Upon request, today’s National Final Throwback takes us back to a time more recent, 2016 to be exact. It’s a song that received an incredible amount of hype, yet I’ll admit that I really haven’t heard this song much. The song I’m talking about is Afterglow, performed by Laila Samuels. To write this post, I’m…
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Norway have traditionally been fairly successful at Eurovision, and rarely do they miss a Grand Final. In 2016, unfortunately Norway did miss out on the Grand Final, so this year, they’re hoping to get back on track with JOWST featuring Aleksander Walmann and the song Grab the Moment. The song was chosen through a national…
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This year, Norway once again decided on a national final to decide upon their next Eurovision act. A record number of song submissions were received by the Norwegian broadcaster NRK, and out of the 1035 songs submitted, 10 were chosen to perform at Melodi Grand Prix. The 10 competing acts were: Ammunition – Wrecking Crew…
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All around Scandinavia, national finals are either in preparation, started or in Finland’s case, completed, but it’s been very quiet from Norway. Now, we know who will be participating in the national final which will be held on the 11th of March. The hosts of the show will be Line ElvsÃ¥shagen and KÃ¥re Magnus Bergh, who in…
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On the sixth day of Eurovision… With Norway winning the contest in 2009, it means today we’re heading off for a nice day trip to Oslo, where the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest was held. The contest was hosted by Erik Solbakken, Haddy N’jie and Nadia Hasnaoui in the Telenor Arena. This was the third…
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Eurovision has been a staple for many over the years, however with our participation in the contest now (semi) permanent, we can now have more of a chance than ever to get together with Eurovision fans and do all the fun stuff that the OGAE clubs do overseas. Only a few weeks back, I had…
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The EBU has now officially announced that there will be a record high 43 countries participating in Eurovision 2017 held in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. This equals the total from 2008 and 2011, which also featured 43 countries. The countries returning to the contest after absence include Portugal and Romania, who did not participate in…
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Norway debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest back in 1960, and since then, has won the contest three times, in 1985, 1995 and 2009. On the other end of the scale, Norway has also score no less than 11 last places, with 4 of those nul points. Today, we’re beginning our Norwegian Eurovision journey in…
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Winning Nations Who has the most amount of wins at Eurovision? Ireland currently holds the record of the most amount of wins, after winning seven contests. Ireland dominated during the 1990’s, after winning four contests in only five years – 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996. Coming a close second is Sweden, with a total of…
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There’s a sibling of Eurovision that many seem to forget, and that’s Eurovision Young Musicians. The contest has been running since 1982, and occurs every 2 years. The contest is for musicians 18 years or younger, and the chosen representative performs a piece of classical music of their choice accompanied by a local orchestra. A…
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