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NORWAY

Song : "My Heart Is Yours" 
Performers : Didrik Solli-Tangen
Music & lyrics: Hanne Sørvaag & Fredrik Kempe

Running Order : #3 in the final

THIS YEAR'S ENTRY

 SELECTION
After a Top 5 result in 2008 and winning the contest in record-breaking fashion, it was no surprise that Norwegian broadcaster NRK opted for the same selection process, to choose the the host country's Eurovision entry for Oslo.

The first of three semi-finals began on January 8th, with two songs qualifying from each show.. The top two songs in each semi-final, chosen by televoting qualified for the final, while the 3rd & 4th placed songs progressed to a fourth semi-final where they had a second chance to qualify for the final.

Eight songs competed in thee Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix Final which was held on February 6th at the Spektrum Arena in Oslo and hosted by Marte Stokstad & Per Sundnes. The winner was chosen in two rounds of voting, the first to select the top four, and the second to select the winner. In the first round, televoting alone was used, while in the second round the winner was chosen by four regional juries and a second round of televoting.

 

 BIOGRAPHY
Didrik Solli-Tangen was born on a summer day twenty-two years ago outside of Porsgrunn, a town situated a couple of hours south west of Oslo, Norway. He had a typical Norwegian childhood and among his interests were off-road biking, skateboarding and of course, music.

At 15 years-old, Didrik formed a band with some friends and became a drummer. One day, the lead singer wanted some back-up harmonies, and he turned to Didrik. Didrik had discovered his voice; he started performing in front of classmates and family, and joined the local "high-school musical."

His father got Didrik a professional voice coach, Anders Vangen, the best vocal coach in the area. Didrik’s father wanted his son to move in a classical direction, but Didrik adamantly refused; he was heavily inspired by Robbie Williams and his likes. However, his coach slowly introduced him to great operatic singers and it didn`t take long before Didrik learned to hit the high "C".

Didrik is currently a full-time student at the highly acclaimed Barratt Due Institute of performing arts in Oslo. Didrik met composer Hanne Sørvaag at the Eurovision Song Contest pre-selections in Skien, Norway. She hails from Stavanger, Norway, and now lives in Stockholm, Sweden. Together with well-known Swedish tune-smith Fredrik Kempe she wrote Didrik’s entry to the national competition.

On February 6th 2010, Didrik won the national finale at Oslo Spektrum, and he feels honoured and proud to represent Norway in the European finals at Fornebu Arena on May 29th with "My Heart Is Yours".

 

 REACTION
"My Heart Is You" began a major  hit in Norway, after being selected for Eurovision but Didrik Solli-Tangen has done little international promotion. The Norwegian entry was an early pace-setter in fan polls and with bookmakers, but has tended to drift back in he rankings as we get closer to the contest and the song can now be backed at 28/1 to win.

 

 

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NORWAY AT EUROVISION

  • First entry: 1960
  • Number of previous entries: 48
  • Best result: Three time winners (1985, 1995, 2010)
  • Worst result: Last (ten times) failed to qualify (2007)

TEN YEAR FORM GUIDE

 

WEBMASTER REVIEW

"In a contest brim full of ballads, this is one of the more insipid and uninspiring of the type. he song takes almost two minutes to go anywhere and the goes over the top in the last minute, in an attempt to compensate. There's also a serious question mark over the performer, who at times doesn't appear to have the lower register to carry the song and I sense a certain smugness which grates with me. The huge local audience will help, but like Greece in 2006 and Russia 2009, I think he hist country will struggle to make the Top 10." - Keith Mills

AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW

"Given that Norway’s Eurovision legend Rolf Lovland wrote the phenomenally popular “You Raise Me Up” (along with our own Brendan Graham of course), I suppose I should not be all that surprised that Norway has decided to employ the mantra this year of “If it ain’t broke, why fix it?”. It goes without saying that “My Heart Is Yours” is very similar, but “You Raise him Up” itself is a complete copy of “Danny Boy”, so he that is without sin, etc! Didrik is a very pretty singer of what is a very good song. Of course it will all depend on his ability to sing it live in front of a massively partisan audience on the 29th May, but if he hits his notes, and the pyrotechnics start on cue, then this could easily make it two on the trot for Norway." - Dermot Manning (Ireland)