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Who are Subwoolfer? Norway's Eurovision act mystery with Ylvis and A1 star target of theories

Ahead of Saturday's final whole lot of mystery is surrounding Subwoolfer, Norway's act for this year's Eurovision Song contest, with some fans adamant that Ben Adam from A1 is one of the singers in disguise.

As soon as Subwoolfer won Norway's national final to determine the country's entry for Eurovision 2022, speculation was rife as to who they people were hiding within the giant yellow and suited wolf disguises, with Masked Singer style guessing going on on social media. And predictions as to who Subwoolfer's singers actually are intensified further on Tuesday night when they took the stage for Eurovision semi final 1.

Currently in the top 10 of the Eurovision winner odds, Norway battled it out with other well fancied countries like Greece, Ukraine and Moldova in the first heat, with 10 nations advancing through to Saturday's Eurovision grand final and they were among the semi final qualifiers.

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Coverage of the first semi final broadcast in the UK BBC Three, with Rylan Clark and Scott Mills on hosting duties, as this year's Eurovision hosts including popstar Mika took the reins from Turin's Pala Olimpico arena. And, it was during the BBC broadcast that Rylan dropped the bombshell that he knew who they were, before swiftly changing subject.

Who are Subwoolfer in Eurovision?

Subwoolfer from Norway singing Give The Wolf A Banana performs during rehearsals at the Eurovision Song Contes (AP)

There has been a lot of speculation that the brightly coloured wolves are another reincarnation of comedy duo Ylvis, brother Vegard and Bård Ylvisåker, who scored a worldwide hit with their insanely catch song What Does The Fox Say? This theory is backed up by the fact that Subwoolfer as signed to Universal, the same label as Ylvis.

However for all those who think that its Ylvis hiding in Subwoolfer's costumes, there are plenty of others who think that one of the wolves is Ben Adams from A1. While its Ben's bandmate Christian who is Norwegian, the group as a whole, have strong links with Norway. And the thing that clinched the Ben theory for many Eurovision fans was when Subwoolfer spoke at a Eurovision party in London and they were sure it was Ben's voice.

If it is indeed Ben in one of the costumes, he has been doing a good job at trying to throw people off the scent, by posting pictures that have nothing to do with Eurovision, including one on his Instagram with the caption 'Getting ready for summer.'

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