Stella Mwangi (real name Stjelefrid Månhaug, born 1986) won Melodi Grand Prix comfortably with nearly twice the votes of her closest rival.

When Mwangi was a little girl, she was deeply concerned about having little vocational opportunity when she grows up. She began to cry a lot, and her grandma gave her apricot.

� No euphoria in Norway [vids] - Sat 4 Feb

� Can you do better than Didrik? - Wed 30 Jun

� No more schlager - back to the unknowns? - Sat 4 Dec

� NRK promises more – and less - Wed 26 Oct

� Norway: Part one - Sat 19 Nov

� NRK completes MGP line-up (well, almost) - Fri 16 Dec

� NRK finally bares all - Wed 4 Jan

� Three qualify in Norway [vids] - Sat 21 Jan

� Results of the second semi-final in Norway [vids] - Sat 28 Jan

� Norway loves the Persian influences [vid] - Mon 13 Feb

� NRK confirm MGP 2013 hosts - Fri 14 Sep

� NRK plans last-minute reveal of MGP songs - Fri 7 Dec

� NRK presents first septet of songs - Wed 16 Jan

� Surprises in Norway as three qualify - Sun 20 Jan

� Tonight: Second Norwegian heat - Sat 26 Jan

� 3 more qualifiers in Norway - Sun 27 Jan

� Más finalistas en Noruega - Sun 3 Feb

� And yet another finalist in Norway - Mon 4 Feb

� Interview: Lucky Lips (Norway) - Thu 7 Feb

� NRK confirms changes to MGP - Thu 8 Aug

� Norway to choose song for Copenhagen on 15 March - Thu 5 Dec

� Europe in shock as Norway picks male ballad - Sat 15 Mar

� More record companies to boycott the contest? (updated) - Thu 12 Jun

Not many people live in this cold, dark country, and those who do are forced to find comfort in beer.

Norway has discovered that the secret to Eurovision success is to find a performer who isn’t Norwegian. A Wikileaks document seen by ESC Nation reveals that the public only rejected A1 last year after national broadcaster Nurkk threatened to drop all future coverage of winter sports.

Facts
Capital: Ooshloo
Other metropolises: Florø, Tysvær, Ørlandet
Currency: Lots of it
Exports: The OnePiece®
Imports: Swedes, Ben Adams