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Norway: Tooji Wins Melodi Grand Prix With “Stay”

Wiwi’s readers correctly predicted that model-turned-pop-star Tooji would win Melodi Grand Prix 2012 with his song “Stay.” The latte-colored eye candy will now represent Norway at Eurovision 2012 in Baku!

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“Stay” lyrics — Tooji (Eurovision 2012, Norway)

Posted on February 12, 2012April 18, 2012
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Watch Tooji perform “Stay” at Melodi Grand Prix 2012 and read the lyrics now!

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Poll Results: Tooji Will Win Melodi Grand Prix 2012 with “Stay”

Posted on February 10, 2012February 11, 2012
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Wiwi asked who you guys wanted to see win Melodi Grand Prix 2012, and you answered “Tooji!” The “Stay” singer captured 30% of all votes, putting him well-ahead of voluptuous…

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Poll: Who Should Win Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix 2012?

Posted on February 6, 2012February 6, 2012
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byWilliam Lee Adams

The final of Melodi Grand Prix, Norway’s national selection for Eurovision 2012, takes place on Saturday, February 11. Who do you think has what it takes to get Norway back…

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National Selections 2012: Watch Live Streams from 19:55 CET Tonight!

Posted on February 4, 2012February 4, 2012
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byWilliam Lee Adams

National finals and semi-finals take place tonight in Sweden (Melodifestivalen), Norway (Melodi Grand Prix), Malta, Hungary and Lithuania. Here’s where to watch live web streams as the people of Europe…

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Melodi Grand Prix 2012: Results of Semi-Final #1

Reidun Sæther, the Carburetors, and Nora Foss Al-Jabri have advanced from the first Melodi Grand Prix semi-final in Ørland. They’ll compete in the February 11 final against six other acts who advance…

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Watch Dansk Melodi Grand Prix and Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix 2012

Posted on January 21, 2012January 21, 2012
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Saturday night is gonna be hot in northern Europe, y’all! Tonight Denmark will select its 2012 Eurovision contestant during its live Dansk Melodi Grand Prix broadcast, and Norway will stage…

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Norway: The Carburetors To Rock Melodi Grand Prix

If Danny Zuko from Grease and the Hells Angels had five love-children who later decided to form a band, they would’ve called themselves The Carburetors. Coincidentally, this is also the…

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WATCH: Stella Mwangi Releases Official Video for “Hula Hoop”

Posted on November 24, 2011November 24, 2011
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Stella Mwangi just dropped it like it’s hot! The Haba Haba singer has just released the fourth single from her album Kinanda. It’s called “Hula Hoop” and it is gonna…

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Melodi Grand Prix 2012: First Ten Acts Revealed

Posted on November 13, 2011November 20, 2011
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Norway went into mourning after 2011 Melodi Grand Prix winner Stella Mwangi crashed out during the first semi-final of Eurovision last May. But Norwegian broadcaster NRK has dusted itself off…

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WATCH: Stella Mwangi on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

Stella Mwangi showed Europe she could get down to African rhythms at Eurovision 2011. Now the Kenya-born Norwegian is proving she can do the paso doble and samba, too.

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Stella Mwangi: After First Semi-Final, Norway Cries—Then Dances

The audience inside the Esprit Arena went wild for Norway’s Stella Mwangi—but televoters and the jury didn’t. After her elimination during the first semi-final, Stella put on a brave face…

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Eurovision 2011: First Semi-Final Afterparty (PHOTOS and VIDEO)

After watching and reviewing the first semi-final at Eurovision 2011, Wiwi and Vebooboo high-tailed it to the EuroClub afterparty held at the Quartier Boheme restaurant-bar in Düsseldorf. Plenty of contestants…

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Eurovision 2011: First Semi-Final Recap

It’s late in Dusseldorf, but Wiwi and Vebooboo are working hard to report how things went down in Semi-Final 1.

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Eurovision 2011 Profile: Norway’s Stella Mwangi with “Haba Haba”

For folks living outside of Norway, the country conjures up images of well-to-do white people eating smoked fish and living large off state oil funds. But amid the sea of…

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Stella Mwangi Interview (Part 2): The “Haba, Haba” Singer on Gangster Rap, Lauren Hill and More!

In part one of our interview, Stella Mwangi dished on her Eurovision dress and why she wanted to compete at Eurovision 2011. In Part 2 of our interview below, the…

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First Semi-Final Odds: Azerbaijan or Hungary to Win, Russia Pushing Forward

The first ten acts competing in the first semi-final rehearsed this morning. That means bookies and oddsmakers will be busy re-calibrating their predictions for Eurovision 2011. As such, Wiwi…

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Stella Mwangi Interview (Part 1)

Posted on April 20, 2011June 25, 2021
byWilliam Lee Adams

Stella Mwangi is already a pioneer of Norway’s hip-hop scene, and soon she may become the first black woman ever to win Eurovision. In part one of our two-part interview,…

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Norway: Tooji Wins Melodi Grand Prix With “Stay”

“Stay” lyrics — Tooji (Eurovision 2012, Norway)

Poll Results: Tooji Will Win Melodi Grand Prix 2012 with “Stay”

Poll: Who Should Win Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix 2012?

National Selections 2012: Watch Live Streams from 19:55 CET Tonight!

Melodi Grand Prix 2012: Results of Semi-Final #1

Watch Dansk Melodi Grand Prix and Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix 2012

Norway: The Carburetors To Rock Melodi Grand Prix

WATCH: Stella Mwangi Releases Official Video for “Hula Hoop”

Melodi Grand Prix 2012: First Ten Acts Revealed

WATCH: Stella Mwangi on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

Stella Mwangi: After First Semi-Final, Norway Cries—Then Dances

Eurovision 2011: First Semi-Final Afterparty (PHOTOS and VIDEO)

Eurovision 2011: First Semi-Final Recap

Eurovision 2011 Profile: Norway’s Stella Mwangi with “Haba Haba”

Stella Mwangi Interview (Part 2): The “Haba, Haba” Singer on Gangster Rap, Lauren Hill and More!

First Semi-Final Odds: Azerbaijan or Hungary to Win, Russia Pushing Forward

Stella Mwangi Interview (Part 1)

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Let’s get lit, Eskilstuna! Melodifestivalen 2024 dates and cities revealed

North Macedonia: MRT’s proposed 2024 budget hints at possible Eurovision return

New music this week: Songs from Käärijä, Piqued Jacks, Alessandra and more

Estonia: Eesti Laul 2024 slashes second semi-final and will include “ordinary people” on selection jury

Katrina Leskanich: Live in London at Putney’s Half Moon (28 September)

Melodifestivalen 2024: Producers receive 2,624 song submissions

“I wallowed and I cried” — Mae Muller tells BBC Breakfast about her Eurovision reaction ahead of Sorry I’m Late album release

Benidorm Fest 2024: The 16 semi-finalists will be revealed on November 11

Eurovision 2024: Christer Björkman makes comeback as contest producer

New music this week: Songs from Teya & Salena, Kalush Orchestra, Salvador Sobral and more

Poll: Who should win the OGAE Song Contest 2023?

Liverpool: Eurovision 2023 special

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