She is the only one of the five in Alessandra Meili’s stage team who will dance and sing.
– It’s tough. But I feel like I’ve done it thousands of times now — and just trained and found exactly the places I needed to breathe to make it happen, Norvik tells NTB.
The last few weeks have been devoted to hard training, while running and singing at the same time.
– I’ve been trying to get in shape, she explains.
Here, Norway qualifies to the final as the last country.
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Doing with weights
Before the last meeting at NRK before leaving, she had not trained on the fluorescent tubes, which are part of the parade.
– But I did some weights that I found at home, because there is a lot of movement, the dancer explains.
Melody did not take part in the Norwegian Grand Prix final performance, but was brought in before the international Eurovision final.
- Watch Norway’s semi-final performance:
Joy mixed with terror
Rebekka Norvik has experience as a dancer in, among others, music videos, local stage productions and “Stjernekamp” on NRK. This will be her first Eurovision performance.
– I’ve heard from others that it’s fun to participate in. I look to the future. It’s joy mixed with horror, she says.
This year the Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Liverpool.
– I was here once before on a football trip revealing the artist.
The question is whether there is time this time to go to a football match.
– no I do not think so. And it doesn’t matter either!
biggest performance
In total, it is estimated that Eurovision shows will reach 200 million people.
– It is important not to fail. This is the biggest performance I’ve ever seen. It’s a pretty amazing opportunity to get involved, says Rebecca Norvik.
She did not bring her family or friends to Liverpool.
– I’m traveling alone but I know some other dancers and have worked with them before. I also know some songwriters, Norvik explains.
At home in Hønefoss, the President, friends and family are all having their own Eurovision parties.
Norvik says everyone will watch and cheer.
The Norwegian delegation was able to celebrate its place in the final on Tuesday.
Photo: Vetle Nielsen/NRK
Host Great Britain
The United Kingdom is the host country for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, with Ukraine co-hosting the contest.
Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra scored a resounding victory at last year’s competition in Turin, but Russia’s invasion of the country made the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) choose Britain as the venue for this year’s competition.
Norway and Alessandra Meili with the song “Queen of Kings” lead the list of potential winners, but Sweden and Lorraine are still the main favorites.
About 200 million people gather in front of the TV screen, when the world’s largest music show is broadcast live from Liverpool in Great Britain.
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