Every Great Artist Is Someone We Look Up To!

It's now only three days until Norway's MGP kicks off on Saturday and, Hurrah! The first heat has got a girl group in it! There hasn't been a proper girlband in MGP since Velvet Inc's triumphant performance in 2009 so we're very excited to see whether former Norwegian X Factor contestants Saima Irén Mian, Lise Viktoria Hagen, Ingri Rønning and Hanne Rindal Ree can match those schlager icons. Oh my god, it's time for ANOTHER schlager interview. It's Irresistible!!!

Schlagerboys: What is your MGP song like? The producers of Blue's "I Can" are involved – does it sound like that?

Irresistible: Our MGP song "Elevator" is a song with lots of attitude and it is a mixture of dance and pop, with a little twist of R'n'B. Blue's "I Can" is a great song, but "Elevator" is pretty different. Our song is rough, and a bit more up tempo.

SBs: Have you been taking notes from the fabulous Velvet Inc's performance in MGP 2009? Their performance of "Tricky" is the seminal Eurovision girlband performance – will your performance in Ørland have as much strutting, big hair, fabulous shoes and wind-machines as Velvet Inc's?

Irresistible: Some of the effects will be the same, and some of them very different. One of the girls in Velvet Inc is actually our choreographer for MGP 2012, and she has of course inspired us a whole lot.

SBs: OMG how fabulous! The Velvet Inc legacy lives on! We're hoping for lots of strutting; remember the best attitude is given in a strut (see Carola's "Evighet" and Velvet Inc just before the glitter cannon bit).Have you decided what your outfits will be like?

Irresistible: Our outfits are set, but we would like to keep it a secret until we hit the screen.

SBs: Oooh, we like secrets! How exciting! You look fabulous with the golden glittery facepaint in the photo on the MGP website. Will that be the look you’ll be going for in Ørland?

Irresistible: Thank you so much! We will surely be glamorous, but to fit the song it will contain a bit more attitude.

SBs: .You took part in Norwegian X Factor in 2010 and one of the judges was schlager icon Elisabeth Andreassen. What was your X Factor experience like and did Elisabeth give you any Eurovision hints and tips?

Irresistible: To be a part of the Norwegian X-Factor was a great experience we wouldn't be without. We learned how the music business works and how to do a good performance under pressure. Elisabeth Andreassen was one of those who gave us tips about this, and we will take them with us to the MGP stage. X-Factor also made us learn a whole lot about ourselves, and who we want to be as a girlgroup.

SBs: Well, you can't go wrong with Bobbysocks! Besides preparing for MGP, what else have you been doing since appearing in X Factor? What are your plans for the future (besides representing Norway at Eurovision, of course)?

Irresistible: Since X-Factor we've been working a lot in the studio, preparing our first album and getting a lot of connections in the music industry. Besides representing Norway in Eurovision, our goal is to reach the international market and make great music. We've already managed to get attention from countries like Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, which we really appreciate and find very exciting!

SBs: Besides Elisabeth do you have any other Norwegian Eurovision icons?

Irresistible: Our Norwegian Eurovision icons would naturally be Velvet Inc and Charmed. But every great artist is someone we look up to.

SBs: Do you have a message for the readers of Schlagerblog?

Irresistible: We would just like to say that we hope you like our song and performance. And if you do, please help us reach the top! Representing Norway in the Eurovision song contest would mean the world to us!

Fabulous! Good luck on Saturday Irresistible, and see you in the Spektrum in February!