Tonight, the third semi-final of Melodi Grand Prix 2023 was held, where we saw seven more competing artists compete for three spots in this year’s final.
Semi-Final 3 results revealed
The competing artists in tonight’s show and their result are as follows:
| Running Order | Artist | Entry | Result |
| 1 | Avuki | “Trimph” | Out |
| 2 | Tiril | “Break It” | Out |
| 3 | Skrellex | “Love Again” | Qualified for Final |
| 4 | Eline Thorp | “Not Meant To Be” | Qualified for Final |
| 5 | Stig Van Eijk | “Someday” | Out |
| 6 | Maria Celin | “Freya” | Out |
| 7 | Atle Pettersen | “Masterpiece” | Qualified for Final |
Eline Thorp, Atle Pettersen and Skrellex will join Jone, Swing’it, and Elsie Bay, as well as Ulrikke, Alessandra Mele, and Umami Tsunami who qualified from the second and first semi-finals.
What else do we know about Melodi Grand Prix 2023?
Melodi Grand Prix 2023 ditches the duel and auto-qualifier format of the past 3 yeats. Instead, MGP 2023 consists of 3 semi-finals of 7 artists. In each semi-final, the three artists with the most votes will advance to the final taking place on the 4th of February. Additionally, there will be a second chance show where one lucky artist who did not qualify from their original show will advance to the final. The final, this year, reintroduces the juries, and will be combined 50% with the public for the final result. Arian Engebø and Stian “Staysman” Thorbjørnsen will be the hosts for all four shows. Additionally, artists are allowed to used autotune during their performances.
Norway’s Eurovision Journey
The Scandinavian nation made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960, with Nora Brockstedt and the song “Voi Voi”, which placed 4th. Since their debut, they have participated 60 times, and made the grand final 57 of these. In addition, Norway has won the competition three times (1985, 1995, and 2009).
Norway’s latest Eurovision participation saw them being represented by Subwoolfer with the song “Give That Wolf a Banana”. During their participation, Norway placed 10th in the grand final, receiving 182 points from the jury and televoters.
Did you enjoy the third semi-final of Melodi Grand Prix 2023? Who do you want to see represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. In addition, be sure to follow ‘THAT Eurovision Site’ on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok for all things MGP.
News source: NRK
Photo credit: Julia Marie Naglestad / NRK
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