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MGP 2009
Norway: Maria Haukaas Storeng will co-host Melodi Grand Prix
Maria is very happy to do the job: "This is such a big honour that I was asked to do it - and I am looking forward to taking the challenge.", she said. Along with Per Sundnes, who already presented the show in 2008, she will host the five live shows including three semi finals starting on 24th January, the second chance round on 14th February and the grand final at the Spektrum in Oslo on 21st February.
Maria Haukaas Storeng easily won the 2008 Melodi Grand Prix final getting almost 80,000 votes more than runner-up Torstein Sødal. With the song Hold on be strong, she finished 5th in the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade giving Norway its best placing since 2003. The song was a #1 hit in Norway and also entered the charts in Sweden and Denmark.
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SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GREEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT
C TROP CHENIAL
OK, but that Sundnes guy suxxxx big time.
I'm bored listenin to it in aaaall radio stations!!!!
Maria's song is so popular in Greece!!!
One of the best songs this year ! Maria was really marvelous !!!
Looking forward to seeing her again 
Maria's song was one of the best ! She deserved Top 3 ! Good luck with everything she does !
How great! It will be nice to hear something else then Per Sundnes' voice
Good luck!
Can't wait!
I had the honour to meet her personally in London and I can only say 1 thing, Waw what a woman. She's is so nice, sweet, beautiful and a real woman (if you know what I mean),.... And such a great voice,.... so deserved top 5
GO MARIA! great singer! great person! beautiful girl! talented! good luck!
This news has been out since friday last week. Wonder if it would have taken just as long time if this was something regarding the Swedish selection?
i love her so much!
I love her! Maria is a singing sensation, the best Norwiegan entry for years! I really think she should of won.
Oslo 2009... 
In 2008, better than her just Portugal and Ukraine of corse INHO
That's great! She seems like a really nice person. I loved "Hold On Be Strong."
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