Norway was represented by

Christine Guldbrandsen Christine Guldbrandsen (born 19 March 1985 in Bergen, Norway) is a singer who is best known internationally for being the Norwegian entrant in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. She has released three albums in Scandinavia: ''Surfing in the Air'', ...

in the

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with the song "Alvedansen". The song is written and composed by Christine Guldbrandsen, Kjetil Fluge and Atle Halstensen.

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 2006

''Melodi Grand Prix 2006'' was the Norwegian national final that selected Norway's entry for the

. Three semi-finals, one Last Chance round and a final were held between 13 January and 4 February 2006

Semi-finals and Last Chance round

* The first semi-final took place on 13 January 2006 at the

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in Alta. "Here for the Show" performed by

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and "Lost and Found" performed by

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and Geir Rønning qualified directly to the final, while "Misled" performed by Kirsti Carr and "Sunshine" performed by Arlene Wilkes advanced to the Last Chance round. "My Dream" performed by Christina Undhjem and "Tonight" performed by Mocci Ryen were eliminated from the contest. * The second semi-final took place on 20 January 2006 at the Nordlandshallen in

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. "Absolutely Fabulous" performed by Queentastic and "I Hear Music" performed by Hans-Petter Moen and Kim Arne Hagen qualified directly to the final, while "The Better Side of Me" performed by Ovi Martin and "I Wanna Be" performed by Jannicke Abrahamsen advanced to the Second Chance round. "Heaven's in Your Eyes" performed by Hanne Haugsand and "Too Much Love" performed by Marit Strømøy were eliminated from the contest. * The third semi-final took place on 27 January 2006 at the Framohallen in

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. "Alvedansen" performed by

and "Dreaming of a New Tomorrow" performed by

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qualified directly to the final, while "Saturday" performed by

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and "Like A Wind" performed by Veronica Akselsen advanced to the Second Chance round. "Shut Up and Kiss Me" performed by Phung and "Paparazzi World" performed by Kathrine Strugstad were eliminated from the contest. * The Last Chance round ''(Siste sjansen)'' took place on 3 February 2006 at the Spektrum in

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. "Saturday" performed by

and "Like a Wind" performed by Veronica Akselsen qualified to the final.

Final

Eight songs competed during the final on 4 February 2006 held at the Spektrum in

. The winner was selected over two rounds of public televoting. In the first round, the top four entries were selected to proceed to the second round, the Gold Final: "I Hear Music" performed by Hans-Petter Moen and Kim Arne Hagen, "Absolutely Fabulous" performed by Queentastic, "Alvedansen" performed by

, and "Lost And Found" performed by

and Geir Rønning. In the Gold Final, the results of the public televote were revealed by Norway's five regions and led to the victory of "Alvedansen" performed by

with 77,568 votes.

At Eurovision

Norway automatically qualified to the grand final, because it was on the top 11 last year. She performed fifth, following

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and preceding

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and finished in 14th place with 36 points. As Norway failed to reach the top 10 in the final, the country was forced to compete in the semi-final of the 2007 contest.

Voting

Points awarded to Norway

Points awarded by Norway

References

External links

Full national final on nrk.no
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