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KEEP OF KALESSIN Featured On Norwegian Royal Mail Stamps

February 16, 2010

Norwegian extreme metal veterans KEEP OF KALESSIN took third place in the grand final of the national Eurovision Song Contest called "Melodi Grand Prix" which was held on February 6 at the Spektrum in Oslo.

As one of the artists featured in the competition, the band was featured on a special set of stamps issued by the Norwegian Royal Mail — an honor that is normally reserved for the royal family or historic figures.

KEEP OF KALESSIN, and the other "Melodi Grand Prix" finalists, were presented with the stamps at a small gathering at the home of "Melodi Grand Prix" host Per Sundnes on Friday, February 5.

According to Eurovision.tv, in order to choose Norway's song, three semi-finals were held in the towns of Ørland, Bodø and Skien, where two songs qualified directly to the final and a further two qualified to a second-chance round. This round was held in the town of Sarpsborg where two songs qualified to the final.

Of the eight songs performed on stage on February 6, four qualified via televote to a so-called Super-Final. From here four expert juries from the four semi-final host cities casted their votes followed by the regional televoting results. This wielded a landslide victory for DIDRIK SOLLI-TANGEN and his song "My Heart Heart Is Yours".

The final result was as follows:

01. DIDRIK SOLLI-TANGEN - "My Heart Is Yours"
02. A1 - "Don't Want To Lose You Again"
03. KEEP OF KALESSIN - "Dragontower "
04. BJØRN JOHAN MURI - "Yes Man"

Video footage of KEEP OF KALESSIN's performance from February 6 can be viewed below.

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