2 0 0 6 ▁was ▁chosen . ▁ ▁The ▁contest ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁February ▁ 4 ▁in ▁the ▁Os lo ▁Spe ktr um ▁and ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁Syn n ø ve ▁Sv ab ø ▁and ▁St ian ▁B ars nes ▁Sim ons en . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁comment ator ▁for ▁Norwegian ▁television , ▁J ost ein ▁Ped ers en , ▁played ▁a ▁role ▁as ▁side ▁comment ator ▁for ▁all ▁five ▁shows . ▁In ▁the ▁three ▁weeks ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁final , ▁four ▁qual ification ▁r ounds ▁were ▁held ; ▁three ▁semif inals ▁and ▁a ▁second - ch ance ▁round , ▁where ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁final ▁tick ets ▁were ▁given ▁out . ▁ ▁The ▁winner ▁was ▁Christ ine ▁G uld br ands en ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁" Al ved ansen ". ▁ ▁Swedish ▁domin ance ▁ ▁This ▁year , ▁NR K ▁received ▁ 5 8 6 ▁compos itions , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁numbers ▁ever . ▁However , ▁the ▁foreign ▁songs ▁exceed ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁this ▁total , ▁coming ▁mainly ▁from ▁Swedish ▁compos ers . ▁And ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁ 1 3 ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 ▁semi ▁final ▁entries ▁are ▁written ▁by ▁Sw edes . ▁However , ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁songs ▁at ▁M GP ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁were ▁written ▁by ▁Norweg ians . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁concept ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁initial ▁semi ▁final s ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁three ▁different ▁Norwegian ▁cities , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁successful ▁formula ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁the