Maria entered the qualifying rounds of the Melodi Grand Prix 2008 on 18 January and was voted through directly to the national final . In the final on 9 February , she received the highest number of votes from both the televoting and the jury , which made her the Norwegian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 , which was held in Belgrade , Serbia . The song finished fourth in the first semi-final and qualified for the final , which took place on 24 May . Maria and the song did very well in the final , ending up in fifth place
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Maria Haukaas Mittet