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Norway: MGP 2023 will have only three semi-finals!

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The first details for next year’s Norwegian national final have started to be revealed.  As in previous years NRK will select the Norwegian representative for Eurovision through their national final Melodi Grand Prix.

Melodi Grand Prix 2023

The most meaningful change from last year is that we will have only three semi-finals.  However, the number of songs will remain the same.  Some details are still under discussion.  For instance, it is still possible that we will have an international jury for 2023.  The final decision on the voting system and how this international jury would represent of the overall result are still under discussion.

The atmosphere in the Norwegian camp is very optimistic.  According to Executive tv producer, Stig Karlsen, there are four songs that have the potential to take the Eurovision trophy for Norway this year in Liverpool.

Subwoolfer represented Norway in Turin with the song Give That Wolf A Banana.  The group ended in 10th place with 182 points.

Source: Eurovision Norway

Will Norway get the Eurovision trophy next year?  Stay tuned for more exciting news about MGP 2023

Norway: Arianrhod Engebø and Staysman to present Melodi Grand Prix 2023!

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Norwegian broadcaster NRK has revealed that Arian Engebø and Stian Thorbjørnsen will be the presenters of Melodi Grand Prix 2023.

Arian has many presentations to her name, having recently hosted this year’s VG-Lista Rådhusplassen. Engebø has also become a well-known NRK voice in recent years. Together with Nate Kuhunga, they have the radio program “StudioP3”. Stian “Staysman” Thorbjørnsen, has participated in the Norwegian selection, once in 2015 with “En godt stekt pizza”, and most recently in 2021 as part of Landeveiens helter.

So from “StudioP3” Stian, with a specially written song for the occasion, mentioned that he will be joined by the hostess of next year’s Melodi Grand Prix. 

Staysman says he feels lucky to now be leading the competition alongside someone who is as excited about the concept as he is.

This means that  Kåre Magnus Bergh  will be out of the presenting role. He is the longest-serving MGP presenter – twice as many as Odd Grythe , who had six, from 1960 to 1965.

MGP will start on January 14th .

Melodi Grand Prix is expected to follow a similar format to previous years, with the contest consisting of several semi-finals and a final. All of the results are expected to be decided by public voting alone. Exact details on the format will be released in due course.

Subwoolfer represented Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with “Give That Wolf a Banana”. They finished 10th in the Grand Final scoring 182 points.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the updates!

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Norway: Submissions for Melodi Grand Prix 2023 are open!

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NRK , Norway’s national broadcaster, has started accepting submissions from artists wishing to compete in the Melodi Grand Prix 2023 . From now until September 18th 2022, artists can submit their songs to NRK.

The rules are as follows:

  • Registered entries are encouraged to have at least one Norwegian songwriter, as MGP wants to prioritize and promote Norwegian music.
  • Each producer / songwriter can sign up for a maximum of three songs.
  • Anyone can sign up for songs, but artists must be 16 years old to enter the Eurovision Song Contest.
  • The songs must be over three minutes long and cannot be released commercially before September 1st.

The Melodi Grand Prix will follow a similar format to previous years, with the competition consisting of several semifinals and a final . All results are expected to be decided by public voting alone. The exact details of MGP format will be announced later.

Subwoolfer represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with ” Give That wolf a Banana ” and finished in 10th place in the final with a total of 182 points.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCU2rQyDeY

Source: NRK

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Eurovision Song Contest!

Norway: Ulrikke would like to return to Melodi Grand Prix in 2023!

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Ulrikke Brandstorp, winner of MGP 2020 and almost representative of Norway in Eurovision had it not been canceled, revealed recently in a livestream on the norwegian website escNorge that she would like to return to Melodi Grand Prix! She herself stated:

2023 could be an important year to return! I have already started writing potential songs for Eurovision 2023!

Ulrikke also mentioned that the song she wants to participate with has to mean something to her and it can’t just be any song. She added that those participating in MGP should not do so just to launch new music or become famous, but to participate with a sincere desire to win and represent Norway in the best possible way in Eurovision.

Finally, Ulrikke gave her predictions for this year’s Melodi Grand Prix 2022. Her favorite songs for this year are:

  1. Oda Gondrosen: «Hammer of Thor»
  2. Northkid: «Someone»
  3. Maria Mohn: «Fly» / Subwoolfer: «Give that wolf a banana»

Ulrikke was supposed to represent the country in Eurovision 2020 with the song “Attention”, had the contest not been canceled due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

You can watch and remember her performance in the final of MGP 2020 below:

Would you like to see Ulrikke wave the Norwegian flag in Eurovision 2023 and have the chance to perform on the Eurovision stage, a chance she sadly lost in 2020?

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding our favorite contest!

Source: escnorge