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Australia: Voyager cover “Queen of Kings”!

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Via their personal Tik Tok account, Australia‘s representatives at this year’s Eurovision, Voyager, shared their own version of the Norwegian entry “Queen of Kings”.

You can listen to Voyager’s cover of “Queen of Kings” below:

 

@voyagerau We just had to make a cover of Queen of the Kings @Alessandra Mele #eurovision #escnorway #queenofthekings #queenofthekingsallesandra ♬ Queen of Kings – Alessandra

You can also check out our team’s reaction video for the australian entry:

Voyager are competing in this year’s contest with the song Promise, closing the second semi-final on May 11th.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding the australian entry in Eurovision 2023!

Norway: Watch the official music video of “Queen of Kings”!

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Norway chose their representative for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, via the National Final of Melodi Grand Prix 2023. The winner of the National Final was Alessandra with the song Queen of Kings, and she will represent the country in May in Liverpool.

Earlier today, through Alessandra’s official YouTube channel, the music video of the track was released.

Down bellow you can find the Video Clip of “Queen Of Kings” for Eurovision 2023: 

Norway will compete in the first position of the First Semi Final in 9th of May. As a result, the country will open the competition part for this year’s Eurovision.

You can now watch the team’s reaction of EurovisionFun to Norway’s participation down bellow:

Stay tuned on EurovisionFun for all the news regarding Norway’s participation in Eurovision 2023!

Norway: “Adresse Liverpool” to begin on April 15!

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NRK has been airing a special show dedicated to promotion of songs performing at Eurovision Song Contest. ‘Adresse Liverpool’ will commence on April 15, with a jury formed of Eurovision fans and famous faces will review all of the songs competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Each week around 8 songs are reviewed with the jurors scoring songs from 1 to 12 points.

The show is hosted by Marte Stokstad, the four experts in the judging panel are Ingeborg Heldal who is a regular member of it, second is a well known participant at Melodi Grand Prix, 3rd place of MGP 2015 with “En godt stekt pizza” together with Lazz and an artist who took part last year as the member of Landeveiens Helter, Stian “Staysman” Thorbjørnsen, the third regular member is the famous Norwegian comedian, Kevin Vågenes. The fourth member is the guest who always changes. The four of them are joined by the four Eurovision fans.

Applications to feature on the panel are currently open. Interested participants must be available to attend auditions at the NRK studios in Oslo on 28th, 29th or 30th of March. More information can be found here.

Previous winners of the Adresse preview shows include:

  • 2022 – France – Alvan & Ahez
  • 2021 – Italy – Måneskin – Zitti e buoni
  • 2019 – Cyprus – Tamta – Replay
  • 2018 – Austria – Cesar Sampson – Nobody But You

Norway this year is represented by Αlessandra with “Queen of Kings” and will be competing on the first half of the First Semi-Final:

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news about Eurovision 2023!

Norway: Eurovisionfun Reacts to Eurovision 2023 Entry “Queen Of Kings” (video)

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After the three semi-final rounds, the 2023 edition of the Melodi Grand Prix came to its end with the Grand Final which once again determined the representative of Norway in Liverpool this May. Alessandra and the song “Queen of Kings” won the show and she will be the next act representing the country in Εurovision.

The Eurovisionfun team couldn’t help but comment on the Norwegian entry for the upcoming Eurovision contest! Enjoy Matamis Apostolis, Bogiannos Apostolos and Stella Gialetzi in a delightful video, with detailed commentary on Norway’s next participation, for 2023!

Some days ago, Alessandra gave us an exclusive interview on our Youtube channel:

Below you can enjoy the Performance of Alessandra in the final of MGP 2023:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt7U0-N1mlk

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Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Norway’s participation in Eurovision 2023, in Liverpool!

 

 

Norway: Eurovisionfun Reacts to MGP 2023 Songs! (video)

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Melodi Grand Prix 2023, the national final for Norway’s next Eurovision entry, is coming to a close with the 9 finalists vying for the golden ticket to Liverpool this Saturday.

The Eurovisionfun team couldn’t help but see and comment on the 9 participants  from Norway for the upcoming Eurovision contest! Enjoy Matamis Apostolis, Gialetzi Stella and Bogiannos Apostolos in a reaction video with detailed commentary for this year’s MGP entries!

The running order of the Grand Final

  1. JONE — “Ekko inni meg” (Echo in me)
  2. Eline Thorp — “Not Meant to Be”
  3. Skrellex — “Love Again”
  4. Ulrikke Brandstorp – “Honestly“
  5. Umami Tsunami – “Geronimo“
  6. Atle Pettersen — “Masterpiece” 
  7. Swing’it — “Prohibition”
  8. Elsie Bay — “Love you in a dream”
  9. Alessandra Mele – “Queen of Kings“

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Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Norway’s participation in Eurovision 2023, in Liverpool!

Norway: The running order of the Third Semi-Final of Melodi Grand Prix 2023 released!

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A short while ago on the website of the Norwegian national broadcaster, NRK, the running order of the seven candidates who will compete in the Third Semi-Final of the Melodi Grand Prix 2023 was published!

The running order of the Third Semi-Final:

  1. Akuvi – “Triumph”
  2. Tiril – “Break It”
  3. Skrellex – “Love Again”
  4. Eline Thorp – “Not Meant to Be”
  5. Stig van Eijk – “Someday”
  6. Maria Celin – “Freya”
  7. Atle Pettersen – “Masterpiece”

You can listen to the songs here.

Timetable

  • Saturday, 14 January: First Semi-Final (Song Announcement on Monday, 9 January)
  • Saturday, 21 January: Second Semi-Final (Song Announcement on Monday, 16 January)
  • Saturday, 28 January: Third Semi-Final (Song Announcement on Monday, 23 January)
  • Saturday, 4 February: Grand Final

We remind you that this year’s Melodi Grand Prix will be quite different from the previous ones, as there will be no duels or second chance round. In each semi-final, only the Norwegian televisionaudience will be able to vote, while in the final, for the first time since 2019, there will also be an international jury that will determine 50% of the result.

The songs will be published every Monday before the semi-final in which they will compete. Melodi Grand Prix 2023 will take place at the Spectrum in Trondheim and will be hosted by Arian Engebø and Stian Thorbjørnsen.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news of our favourite contest!

Source: NRK

Alessandra Mele: “My song was written especially for Eurovision”| Exclusive interview |

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One of the big favorites of the Melodi Grand Prix 2023, Alessandra Mele, gave an exclusive interview to Eurovisionfun and Apostolos Boiannos and Stella Gialetzi. Her song “Queen of Kings” competed in the first semi-final of the MGP and managed to win the ticket to the grand final!

The song has already won the audience, as we see it counting thousands of views on YouTube, being used on the tiktok platform, and also being on the 18th position of the Norwegian Spotify (highest song position since this year’s MGP), with upward trends!

When asked what the song “Queen of Kings” means to her, she answered:

“This song shows the power of women, but also the power of all people, about how important it is to feel yourself. I am bisexual and when I lived in Italy I had to hide who I was because some of my friends and relatives would not approve it. So I think it’s important to accept who we are, without caring about the opinion of others, as well as to accept that there are also bad moments in life from which we become stronger!”

Was the song written especially for Eurovision?

“I was invited to the Norwegian camp where songs are written for MGP, on the very second day, together with Linda Dale, Henning Olerud and Stanley Ferdinandez wrote “Queen of Kings”. We loved it so it ended up at MGP!”

About the success of her song, she told us that she try not to look at charts and numbers only because she tries to focus on her performance and do her best! In closing, she revealed to us that there was going to be a meeting with her team these days to discuss if and what will change in her stage appearance for the MGP Grand Final. While to the question with whom Eurostar would like to collaborate, she answered Alexander Rybak, whose entry “Fairytale” is also her favorite Norwegian entry!

Watch the full exclusive interview of Alessandra Mele below

Watch the live performance of “Queen of Kings”:

Would you like Alessandra Mele to represent Norway in Eurovision 2023? Stay tuned for more exclusive interviews from your favourites Eurovision artists!

Norway: Listen to the songs of the third semi-final of Melodi Grand Prix 2023!

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Norway’s public television, NRK, is once again organizing the national final Melodi Grand Prix for the selection of its Eurovision entry in Liverpool this May. A few minutes ago, the songs of the artists of the third semi-final were released!

There will be nine finalists this year. The 21 total artists were divided into three semi-finals of seven with the top three from each semi-final receiving the ticket to the grand final of MGP 2023!

Timetable

  • Saturday, 14 January: First Semi-Final (Song Announcement on Monday, 9 January)
  • Saturday, 21 January: Second Semi-Final (Song Announcement on Monday, 16 January)
  • Saturday, 28 January: Third Semi-Final (Song Announcement on Monday, 23 January)
  • Saturday, 4 February: Grand Final

You can check out the results of the first and second semi-final here and here respectively.

The participants of the second semi-final

The last three tickets for the MGP grand final will be claimed by:

Skrellex – “Love Again”

Tiril Beisland – “Break It”

Akuvi – “Triumph”

Atle Pettersen – “Masterpiece”

Eline Thorp – “Not Meant to Be”

Maria Celin – “Freya”

Stig van Eijk – “Someday”

We remind you that this year’s Melodi Gran Prix is quite different from the previous ones, as there are no duels or second chance round. In each semi-final, only the Norwegian television audience is able to vote, while in the final, for the first time since 2019, there will also be an international jury that will determine 50% of the result.

The songs are published every Monday before the semi-final in which they are competing. Melodi Grand Prix 2023 is taking place at the Spectrum in Trondheim and is hosted by Arian Engebø and Stian Thorbjørnsen.

What do you think of the third set of MGP 2023 songs? Do you think the winner might be amongst them? Tell us in the comments!

Elsie Bay: “I had no intention of returning to MGP”| Interview | (Video)

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Following the announcement of her participation in this year’s Norwegian national final, Melodi Grand Prix 2023, Elsie Bay spoke exclusively to EurovisionFun and Apostolos Bogiannos and Giorgos Zeuteridis.

Elsie is among one of the finalists of this year’s MGP and will try to represent her country at Eurovision 2023 with the song “Love you in a dream“.

This is her second time participating in the national final and she says that although she enjoyed her experience last year, she had no intention of returning to the competition this year but changed her mind when she wrote her MGP 2023 entry song.

When asked what “Love you in a dream” means to her, she answered:

“I am very proud of this song, which talks about the realization of our dreams which can only be achieved if we ourselves strive for it.”

About her stage performance, she told us:

“My song is a ballad, so don’t expect a ‘party’ on stage. But I won’t be alone on stage”.

When asked which of her two performances she prefers, she answered that her song “Love you in a dream” stands out this year.

In conclusion, she told us that the eurostars she would like to work with are Cornelia Jacobs and Alexander Rybak, while “Hold me closer” is her favorite song for Eurovision 2022.

Just before the end of the interview, Elsie offered us a part of her acapella song.

Watch the interview with Elsie Bay here:

Listen to “Love you in a dream” below:

We would like to thank Εlsie and wish her luck in her Eurovision Journey that has just begun!

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for more interviews and news about Eurovision 2023! 

Norway: Listen to the songs of the second semi-final of Melodi Grand Prix 2023!

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Norway’s public television, NRK, is once again organizing the national final Melodi Grand Prix for the selection of its Eurovision entry in Liverpool this May. A few minutes ago, the songs of the artists of the second semi-final were released!

There will be nine finalists this year. The 21 total artists were divided into three semi-finals of seven with the top three from each semi-final receiving the ticket to the grand final of MGP 2023!

Timetable

  • Saturday, 14 January: First Semi-Final (Song Announcement on Monday, 9 January)
  • Saturday, 21 January: Second Semi-Final (Song Announcement on Monday, 16 January)
  • Saturday, 28 January: Third Semi-Final (Song Announcement on Monday, 23 January)
  • Saturday, 4 February: Grand Final

You can check out the results of the first semi-final here.

The participants of the second semi-final

The second set of three tickets for the MGP grand final will be claimed by:

Sandra Lyng – “Drøm d bort”

JONE – “Ekko Inni Meg”

Swing’it – “Prohibition”

Ella – “Waist”

Alejandro Fuentes – “Fuego”

Bjørn Olav Edvardsen – “Turn Off My Heart”

Elsie Bay – “Love You in a Dream”

We remind you that this year’s Melodi Gran Prix is quite different from the previous ones, as there are no duels or second chance round. In each semi-final, only the Norwegian television audience is able to vote, while in the final, for the first time since 2019, there will also be an international jury that will determine 50% of the result.

The songs are published every Monday before the semi-final in which they are competing. Melodi Grand Prix 2023 is taking place at the Spectrum in Trondheim and is hosted by Arian Engebø and Stian Thorbjørnsen.

What do you think of the second set of MGP 2023 songs? Do you think the winner might be amongst them? Tell us in the comments!