2012 entry - NORWAY: Stay - Tooji

DRAW: Semi 2 (16) 

Norway, like all years, have hosted the MGP (Melodi Grand Prix) to select the person to wave their flag. As always a high standard show with great songs. The favorite and the eventual winner was Tooji and his song is called Stay.

Stay is going to make the final in my opinion, but i can't see a crystal ball that is going to tell me the ESC 2013 will be in Oslo again. For me, it is a professional song, modern, ethnic and interesting - but it is also a noisy headache of a song. There are comparisons to Popular from Sweden last year that i believe are unjustified. I'm starting to like it quite a bit.

Countries over the last decade - Part VII

So - only 10 countries left to count down to. Of the twelve, we have ESC winners of the last decade, others that are just consistent, and some that have had a mix.

ESC 2011 #18: NORWAY - Haba Haba - Stella Mwangi

[rating before - 7th; after - 19th]


I love the Norwegian songs - I've always loved them (except that thing with the Colombian boy with the Chicago Bulls shirt - poor). Haba Haba - interesting, exciting, joyful, pleasant - but it was definitely not my favorite song from Norway this year. I was hoping for 'Not that easy' or 'Dance tonight'. It didn't happen.





Stella, cheeky little minx, presented herself at the ESC. I expected this to make the final and I thought this because there was great enthusiasm for it in the hall and they threw glittery paper into the air. So when it didn't I was surprised much like everyone else. Oh well.