Norway NORWAY 2025 - Kyle Alessandro - Lighter

[ESC United Mod Team]

 

[RainyWoods]

Bobbysocks were an absolute delight. Such a shame the performance was fudged up royally during that first verse but they recovered it well.

 

[Gera11]

My ranking:

1. Kyle Alessandro – "Lighter"
2. Nora Jabri – "Sulale"
3. Tone Damli – "Last Song"
4. LLL – "Parasite"
5. Bobbysocks - Joyful
6. Wig Wam - Human fire
7. Nataleen - The Game
8. Sondrey - Vagabond
9, Ladybug - Hot as hell in paradise

I'd be content with any of the first four.

 

[NemesisNick]

Song 9: Bobbysocks - "Joyful"
Bobbysocks achieved Norway’s first Eurovision Song Contest victory in 1985 with "La det swinge". Both members have tried again at Eurovision, either as part of another group or individually since, but Hanne Krogh and Elisabeth Andreassen are back together as Bobbysocks this year, this time with "Joyful" The verses are sung in a bouncy manner, and the chorus, starting “Joyful, joyful in my heart” is very catchy, and resembles ABBA style songs. Altogether a memorable, catchy song, but I for one think this ABBA style schlager has had its day at Eurovision. Some may want this to win MGP tonight because Bobbysocks won Eurovision 40 years ago, but everyone needs to remember, music styles have moved on since then. Even the background screen imagery looked like something from the 1980s, but at least the falling fireworks at the end were a worthwhile enhancement. As much as I like this song very much, it’s probably best if Norway doesn’t send this to ESC 2025.

 

[HanVic123]

Voted for Bobbysocks

 

[Geborgenheit]

Ladybug or Nataleen please.

 

[SAYAY]

Voted for Bobbysocks

Me too! Im sorry but I found them enjoyable (also I made an oath to vote them )

 

[Yoozek]

Is it just me or the logo looks like a butthole?

 

[jatojo]

Emmy being interviewed during the Norwegian national final about how it is to have won the Irish national final. How absurd is that!

 

[SAYAY]

Emmy being interviewed during the Norwegian national final about how it is to have won the Irish national final. How absurd is that!

I am from the same place as Emmy. A friend of my cousin will be her dancer at Eurovision.

 

[Decayingbooks]

Emmy being interviewed during the Norwegian national final about how it is to have won the Irish national final. How absurd is that!

Iconic is what it is, it's a pitty that Norway isn't in semi2...

 

[jatojo]

The retro medleys are - as always - working well. But, of course, since it's in Norway/Sweden, you can be sure it's auto-tune.

 

[SAYAY]

Awww Rolf looks emotional

 

[jatojo]

Sissel Kyrkjebø

 

[cassio]

SISSElL.......

 

[jatojo]

Pretty cool to have written the first two Norwegian Eurovision winners and "You Raise Me Up". Rolf Løvland is the master of so many genres!

 

[NemesisNick]

Time now for the international jury voting. Good luck to all 9 artists.

 

[jatojo]

Relatively predictable points from the Denmark jury.

 

[jatojo]

Ha ha, that was a funny 'mistake' by the hostess. "And now to our neighbours to the east - I mean, our good neighbours to the east - Finland!"

 

[SAYAY]

Ha ha, that was a funny 'mistake' by the hostess. "And now to our neighbours to the east - I mean, our good neighbours to the east - Finland!"

we suck at English, ok?

 

[Geborgenheit]

So predictable and boring... at least UK jury gave 8p to Ladybug.