Latinorway

Oh, the Norwegian Grand Final! How it throws up some surprises! After the first part of the voting, the eight songs were whittled down to these four…

“CHICKEN RODEO” – Dusty Cowshit
“ROCKET RIDE” – Jannicke Abrahamsen
“WANNABE” – Crash
“VEN A BAILAR CONMIGO” – Guri Schanke

Yep, Infinity’s big club effort was eliminated, along with the mum pop of “Love On The Dancefloor”, the guitar riffs of “Maybe”, and (contrary to the bookies thoughts), the cheesy Eurovision pop of “Vil Du Ha Svar”. Of the four left, it seemed like “Chicken Rodeo” or “Wannabe” could win. But no. They finished 4th and 3rd respectively. Unlike Denmark, Norway didn’t make the wildcard entry their winner – that rules out “Rocket Ride”. Which means that Norway’s 2007 Eurovision Entry will be…

“VEN A BAILAR CONMIGO” – Guri Schanke

Good choice, Norway.

Even though this song is already loathed by many Eurovision fans, I think it’s fantastic! Especially to see the underdog come through too! “Ven A Bailar Conmigo” is a chirpy, upbeat, latino, flamenco song with a really, REALLY, memorable chorus. Musically, I don’t think this is going to be the best song of Eurovision 2007, but come May I think this could be a very dangerous song. I think it will qualify from the semi-final, and with a late draw and strong performance I really think this could challenge for the title! I could be showing some bias cos it really is my favourite song so far this year, but it’s so irresistible.
Maybe Dusty Cowshit lost out in the end, but well done Guri! I think you can do it!