▁Swedish ▁Mel od if estival en ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁That ▁is ▁to ▁say , ▁the ▁semi ▁final ▁concept ▁in ▁Norway ▁is ▁new ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁NR K ▁has ▁decided ▁that ▁those ▁cities ▁which ▁were ▁awarded ▁with ▁the ▁concept ▁this ▁year , ▁will ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁host ▁one ▁semi ▁final ▁each ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁Final ▁ ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 6 4 , 6 9 3 ▁te lev otes ▁were ▁counted ▁in ▁the ▁super ▁final . ▁Both ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁songs ▁in ▁the ▁super ▁final ▁were ▁composed ▁by ▁Norweg ians , ▁despite ▁NR K ▁having ▁only ▁selected ▁five ▁songs ▁with ▁Norwegian ▁compos ers ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁ 1 8 ▁semi ▁final ▁entries . ▁ ▁Sp okes pers ons ▁Northern ▁Norway : ▁N ina ▁Bir g itte ▁Ein em ▁Central ▁Norway : ▁Krist in ▁H aug ▁Southern ▁Norway : ▁Kn ut ▁Kn ud sen ▁E igen land ▁Eastern ▁Norway : ▁Jon as ▁Br ø n na ▁Western ▁Norway : ▁ Ø y ver ▁Bak ke ▁ ▁Sem i - final s ▁ ▁Sem i - final ▁ 1 ▁ ▁Sem i - final ▁ 2 ▁ ▁Sem i - final ▁ 3 ▁ ▁S iste ▁S j ansen ▁round ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁site ▁ ▁NR K : ▁Mel odi ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁Category : M el odi ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁by ▁year ▁Category : E uro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Category : 2