In autumn 2006 it became known that Sundnes from 2007 would take over the job as the commentator in Melodi Grand Prix and the Norwegian commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest , after Jostein Pedersen . Sundnes ' first shows were the Melodi Grand Prix 2007 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki , Finland . It was announced in December 2007 that Sundnes would not be commentating the 2008 Eurovision finals . The reason given was that both Sundnes and previous commentator Jostein Pedersen were strong personalities with a colorful language , and NRK wanted someone more anonymous , as they did n't want the commentator to overshadow the songs in the competition . Sundnes did however host the four Norwegian semi-finals and the final , in the national selection , Melodi Grand Prix 2008 . In 2009 he co-hosted , with Maria Haukaas Storeng ( the Norwegian representative at Eurovision in 2008 ) , the Melodi Grand Prix 2009 . In addition , he was also part of the team that followed Alexander Rybak to the Eurovision 2009 in Moscow , Russia . He will return to Melodi Grand Prix in 2010 as host as well , now joined by Marte Stokstad , and in 2011 as a host with Anne Rimmen
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Per Sundnes