Charmed was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

girl band.

Overview

The group Charmed made their debut in the Norwegian national final of the

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with the song "

My Heart Goes Boom Norway was represented by three-member girl group Charmed, with the song "My Heart Goes Boom", at the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 13 May in Stockholm. "My Heart Goes Boom" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi G ...

". Charmed were three girls in their mid-twenties:Oddrun Valestrand, Lise Monica Nygård, and Hanne Kristine Haugsand. Valestrand is a dancer and an all-round performer. Nygård writes her own lyrics. Haugsand is a dancer and a singer. After winning the

Melodi Grand Prix Melodi Grand Prix (), commonly known as Grand Prix and MGP, sometimes as Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix ( no, Norsk Melodi Grand Prix), is an annual music competition organised by Norwegian public broadcaster Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK). It dete ...

they represented

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in the

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and finished in 11th position. Hanne participated in 2006 as a solo act in the Melodi Grand Prix with "Heaven's In Your Eyes". She didn't proceed to the final. She also participated in 2010, again without getting to the final. Lise Monica featured in a duet as a guest

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on the drum and bass ballad "Without U" featured on the album ''Poquito Loco'' by

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References

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