NRK, the Norwegian broadcaster, have announced the line up for the country's third regional final to be held in Bodø Spektrum on 28th January. The official compilation CD for Melodi Grand Prix 2008, will be the first official CD of the 2008 season to be made available for purchase on Monday, 7th January.

Melodi Grand Prix 2008 follows the same format as the two previous years with 3 regional semi finals, one last chance show and the grand final.

The line up for the last Norwegian regional final is as follows:

Avalanche- Two monkeys (on the roof)
Maria Trøen- Hear when I'm calling
Ole Ivars- Som i himmelen
Lene Alexandra- Sillycone valley
Torstein Sødal- Eastern wind
King Of Trolls- Far away

Those who can't wait to listen to the songs can already pre-order the compilation CD through our partner store cdon.com:

In 2007,Guri Schanke finished 18th in the semi final with Ven a bailar conmigo and therefore did not reach the final. The winner of Melodi Grand Prix 2008 will compete in one of the semi final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Belgrade.


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