Okay so MGP (Melodi Grand Prix) [i.e. the Norwegian selection for Eurovision] was fucking just so bril this year. So here are my final results.
I followed the actual draw of MGP this year, but with a minor difference. In the actual MGP, there was only 1 round of Televoting that selected the 2 Finalist and 2 Second chance songs. Then the top 2 5th place songs were awarded a Wild Card to the second chance round.
I used two round of Televoting to chose my 2 Finalists and 2 Second Chance Songs, but like the actual MGP, my 2 top 5th place songs were awarded wild cards.
Key -
Final
Semi Final
Wild Card
Number - Title (Translation) - Round 01 - Round 02 - Place
Semi Final 01 -
01 - Guns And Boys - 65 823 - 82 917 - 4th
02 - Daisy - 53 542 - X - 5th
03 - Vardlokk (Calm Call) - 64 158 - 98 836 - 2nd
04 - Alt Du Vil Ha (Everything You Want( - 47 992 - X - 6th
05 - Jobbe Litt Mindre Og Tjene Litt Mer (Work A Little Less And Earn A Little More) - 23 254 - 7th
06 - Trenger Mer (Need More) - 88 751 - 113 459 - 1st
07 - Not That Easy - 69 815 - 86 524 - 3rd
Comments -
Trenger Mer had me from the very start. Always and forever. Over time, Vardlokk has grown on e at the same time that Not that easy has ungrown on me.
To Final -
To Second Chance Round -
Semi Final 02 -
01 - I'll Be Yours - 75 492 - 91 374 - 3rd
02 - You Can Depend On Me - 34 247 - X - 7th
03 - Hungry For You - 64 771 - 88 998 - 4th
04 - Sand - 37 478 - X - 6th
05 - Oh Oh (Puppy) Love - 57 150 - X - 5th
06 - You're Like A Melody - 107 934 - 134 761 - 1st
07 - Allergic - 68 954 - 102 817 - 2nd
Comments -
Of course "You're Like A Melody" won. Because it's just the best. It touches me. Chooseing between "Allergic" and "Ill be yours" is an eternal struggle, but both are in my final. Whatever else i chose, they are both in my final. "Hungry for you" can never be more than 4th. And of course, i just adore "Puppy Love"....so it gets a second chance.
To Final -
To Second Chance Round -
Wild Card -
Semi Final 03 -
01 - Nothing Remains - 26 195 - X - 7th
02 - Gone With The Wind - 77 458 - 102 354 - 2nd
03 - SOS - 58 761 - 83 517 - 4th
04 - Like Dreamers Do - 49 834 - X - 6th
05 - Dance Tonight - 71 993 - 73 259 - 3rd
06 - Haba Haba - 97 942 - 116 354 - 1st
07 - Fire Below - 55 815 - X - 5th
Comments -
Of course, "Haba Haba" is my winner, for it's just amazing. Gone with the wind takes 2nd, for now. But "Dance Tonight" is fast on it's heels. SOS gets 4th and i guess Fire Below gets 5th
To Final -
To Second Chance Round -
Wild Card -
Second Chance Round -
The 2 Advancing songs were chosen in 2 Rounds. In the First Round, the 8 Songs were divided into 4 Pairs. In each Pair, a Televote chose the advancing song. In the Second Round, the 4 Songs were divided into 2 Pairs. In each Pair, a Televote chose the advancing song.
Round 01 -
Pair 01 -
01 - Guns And Boys - 72 815 - 1st
02 - Fire Below - 56 259 - 2nd
Pair 02 -
01 - Not That Easy - 88 920 - 2nd
02 - Hungry For You - 93 257 - 1st
Pair 03 -
01 - Puppy Love - 69 185 - 2nd
02 - Dance Tonight - 108 429 - 1st
Pair 04 -
01 - I'll Be Yours - 97 520 - 1st
02 - SOS - 52 418 - 2nd
Round 02 -
Pair 05 -
01 - Guns And Boys - 42 015 - 2nd
02 - Dance Tonight - 123 482 - 1st
Pair 06 -
01 - Hungry For You - 98 524 - 2nd
02 - I'll Be Yours - 103 259 - 1st
Comments -
"Dance Tonight" and "I'll Be Yours" are just fucking amazing.
Final -
In the Final, i chose my winner in 2 Rounds of voting. In the First Round, i awarded points 3 times, whenever i felt comfortable awarding points. The first time, i divided 200 points between the songs. The Second time, i divided 600 points between the songs. The Third time, i divided 600 points between the Songs. The 4 Songs with the most points advanced to the Second Round. In the Second Round, i divided 200 points between the songs 3 times and 400 points between the songs 5 times.
Round 01 -
01 - Vardlokk - 21 - 81 - 29 - 131 Points - 6th
02 - Dance Tonight - 29 - 121 - 42 - 192 Points - 4th
03 - You're Like A Melody - 32 - 132 - 159 - 323 Points - 1st
04 - I'll Be Yours - 09 - 14 - 22 - 45 Points - 8th
05 - Gone WIth The Wind - 25 - 59 - 60 - 144 Points - 5th
06 - Haba Haba - 35 - 105 - 172 - 312 Points - 2nd
07 - Trenger Mer - 34 - 70 - 90 - 194 Points - 3rd
08 - Allergic - 15 - 18 - 26 - 59 Points - 7th
Round 02 -
01 - Dance Tonight - 51 31 49 103 66 54 63 109 - 526 Points - 4th
02 - You're Like A Melody - 47 64 23 147 87 207 94 123 - 792 Points - 1st
03 - Haba Haba - 68 83 76 82 139 48 118 90 - 704 Points - 2nd
04 - Trenger Mer - 34 22 52 68 108 91 125 78 - 578 Points - 3rd
OK. So I'm at my house and I have medium speed internet, which makes watching multiple videos difficult. But I did sample some of your tops, and here are my thoughts:
ReplyDeleteDance Tonight - I like it! I like the song, the beat, I like that the band is onstage and live, I love the girl guitar player. I love the main singer's dress and hair combo. The song puts me off only a little because it switches back and forth between languages, but other that that I like.
You're Like A Melody - I love that you love this song. I don't like the guitar in the beginning (even though it is bedazzled) because I feel this is not the right kind of song for a guitar. But once it goes - LOVE. I love her dress, I love her voice, LOVE the background singers. And wind machine! YES!
Trenger Mer - I liked this song. I wish I understood it, but the song was cool. I loved the outfits. And can we say amazing hand choreography??
Haba Haba - Basically my fav. I love the song, love her dancers and singers, love her. It's sio fun and pump uppy. My only complaint is that I dont like her dress. I wish that tail thing was just gone. But other than that I love it. :)