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Norway: Subwoolfer identity revealed ?

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Last Saturday night, Subwoolfer won the Melodi Grand Prix final. Therefore, Norway will be represented by a masked and currently unidentified duo of artists in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin.

So far, neither the artists themselves, nor NRK, nor the record company, Universal, have revealed when the masks will finally fall and we will find out the identity of the duo.

However, the VG newspaper revealed that two artists who are rumored to be hiding behind the Subwoolfer are filming with Subwoolfer at the H3 Arena in Bærum, where the final took place on Saturday.

According to NRK, the recording is a back-up of the Eurovision performance, in case there are problems due to the pandemic or other prohibitive conditions in Turin.

In the parking lot outside the H3 Arena was a Volkswagen Up! registered with the Norwegian Public Administration in the name of Gaute Ormåsen (38). The artist participated in Idol in 2003, where he finished second.

There is also a Porsche, which is registered to the British Ben Adams (40), who was part of the boyband A1 in the late 90s. Adams has been living in Norway lately.

For the time being, both artists refused to comment.

A1 participated in Melodi Grand Prix 2010 and finished in the second place.

Ormåsen also participated in the Melodi Grand Prix in 2010, as well as in 2013.

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We remind you that Norway has been drawn to compete in the First Semifinal on May 10. Specifically, they will appear in one of the positions 10-18.

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Norway: Who are the favourites to win according to odds?

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Tonight is Norway’s turn to select their representative for Eurovision 2022 in the Grand Final of the norwegian Melodi Grand Prix 2022 (MGP 2022). 10 finalists are vying for victory, which will lead them to Turin in May. So, with the norwegian final upon us, who are the bookmarkers’ favourites to win?

 

The odds

In a national final with a high level of songs, the Subwoolfer seem to be the biggest contender for the win, according to the odds. In the next places with much difference are Elsie Bay, Sofie Fjellvang and NorthKid.

 

The contestants

The running order of the MGP 2022 final is the following:

  1. Oda Gondrosen – Hammer of Thor
  2. NorthKid – Someone
  3. Anna-Lisa Kumoji – Queen Bees
  4. Farida – Dangerous
  5. Sofie Fjellvang – Made Of Glass
  6. Frode – Black Flowers
  7. Christian Ingebrigtsen – Wonder of the world
  8. Maria Mohn – Fly
  9. Subwoolfer – Give that wolf a banana
  10. Elsie Bay – Death of us

 

As opposed to the semi-finals, the grand final will be conducted with the presence of audience in the arena, while the result will come out based exclusively on televoting, after 3 rounds of voting. Firstly, the 4 songs with the highest score will pass to the second round. Thereafter, the scores of the first voting round will be erased and the public will vote again the 4 remaining songs. This time, the 2 songs with the highest amount of votes will be able to pass to the third voting round, the golden final. Then, the scores of the previous round will be erased once again and the public will choose, among the 2 remaining songs, the representative of Norway for Eurovision 2022.

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

You can watch the Grand Final of MGP 2022 at 19:55 (CET) through the official website of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), clicking here.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news related to Norway’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Greece: Amanda will be a guest in the final of MGP 2022!

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As she revealed with a tweet a few minutes ago, the greek representative at Eurovision 2022, Amanda Georgiadis Tenfjord, will be a guest at MGP 2022, the national final of Norway, which takes place tonight.

Amanda will be the only guest in the Norwegian national final, which goes to show that she and her work are well respected in the country where she grew up and took her first steps as an artist. The greek team of course hopes that this will translate to some points as well in May, like it happened last year with Stefania and the Netherlands.

You can watch the final of MGP 2022 tonight at 19.55 (CET) clicking here.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all news regarding the Greek entry at Eurovision 2022!

Norway: Grand Final of MGP 2022 tonight!

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It was January 15 when the Melodi Grand Prix 2022 started. Just over a month later, the process of selecting Norway’s representative at Eurovision 2022 comes to an end. The grand final of MGP 2022 takes place tonight.

Format

Melodi Grand Prix 2022 consists of six shows: four semifinals, a second chance round and the grand final, from which the representative of the Scandinavian country in the 66th Eurovision Song Contest will emerge. Four artists participated in each semifinal, with the first of them in the ranking advancing to the final.

Those eliminated from the semifinals (three from each) took part in the second chance round. Through the public voting that was based on the performances of the semifinals, the four most popular non-qualifiers competed for the fifth ticket that leads to the grand final of MGP 2022.

After five shows we have reached the night of the grand final, in which a total of ten artists will participate: the four winners of the semifinals, the winner of the second chance round and the five direct finalists.

Final

Ten artists are participating in tonight’s final of MGP 2022. These artists are:

  1. Oda Gondrosen – Hammer of Thor
  2. NorthKid – Someone
  3. Anna-Lisa Kumoji – Queen Bees
  4. Farida – Dangerous
  5. Sofie Fjellvang – Made Of Glass
  6. Frode – Black Flowers
  7. Christian Ingebrigtsen – Wonder of the world
  8. Maria Mohn – Fly
  9. Subwoolfer – Give that wolf a banana
  10. Elsie Bay – Death of us
In contrast to the Semifinals, the grand Final will take place, with the presence of an audience in the arena, while the result will be judged entirely by the television audience, after three rounds of voting. Initially, the four songs with the most votes will pass. Then from scratch the public will vote again. This time the two songs with the most votes will qualify for the gold final. There again the vote will be zero and the public will be asked to choose between these two, the representative of Norway in Eurovision 2022.
Presenters of the evening will be Kåre Magnus Bergh, Annika Momrak and Mikkel Niva.

You can watch the night of the second chance of MGP 2022 at 19:55 CET through the official website of NRK, by clicking HERE.

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

Norway: The running order for the final of Melodi Grand Prix 2022!

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Norway Public Television (NRK), has revealed the running order in the Final of Melodi Grand Prix 2022.

On this Saturday, ten artists will fight for the country’s representation in Turin and this is the order in which the artists will appear:

  1. Oda Gondrosen – Hammer of Thor
  2. NorthKid – Someone
  3. Anna-Lisa Kumoji – Queen Bees
  4. Farida – Dangerous
  5. Sofie Fjellvang – Made Of Glass
  6. Frode – Black Flowers
  7. Christian Ingebrigtsen – Wonder of the world
  8. Maria Mohn – Fly
  9. Subwoolfer – Give that wolf a banana
  10. Elsie Bay – Death of us

Stig Karlsen, producer of MGP 2022, decided the runnig order of the Final, aiming at the correct performance of each song, so that each entry can stand out.

In contrast to the Semifinals, the grand Final will take place, with the presence of a live audience in the arena, while the result will be judged entirely by the audience, after three rounds of voting. In th first round, the four songs with the most votes will pass. Then from scratch the public will vote again. This time the two songs with the most votes will qualify for the gold final. In the final round, the vote will be zeroed again and the public will choose between these two, the representative of Norway in Eurovision 2022.

Presenters of the MGP 2022 will be: Kåre Magnus Bergh, Annika Momrak and Mikkel Niva.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news related to the Norwegian participation in Eurovision 2022!

Source/Photo: NRK

Norway: Second chance round of MGP 2022 tonight!

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The process of selecting the norwegian representative for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest continues tonight. Melodi Grand Prix 2022 will keep us company today, with one ticket left for the grand final on February 19th. This ticket is claimed by the twelve eliminated acts of the four semifinals.

Format

Melodi Grand Prix 2022 consists of six shows: four semifinals, a second chance round and the grand final, from which the representative of the Scandinavian country in the 66th Eurovision Song Contest will emerge. Four artists participate in each semifinal, with the first of them in the ranking advancing to the final.

Those eliminated from the semifinals (three from each) take part in the second chance round. Through the public voting that took place on Monday and was based on the performances of the semifinals, the four most dominant from those excluded will be competing for the fifth ticket that leads to the grand final of MGP 2022.

After five shows we will reach the night of the grand final, in which a total of ten artists will participate: the four winners of the semifinals, the winner of the second chance round and the five direct finalists.

The finalists

Five artists have qualified directly for the grand final of MGP 2022 and are the following:

The ticket of the first semifinal was won by Frode with the song Black Flowers.

The ticket of the second semifinal was won by Farida with the song Dangerous.

The ticket of the third semifinal was won by Oda Gondrosen with the song Hammer of Thor.

The ticket of the fourth semi final was won by Sofie Fjellvang with the song Made Of Glass.

The second chance round

Tonight, four artists who were left out of the final will claim the tenth and last ticket for the grand final of Melodi Grand Prix 2022. These artists, as emerged from the norwegian public vote on Monday, are:

  1. Mari Bølla – Your Loss
  2. Maria Mohn – Fly
  3. Kim Wigaard – La Melodia 
  4. TrollfesT – Dance Like a Pink Flamingo

The four participants have been divided into two duels, from which the two who will duel for a place in the grand final will emerge. The pairs will be determined during the day.

Guest of the night will be direct finalist Anna-Lisa Kumoji who will perform her entry Queen Bees.

Presenters of the evening will be Kåre Magnus Bergh, Annika Momrak and Mikkel Niva.

You can watch the night of the second chance of MGP 2022 at 19:55 CET through the official website of norwegian public television, by clicking HERE.

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

Norway: Interview with Oda Gondrosen | Norwegian Idol, Norwegian Mythology and Melodi Grand Prix 2022!

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Oda Godrosen managed to get the ticket for the big final of Melodi Grand Prix 2022 and she gave an exclusive interview at EurovisionFun with Apostolos Bogiannos and Paschalis Barboutis.

At first she talked about her participation on Norway’s national selection with “Hummer of Thor“.

“My participation at Melodi Grand Prix had been a dream of mine since I was 5-6 years old. I have worked really hard and I’m finally here, trying to represent Norway in Eurovision. It’s a dream come true.”

The song came out at a camp she took part as an inspiration of Norwegian Mythology.

“We wrote “Hummer of Thor” on August at a very creative camp for MGP so that it can be well presented on stage. We had in our minds Alexander Rybak and Keiino with the sound of violin and flute. I told to the composers that I wanted a pop song and I looked through mythology to think about the content of the song. So we started writing a story, a fairytale. If we go deeper though, the song talks about me taking control of my life, I have the Hummer and I’m in control. I want people who will hear my song to create their own meaning of it”

Oda won the third semifinal of MGP and she will sing on the Grand Final.

“It’s fantastic. I’m very grateful for my qualification. All these days, I keep on reading all the messages people text me, people are sharing photos and videos of my perfomance and it’s so good and I’m very happy that I can be at the final. I don’t know if there will be any changes in the Grand Final, but if so, it will be only small ones”

Her favorite Norwegian entry is Alexander Rybak(2009) and her all time favorite Eurovision song is Euphoria(Sweden 2012) and some last year’s entries like Italy, Malta, Cyprus and Azerbaijan. 

Oda also mentioned her Norwegian Idol experience she had a few years ago.

“I reached the third place and it was a huge opportunity to show people who I really am. It was a great begging for me and I has very happy that I managed to get to the finals. This whole experience makes me feel more safe now in MGP, I feel much more comfortable in front of the cameras”

At the end, she sang a small part of her song “Hummer of Thor“.

You can see the full interview of Oda in the video below!

Norway: Fourth semi-final of Melodi Grand Prix 2022 tonight!

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The process of selecting the Norwegian representative for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest continues tonight. Melodi Grand Prix 2022 will keep us company for another Saturday, with another artist getting a ticket for the grand final of February 19th.

Format

Melodi Grand Prix 2022 consists of six shows: four semifinals, a second chance round and the grand final, from which the representative of the Scandinavian country in the 66th Eurovision Song Contest will emerge. Four artists participate in each semifinal, with the first of them advancing to the final.

Those eliminated from the semifinals (four from each semi) will take part in the second chance round. Through the public vote, the four first out of those excluded will be selected and will compete for the fifth ticket that leads to the grand final of MGP 2022.

After five shows we will reach the night of the grand final, in which a total of ten artists will participate: the four winners of the semifinals, the winner of the second chance round and the five direct finalists.

The finalists

Five artists have qualified directly for the grand final of MGP 2022:

In the first semi-final, the ticket to the grand final was won by Frode with Black Flowers.

In the second semi-final, the ticket to the grand final was won by Farida με το τραγούδι Dangerous.

In the third semi-final, the ticket to the grand final was won by Oda Gondrosen με το τραγούδι Hammer of Thor.

The fourth semifinal

We will see four artists in tonight’s fourth semifinal:

  1. Maria Mohn – “Fly”
  2. Alexandra Joner – “Hasta la vista”
  3. Kim Wigaard – “La Melodia”
  4. Sofie Fjellvang – “Made Of Glass”

The four participants have been divided into two duels, from which the two who will duel for a place in the grand final of the Norwegian national team will be determined. The pairs, according to yesterday’s draw, are:

  1. Maria Mohn – “Fly” VS Alexandra Joner – “Hasta la vista”
  2. Kim Wigaard – “La Melodia” VS Sofie Fjellvang – “Made Of Glass”

Guest appearances will be made by direct finalists Subwoolfer who will interpret their entry Give That Wolf a Banana.

Presenters of the evening will be Kåre Magnus Bergh, Annika Momrak and Mikkel Niva.

You can watch the fourth semifinal of MGP 2022 at 19:55 CET through the official website of norwegian public television, by clicking here.

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

Norway: Melodi Grand Prix 2022 final will have an audience!

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Today, the Norwegian national broadcaster NRK confirmed that the final of Melodi Grand Prix 2022 will be held with an audience.

After the Norwegian government eased restrictions on indoor events, NRK announced that the MGP final will be held with an audience of about 500 people at the H3 Arena in Fornebu. Under the new Covid-19 guidelines, distance requirements do not apply indoors, such as in cinemas and concert halls, when the public is seated in determined positions.

Stig Karlsen, lead producer of MGP, said:

The audience is a big and important part of a live TV show and it adds an atmosphere and a feeling that has been missing a lot.

Elsie Bay, who has qualified for the final, also shared her thoughts:

It will be absolutely fantastic and a completely new experience! I’m so happy it’s done now. We will live the MGP a little more as it should be – as a party for everyone.

No audience will be present at any of the performances before the final to protect the artists and production staff. A number of Covid-19 cases have already occurred among MGP staff and artists. Presenters Annika Momrak and Kåre Magnus Bergh had to miss the semifinals because they tested positive for the virus.

Subwoolfer, who were to perform their entry “Give That Wolf A Banana” in the third semifinal, also had to miss the show due to positive tests. However, they will perform in the fourth semifinal this Saturday.

The program for the rest of the Melodi Grand Prix 2022 is as follows:

  • February 5 – Fourth Semifinal
  • February 12 – Second Chance Round
  • February 19 – Grand Final

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

Norway: Interview with Frode Vassel | From The Voice Norway to the finals of Melodi Grand Prix 2022 ! (Video)

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After the announcement of the contestants of the Norwegian National Final, Melodi Grand Prix 2022, Frode Vassel talks exclusively to EurovisionFun reporters, Apostolos Bogiannos and Apostolis Matamis.

Frode is one of the finalists of the Norwegian national selection process for Eurovision 2022 and is bidding on representing his country with the song “Black Flowers”. In 2021, even though he is an experienced  artist already, he took part in the Norwegian version of The Voice, where he managed to get a four chair turn by impressing the judges. Fast-forward to now, he wins his semi-final earning him a ticket to the finals of Melodi Grand Prix 2022.

In the first duel, I was very stressed out, to such an extent, that I forgot a part of the lyrics. Thank God, nobody had realised that. When I reached the gold duel, I was more laid back and it was a wonderful experience. 

Him securing a place at the finals of MGP, contradicted all the betting odds for the night:

I was not the favourite for that semi-final, but “Black Flowers” is one of those songs that sound better, when they’re performed live. I had a good feeling about the results and I kinda new that with a nice live performance, I could convince even those having the most doubts. Due to COVID-19, there was no audience at all at the venue. But I hope that we will have a live audience at the finals, it will make the whole show even better. 

Regarding his final performance, Frode admits that there might be some slight changes and these will mostly affect the camera shots. After that, he discussed the meaning behind his song “Black Flowers”.

The title has a metaphorical meaning and the song is all about the decisions that everyone has to make on a personal level, or maybe on the society or the world, for example the environment. There’s always somebody that makes some decisions and these have an impact on everyone else. Whoever can’t do this, is the one who has to pay the consequences of these decisions. We make decisions that we don’t know if they’re right and this happens quite often, just because this is the most convenient way of doing things. So “Black Flowers” speaks exactly about that, about the maturity of a person and how they eventually use their own powers. 

Frode is very satisfied with his song and as he states, “Black Flowers” had been selected from a bunch of different songs he had prepared, when the idea of competing at Melodi Grand Prix 2022 came up. He might release some of those songs, after the contest.

From his competitors’ songs his favourites are those of Subwoolfer, Elsie Bay and NorthKid.

His favourite Norwegian entry is the one of Alexander Rybak (2009) while his favourite entries from the entire contest are Loreen (Sweden 2012), Go_A (Ukraine 2021) and Sanja Ilić & Balkanika (Serbia 2018).

We couldn’t help but ask his thoughts about Amanda Tenfjord, who is half-Norwegian as well, Frode commented:

I haven’t met her in person but she is well known in Norway. It would be interesting, if I got selected to represent Norway and met her in Turin. Of course 12 points go to Greece, this year.

A while before we said goodbye to Frode, he sang a part of his song acapella.

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

You can listen to “Black Flowers“, Frode’s song for Melodi Grand Prix 2022 at the video below!