2016 Reviews – Norway – Agnete – Icebreaker

This year, after a national final, Norway is offering Agnete with the song Icebreaker. We haven’t seen the blonde beauty much on tour around Europe like the other artists, but maybe she’s saving everything she’s got for Eurovision? Here’s what we think of Icebreaker.. Icebreaker is an interesting song, because it’s almost like 3 songs…

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Agnete to sing Icebreaker in Stockholm!

Similar to previous years, Norway chose their Eurovision artist through a national final – Melodi Grand Prix, where this year, ten participants took to the stage. The show was broadcast from the Oslo Spektrum, which was the same venue which hosted Eurovision in 1996. This time around, Melodi Grand Prix was hosted by Silya Nymoen…

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Eurovision Semi-Final 2 Complete: Final Running Order Decided!

*Warning, this contains spoilers* Last night, the second semi-final of the 60th Anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Vienna. The line-up was strong, with many Eurovision fans struggling to pick their favourites! Nevertheless, after the voting was complete, Europe and Australia picked their top 10. Here are the next 10 finalists: Lithuania…

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2015 Reviews – Norway – Mørland & Debrah Scarlett – A Monster Like Me

Norway took us back to a time where the orchestra was a norm. Conveniently, they chose a song which compliments an orchestra perfectly. The song has a similar tone to last year’s entry, Silent Storm, which I still think to this very day was ripped off – totally should have been in the top 5!…

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Eurovision Throwback: Maria Haukaas Storeng – Hold On, Be Strong

Anita: Ah yes, let’s go back to 2008, my first year of watching Eurovision in its entirety, so I have to say that it’s quite a special year for me. As such, it seemed right to pick a song from 2008 for this week’s review. So let’s kick off this throwback series with Maria Haukaas…

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