Norway selects 3 entries for Eurovision 2012 national finalJanuary 29, 2012 - 17:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The second Semi-Final of the Norwegian national selection for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, Melodi Grand Prix, took place in the southern city of Larvik where eight acts competed for a place in the final, which will take place in Oslo on February 11. According to eurovision.tv, unlike previous years, there is no second chance round in this year's competition and to compensate three entries instead of two have qualified to the final. These were: Plumbo - Ola Normann - 1st Place; Tommy Fredvang - Make It Better - 2nd Place; Malin Reitan - Crush - 3rd Place. Although 5 of tonight's 8 acts have not qualified for the final, all hope is not lost. A tenth place in the final line-up will be up for grabs and one of the non-qualifiers from Ørland, Larvik or Florø will receive a wildcard. Last week in Ørland, Nora Foss Al-Jabri, The Carburetors and Reidun Sæther successfully claimed their places in the final after a spectacular show. Norway will perform in the second half of the second Semi-Final of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, which is being held at the Baku Crystal Hall, Azerbaijan, on May 24. In 2011 Norway did not manage to qualify to the final so whoever wins Melodi Grand Prix will have the honor of trying to beat this result. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |