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. It was one of the finalists of Melodi Grand Prix 2013 in a bid to represent Norway in the

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, Sweden. It has been described as a

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song. The song advanced to the Top 10 finals and was chosen as one of four songs for the Gold Final. It eventually finished runner-up, the winner being

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and her song " I Feed You My Love". Despite "Bombo" not winning the final nomination, it went straight to number 2 on the Norwegian

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chart after her performance, reaching the top of the charts the week after. It participated in the 2013 OGAE Second Chance Contest and won the competition with 151 points, 29 points over the runner-up, "E se poi" by Malika Ayane. The track also scored the 2013

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reaching the highest score on the history of the Award as well as the largest distance from the second placed song. "Bombo" was certified Gold in Sweden.

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{{authority control 2013 songs Number-one singles in Norway 2013 singles Songs written by Andreas Romdhane Songs written by Josef Larossi Songs written by Ina Wroldsen Macaronic songs Song recordings produced by Quiz & Larossi Melodi Grand Prix songs of 2013