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Norway: These are the participants of Melodi Grand Prix 2024!

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A short while ago, Norway’s public television, NRK, announced the artists who are going to participate in this year’s Melodi Grand Prix in order to compete for the country’s representation at Eurovision 2024 in Malmö!

The 18 artists have been selected and have now been divided into three semi-finals as follows:

First Semi-Final

  1. Margaret Berger – Oblivion
  2. Myra – Heart on Fire
  3. Ingrid Jasmin – Eya
  4. Gothminister – We Come Alive
  5. Fredrik Halland – Stranded
  6. Mathilde SPZ ft. Chris Archer & Slam Dunk — Woman Show

Second Semi-Final

  1. Gåte — Ulveham
  2. Erika Norwich & Super Rob — My AI
  3. Mileo — You’re Mine
  4. Eli Kristin — Touch of Venus
  5. Dag Erik & Anne — Judge Tenderly of Me
  6. Farida — Heartache

Third Semi-Final

  1. KEiiNO — Damdiggida
  2. MIIA — Green Lights
  3. Annprincess — Save Me
  4. Thomas Jenssen — Take Me To Heaven
  5. Mistra — Waltz of Death
  6. Vidar Villa — Mer

Among the artists we can see previous participants, like Margaret Berger, who represent Norway in Eurovision 2013 & KEiiNO who represent the country in Eurovision 2019.

As a reminder, this year’s Melodi Gran Prix will remain in the same format as last year, as there will be no duels or second chance rounds. Three artists will qualify from each semi-final in which only the Norwegian TV audience will vote, while the final will for once again feature an international jury that will determine 40% of the result.

The songs will be published each Monday before the semi-final in which they are to compete. Melodi Grand Prix 2024 will take place at the Spectrum in Trondheim with Marion Ravn and Fredrik Solvang as hosts. The schedule is as follows:

  • First Semi-Final: January 13th
  • Second Semi-Final: January 20st
  • Third Semi-Final: January 27th
  • Grand Final: February 3rd

The previous MGP winner and Norway’s representative at Eurovision 2023 was Alessandra with her song “Queen of Kings” and finished 5th in the Grand Final, continuing the country’s qualification streak for the sixth year.

https://youtu.be/PUHSM_vTqTI

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Norway: Is this the song that KEiiNO will perform at MGP 2024?

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The reveal of the artists along with their songs that will take part in MGP 2024 is scheduled for tomorrow, January 5.

The rumors say that KEiiNO, the Norwegian representatives in Eurovision 2019, have submitted an entry and are selected to participate and claim the Norwegian representation for the second time. Allegedly, the song is titled as “Damdiggida”.

Is this KEiiNO’s entry for MGP 2024?

A leak of the new KEiiNO’s single scheduled to premiere tomorrow-the same day as the MGP announcements- is currently circulating the internet.

https://twitter.com/greenoscar94/status/1742866581657649525?s=12&t=XPSOHH5hrngdRLhmFDTFHg

Melodi Grand Prix 2024

On January 5, the songs that will be nominated to represent the country are set to be released. Melodi Grand Prix 2024 will feature 18 contestants over the course of four weekly shows:

  • January 13 – First Semi Final
  • January 20 – Second Semi Final
  • January 27 – Third Semi Final
  • February 3– Grand Final

Last year’s MGP winner and therefore Norway’s representative in Liverpool was Alessandra with the song “Queen of Kings”. With a total of 268 points, Alessandra came in fifth place overall and third in the public voting.

https://youtu.be/PUHSM_vTqTI

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Norway: These are the hosts of Melodi Grand Prix 2024!

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Just a while ago, the public broadcaster of Norway, NRK, revealed the hosts of Melodi Grand Prix 2024, and these are Marion Ravn and Fredrik Solvang!  Read more

Norway: Are Keiino hinting their return? | “Nu kör vi” with Norway or with Sweden?

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Lots of Eurovision fans are eagerly hoping for them to come back at the contest. But has the time just come?

KEiiNO band, a few moments ago, uploaded a Reels video on their Instagram account, rocking the boat of Eurovision news. The Reels featured a question, urging their fans to complete the sentence “Nu … vi!“. For those you can’t speak Swedish, nu kör vi means let’s go!

 

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But what could this mean? Is this a reference at them taking part in Melodifestivalen 2024, or they are referencing a potential participation at MGP 2024, which could potentially let them represent Norway in Malmö, Sweden?

Time will tell.

Who are KEiiNO?

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

On 11 January 2021, it was announced that KEiiNO would participate in the Melodi Grand Prix 2021 final with the pre-qualified song “Monument“. The song was released at midnight on 15 January 2021 with the group’s debut performance of the song during the first heat of Melodi Grand Prix 2021 on 16 January 2021. The song reached the top four in the final on 20 February 2021, eventually reaching the gold duel, but lost to Tix‘s “Fallen Angel“.

Do you think KEiiNO could be selected to represent Norway for a second time? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Eurovision 2024: Which country wants less power to the Juries?

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Norway does not like at all the fact that every year the amount of points from the juries is smaller than that of the tele-voting, thus opening a big discussion on this matter. The cause of course was the huge discrepancy that occurred this year, in the voting of the television audience in relation to that of the national juries, after the latter overturned the final result and gave the victory to Loreen and Tatoo.

Stig Karlsen, head of the Norwegian delegation to the Eurovision contest, has revealed that his country’s public television is going to propose changing the scoring system, by limiting the voting of the juries.

In his interview on the Eurovíziós Podcast, Stig Karlsen justifies the above, saying that he believes that people’s interest in the contest will decrease if they see that their favorite song does not take first place.

Although he considers the existence of critical committees necessary, he suggests a change of the balance to 40% or even 30% of the final result, with the remaining percentage determined by the voting of the television audience.

“The juries system at Eurovision should definitely be evaluated and the discussion is very welcome. There has been a difference (in the results) between the jury and the public vote in the past, but this year it was extremely wide. The people obviously had a different winner. The fact that a jury of 185 people should have as much power as millions of viewers is questionable”

At this point we remind you that Finland gained 376 points in the tele-voting, with Loreen receiving respectively only 243. On the other hand Sweden received 340 points, with Finland gaining only 150 in the jury voting.

The whole jury system has had a great repercussion on Norway during the last year. The highlight was the 2019 Norwegian entry with KEiiNO who despite winning the tele-voting at the grand final, the juries allocated them only 18th!

Any change to the contest’s voting system must first be approved by the Reference Group, which is expected to convene next January to approve the regulations for Eurovision 2024.

Source: Eurovíziós Podcast

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Norway: The most possible days for Melodi Grand Prix 2024!

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Through a research conducted by the website escnorge, several announcements were found from NRK, Norway’s public television, regarding the search for professionals for Melodi Grand Prix 2024. These positions are Producer, Producer for the artists’ appearances, content creator and arists coordinator for MGP 2024.

The most interesting about these announcements is that three of them mention the end date of the each job. The content creator’s last day is Sunday, February 4th, while the artist coordinator’s last day is Sunday, February 18th. This helps us estimate that the MGP will take place in February.

Since the artist coordinator has a deadline of February 18th, we can believe that the MGP 2024 final will take place on Saturday, February 10th.

The previous winner of Melodi Grand Prix and Norway’s representative at Eurovision 2023, was Alessandra Mele with the song “Queen of Kings” and placed 5th in the Grand Final:

https://youtu.be/PUHSM_vTqTI

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Source: escnorge.no

Norway: HoD says Eurovision jury system should be re-evaluated!

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After the Eurovision Final on Saturday, Stig Karlsen, Head of the Norwegian Delegation, said the current jury voting system should be re-evaluated.

Following the storm of reactions after the announcement of this year’s results, driven mainly by the difference in the vote of the televote (Finland) and the juries (Sweden), Mr Karlsen explained to Dagbladet that:

“The jury system in Eurovision definitely needs to be evaluated and the debate is very welcome. There has been a difference between the jury and the public vote in the past as well, but this year it became extremely distinctive. The people obviously had a different winner. The fact that a jury of 185 people should have as much power as millions of TV viewers is questionable”

Norway was represented by Alessandra with the song “Queen of kings”. Alessandra finished 17th in the jury voting, scoring 52 points, while getting the third highest score from the televote, taking the fifth place overall with a total of 268 points.

Source: Dagbladet

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Norway: Ben Adams of Subwoolfer is the Norwegian spokesperson!

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It was revealed earlier today that Ben Adams, member of A1 and Subwoolfer, is going to be the spokesperson for Norway in the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Ben Adams is going to announce the results of the Norwegian jury live from Liverpool Arena. Both Subwoolfers, Kith and Jim, are already in Liverpool, as they have a live show scheduled for tonight.

Subwoolfer represented Norway last year in the Contest in Turin Italy, where the brought the Scandinavian kingdom in the 10th place of the grand final with 182 points.

https://youtu.be/adCU2rQyDeY

This year the nation is being represented by Alessandra and the song “Queen of Kings” that has already secured a place in the final of Saturday 13th of May, as she qualified from the first semi-final of Tuesday.

https://youtu.be/DMRNUyG86Qs

Below you can also watch the reaction video of Eurovision Fun team to the Norwegian entry.

Source: ESCXTRA

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Eurovision 2023: The First Dress Rehearsals of the First Semi-Final

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The First Dress rehearsals of the first semi-final have taken place just a moment ago and the emotions are increasing in Liverpool.

Please enjoy a few snippets of what we just watched during the first Dress Rehearsal of the First Semifinal of Eurovision 2023:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kkg2IYCzINw

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NiGhTHhe7mQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7UWucPFidw&ab_channel=Eurovisionfun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxZjOnmr0-s&ab_channel=Eurovisionfun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1nHGlCyD-U&ab_channel=Eurovisionfun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyX6yieMpUA&ab_channel=Eurovisionfun

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Norway: Listen to the Italian version of “Queen of Kings”!

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A few minutes ago, Alessandra, the representative of Norway, released an entirely new version of her song for Eurovision 2023, “Queen of Kings”.

Alessandra Mele, won Melodi Grand Prix some time ago and thus, she is travelling to Liverpool, in the name of Norway. However, Alessandra also originates from Italy, and she just couldn’t resist adding something of Italian scent in her song.

So, except from the italian intro that was added to her song for her performance in Melodi Grand Prix, Alessandra now released a whole new version of the song, entirely in Italian:

We remind you that Norway competes in the first semi-final and is also the opening act of the competition part of the contest, as it will be the first performing country of the night!

You can also watch the EurovisionFun team reacting to the song from Norway, in the video below:

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