(MARIENLYST): Saturday 2. march goes this year’s Melodi Grand Prix-the finale of the stack, and Friday was the date set for the press conference with presentation of the artists who will compete to become this year’s Eurovision hopes from Norway.
And among the artists the presenters Kåre Magnus Bergh (40) and Heidi Ruud Ellingsen (33) shouted up on the stage, was Ingrid Berg Mehus (31).
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31-year-old, among other things, for several years has worked as nattklubbfiolinist, shall participate, with the song “Feel”, a song she has written together with two of his closest friends.
– the Intention and the content of the song here, even though we are different, have different opinions and background, I believe that there is a desire and a possibility that we can be here for each other, she said from the stage during the press conference.
Mehus is perhaps still best known as ekskjæresten to Alexander Rybak (32). It begins to be a few years since Norway’s population would know who Rybak song about the famous song “Fairytale”, as he went all the way to the top during the Eurovision finals in Moscow in 2009.
It was in fact Ingrid Berg Mehus was drømmedama Rybak song in the “Fairytale” during the voter turnout in 2009. He won also last year’s Melodi Grand Prix final, and made a comeback in Eurovision, with the song “That’s How You Write a Song,” which he ended on a 15. space with.
ran away WITH the VICTORY: Alexander Rybak went all the way to the top, with the song “Fairytale”, during the Eurovision song Contest final in Moscow in 2009. Photo: NTB scanpix Show more Received advice from Ryak
Now, ten years after the huge “Fairytale”-the success, it is Ingrid Berg Mehus’ turn to try their hand at the Eurovision song Contest – also she with the violin.
To Dagbladet tells the 31-year-old that she is looking forward very participation in sangkonkurransen, and is very happy that she gets to be a part of musikkfesten.
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Furthermore reveals Mehus that she has forhørt with ekskjæresten Alexander for advice prior to participation.
– I’ve gotten some fine advice, indeed, very general nice advice of a seasoned artist and a major artist in Norway. So it sets I really appreciate, ” says Mehus to the Newspaper.
On questions about when she learned that Alexander Rybak’s “Fairytale” was about her, she says:
– It was a little småsnakk about it, and then there were some who called me, and that was when it started.
GOT the ADVICE: Ingrid Berg Mehus tells to See and Hear that she has gotten some nice advice of ekskjæresten Alexander Rybak before the participation in the Eurovision song Contest. Photo: Lars Eivind Bones/ NTB scanpix Show more
Eksparet still have contact today, and Mehus tells us that she and Alexander are good friends.
What did you feel when Rybak won, was it a victory for you too?
I felt that all the Norwegian girls won, everyone is someone’s “Fairytale” and all are someone’s inspiration, answers Mehus.
rikskjendis
It wasn’t long before Jessheim-the girl was rikskjendis, after it became known that it was just her, the popular song was about.
She and Alexander had had a relationship when they were both fiolinelever on the Baratt Due institute of Music, and it was the inspiration behind the song “Fairytale”. The relationship lasted one year before Mehus did it end with the Eurovision star.
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To See and Hear the told Rybak in 2009 that he did not believe Mehus came with the MGP-participating.
I think not really she cares so much about it. Actually, to be honest, so is she the married, while I’m the antidote… But I really hope not she cares so much. For the first time I made not a song for her, but about her, so it really means that it is to everyone other than her, ” said Rybak.
the Song was therapy
When Alexander was in “Every time we meet” in 2014 he opened up about the huge success he experienced in the aftermath of the Eurovision victory. A frank Alexander told me that he wrote what would later become a superhit after a heavy break with his first girlfriend, Ingrid Berg Mehus.
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– the Whole song was really a great therapy for me for the look back on I had in the six years after my first love, ” said Rybak in the program.
After the victory came the hectic months with appearances and pressemøter and the young artist was determined to appreciate every moment in the aftermath of the competition.
– This is probably one of the biggest you’re going to experience in life and this, just enjoy, ” said Alexander at the time.
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