Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

The 50th Melodi Grand Prix was held until 12 February 2011 of January 15. He was used to find the Norwegian contribution to the Euro Vision Song Contest 2011 in Dusseldorf. After three semifinals, a second -chance round and the grand finale, the singer Stella Mwangi Haba Haba title went with her out as the winner.

• 2.1 First semifinal
• 2.2 Second semifinal
• 2.3 Third semifinal

• 4.1 vote

System

For the Melodi Grand Prix 2011, the system of the previous years was maintained. For three semifinals, each with seven contributions qualify for a phone consultation per the two songs with the most votes for the grand finale. Place 3 and 4 get a place in the Second Chance round (Norwegian Siste Sjansen ). The two fifth-placed songs that reach the highest percentage of votes, have a place in the second -chance round. This is structured according to the knockout system. The eight participants will be divided into four duels. The winners progress to the second round, in the emerge of two duels, the final two qualifiers.

In the final, the four most popular contributions are determined by the viewers at first, the move into the Super Final. The vote in the Super Final - unlike in the preliminary rounds - divided. In addition to the two regions ( Northern, Western and Southern Norway and Eastern Norway and Trøndelag ) divided Phone standings right from the audience hall in Oslo Spektrum and four regional juries. These are located in the four host cities of the semi-finals and the Siste Sjansen and can point numbers 2000, 4000, 6000, 8000 awarded.

Contributions could be submitted until 15 September 2010; in total there were 700 entries. The first nine songs were announced November 22, 2010 at a press conference, the remaining twelve a week later.

Venues

Semifinal

First semi-final

Second semi-final

Third semifinal

Siste Sjansen

Final

Vote

Euro Vision Song Contest

Since Norway was not part of the Big Five (those countries with the highest financial contribution to the competition, ie Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom ) nor the host of the Euro Vision Song Contest 2011, it had to qualify first by one of the semi-final. Stella Mwangi thus occurred on the start position 02 in the first semifinal. She was assisted by two female and three background singers.

In the competition Mwangi Haba Haba reached in the first semi-final only the 17th place with 30 points, so different from pretty much. This is due to the national juries, the result of which flows to 50 % to the overall result of a country. Here they also reached number 17, while she would have qualified with the ninth place among the spectators. Before the contest, Mwangi was considered one of the favorites for the overall win, so the from was quite surprising in the semifinals. Haba Haba was the first contribution to the Euro Vision Song Contest, which contains text in Swahili.