Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
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Norway chose their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 during Melodi Grand Prix 2007. Actress turned singer, Guri Schanke, won the right to represent Norway with the song "Ven a bailar conmigo". The selection process consisted of four semi-finals and a final on 10 February 2007. The first 3 semi-finals each contained 6 songs with the top 2 songs qualifying for the final, while the 3rd and 4th placed songs went forward to the 4th semi-final where they had a second chance to qualify for the final. Guri Schanke was the televoters' favourite, earning over 30,000 more votes than the song in second place. Her song has been described as a sexy Latin dance number.
Guri Schanke was born on 14 December 1961 and has had an impressive career. She began her repertoire in theater and quickly expanded to musicals, television series, and concerts. She became more prominent in 2005 when she reached second place in the Norwegian version of Dancing with the Stars.
Norway participated in the semi-final on 10 May in Helsinki, performing nineteenth in the competition, following Macedonia's Karolina Gočeva with "Mojot Svet" and preceding Malta's Olivia Lewis with "Vertigo". The song finished eighteenth in the competition, thus missing out on a top-ten position which would have secured a place in the finals.
[edit] Result of National Final
For the full results, see the main article: Melodi Grand Prix 2007.
| № | Singer | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dusty Cowshit | Chicken Rodeo | 68965 | 4 |
| 2 | CRASH! | Wannabe | 70203 | 3 |
| 3 | Guri Schanke | Ven a bailar conmigo | 108541 | 1 |
| 4 | Jannicke Abrahamsen | Rocket ride | 78433 | 2 |
[edit] See also
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
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