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Norway In The Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Silent Storm (song), Silent Storm" written by Josefin Winther. The song was performed by Carl Espen. The NRK, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) organised the national final ''Melodi Grand Prix 2013'' in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. 15 entries competed in the national final that consisted of three semi-finals and a final. Nine entries ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 15 March 2014 where the winner was determined over two rounds of public televoting. The top four entries in the first round of voting advanced to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of public televoting, "Silent Storm" performed by Carl Espen was selected as the winner with 53,712 votes. Norway was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 8 May 2014. Performing during the show in position 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Espen
Carl Espen Thorbjørnsen (born 15 July 1982), better known as simply Carl Espen, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter, who represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with his song "Silent Storm". Background Carl Espen was born in Bergen in 1982. The oldest of three siblings, he grew up on the island of Osterøy. He spent two years with the Norwegian Armed Forces and was stationed in Kosovo, before returning to Norway to take up work as a craftsman. Music career Espen's first performance was at a singing contest when he was 17. 2014–present: Eurovision Song Contest In 2014, Espen was announced as one of the contestants in Melodi Grand Prix 2014, Norway's selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, with the song "Silent Storm". The song was written by Espen's cousin, Josefin Winther. On 9 March 2014, he qualified from the third semi-final, proceeding to the final. In the final on 15 March 2014 at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, he progressed to the Sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In My Dreams (Wig Wam Song)
"In My Dreams" was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Wig Wam. The song is a glam metal number, in keeping with the band's view that "rock'n'roll is the new schlager". Lead singer wonders whether his relationship is "real or just a fantasy", and tells his lover that he is "scared of waking up and you'll be gone / face the truth and I'll be all alone", a fear that he puts to rest by suggesting that they should "get into the groove" and live for the moment. The performance was as flamboyant as the music suggested, with the band dressed variously in grey spandex or wearing a military hat among other things. Paying tribute to the Orange Revolution which had taken place in host country Ukraine the year before, Glam attached an orange banner to his microphone stand. As Norway had not finished the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in the top ten, the song was performed in the semi-final. Here, it was performed thirteenth, following 's Suntribe with " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarjei Strøm
Tarjei Frugård Strøm (born October 26, 1978) is a drummer for the Norwegians, Norwegian rock groups Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band and Datarock. He also co-hosted the radio show 'Sexy' on Norwegian radio channel NRK P3, along with Totto Mjelde. Bands Ralph Myerz and The Jack Herren Band The band was formed in 1997 when Erlend Sellevold asked for people to play percussion with him during a party in Bergen. Thomas Lønnheim and Tarjei Strøm showed up through a combination of mutual contacts and high-school friendship. Supposedly a one-time-event, they had so much fun playing together that they decided to form a band, and Ralph Myerz & The Jack Herren Band was formed. After releasing a 7" and a 12" on the Norwegian record label Tellé Records. Those limited releases were followed by some attention from magazines and dj's around Europe, including Dimitri from Paris who included the track "Nikita" on one of his Playboy Mansion CD-compilations. In 2002 they were signed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NRK P3
NRK P3 is a nationwide digital radio channel operated by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). It was established as NRK's third radio channel in 1993 and was the result of the NRK radio channel reform initiated in 1992 by radio director Tor Fuglevik. All NRK's radio stations are gradually digitized during 2017 and transmitted via DAB+ and internet only. Programming NRK P3 focuses on youth culture: principally music, together with humour, entertainment, and health education. Over the years NRK P3 has fostered entertainers including Thomas Numme, Steinar Sagen, Kristopher Schau, Kari Slaatsveen, Jørgen Strickert, Anne Lindmo and Espen Thoresen. Its notable programs include ''P3 Sessions'' that airs own-produced concerts live. Started in 2003, it has an average of 100,000 listeners. It was the traditional home of '' Radioresepsjonen'' until late 2010 (after which a single-season TV version was made for NRK3), and then from 2011-2014, after which the show was mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NRK1
NRK1 (pronounced as ''"NRK en"'' or ''"- ein"'') is the main television channel of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). History Test broadcasts started on 12 January 1954, regular test broadcasts began on 13 April 1958, and regular broadcasts started on 20 August 1960, formally opened by King Olaf V. At the time, there were plans to increase its transmitter network to cover 80% of the country by 1970. It is Norway's oldest and largest television channel and was the country's only free-to-air television channel until the launch of TV 2 in 1992. The channel was formerly known as NRK Fjernsynet (NRK Television), but its name was colloquially abbreviated as just NRK or Fjernsynet ("the television"). On 1 September 1996, the channel was renamed NRK1 due to the launch of NRK2 that day. Programming Besides its productions, the channel also broadcasts co-productions with other Nordic countries through Nordvision, as well as a significant amount of programmes from English- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Solbakken
Erik Solbakken (born 17 November 1984) is a Norwegian television presenter. Solbakken hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 together with Haddy Jatou N'jie and Nadia Hasnaoui. Career Solbakken trained as a journalist at Volda University College and has worked for the state-owned Norwegian broadcaster NRK, hosting multiple children's shows including ''Barne-tv'', ''Julemorgen'', '' Krem Nasjonal'', and ''Superkviss'', as well as ''Barnetimen for de minste'' on NRK P2. In 2011, Solbakken hosted the prestigious sports award show Idrettsgallaen with Haddy N'jie from Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre which was broadcast live on NRK. In 2011, he hosted the Eurovision Young Dancers competition in Oslo. Alongside Jenny Skavlan, Solbakken hosted Melodi Grand Prix, the Norwegian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, in 2013 and 2014. See also * List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual international song competition, held every yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Skavlan
Jenny Ebbing Skavlan (born 3 June 1986) is a Norwegian model, actress, television presenter, and author. She started her career by appearing in a television commercial for Pizza Grandiosa in 2007. She has since appeared in such films as '' Fatso'', '' Dead Snow'', ''Børning'', and ''Tomme Tønner''. In 2008 Skavlan participated as a celebrity dancer on '' Skal vi danse?'' on Norway's TV2. In 2012 she wrote a book, ''Sy om'', about her passion for sewing. Life and career Skavlan grew up on the Bygdøy peninsula in the Frogner neighborhood in Oslo. Her father, Jørgen Skavlan, is a doctor and her mother is a costume designer and textile artist; she is the niece of the talk-show host Fredrik Skavlan. Skavlan studied at Fagerborg Upper Secondary School, where she played the lead role in the traditional Fagerborg revue show two years in a row. Skavlan later moved to Copenhagen, where she studied theatre at Borups Højskole. Skavlan made her film début at the age of eight a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodi Grand Prix
Melodi Grand Prix (), commonly known as Grand Prix and MGP, sometimes as Norsk Melodi Grand Prix, is an annual music competition organised by Norwegian public broadcaster (NRK). It determines for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1960. The festival has produced three List of Eurovision Song Contest winners, Eurovision winners, Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, a non-winning televote winner and nine top-five placings for Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest, Norway at the contest. However, Norway holds the record for the number of entries who have come last since entering Eurovision; 12 in all. Despite this, the competition still makes considerable impact on music charts in Norway and other Nordic countries, with the 2008 winner topping the Norwegian charts. Origins The Eurovision Song Contest began on 24 May 1956 with its first edition in Lugano, Switzerland. Norway's first contest was the fifth, the . The first Melodi Gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Feed You My Love
"I Feed You My Love" is a song recorded by Norwegian singer Margaret Berger. The song was written by Karin Park and MachoPsycho and produced by MachoPsycho. It is best known as Norway's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden. The song competed in the second semi-final on 16 May 2013 and qualified for a spot in the final on 18 May 2013. In the final, the song received the top score of 12 points from three countries (Denmark, Sweden, Finland), and finished fourth overall with a total score of 191 points. Composition "I Feed You My Love" is an electronic and electropop song written in B minor and set in common time. The song has a sparse arrangement over lush strings and starts with a dark electroclash riff that contrasts with Berger’s delicate vocals. The introduction of drums halfway through the first verse and synthesized strings during the chorus help provide build. According to lyricist Karin Park, the song is "about having the courage and strengt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway In The Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song " I Feed You My Love" written by Karin Park, Robin Lynch and Niklas Olovson. The song was performed by Margaret Berger. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) organised the national final ''Melodi Grand Prix 2013'' in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden. 21 entries competed in the national final that consisted of three semi-finals and a final. Ten entries ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 9 February 2013 where the winner was determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round of voting, a public televote exclusively selected the top four entries to advance to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of voting, "I Feed You My Love" performed by Margaret Berger was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from three regional jury groups and a public vote. Norway was drawn to compete in the second semi- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Berger
Margaret Berger (born 11 October 1985) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, music director, and DJ. She made her debut on Sony BMG after she placed second on the second season of '' Norwegian Idol'' in 2004.Hoffman, K. Ross. Review"">"Chameleon > Review" AllMusic. Retrieved 16 December 2008. She released the studio albums ''Chameleon'' (2004) and '' Pretty Scary Silver Fairy'' (2006). Berger represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, finishing in fourth place with the song " I Feed You My Love". Biography Early years Margaret Berger was born on 11 October 1985 in Trondheim and grew up in Hitra Municipality, where she lived for twelve years. She sang in a gospel choir and began writing her own songs at the age of twelve. Berger studied music at Heimdal videregående skole. She made her debut as a lyricist with the local band Slim Void with the song "In Company With Bottles" on their album ''Slim Void'' released on a local label. 2004: ''Idol'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hold On Be Strong
"Hold On Be Strong" is a song performed by Norwegian singer Maria Haukaas Storeng, written by Mira Craig. It was presented by in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ..., Serbia. Eurovision Song Contest The song was elected through the Melodi Grand Prix 2008 on February 9, where she received the highest number of votes from both the televoting and the jury, with 77,566 votes more than the runner up. On 20 May 2008 Storeng performed the song in the first semi-final of Eurovision, and won a place in the final. It was the last song performed on the night before the voting began. It finished in 5th place with a total of 182 points, thus being the highest ranking Western European song of the year. The backing singers for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
