Atle Pettersen has released his song “World on Fire”, his entry for the Norwegian Eurovision selection show.
Atle Pettersen is one of the six pre-qualified acts for the final of Melodi Grand Prix, and has released his song “World on Fire”. He will give his first live performance of the song tomorrow during the fourth semi-final.
The four artists competing in Semi-Final Four are:
- Landeveiens Helter – “Alt det der” (All that)
- KiiM – “My Lonely Voice”
- Royane – “Circus”
- Marianne Pentha & Mikkel Gaup – “Pages”
The remaining dates of the selection are as follows:
- Semi-Final Four – February 6
- Semi-Final Five – February 13
- Second Chance – February 14
- Final – February 20
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Norway debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960 and have won the contest three times – in 1985, 1995 and 2009. The country has the dubious record of finishing last the most times, eleven in total, and have received nul points four times. Norway last won the contest in 2009 when Alexander Rybak broke all records with his song “Fairytale”. He scored 387 points in the final, receiving 16 sets of 12 points and scoring points from every country.
