Norway: “Adresse Malmø” returns, on April 5th!

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Just a few days ago, the Norwegian public broadcaster announced the return of “Adresse Malmø” for yet another year as a pre-show for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest! Today, it was revealed that the program will premiere on Friday, April 5th.

“Adresse” is a show on Norwegian public television that presents and evaluates the songs participating in this year’s competition. The show has been airing since 1973, and since 2004, it has featured a panel that evaluates the songs.

A judging panel consisting of Eurovision fans and notable personalities will evaluate all the songs competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. Each week, approximately eight songs are presented, with the judges rating them from 1 to 12.

The schedule for “Adresse Malmø” is as follows:

  • Show One – Friday, April 5th
  • Show Two – Friday, April 12th
  • Show Three – Friday, April 19th
  • Show Four – Friday, April 5th
  • Show Five – Friday, May 3rd

Below are the latest winners of “Adresse”:

  • 2023: France – La Zarra – “Evidement” (16th Place)
  • 2022: France – Alvan & Ahez – “Fulenn” (24th Place)
  • 2021: Italy – Måneskin – “Zitti e buoni” (1st Place)
  • 2019: Cyprus – Tamta – “Replay” (13th Place)
  • 2018: Austria – Cesar Sampson – “Nobody But You” (3rd Place)

This year, Norway is represented by Gåte with the song “Ulveham,” and they have been drawn to compete in the second half of the Second Semi-Final. Below, you can watch our Reaction Video.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the updates regarding Norway’s participation in Eurovision 2024, in Malmö!

Source: NRK

Betting Odds Reshuffled with Ukraine Leading the Pack!

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With less than a month remaining until the official release of all entries for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, we are entering the most crucial month of the pre-Eurovision period, with national finals multiplying week by week.

For this reason, one of Eurovisionfun’s most beloved and talked-about columns returns, with betting analyses for Eurovision 2024 back in action.

While you prepare for the pivotal weeks ahead with the revelations of most entries ahead of May, bookmakers have already been hard at work, with the winner section of Eurovision 2024 already being offered by some companies. So, let’s take this opportunity and present to you what we know so far for the next contest.

Ukraine Emerges as the Top Favorite

As mentioned earlier, February is the month of most national finals, and understandably, this has caused reshuffles in the betting tables. Far ahead in the first position sits Ukraine. The Eastern European country, which has consistently topped the betting odds in recent weeks, is considered the major favorite by bookmakers to win in Malmo.

The triumph of Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil at Vidbir, where they “flattened” their competition, has skyrocketed the odds for Ukraine to win the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. At the moment, a Ukrainian victory returns up to 3.8 times the bet.

Italy has now risen to the second position. Angelina Mango’s victory with “La Noia” at the San Remo Festival has put the Mediterranean country in a particularly advantageous position, with bookmakers considering it the second most likely winner at the moment. Italy’s odds range from 7.5 to 10.

Croatia Takes the Third Spot

Croatia now sits in third place. The release of the video clip for Baby Lasagna’s entry, considered the major favorite to represent the Balkans in Malmo, has propelled Croatia to third place, just a breath away from second-placed Italy. Croatia’s victory is currently bet on odds ranging between 8 and 10.

In the fourth position is Sweden. The host country of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest is once again considered one of the big favorites of this year’s competition, with SVT executives and Swedish Eurofans eager for the historic eighth victory to take place on Swedish soil. A victory for Sweden is offered at odds between 11 and 15, showing a slight increase compared to our last analysis.

Rounding up the top five is Belgium. The recent release of “Before the Party’s Over” by Mustii seems to have thrilled betting companies, placing the Western European country within the Top 5 for the first time during this Eurovision season. Belgium’s victory is bet on odds between 10 and 15, just below the fourth position.

Top 10

In sixth place with clearly declining trends is the United Kingdom. Olly Alexander’s “Dizzy” teaser seems to have neither thrilled nor convinced bookmakers, who have now placed the United Kingdom outside the top five. It’s a significant drop, with the UK’s victory now returning up to 15 times the bet.

From there onwards, deviations from the group of leading six countries begin. Thus, in seventh place is Norway, whose victory now returns up to 21 times the bet. Similar odds are found for Iceland in seventh place, awaiting the second semifinal of the national selection, where Bashar Murad, of Palestinian descent, competes.

Lithuania follows in eighth place, which has returned to the top ten after Silvester Belt’s selection with “Luktelk“. Odds range between 17 and 21. France has returned to the top ten after a long time, with Slimane, whose potential victory triples the bet placed on it. Finally, Switzerland completes the Top 10, with odds ranging between 23 and 34.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_8cNbF8FLI

Do you believe Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil can make history in Malmo and give Ukraine its fourth victory in its twenty-year presence at the Eurovision Song Contest? Let us know in the comments!

Norway: Gåte confirms Eurovision participation!

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The winners of MGP 2024, Gåte confirmed their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 regardless of the presence of Israel.  We must remind our readers that the Norwegian group opposed Israeli participation.  Furthermore, Gåte said that letting Israel participate could be a reason not to participate in the competition.

Gåte had mentioned before their victory at MGP 2024 that they would need some time to consider whether they would accept to represent their country in Malmö, due to the EBU’s decision to allow Israel to participate. Following their victory and after taking a time to reflect, Gåte announced their decision to participate in the Eurovision song contest, despite the participation of Israel.

When asked if it was a difficult decision, the band answered:

It’s not difficult now that it’s taken, but we spent a lot of time and thoroughly discussed how we can use our voices in this crisis that the world is experiencing, and with Eurovision as an arena now, said guitarist Magnus.

Gåte will use their participation in Eurovision to highlight everything that is happening in Gaza, while calling for an end to hostilities.

The group insists that it is against Israel’s participation in the competition, calling it problematic.

We have spoken about this in the past and we still stand by the fact that we find it problematic for Israel to participate as it is now and that we ask the EBU to make arrangements so that it is a safe, healthy and worthy event for all who will participate.

The Head of Norway’s delegation to Eurovision, Stig Karslen says he supports the band in their decision to express their views during the competition. Regarding the security issues raised, Norwegian Public Television will send questions to both the EBU and public broadcaster SVT.

Source: NRK

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Norway: The detailed results of MGP 2024!

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MGP 2024, the national final through which Norway‘s entry for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest was selected, took place on the previous Saturday. The winner, and therefore representative of Norway, was Gåte, with the song “Ulveham”.

The television audience, which accounted for 60% of the total vote, played a decisive role in shaping the final result. The remaining 40% was formed by ten international jury committees, in whose voting KEiiNO won, with the song “Damdiggida”.

Earlier today NRK, the Norwegian public broadcaster, released the detailed results of the TV audience vote, which were as follows:

  1. Gåte “Ulveham” – 76,672 votes (174 points)
  2. KEiiNO “Damdiggida” – 64,257 votes (146 points)
  3. Super Rob, Erika Norwich “My AI” – 53,048 votes (12th points)
  4. Gothminister “We Come Alive” – 35,219 votes (80 points)
  5. Dag Erik Oksvold og Anne Fagermo “Judge Tenderly of Me” – 20,902 votes (27 points)
  6. Miia “Green Lights” – 9,858 votes (22 points)
  7. Ingrid Jasmin “Eya” – 8,860 votes (20 points)
  8. Margaret Berger “Oblivion” – 8,366 votes (19 points)
  9. Annprincess “Save Me” – 7,665 votes (17 points)

The members of the international juries:

United Kingdom

  • Andrew Cartmel
  • Mark Angel
  • Kevin Hughes
  • Leila Al-Mitwall
  • Rosie Smedley

Finland

  • Petri Alank
  • Minette Ristikar
  • Neea Rive
  • Iiro Myllymäk
  • Alina Rautava

Switzerland 

  • Pelé Loriano
  • Remo Forrer (ESC 2023)
  • Dominique Magnusso
  • Zoë Anina Kressle
  • Yves Schifferle

Estonia

  • Alika Milova (ESC 2023)
  • Karl-Ander Reisman
  • Vallo Kika
  • Riin Van
  • Ott Lepland

Azerbaijan 

  • Aysel Teymurzade (ESC 2009
  • Nadir Rustamli (ESC 2022
  • Leyla Guliyev
  • Isa Meliko
  • Eldar Rasulov

Denmark

  • Tilde Vinther
  • Molly Plank
  • Anders Ugilt Andersen
  • Bryan Rice
  • Christian Ellegaard

The Netherlands

  • Maxime Klein Nagelvoort
  • Koen van Herp
  • Chris Hartgers
  • Frank van ‘t Hof
  • Suzanne Straatsburg

Iceland

  • Diljá Pétursdóttir (ESC 2023)
  • Júlí Heiðar Halldórsson
  • Thorunn Larusdottir
  • Felix Bergsson
  • Sigríður Eyrún Friðriksdóttir

Czechia

  • Martina Lesner
  • Eliška Svejkovská
  • Kryštof Kodl
  • Kryštof Dobrovský
  • Karolina Lukaskova

Sweden

    • Natalie Carrion
    • Robert Sehlberg
    • Helene Wigren
    • Natasha Azarmi
    • Mathias Bridfelt

Norway’s Eurovision 2024 entry:

https://youtu.be/UipzszlJwRQ?si=fvVxlZsOPsjkEG-E

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Source: NRK

Norway: NRK announced the broadcast of Adresse Malmø!

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The public broadcaster of Norway, announced that they will broadcast the show Adresse Malmø, a pre-show for Eurovision Song Contest, for yet another year!

Adresse, is a TV show of the Norwegian public broadcaster, where the songs taking part in this year’s contest will be presented and evaluated, and it will be broadcasted this spring. Adresse is a TV show broadcasted from 1973, while from 2004, a panel is present to evaluate the songs.

A jury consisted of Eurovision fans and familiar faces, will evaluate all songs taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. Each week, about eight songs are presented, and are evaluated from 1 to 12. Applications to be part of the public jury are open, and you can check the details here.

Below you can see the previous winners of Adresse:

  • 2023: France – La Zarra – “Evidement” (16th Place)
  • 2022: France – Alvan & Ahez – “Fulenn” (24th Place)
  • 2021: Italy – Måneskin – “Zitti e buoni” (1st Place)
  • 2019: Cyprus – Tamta – “Replay” (13th Place)
  • 2018: Austria – Cesar Sampson – “Nobody But You” (3rd Place)

This year, Norway will be represented by Gåte and the song “Ulveham”, while they are taking part in the second half, of the second semi-final:

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Norwegian participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Source: birda.nrk.no

Norway: End of MGP for KEiiNO?

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Norway’s national final for Eurovision 2024, MGP, concluded on Saturday night, with Gåte and the song, “Ulveham” as winners. Among the candidates was the group KEiiNO, who participated for the third time in the MGP, already having a victory and representing the country at Eurovision 2019.

Shortly after the end of MGP, the group spoke to Dagblabet, revealing that this was their last entry in the Melodi Grand Prix.

“We proved that we can give Europe what it wants and we finally won the judges’ votes! Unfortunately we didn’t make it this time. It was our best performance and we will be touring soon. MGP We’ll draw a line here.”


Who are KEiiNO? 

KEiiNO is a Norwegian group consisting of Sami rapper Fred Buljo and singers Alexandra Rotan and Tom Hugo. The group was formed in late 2018 in preparation for their participation in the Melodi Grand Prix 2019, which they won and thus were selected to represent Norway with the song “Spirit in the Sky” at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing in sixth place, even though they were first in the televoting results.

https://youtu.be/Ovt7YGHAj8I?si=roqdKEwj-AImkzlZ

On January 11, 2021, it was announced that KEiiNO will participate in the Melodi Grand Prix 2021 final with the default song ”  Monument“. The song was released at midnight on 15 January 2021 with the group’s first performance of the song during the first show of Melodi Grand Prix 2021 on 16 January 2021. The song made it to the top four in the final on 20 February 2021, eventually going gold duel, where they lost to Tix’s “Fallen Angel”.

This year, with the song “Damdiggida“, they won the second place in MGP 2024, even scoring in the first place in the score of the critics.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Norway’s participation in Eurovision 2024, in Malmö!

 

Eurovision 2024: Ukraine is now the frontrunner to win!

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As February, the most crucial month of the pre-Eurovision period, unfolds, national finals are multiplying week by week. Simultaneously, an increasing number of songs that will compete in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest are being revealed. For this reason, one of Eurovisionfun’s most beloved and discussed columns returns, featuring betting analyses for Eurovision 2024.

As you prepare for an “hot” Eurovision February with the reveals of most entries ahead of May, bookmakers are already hard at work. The section for the winner of Eurovision 2024 is already available at some companies. Let’s take this opportunity to present what has been observed so far for the upcoming competition.

Ukraine Emerges as a Strong Favorite

As mentioned in the introduction, February is the month of numerous national finals. The first “Super Saturday” of the year has already caused reshuffling in the betting odds. Ukraine stands far ahead in the first position. The Eastern European country, consistently at the top of the betting boards in recent weeks, is considered the major favorite by bookmakers to win in Malmo.

The triumph of Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil at Vidbir, where they convincingly outperformed their competitors, has significantly affected the odds for Ukraine‘s victory in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. At present, Ukrainian victory returns up to 3.5 times the stake, compared to odds ranging from 5.7 to 7 just a few days ago.

With the widespread sympathy towards Ukraine due to the ongoing Russian invasion and the quality of Ukrainian entries in Eurovision, betting companies consider the fourth win for Ukraine in its twenty-year Eurovision history highly probable. The competition’s current odds have also been influenced by the relatively weak competition compared to previous years.

Top 5

The United Kingdom maintains its second position. The odds for the United Kingdom have dropped and are lower than they were ten days ago. The assignment to Olly Alexander and the expectations created by the BBC’s choice put pressure on the odds, ranging between 6 and 7. Currently, the United Kingdom appears as the most likely competitor to Ukraine based on bookmakers.

Italy retains the third position just a day before the highly anticipated Sanremo Festival, which boasts one of its strongest line-ups in its long history. The odds for Italy have slightly decreased, and the country is currently offered in odds between 8 and 10. The events in the small Ligurian town in the coming days are expected to influence Italy’s standing in the betting odds.

Iceland occupies the fourth position. Bashar Murad‘s song in Iceland’s national final did not convince bookmakers that it could secure the coveted victory in Reykjavik. Iceland has fallen to the fourth position with noticeably declining trends. The potential maiden victory for Iceland is currently being betted between 7 and 12 times the stake.

Sweden secures the fifth position. As the host country of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, Sweden is once again considered one of the major favorites. The odds for Sweden winning within its borders are between 11 and 13, showing a slight increase compared to the last analysis.

Top 10

In the sixth position is Israel, which sees its odds fluctuate but still maintains a relatively high position. The geopolitical reality and the war in Gaza keep Israel in contention, with victory odds ranging between 11 and 13.

From seventh place onward, significant deviations from the top six countries begin. Lithuania, in seventh place, has seen a considerable drop in odds, with the potential maiden victory returning up to 26 times the stake.

The same trend is observed for Norway, Ireland, and Croatia, which complete the top ten. All three are playing with odds above 20, with Norway‘s odds turning red after the Gåte‘s selection, while Ireland‘s turned green following the choice of Bambie Thug. Croatia‘s entry – most possibly – by Baby Lasagna and the artist’s popularity have brought Croatia into the top ten for the first time this season.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_8cNbF8FLI

Can Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil make history in Malmo and give Ukraine its fourth victory in twenty years of Eurovision participation? Share your thoughts in the comments! Eurovisionfun will continue to provide updates and analyses as the Eurovision journey unfolds. Stay tuned for more exciting developments in the world of Eurovision 2024!

 

Norway: 843 thousand watched the Melodi Grand Prix 2024 final!

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Last Saturday saw the Norwegian national final, Melodi Grand Prix 2024, where 843 thousand viewers watched it.
The Norwegian broadcaster reports that the final had 144,000 fewer viewers than last year.
Last year, almost a million viewers, more precisely 987 thousand viewers, saw Alessandra Mele win the final of MGP 2023. In relation to 2022 where she had 250 thousand less, when Subwoolfer won. In 2021, when Tix won, the MGP final drew 1.1 million viewers. In 2020, 972,000 watched Ulrikke Brandstorp.
So this year the state channel reached 843,000 viewers.

Norway: Eurovisionfun Reacts to Eurovision 2024 Entry “Ulveham”!

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After the three semi-final rounds, the 2024 edition of the Melodi Grand Prix came to its end with “Ulveham” by Gåte being crowned the big winners and the next representative of Norway in Eurovision 2024!

The Eurovisionfun team once again watched and reacted to the live performance of the country’s entry for the upcoming Eurovision contest! Enjoy Spyros, Paschalis and Apostolis  in a Reaction video with detailed commentary on Norway’s participation in Eurovision 2024!

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Norway: With Gåte and “Ulveham” in Malmö!

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After the three semi-final rounds, the 2024 edition of the Melodi Grand Prix came to its end with the Grand Final airing tonight on February 3rd . The show took place at Spectrum in Trondheim hosted by Marion Ravn and Fredrik Solvang. Norway selected its representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Malmö in May.

Format Recap

This year’s Melodi Grand Prix  followed the same format as the previous edition, with no duels or second-chance rounds. Three artists from each semi-final, decided solely by the Norwegian television audience, advanced to the final. The grand final also featured an international jury contributing 40% to the overall result.

Running Order

The nine artists who competed in the final of MGP 2024 performed in the following order:

  1. KEiiNO –Damdiggida
  2. Annprincess – Save Me 
  3. GOTHMINISTER – We Come Alive 
  4. Ingrid Jasmin – Eya
  5. MIIA – Green Lights
  6. Margaret Berger – Oblivion
  7. Dag Erik Oksvold & Anne Fagermo – Judge Tenderly of Me
  8. Gåte –Ulveham
  9. Super Rob & Erika Norwich – My Ai

Results

The votes of the international jury were announced and afterwards the televoting points were added. The ten countries that formed the international jury were United Kingdom, Finland, Switzerland, Estonia, Azerbaijan, Denmark, The Netherlands, Iceland, Czechia and Sweden. The international jury votes were: 

The votes of the international jury

The public vote brought the score as follows, making Gåte the big winners!

  1. Gåte –  Ulveham 250 points 
  2. KEiiNO –  Damdiggida 244 points
  3. Super Rob & Erika Norwich – My Ai 165 points
  4. GOTHMINISTER –  We Come Alive 115 points
  5. Dag Erik Oksvold & Anne Fagermo –  Judge Tenderly of Me 105 points
  6. MIIA –  Green Lights 76 points
  7. Margaret Berger –  Oblivion 45 points
  8. Ingrid Jasmin –  Eya 42 points
  9. Annprincess –  Save Me 33 points

The winner of this years Melodi Grand Prix is Gåte with “Ulveham”:

Norway will compete in the second half of the second semi-final on May 9th.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news about Norway’s participation in Eurovision 2024, in Malmö!