The show

The programme to be broadcast on NRK1 will start at 19:55 CET and it will be aired live from the Spektrum Arena in Bodø. Thhe hosts will be Marte Stokstad and Per Sundnes. Seven acts are in the running and two of them will be chosen by televoting to move forward to the grand final in Oslo on 6th February. The third and fourth places entries will compete in the second chance round.

How to watch?

A webcast will be made available by NRK for international viewers here. The webcast will only be working once the shows starts.

The participants

Composer/Lyricist in brackets.

1. Venke Knutson – Jealous 'cause I love you
   (Laila Samuelsen, Alexander Kronlund, Lucas Hilbert)
2. Skanksters – Life is here today
   (Arne Hovda)
3. Tomine Harket – Be good to me
   (Tommy La Verdi, Peter Ställmark)
4. Hanne Haugsand – Don't stop
   (Mariann Thomassen, Lars Erik Westby)
5. Maria Arredondo – The touch
   (Rolf Løvland)
6. Heine Totland – The best of me is you
   (Heine Totland, Hans Petter Aaserud, Arne Hovda)
7. Alexander Stenerud – Give it to me
   (Alexander Stenerud)

Your opinion

• You can vote for your favourite song in our poll here.

In 2009, Norway was represented by Alexander Rybak, who won both the second semi final and the final with his song Fairytale. Norway is therefore the host country of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest and directly qualified for the final.