Norway: Interview with Lily Löwe from Melodi Grand Prix 2022! (Video)

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After the announcement of her participation in this year’s national final of Norway, Melodi Grand Prix 2022, Lily Löwe talks exclusively to EurovisionFun and Stella Gialetzi.

Lily Löwe is very happy with with the reception her song receives from the public, as this song is her debut in the Norway’s national final, MGP 2022!

“Bad Baby” is about the awareness, regarding who someone is in real life, in contrast to how good of a person we thought he is. When we wrote the song, we realized that it can be an “earworm” to whoever listens to it. 

Talking about her stage appearance in the semifinal, she said that there will be a prime presence of fire, however something will happen that she foresees the public will like, and she is really excited about it.

I will have my band with me on stage. All three of them are really good and we’ll have the time of our lives. I feel really lucky and blessed that they will be with me.

From the other competing songs, the one she stands out, is that of Steffen Jakobsen, a country song that happens to be with her on yhe same semi-final. Her favorite Norwegian participation in the contest is Alexander Rybak (2009) while from the contest in general she likes Måneskin  (Italy 2021), Conchita Wurst (Austria 2014) and Lordi (Finland 2006)

I wish that in future contests, there will be more rock songs by womem.

Just before the end of the interview, Lily Löwe offered a part of her song, acapella.

Watch the whole interview Lily Löwe, in the following video:

Listen to “Bad Baby”, Lily Löwe’s song for MGP 2022!

Stay tuned in Eurovisionfun for everything new regarding Norway’s participations in Eurovision 2022!

Eurovision 2022: Pots and Participants of Semifinals Allocation Draw revealed!

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The semi-finals draw will take place on Tuesday 25 January at 12:00 CET, from the Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja in Turin. At the same time there will be a ceremony of handing over the keys of the contest or as it is widely known, the Host City Insignia from the previous hosts Rotterdam to the Italian organizers.

The allocation draw will determine whether the countries will participate in the First Semifinal (Tuesday, May 10) or the Second Semifinal (Thursday, May 12). Also, again based on the draw it will be determined if they appear in the first or second half of the semifinal. We remind you that the exact order of appearance is announced later by the organizers and after it has first been approved by the EBU.

The draw will be presented by TV presenters Carolina di Domenico and Gabriele Corsi. Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb and Turin Mayor Stefano Lo Russo will be present.

Friends of the contest will be able to watch the draw on Eurovision’s YouTube channel or on Rai’s streaming service.

Semi-final draw: How does it work?

Italy, as the host country, together with the other 4 members of the so-called “Big 5” (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) do not compete in the Semifinals, but vote in one of them… so before the competing countries in Semifinals, it will be determined at random which of the Semifinals the Big 5 will be allowed to vote for.

The next part of the draw will determine in which Semifinal and in which half of the respective Semifinal the remaining 36 participating countries will appear.

The 36 countries of the semifinals are selected from 6 different pots:

Pot 1

  • Albania
  • Croatia
  • Montenegro
  • North Macedonia
  • Serbia
  • Slovenia

Pot 2

  • Denmark
  • Australia
  • Finland
  • Iceland
  • Norway
  • Sweden

Pot 3

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Georgia
  • Israel
  • Russia
  • Ukraine

Pot 4

  • Cyprus
  • Greece
  • Malta
  • Bulgaria
  • Portugal
  • San Marino

Pot 5

  • Estonia
  • Lithuania
  • Latvia
  • Moldova
  • Poland
  • Romania

Pot 6

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Switzerland
  • Czech Republic
  • Ireland
  • Netherlands

Drawing countries from different pots helps to reduce the chance of so-called neighbourly voting and increases suspense in the Semi-Finals.

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the 66th Eurovision Song Contest!

Norway: Interview with Farida from Melodi Grand Prix 2022 (video)

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After the announcement of the contestants of the Norwegian National Final, Melodi Grand Prix 2022, Farida talks exclusively to Eurovisionfun and Stella Gialetzi.

Farida is really grateful for all the support she’s received, from the public and the people she’s collaborated with, on her first attempt to compete at MGP and she states that music is something she loves and makes her happy.

I wrote “Dangerous” with my team on July, last year. I love this kind of cinematic music. The message that the song conveys, has to do with being different. I am born half Norwegian and half Algerian. In my songs, I usually refer to myself, but “Dangerous” expresses all those obstacles people have to overcome, until they can stand on their own feet.

She also comments, that she has experimented with lots of different genres and styles of music, paying great attention to the composition of her songs and as she points out “she wants to feel the vibe of the song before she even goes through its lyrics“.

Asked about the staging of “Dangerous” she describes it as follows:

The song is a bit dark and somehow dramatic, I am obviously influenced by James Bond and the cinematic theme songs and soundtracks on his movies. Therefore, the staging would start off being dark, but will end with a great surprise. With something that has never been implemented before. What I will eventually wear, will be a surprise.

She comments on her heat, as it being a “fair battle“, due to the variety of songs that will have to compete in it. There are one country song, a ballad, a rock and a pop song that will compete with each other in duels, next Saturday.

It will be so hard. This heat I take part in, is a fair battle. I wish Norway and Europe in general would actually vote for my entry. 

From the rest of this year’s contestants, she likes the songs of Christian Ingebrigtsen, Eline Noelia, Elsie Bay and Mari Bølla while her favourite past Norwegian entries in the contest are those of Stella Mwangi (2011), Alexander Rybak (2009) and Ulrikke (2020).

My favourite song of the entire contest is the one of Salvador Sobral (Portugal 2017) as he mainly focused in his music. Of course, those of Måneskin (Italy 2021) and Loreen (Sweden 2012) as well. I also loved Stefania’s performance, last year. 

We couldn’t help but asking her thoughts about Amanda Tenfjord, who she shares the same roots with, as they’re both also Norwegian!

Of course I know Amanda! I didn’t know she is half Greek. She is so good. Her music is so alternative and authentic, with a dash of Scandinavian style, in such a way that her songs can touch your soul. She can be that something-different, by taking part in Eurovision Song Contest. I am really excited and quite curious about the final outcome. For sure, the Greek proposal is something new and different for the contest this year.. 

A while before we said goodbye to Farida, she sang the bridge of her song acapella.

Don’t miss our exclusive interview with Farida! You can watch it on the video below:

You can listen to “Dangerous“, Farida’s entry at MGP 2022 below:

Stay tuned at EurovisionFun for all the latest developments with Melodi Grand Prix 2022 and the Norwegian entry for this year!

 

Norway: Results of the first heat of Melodi Grand Prix

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The first heat of Melodi Grand Prix 2022 took place today at 19:50 CET. We witnessed 5 amazing performances. Four hopefuls competed for the ticket to the Grand Final which will take place on February 19. We saw one of the automatic qualifiers perform on the stage as well. Three more heats, so-called ‘Last Chance’ and the Grand Final are yet to come!

The hosts of the show were Kåre Magnus Bergh, Annika Momrak, Mikkel Niva.

 

The four contestants of the first heat were:

These four competed in duels, where the two selected winners also competed with each other, in order to secure a place at the Grand Final of Melodi Grand Prix.

The duels that were determined by a draw yesterday are shown here:

The odds before the show looked like this:

 

The winner of the first duel (Mira Craig – We still here VS  Eline Noelia – Ecstasy) was…

Eline Noelia with her song “Ecstasy”

The winner of the second duel (TrollfesT – Dance like a pink flamingo  VS  Frode Vassel – Black Flowers) was…

Frode Vassel with the song “Black Flowers”

Elsie Bay, one of the automatic qualifiers, performed her song ‘Death of Us‘ right after the first 2 winners were selected:

 

Eline and Frode once again performed their songs. The final duel determined the winner of the heat and the first qualifier as well:

The choice was made and the winner of the first heat and the first qualifier is:

Frode Vassel with his song “Black Flowers”

 

The next heat will take place next Saturday at 19:50 CET! You can watch MGP 2022 by clicking here.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun, for all the news regarding the Norway’s participation at Eurovision Song Contest 2022!

Norway: The first betting odds, right before the 1st heat of MGP 2022!

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Today is the date! In a few moments the first heat of MGP 2022 will take place. Four songs will compete, to secure a place at the Final, which will be held on the 19th of February. But what do the betting odds predict for today’s heat?

The odds

It seems like the battle will be between two songs, in the hopes of qualifying to the Final of MGP. Eline Noelia with her song Ecstasy, places now first in the odds, throwing Trollfest and their song Dance like a pink flamingo to the second place, despite the fact that they are currently first in streams, at Spotify.

Today is the first heat

The first heat will be broadcasted tonight and the four contestants to compete are the following:

The above four contestants will compete in duels, where the two selected winners will compete with each other, in order to secure a place at the Grand Final of the Norwegian national selection for this year.

The duels, that were determined by a draw yesterday are the following:

  1. Mira Craig – We still here VS  Eline Noelia – Ecstasy
  2. TrollfesT – Dance like a pink flamingo  VS  Frode Vassel – Black Flowers

After the two duels are completed, their two winners will compete at the Gold Duel and the winner will qualify to the Final..

Elsie Bay, one of the five automatic qualifiers, will appear as a guest and will perform her song “Death of Us”.

The hosts of tonight’s show will be: Kåre Magnus Bergh, Annika Momrak and Mikkel Niva.

You can watch the first heat of MGP 2022 tonight at 19:50 CET at the official webpage of the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK by clicking here.

Stay tuned at EurovisionFun, for all the latest developments regarding the Norwegian entry at Eurovision Song Contest 2022!

Norway: Spotify streams of the first semi-final of MGP 2022

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Tonight is the first semifinal of MGP 2022, Norway’s national final for the selection of the song that will represent the nordic country in Eurovision 2022.

There are four songs that competing tonight. The competition is going to be in the form of duels, and the winners of each duel will compete against each other for a ticket to the grand final. The duels are:

Mira Craig– We still here VS  Eline Noelia– Ecstasy

TrollfesT– Dance like a pink flamingo  VS  Froode Vassel– Black Flowers

All four songs are available on Spotify and here is the rank by number of streams:

  1. TrollfesT – Dance Like a Pink Flamingo 38798
  2. Eline Noelia – Ecstasy 36048
  3. Frode Vassel – Black Flowers 29624
  4. Mira Craig – We Still Here 26614

Regarding all the songs of MGP 2022, Death Of Us by Elsie Bay and Give That Wolf A Banana by Subwoolfer are far ahead of the others.

Will we will see TrollfesT in the grand final of MGP? In just a few hours we will know the answer!

You can watch the first semi-final of MGP 2022 at 19:55 CET through the official website of NRK by clicking here

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun.com for all the developments regarding Norway and their participation at the upcoming contest in Turin.

Norway: The Battles for MGP 2022 1st Semi-Final revealed!!

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Earlier today morning, the Norwegian public national broadcaster, NRK, revealed the battles for the 1st Semi-Final of the 2022 Melodi Grand Prix. Four acts will compete against each other for the ticket to the final, while the big favourite, Elsie Bay, has already been allocated to the Final.

The battles draw was held by the programme manager Kåre Magnus Bergh. There going to be one pop battle and one rock battle.

The first duel is between established artist and songwriter Mira Craig and 22-year-old MGP debutant Eline Noelia.

Mira Craig– We still here VS  Eline Noela– Ecstasy

The second duel is going to be a rock competition between the cross-genre group TrollfesT and singer Frode Vassel. 

Trollfest– Dance like a pink flamingo  VS  Froode– Black Flowers

After the aforementioned duels are completed, the winners advance to the gold battle and the gold winner takes the ticket to the final. This means that only one entry goes to the final and another one will advance to the second chance round, where an additional finalist will emerge.

The first semi-final is going to take place this Saturday 15/01/2022.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun.com for all the developments regarding Norway and their participation at the upcoming contest in Turin.

Source: NRK

Norway: Interview with Vilde form Melodi Grand Prix 2022 (video)

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After the announcement of the competitors for Norways national final, Melodi Grand Prix 2022, Vilde talks exclusively  to Eurovisionfun and Stella Gialetzi.

Obviously excited for her song, says that she is grateful for the messages that fans send her, after the releasement of her song and that she is ready to stand on the Eurovision stage.

“Titans” was chosen between three songs that she had prepared, says Vilde.

I had three songs, two of which, were leaded on a debate. “Titan” and a powerful ballad, which will be my next single.

From this year’s competitors, she highlights the participations of Maria Mohn, Eline Noela and  Elsie Bay while also giving out some hints on her MGP 2022 performance.

On stage, I will have four dancers, my choreographer is very good. I will wear a green dress which is very interesting. There are a lot of  surprises, mainly in the last chorus. I focus on the song, the vocals, the performance and the message of the song.

With the song “Titans“, Vilde, she wants to pass a message about the fears and the feelings that women experience throughout their lives. She hopes that her song will be an hymn that will make every listener understand that together they can find the power they need.

Lastly, asked about our representative this year, Amanda Tenfjord, also coming from Norway, Vilde  said:

Of course I know her, I listen to her song this past year. Here in Norway everybody knows everyone. I was surprised with Greece’s choice and I find it really interesting. We have worked together with Amanda’s producer, Bjørn, with my band and I look forward to their song, I believe it will be really powerful.

Watch the whole of the exclusive interview of Vilde in the following video:

Listen to “Titans“, Vilde’s song for MGP 2022:

Stay tuned to Eurovision Fun for all the news regarding Norway’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

 

Norway: Elsie Bay’s “Death Of Us” is accused of plagiarism!

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It is the favorite according to the odds, at least at this stage, for the victory in MGP 2022 and the representation of Norway in the upcoming Eurovision song contest. However, controversy has been caused in the last few hours on Twitter, as there are many users who claim that Elsie Bay’s Death Of Us has very strong similarities, not with one, but with two songs.

Specifically, Twitter users find several similarities in Death Of Us, both with Lana Del Rey’s Young And Beautiful and Aurora’s Forgotten Love, who is also Norwegian.

To emphasize these similarities, Twitter users also made relevant videos, where they compare the two songs, in spots where the similarities are more than enough.

You can listen to them below and draw your own conclusions:

  • Comparison with Lana Del Rey’s Young And Beautiful:
  • Comparison with Aurora’s Forgotten Love:

We remind you that Elsie Bay’s Death Of Us participates as a direct finalist in the MGP 2022 final on February 19. But next Saturday, January 15, we will have the opportunity to see her live her, singing Death Of Us in the first semifinal of MGP 2022.

Do you think there are similarities between Elsie Bay song and the other two songs? Tell us in the comments below!

Norway: Listen to the 21 songs competing in Melodi Grand Prix 2022!

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NRK channel has announced today the 21 songs of MGP 2022 competing to represent Norway in Eurovision Song Contest 2022!

After all the rumours of the high level of songs that are competing this year in Melodi Grand Prix and the rumours of a Eurostar among the participants , it’s the day we are finally ready to hear all the songs competing.

The 21 participants of Melodi Grand Prix 2022:

The participants that will perform directly in the Final are:

The participants that are going to compete in the first semifinal are:

In the second semifinal the acts that are competing are:

In the third semifinal the participants are:

Last but not least, the last’s semifinal acts are:

We remind you that only one act of each semifinal will go directly to the final and one will have a chance on the second chance round.

The schedule for the Melodi Grand Prix shows is as follows:

  • January 15 – Semi-Final One
  • January 22 – Semi-Final Two
  • January 29 – Semi-Final Three
  • February 5 – Semi-Final Four
  • February 12 – Second Chance Round
  • February 19 – Grand Final

Who is your favourite among the MGP participants this year? Should we book a flight for Oslo 2023? Share your opinion in the comments below.