Today marks the date of the release of the first national compilation of songs competing for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest as the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix cd hits the stores. At the same time all the entries have been made available online through online newspaper an.no.

The artists for Stavanger are:

Podium- Lystgass
Tinkerbells- Hold On
Nicholas Carlie- Colliding
Ann-Mari Anderson- Andagazzi
Michelle- Baby don't stop the music
Veronica Akselsen- Am I supposed to love again

The line up forthe semi final in Kongsvinger :

ZumaAlways Always
Cube-Would you spend the night with me
Anne HvidstenA little more
Crash!-Get up
Sven Garås- I'm in love
Maria Haukaas Storeng- Hold on be strong

The line up for the semi final n Bodø is as follows:

AvalancheTwo monkeys (on the roof)
Maria TrøenHear when I'm calling
Ole IvarsSom i himmelen
Lene AlexandraSillycone valley
Torstein Sødal- Eastern wind
King Of Trolls- Far away

You can listen to all the songs here.

A special thank you to Celvin Ruisdael for his contribution.


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