Saturday’s semifinal, the third heat, with the song “Sailors”, but was unable to finish within the top three to make the final. However, the NRK appointed jury made up of Stian Malme (project leader of MGP, NRK), Per Ole Hagen (music rights manager at NRK), Mats Borch Bugge (Music Director for P3), Odd Arvid Strømstad (executive producer MGP, Eyeworks Dinamo), Pia Basberg (producer MGP, Eyeworks Dinamo) and Mattias Carlsson (MGP director, Eyeworks Dinamo) decided Lise deserved to make the final.

Lise Karlsnes, is best known in the Norwegian music scene as the frontwoman of Norwegian band Briskeby. The band has had success with their debut album “Jeans for Onassis”, which sold 130,000 copies and included hit singles “Propaganda”, “Wide Awake” and “Cellophane Eyes.” After being informed of her qualification, Karlsnes said; “Yes! I have great amount of love and inspiration of being in the semifinal in Florø – and now there is more!”

The February 11th final will contain a total of ten entries, made up of three qualifiers from each semifinal plus the wildcard. The lineup, in order of appearance, is as follows;

1. Tooji – “Stay”
2. Reidun Sæther – “High On Love”
3. Lise Karlsnes – “Sailors”
4. Plumbo – “Ola Nordmann”
5. Malin Reitan – “Crush”
6. Nora Foss al-Jabri – “Somewhere Beautiful”
7. The Carburetors – “Don’t Touch The Flame”
8. Petter Øien & Bobby Bare – “Things Change”
9. Yaseen & Julie Maria – “Sammen”
10. Tommy Fredvang – “Make It Better”

Stay tuned!