Concert opened with Tine Thing Helseth on trumpet playing Mitt lille land
http://www.nrk.no/video/tine_thing_helseth_apner_minnekonserten/F76A7B794C03BAC0/
The day-long Memorial ceremonies and concert for victims of Oslo and Utöya were dignified and respectful, sweet and beautifully-produced by NRK-TV, which I watched via SVT Play, and came under overcast skies that produced no rain
Day-long Memorial ceremonies and concert for victims of Oslo and Utöya were dignified and respectful, sweet and beautifully-produced by NRK-TV, under overcast skies that produced no rain drops but some obvious tear drops; Bruce Springsteen and Little Steven surprise crowd with appearance and performance of "We Shall Overcome"; #Oslo, #Utöya, #Norge
SVT Play offers LIVE online coverage of Sunday's one-year Memorial ceremony for victims of Oslo and Utöya attacks, at 3 a.m. Eastern U.S./Canada and 8 a.m. BST; Memorial concert from Oslo's Town Hall, also via SVT Play, will be 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern U.S./Canada and 7:00-8:30 p.m. BST; #Oslo, #Utöya, #Norge ♥
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Til ungdommen (To Youth) - LIVE, National Day of Remembrance for Oslo & Utøya; Minnesceremoni, Spektrum, Oslo, Norway, August 21, 2011, http://youtu.be/gKZa6hNFouw
Sissel followed Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's heartfelt speech with this great performamce of "To Youth," which concluded the afternoon's memorial program that was full of heartache and tears.
My August 23,
Update on singer Chris Medina -Interviewed on TV4's Nyhetsmorgon on performing at funeral for Utøya massacre victim who loved his song, his new album, and life since American Idol made him well-known; a guy you clearly have to root for!
TV4's Nyhetsmorgon, Abbey Road LIVE -Chris Medina talks about his music
with co-hosts Jenny Östergren and Peter Lindgren. December 14, 2011.
http://www.tv4play.se/nyheter_och_debatt/nyhetsmorgon?title=sangaren_chris_medina_om_sin_musik&videoid=2119478&utm_medium=sharing&utm_source=permalink&utm_campaign=tv4play.se
TV4's
After watching this, I'm convinced: singing & dancing flash mob across the U.S.A. during Super Bowl's halftime would be more fun than watching Madonna
Madcon - Glow - 2009 Eurovision Song Contest Flashmob Dance Finale (HD), Oslo, Norway. May 2009. http://youtu.be/32lpdFS7rPM
It starts a little slow, I'll grant you, but at 2:19, as the cameras leave the arena, then, serendipity...
After watching this, I'm convinced that a televised singing and dancing flash mob across the U.S.A., during the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show, would be MUCH MORE






