Norway NORWAY 2025 - Kyle Alessandro - Lighter

[ESC United Mod Team]

 

[Mrm]

And here is my 2nd potato od the season..
in the poll, this is literally everything I dislike in ESC...from the vocals, to the costume, choreography, music....everything...

Thank you ppl who voted for Bobbysocks @SAYAY especially to you!
I'm so glad they did really good with televoting!

 

[SirPeterGriffin]

Wow, they really dropped the ball after last year's shocker. This is on Europe for rejecting a passionate piece of norwegian culture and sending the wrong message. Now get stuck with pop song n. 99999 referencing fire as a metaphor for "self-empowerment".

 

[Navn Navnes]

My guess is a pop song in english. Probably written by someone from Sweden, or at least someone inspired by Swedish pop music.

I hope i am wrong and that we send something risky again like joik without instrumentals, or a folk song in a remote dialect. But I would be extremely surprised.

I was spot on sadly

16th at best would be my gut feeling

Though maybe if we qualify the juries will like this, as they often seem to like boring entries that sounds like they are all made in the same office in Sweden.

A real piece of music, with great vocals and instrumentals like last year the juries did not appreciate as they should have if they did not have very boring taste, and actually looked for quality regardless of genre.

 

[mauve]

Well a weak section and a weak song . Hope Norway will give us better music next year.

 

[gingerale]

I know this will end on my all time bangers playlist next to Alessandra, Tamta and all the others.

 

[Preuss]

This year seems kind of terrible so far so I guess we should at least be able to make the final

 

[Realest]

If norway ever built up any kind of momentum the last few years (except 24), it is now officially over.

 

[Ted Talks]

Well I much preferred last year's entry and was stunned it came last in the final, but I honestly don't mind this. Is it groundbreaking? No, far from it. Is it a pleasant enough listen? Definitely and it's very listenable.

It's not cutting edge, but its decent pop - and that's what Eurovision needs among the 30-something acts in the end to me. It definitely counters the absolute trash from Malta and Poland (I haven't heard Estonia yet but am prepared for more madness there).

A male dance break too - how novel in the age of every woman trying (but failing) to out-Chanel Chanel.

A solid from me.

 

[ESC94]

I can´t write much about to be honest. It doesn´t bother me while it´s on and I kinda like the rhythm. But for me it sounds like some older Scandinavian ESC songs mixed into a new one, very familiar in a not so positive way. And vocally this isn´t anything special either, get Tooji (2012) vibes and this is not a compliment.

In the end I give , it´s ok but just nothing special. Not sure about it´s chances for the final, could go either way in my opinion.

 

[NemesisNick]

Since I watched the Norwegian MGP 2025 Final live, online yesterday evening (15 February 2025), I've made a review video containing my opinions on all nine finalist songs in order of performance (based on MGP 2025 Final performances).

Nemesis Nick Talks Eurovision: MGP 2025 Final Review

My review of the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix 2025 Final on Saturday 15 February 2025. I watched Norwegian MGP 2025 Final live, online from the UK, that even...

youtu.be

 

[tsegaye]

For being a basic boy pop song, this does everything correct. Kyle Alessandro sings good, dances good, the staging is there with room for elevation on the Eurovision stage and the song is catchy. I think this is a lock for the final and probably will end up somewhere between 13th-18th.

 

[Fluke]

Very weak and generic take on a ESC trope that died out 10 years ago. He looks like one of the Martinus brothers, the outfits may trigger unpleasant flashbacks to S.A.G.A.P.O. , the song kinda resembles Luxembourg's "Fighter" from last year, they only changed one letter, and the obsessive references to fire are overdone and cliche.

There's actually an inclusion of Norwegian fiddle playing that's so subtle it doesn't really do anything for the song, and i think it's the first time a male artist does that kind of dance break that's become so popular in the last few years, but it doesn't help this unmemorable, generic song crammed with dull cliches. Norway must have had better to chose from, another inexplicable choice from them. Don't think final is out of the question, but not that likely as it seems.

 

[MAD20]

Nothing revolutionary here, but it was the best choice possible among a super weak MGP. points.

 

[deletingpoint]

I dunno... i kinda like it and it was def the best choice (at least as a song, i'm not gonna watch other performances), but i got so bored halfway through. the song and the staging and the dancebreak are all well done, yet i'm bored. reminds me of Firefighter from last year actually, might get a similar result too.

 

[aef]

Nothing revolutionary here, but it was the best choice possible among a super weak MGP. points.

This, basically. I’m actually enjoying the song and his performance a bit, it’s quite okay, but nothing revolutionary… and in this very weak Eurovision year so far it’s among the stronger songs so far.

points

 

[Neo]

Agree with most here. Safe, generic, bland and 'Tooji-like'.

Also agree with those who say this was the inevitable reaction after Gåte last year.

With ESC-tastes going in cycles, my guess this year will favor the more light and fun act so wrong selection again.

My fave Nataleen did Ok, actually better than expected with such difficult vocals.

The 'circus acts' Wig-Wam and Bobbysocks were terrible, sorry to say. Toe-curlingly cringe. Please drop these types of acts in the future, Tarjei. You said you wanted to entice people to MGP who normally wouldn't, but with this you're just making it worse.

 

[Neo]

I should've saw this comming.. Norway loves their Alexanders, Aleksanders, Alexandras, Alessandras and Alessandros

Yeah what's up with that lol

 

[Decayingbooks]

I've been listening to the studio version of "Parasite" and it was a pitty that the live performance of LLL was so flat.
The late 90s/early 00s are back in fashion, a edm/girl pop group fusion could have worked really well in esc and it would have been something fresh and out of the box.
Kyle is a solid package, but it isn't nothing new nor original and proof of that is the fact that Armenia has ended up selecting a similar song with a similar staging.

 

[toinou03]

This is pretty bland in my opinion, and the vocals are not impressive. The staging is OK, but it's something we've seen a million times and better done as well... Not fan of it, although not offensive and easy listening.

 

[SpiritofKeiino]

I think it might do just enough to qualify, then get a very low final placement. Similar to Norway last year.

My opinion is it's not especially bad or good, feels quite generic. It reminds me a bit of Tali's song last year.