Norway

Three more acts are now known, augmenting the line up for next year's Melodi Grand Prix, including a big name in Norwegian showbusiness and a fond reunion with a former Norwegian entrant.

The line up for the semi final heats of Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix is starting to fill up very nicely, and it certainly looks like NRK have been doing their job thus far. Three more names have now been made known, bringing the total up to 16 acts so far of a total of 24. Another major name is among the latest three acts to join the fold.

Another 3 names have been revealed for next year's line up in Melodi Grand Prix 2012, bringing even more variety to the array of names in the running. The new names include a musical star, a former member of The Spin Doctors and a duo singing a tribute following the 22nd of July terrorist attacks in Norway.

Norwegian broadcaster NRK releases further details concerning the participants in next year's Melodi Grand Prix, with 9 artists now confirmed as having made it through the eye of the needle to reach the semi finals.

As we move further into November, more details have begun to emerge surrounding the artists that have made the grade in next year's Melodi Grand Prix. A further three artists are now known, two of which are quite well known in Norway.

Details are slowly staring to emerge from NRK surrounding some of the artists taking part in next year's Melodi Grand Prix. So far, there are some familiar faces and some not so known names in the running.

Norwegian broadcaster NRK has confirmed today significant changes to be made in their selection process for next year's entry to Baku. The biggest change to be made is the removal of the final chance round, but other changes have also been revealed.

The final for next year's final of the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix has now been confirmed as taking place on the 11th of February, at the same venue as last year, Oslo Spektrum.

Anita Skorgan and ex husband Jahn Teigen were for many years the darlings of the Norwegian music scene. They divorced but each managed to continue with their own successful careers. Things went wrong for Skorgan upon the release of her album Basic in 1990 leaving her pop career floundering.