NRK, the Norwegian broadcaster has announced the complete list of songs to participate in this year's Melodi Grand Prix, the country's preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Eighteen songs were initially scheduled to be selected for the semi finals but the number has increased to twenty one, due to the high quality of the submissions.

Seven songs will be competingin each of the three semi finals of the 2009 Melodi Grand Prix to be held in Kongsvinger on 24th January, Bodø on 31st January and Grenland on 7th February. All the song titles as well as the names of the creators have now been announced but the actual performers will be made known starting next week. According to the daily entertainment program "Spotlight", on TvNorge, Wenche Myhre is going to participate at the Norwegian Music Grand Prix of 2009. The Norwegian final will be held in the Oslo Spectrum on 21st February. This is the complete list of songs participating in the 2009 Melodi Grand Prix:

• Dikt Mæ En Himmel (Music: Svein Gundersen, Lyrics: Rolf Mokkelbost )
• Left right (Music and Lyrics: Mats Lie Skåre)
• Party (Music: Robin Nordahl and Thomas Ewel, Beats: William (Nasty Kutt), Lyrics: KeSera )
• Like an angel (Music and lyrics: Julius Winger and Ole Jørgen Olsen )
• Soul train (Music and lyrics: The Rebelettes)
• Carrie (Music and lyrics: Solgunn Ivana and Hans Petter Aaserud )
• Alt har en mening nå (Music: Thomas Thörnholm, Michael Clauss and Danne Attlerud, Lyrics: Jan Vincent Johannessen )
• Like you did (yesterday) (Music and lyrics: Janni Santillan)
• Te stein (Music: Bertil Bertelsen, Lyrics: Olav Nygaard, Morten Horn and Ronny Bertelsen)
• Shuffled (Music and lyrics: Jane Helen)
• Two of a kind (Music: Trond Andreassen, Lyrics: Trond Andreassen and Christian Bloom)
• Ride (Music and lyrics: Marte Wulff )
• Seven Seconds (Music: Simone Larsen and Simen Ériksrud, Lyrics: Simone Larsen)
• Men, men, men! (Music and lyrics: Hilde Marstrander)
• Do it again (Music and lyrics: Hanne Sørvaag and Harry Sommerdahl)
• Tricky (Music and lyrics: Hanne Sørvaag and N2, Niklas Bergwall and Niclas Kings)
• Find my girl (Music and lyrics: Alexander Stenerud)
• Fairytale (Music and lyrics: Alexander Rybak
• Sweeter than a kiss (Music and lyrics: Christian Ingebrigtsen and Laila Samuelsen)
• U look good (Music: Surferosa and Lars-Erik Westby, Lyrics: Mariann Thomassen)
• Butterflies (Music: David Eriksen, Lyrics: Tone Damli Aaberge, Mats Lie Skåre, Billy Burnette)