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'''''Good Evening, Europe!''''' is a national final song for the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. It was performed by [[musical theatre]] singer [[Birgitte Einarsen]] in the Norwegian [[Melodi Grand Prix]] 2003, where it ended third, placing after [[Jostein Hasselgård]] and [[Alf Poier|Alfie]]. Birgitte performed the song at a concert during [[Europride|EuroPride]] 2005 in [[Oslo]].
The song is an uptempo [[disco]] tune. As the title indicates, ''Good Evening, Europe!'', the song plays on the phrase used every year when the Eurovision hosts are addressing the millions of televiewers across Europe. The lyrics have plenty of references to the contest and lyrical parts are direct "steals" or copies of Eurovision song titles, and/or lyrics, plus songs performed by famous Eurovision participants like [[ABBA]].
''Good Evening, Europe!'' is composed by [[Arve Furset]], who among other songs also penned Jostein Hasselgård's ''[[I'm Not Afraid To Move On]]'' which placed fourth at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2003]] in [[Latvia]].
==Allusions==
*[[Carola Häggkvist|Carola]] [[Fångad av en stormvind|(Captured in a lovestorm)]]
*[[Charlotte Nilsson]] ([[Take me to your heaven]])
*[[ABBA]] ([[The winner takes it all]])
*[[Charmed (group)|Charmed]] ([[My Heart Goes Boom]])
*[[Katrina & The Waves]] ([[Love Shine a Light]])
*[[Olsen Brothers]] ([[Fly on the wings of love]])
*[[Ruslana]] ([[Wild Dances]] ; [[The Same Star]])
[[Category:Melodi Grand Prix songs]]
[[Category:English-language Norwegian songs]]
[[Category:2005 songs]]