Earlier this week, we asked #YOU to vote for your favourite songs of the first semi-final in Norway’s annual extravaganza, Melodi Grand Prix. The results are now in! There seemed to be two pretty clear favourites in this semi-final, suggesting the third slot in the 4th February finale is very much up for grabs; the two front runners according to …
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 …
Norway’s iconic annual songfest Melodi Grand Prix is rolling into town once more this weekend, and a number of familiar faces and exciting upcoming artists are vying to take the Norwegian ticket to Liverpool! Semi-Final 1 of this year’s Melodi Grand Prix takes place on Saturday night, with seven of this year’s hopefuls taking to the stage in Nydalen in …
Our next Melodi Grand Prix interview is with MGP 1987 winner and former Eurovision artist Kate Gulbrandsen who is set to compete this weekend in the first semi-final. Kate has represented Norway internationally for a number of years outside of Eurovision, including in 1986 when she competed in the Yamaha Song Festival in Tokyo. Following her MGP win, Kate would …
We continue our Melodi Grand Prix interview series today following a very lucky conversation with MGP 2020 winner and should-have-been Eurovision artist Ulrikke. “Honestly” we can’t believe it happened! Ulrikke’s musical talent was first found when she won a local singing contest and acted in productions of Pippi Longstocking and Reisen til julestjernen. Her love of the theater would continue …
We’re back with another edition of our Eurovision 2023 Interview series, this time featuring Melodi Grand Prix semi-final one contestant Rasmus Thall. Last night we had the chance to sit down with Rasmus and talk about his participation in Melodi Grand Prix as an artist, his musical inspiration for his song “Tresko”, and about his connection to Eurovision 1963. Hello …
Welcome to a new calendar year and a new year of interviews here at ESCUnited! Make sure to check back frequently, as we have a number of interviews to post in the coming weeks but we’re excited to kick off our interview season with Eirik Næss from Norway! Eirik was born in Larvik, Norway and moved to London after graduating …
Just a few short days after announcing the 21 artists competing in the 2023 edition of Melodi Grand Prix, we’ve received the first batch of songs. The first semi-final will feature three of the four former Eurovision artists competing in this year’s preselection – JOWST, Kate Guldbrandsen, and Ulrikke. The full line-up is below with links to their full MGP …
NRK, the Norwegian broadcaster, has just made a historical change in Melodi Grand Prix’s history. For the first time ever, the contestants will be allowed to use autotune during their performance. As the Norwegian media VG states, all 21 acts taking part in Melodi Grand Prix 2023 will be able to choose whether or not they want to use autotune …
Fresh after the start of the new year, Norway’s NRK has announced the 21 artists who will compete in the 61st edition of Melodi Grand Prix. This years line-up will see an number of MGP winners return to the competition like Kate Guldbrandsen (1987), Stig Van Eikj (1999), JOWST (2017), and Ulrikke who despite winning MGP 2020, would not compete …
