Eurovision 2020 l Ulrikke is the winner of Melodi Grand Prix
(Top: Liza Vassilieva, Raylee, Magnus Bokn, Ulrikke Brandstorp and Akuvi) (Bottom: Dridrik & Emil, Sondrey, Kristin Husøy, Rein Alexander and Tone Damli) We have now reached the end of the Norwegian selection, and Ulrikke has been crowned as the first winner of Northern Europe to represent Norway in this years edition of Eurovision Song contest in Rotterdam with her song "Attention". Ulrikke won with a total of 200,345 votes! For six weeks, we have been able, as fans and view
Norway | Magnus Bokn has qualified from Melodi Grand Prix semi final 4
Tonight, the fourth semi final of Melodi Grand Prix took place in the capital with Magnus Bokn qualifying as the representative for Western Norway. Magnus Now joins Kristin Husøy, Rein Alexander and fans favourite, Raylee in the final that will be in two weeks time on the 15th of February in Trondheim. Magnus beat Oda Loves You in their duel and went on to secure them the semi final win by beating Nordic Tenors in the Gold Duel. Western Norway’s pre-qualifying song for the f
Norway | Rein Alexander Alexander wins the second semifinal of Melodi Grand Prix 2020
Tonight was the second semi final of Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix in Oslo. Just like last week, four artists competed against each other in two duels. When it came time to the Gold Duel, it was Rein Alexander against Kim and Maria, with Rein winning his spot in the Melodi Grand Prix final. He joins semi final 1 winner, Raylee in the final line-up, along with the pre-qualified acts. In the first phase of the night, Kim Wigaard & Maria Mohn won against Tone Petterson, whilst Rei
Norway | Raylee has qualified to the final of Melodi Grand Prix 2020
Tonight, the first national final of the new decade kicked off as the first semi final for Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix took place in Oslo. Raylee won with her song "Wild" and has qualified for the final. Raylee beat Lisa in the Gold Duel to become the one and only song from this semi final that will reach the final stage of Norway’s long standing national final. Raylee joins Didrik & Emil, Ulrikke Brandstorp, Akuvi, Sondrey and Tone Damli as automatic qualifiers to the final t
Norway l Hosts for Melodi Grand Prix 2020 have been revealed
Norwegian broadcaster NRK have chosen their hosts to Melodi Grand Prix, who are going to lead us through the whole process to choose the participant who will represent Norway in The Netherlands next year. The hosts are Ronny Brede Aase and Ingrid Gjessing Linhave, who are both making their MGP hosting debuts, Kåre Magnus Bergh, who has hosted before. Ronny Aase is more known for doing the radio show P3morning and he is a little scared about hosting such a big show like Melodi
Norway | Melodi Grand Prix 2020 final will be held in Trondheim
Norwegian broadcaster NRK have revealed that the final of Melodi Grand Prix 2020 will take place in Trondheim, Norway's third biggest city. The show will be held at the Trondheim Spektrum on February 15th. This will be the third time that Melodi Grand Prix will be held outside of Oslo; in 1985 and 1989, the show was held in Stavanger. Project Manager for Melodi Grand Prix 2020, Stig Karlsen, has said of the 2020 contest: "It is high time that we arrange the finals somewhere o
Eurovision 2020 l Melodi Grand Prix Norway will reveal their first finalists on January 3rd
ESC Norway have revealed during a livestream they had yesterday on their facebook page with the head of Melodi Grand Prix Norway, that they are going to present their first five finalists for the National Final on January 3rd. Stig Karlsen has also revealed more details about the new arrangement they have for next years edition of Melodi Grand Prix 2020. On January 3rd there will be a big press conference where the five finalists will be revealed. We aren't going to be able t
Norway | 40 songs will participate in Melodi Grand Prix 2020
The Norwegian broadcaster NRK have revealed there will be changes made to Melodi Grand Prix 2020, which coincides with 60 years of Norway in Eurovision! Unlike in previous years where they had just one show consisting of ten songs, the 2020 edition will see 6 shows (5 semi finals and a grand final), with a total of 40 songs competing. In each semi final, there will be 8 songs competing, all of which come from different parts of Norway - Central, Eastern, Northern, Southern a
Norway | Changes revealed for Melodi Grand Prix 2020
Norwegian broadcaster NRK have announced that changes will be made to the rules of Melodi Grand Prix for the 2020 edition. Stig Karlsen, Project Manager for Melodi Grand Prix, has said that there will be changes made to the rules regarding submissions and dates for the show in 2020. The submissions window for MGP 2020 will open on March 2nd, 2019, (which is the same date as the final of MGP 2019), and will close on May 17th 2019. Stig explains, about having an earlier deadlin
Norway | Preparation for Melodi Grand Prix Well Underway
Over in Norway, plans for national selection process Melodi Grand Prix 2019 are well underway. Head of delegation for Norway's participation in Eurovision - Stig Karlsen - has revealed some details about the preparations in the lead up to next years national final. In an interview with Norwegian paper Dagbladet Karlsen revealed that seven of the ten Melodi Grand Prix 2019 finalists have already been selected and of those, six had been invited directly by broadcaster NRK to pa
