Live: Melodi Grand Prix second semi-final

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Tonight the second semifinal of Norway’s “Melodi Grand Prix” heads to the next city; Larvik. The Norwegian national selection for this years’ Eurovision Song Contest will see 8 acts compete in each semifinal, with three going to the final every week. The show will be hosted by Per Sundnes and Marte Stokstad.

Norwegian viewers will be able to vote by calling 829 4900X (‘X’ being the song’s draw number) or by sending an SMS of the song’s draw number to 26600. All votes cost 5kr each.

Line Up:

01. Cocktail Slippers – Keeps On Dancing
02. Isabel Ødegård – I’ve Got You
03. Tommy Fredvang – Make It Better
04. Rikke Lie – Another Heartache
05. Malin – Crush
06. Plumbo – Ola Nordmann
07. Minnie-Oh – You And I
08. Rikke Normann – Shapeshifter

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Good evening Europe! Welcome to the second semifinal of this year’s Melodi Grand Prix, the Norwegian competition for Eurovision Song Contest. Tonight it’s the second semi-final of MGP, which has headed to Larvik. After last year’s disappointment result in Eurovision, the Norwegian broadcaster has revamped MGP with the intent to pick the best entry for this year’s contest. To make a quick recap, there are going to be performing eight semi-finalists tonight, where only three will be qualifying for the Grand Final.

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Watch the show below by clicking the screen:

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Song 1: Cocktail Slippers – Keeps On Dancing

Opening the show is girl rockband the Cocktail Slippers. The lead singer is very confident on stage and she is wearing a red dress and dancing with the backing singers of the band. The stage is dimmed blue and pink for the performance. The vocals are very strong and overall the performance is very energetic.

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Song 2: Isabel Ødegård – I’ve Got You

I Got You is the second entry of tonights show, which is a beautiful entry from Isabel. Isabel performs her entry in a white dress and she is accompanied on stage by a piano and violins. The presentation is haunting and emotional – this will have a good effect on the audience. A very possible finalist.

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Song 3: Tommy Fredvang – Make It Better

Next on stage is another up tempo entry, but this time it’s pop! It’s time for Tommy to Make It Better! Tommy sings very strong and grabs the crowd’s attention with the performance. Tommy is dressed in black and the stage is lit up with bright lights during the performance. The entry is catchy – a probable finalist.

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Song 4: Rikke Lie – Another Heartache

Rikke Lie is next on stage and is wearing a big white dress with a very creative design. She’s joined on stage by several violinists, which creates a great atmosphere for her presentation. The vocals aren’t the best, but Rikki gets through the performance.

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Song 5: Malin – Crush

Malin’s ‘graduated’ to the senior MGP this year, after she’d represented Norway in Junior Eurovision back in 2005 with the third placed entry “Sommer og skolefri”! Her entry tonight ‘Crush’ is very catchy and features good choreography and strong vocals. A very strong performance indeed!

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Song 6: Plumbo – Ola Nordmann

Next is one of the favourites to win this year’s Norwegian selection – Plumbo! The catchy rock tune features pipes and catchy melodies which makes the song a strong contender to take out this year’s MGP. The vocals are very strong and the band gives a typical rock performance. It will be a shock if this isn’t one of tonight’s qualifiers!

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Song 7: Minnie-Oh – You And I

Minnie-Oh is on stage now with her techno-pop entry You And I! The performance of the song is very creative indeed and features some glow in the dark choreography and some ‘Daft Punk’ looking musicians. A very unique and interesting, but catchy entry!

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Song 8: Rikke Normann – Shapeshifter

Next on stage is Rikke, who sang “Not That Easy” in MGP 2011 alongside Åste, who is singing Shapeshifter as a soloist this year! Shapeshifter is a very strong pop entry which features strong choreography and great vocals. After the performance we see Åste in the audience cheering on Rikke!

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Stay tuned for the results at 21:25!