Eurovision 2016: Norway
Mar. 29th, 2016 06:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
passionpopPrevious Entries: 54
Wins: 3 1985 Bobbysocks - La det swinge
1995 Secret Garden – Nocturne
2009 Alexander Rybak – Fairytale
First Entry: 1960 Nora Brockstedt - Voi Voi
Most recent entry: 2015 Mørland & Debrah Scarlett – A Monster Like Me
National Anthem: No official anthem
2016:
Agnete – Icebreaker
Norway was stuck in the eternal quandary of Eurovision, should they send a Ballad or a pop-song. When trying to decide this you should not get your advice from TV ads for Tacos. “Why can’t we do both?” is not the correct response to the question of ballad or pop-song. Norway, why do I have to explain this! Aw Forget Norway
Agnete competed in the Nordic breakaway junior competition, MGP Nordic which ran in 2002 before the Nordic countries joined Junior Eurovision (JESC). The Nordic countries dropped out of JESC after the 2005 event because they were concerned about the ‘ethical treatment’ of the junior contestants (it had nothing to do with the fact that they lost twice to Eastern European countries and that even Spain was wiping the floor with the Nordic countries repetitively). So after restarting in 2006, MGP Nordic had their last contest in 2009.
This song won’t win. It will not come close. How it won the Norwegian national final (it got over 100 000 votes) has got me stumped.
Norway is just sticking with what they are good at this year and that is not winning Eurovision, They are much better at losing it. They started losing it in 1963 and they are experts at it now
Wins: 3 1985 Bobbysocks - La det swinge
1995 Secret Garden – Nocturne
2009 Alexander Rybak – Fairytale
First Entry: 1960 Nora Brockstedt - Voi Voi
Most recent entry: 2015 Mørland & Debrah Scarlett – A Monster Like Me
National Anthem: No official anthem
2016:
Agnete – Icebreaker
Norway was stuck in the eternal quandary of Eurovision, should they send a Ballad or a pop-song. When trying to decide this you should not get your advice from TV ads for Tacos. “Why can’t we do both?” is not the correct response to the question of ballad or pop-song. Norway, why do I have to explain this! Aw Forget Norway
Agnete competed in the Nordic breakaway junior competition, MGP Nordic which ran in 2002 before the Nordic countries joined Junior Eurovision (JESC). The Nordic countries dropped out of JESC after the 2005 event because they were concerned about the ‘ethical treatment’ of the junior contestants (it had nothing to do with the fact that they lost twice to Eastern European countries and that even Spain was wiping the floor with the Nordic countries repetitively). So after restarting in 2006, MGP Nordic had their last contest in 2009.
This song won’t win. It will not come close. How it won the Norwegian national final (it got over 100 000 votes) has got me stumped.
Norway is just sticking with what they are good at this year and that is not winning Eurovision, They are much better at losing it. They started losing it in 1963 and they are experts at it now