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Skrellex Interview: “It’s been 17 years since a drag queen last put their heels on the MGP stage.”

The final semi-final of the Melodi Grand Prix “circus” is set to begin this coming Saturday, which means we have another interview to release! Today we get the opportunity to chat with drag queen and singer Skrellex, who has been singing for years but only recently transitioned her career into the art of drag. Since then her career has taken …

The final entries for Melodi Grand Prix 2023 have been released!

At midnight tonight the final seven competing entries for Melodi Grand Prix’s third semi-final were released on Spotify. The full line-up for the semi-final is as follows: Akuvi – Triumph Atle Pettersen – Masterpiece Eline Thorp – Not Meant to Be Maria Celin – Freya Skrellex – Love Again Stig van Eijk – Someday Tiril – Break It Only three …

Norway: 3 additional semi-finalists have qualified for the final

Norway’s national broadcaster (NRK) are continuing their search, and tonight saw another 7 acts compete in tonight’s second semi-final. Only 3 of them can join the already 3 qualified acts from last week’s semi-final. Melodi Grand Prix 2023 – Semi-final 2 Once again, tonight saw another seven songs take the stage, in order to compete for the votes of the …

Bjørn Olav Edvardsen Interview: “I’ve been experimenting musically to get back to who Bjørn Olav really is.”

While this week has been full of Eurovision news and interviews, we were able to arrange an interview Melodi Grand Prix contestant Bjørn Olav Edvardsen over zoom. Our conversation covered a number of topics, with the most important showcasing who Bjørn Olav Edvardsen is as a singer and a songwriter. Throughout his answers Bjørn shared a number of times the …

Swing’It Interview: “We think it is a shame that jazz and traditional jazz never gets shown on TV.”

Our Melodi Grand Prix interview series continues as we speak to one of the second semi-final contestants and 1920’s style jazz band Swing’It! Swing’it was first formed back in 2014 as street performers, who have quickly taken over the jazz scene with their Gatsby and Prohibition parties. The band also made an appearance on Norway’s Got Talent back in 2018, …

Melodi Grand Prix 2023: Semi-Final Two songs begin to appear on streaming platforms

The next batch of songs competing in Melodi Grand Prix’s second semi-final have been released on YouTube and Spotify. You can listen to each of the songs through our MGP playlist linked below. As a reminder, the full line-up for the semi final is as follows: Alejandro Fuentes – “Fuego” Bjorn Olav Edvardsen – “Turn Off My Heart” Ella A …

The first 3 finalists for Melodi Grand Prix 2023 have been decided!

Today the Norwegian Eurovision pre-selection show Melodi Grand Prix kicked off, with seven artists taking to the stage to win a spot in the Final. This is also the first MGP show to feature a live audience since the 2020 final in Trondheim. The first semi-final featured three of the four returning Eurovision artists, alongside MGP debutants Alessandra Mele, Eirik …

Belgium decide as three shows take place – YOUR guide to Saturday 14th January

With the new year comes a renewed sense of optimism, hope for the future and of course… national final shows! And with this Saturday’s arrival, no less than three shows will be taking place across Europe as the build-up to Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool really begins to hot up! Tonight, Belgium will become the third country to select their song …

The ESCUnited staff review the Melodi Grand Prix Semi-Final One entries

Ever year Norway’s Eurovision selection show Melodi Grand Prix promises to thrill the viewers with showstopping performances, memorable stagings, and the occasional whacky entry that makes you chuckle. Despite keeping the total number of entries the same, all 21 entries for MGP will pass through the semi-finals and must qualify on their own merit for the Grand Final on February …

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