- I have nothing here to do

It was in the summer that the former football player Mads Hansen lost a bet and had to make the play into a song. The ironic song "Sommerkroppen", which is all about plastic surgeries, was suddenly a landeplage.

Now is the song nominated for the coveted Norwegian grammy award in the category "the Year's song", and it is to the artist's surprise.

- It had taken surrealism to a further step if I now end with a Norwegian grammy-statuette at home. The chance of that is probably equivalent to nothing, but it is allowed to dream, " says Hansen to Dagbladet.

Fierce competition

In category competing him against artists such as Ina Wroldsen, Kygo, Astrid's and Alan Walker.

- I have of course nothing here to do. In any way.

At the press conference where the nominations were announced, he ran alone.

today I have felt a bit like he's new at school. Earlier in the day, we should eat lunch, and I knew not which table I could put myself in. "Here is the jazz-table, urban table, where I fit in?". I know the no, so I have felt a bit like a venneløst utskudd here today, " says Hansen.

VG-LISTA: Mads Hansen made his first stage performance with the song "Sommerkroppen" during the free concert VG-lista on the town Square in Oslo in the summer. Photo: Audun Braastad / NTB scanpix Show more Can nothing about music

Surrounded by the best artists and musicians felt not the former football player himself at home.

I looked around me and realized that I don't know who anybody is. It is not because they are not talented or famous, but because I can't anything about music, " he says, and laughs.

the Category's "song" is based on which tracks have been most popular in the last year. It is measured based on sales, streaming and how many times they have been played on the radio.

Norwegian grammy award 2018 will be held on Saturday, 30. march at Chateau Neuf in Oslo.

Won the award at the Vixen

The past year, Hansen criticized bloggers in social media to promote plastic surgery and retouching of images.

At Vixen Awards, is an awards ceremony for influensere and bloggers, he was also nominated for three awards - the year's influences in entertainment, this year's strong opinion, and the annual influences - something he himself was surprised.

He won the award for "this Year's strong opinion".

Sondre Justad can take the moon Back among the nominees

In 2015 won Emilie Nicolas the award "newcomer of the Year" and "Year popsolist" for their debut album. In addition, she received Gramostipendet of 250,000 nok.

In the year is her second album, "Tranquille Emile", nominated for the awards "the Year's pop singer" and the "Year album". To the Newspaper she says that she has not allowed themselves to be influenced by the pressure to follow up the debut success.

NOMINATED: Emilie Nicolas is nominated in the categories "Årets pop singer" and the "Year album". Photo: John T. Pedersen / Dagbladet Show more

I got good time on me to make the next album, and I had done it when I felt I was ready for it. It can be a tip to myself and others to take time, and not rush like that with everything in life, " she says.

Emilie Nicolas: - I no longer need to hide me Dagbladet Plus

She says the album is inspired by what she hears on yourself, and the things she herself has experienced. Nicolas is not particularly fond of traveling, and thrive best in the studio.

- If I don't want to fly around the world, so I don't do it. Then get the ones that I work with relate to it. It is really a little mercilessly from my side, " says Nicolas, and laughs.

She tells us that she has spent a year in the making "Tranquille Emile"-album.

- You will not get anything in return for the monetary, unless you go out and are touring. It is difficult with the music today, " she says.

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