Despite hosting MGP , Storeng was rumoured to be one of the participants in the Swedish preselection for Eurovision 2009 Melodifestivalen . She was rumoured to be competing in the contest as a duet with another former Eurovision artist , Anna Sahlene , who represented Estonia in 2002 with " Runaway " . Due to conflicting dates with her hosting duties with MGP , the only possible semi-final she could compete in was the final semi-final , held one week after the final of MGP 2009 . This news was confirmed by Sveriges Television ( SVT ) , with Storeng and Sahlene competing in the fourth semi-final , held on 28 February 2009 , with the song " Killing Me Tenderly " . The duo failed to qualify to the final of Melodifestivalen 2009 , placing seventh in the semi-final
Melodifestivalen 2009
Melodifestivalen 2009
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008