Melodi Grand Prix 2006 • semi-finals

Statistics
Date(s)	Semi-finals 13 January 2006 20 January 2006 27 January 2006 Siste Sjansen 3 February 2006
Venue	Semi-finals Finnmarkshallen, Alta Nordlandshallen, Bodø Framohallen, Bergen Siste Sjansen Spektrum, Oslo
Host(s)	Synnøve Svabø Stian Barsnes Simonsen
Voting Method	100% Televoting

The top 2 songs in each semi-final progressed directly to the final. The 3rd and 4th placed songs competed in the Siste Sjansen round for two places in the final.

Semi-finals

Final

Semi-final 1
#	Artist	Song
1	Trine Rein	Here for the Show
2	Jorun Erdal & Geir Rønning	Lost and Found
3	Kirsti Carr	Misled
4	Christina Undhjem	My Dream
5	Mocci Ryen	Tonight (I Wanna Be With You)
6	Arlene Wilkes	Sunshine

Semi-final 2
#	Artist	Song
1	Queentastic	Absolutely Fabulous
2	Hanne Haugsand	Heaven’s in Your Eyes
3	Ovi Martin	The Better Side of Me
4	Marit Strømøy	Too Much Love
5	Hans-Petter Moen & Kim Arne Hagen	I Hear Music
6	Jannicke Abrahamsen	I Wanna Be

Semi-final 3
#	Artist	Song
1	Birgitte Einarsen	Saturday
2	Veronica Akselsen	Like a Wind
3	Phung	Shut Up and Kiss Me
4	Christine Guldbrandsen	Alvedansen
5	Kathrine Strugstad	Paparazzi World
6	Tor Endresen	Dreaming of a New Tomorrow

Siste Sjansen
#	Artist	Song
1	Kirsti Carr	Misled
2	Arlene Wilkes	Sunshine
3	Ovi Martin	The Better Side of Me
4	Jannicke Abrahamsen	I Wanna Be
5	Birgitte Einarsen	Saturday
6	Veronica Akselsen	Like a Wind