the final of melodi grand prix 2008 was held on 9 february 2008 at the spektrum in oslo. the six direct qualifiers and the two "siste sjansen" winners competed in the final, where two rounds of voting selected the winner that would represent norway in the eurovision song contest 2008. a round of televoting selected the four songs that would progress to the "gold final", where a second round of voting, featuring both televoting and jury voting, selected the winner from these four songs.