storeng competed in the first semi-final on 20 may 2008, performing 9th in the running order, following slovenia and preceding poland. for her performance she wore a mid-length blue dress, and was accompanied on stage by three female backing singers and two male backing singers, dressed in black and blue. the stage was filled with blue light, and a starry background was shown on the led screens surrounding the stage. at the close of the voting storeng received 106 points, placing fourth in a field of 19. norway received points from all voting countries in the semi-final except for greece. as such, storeng qualified to the final of the contest, after being the last name to be pulled out of envelopes revealing the 10 qualifying entries.