Over at That Eurovision Site the team will be ranking national finals throughout the season. The next national final that the team have taken a closer look at was Norway’s Melodi Geand Prix. Specifically the second semi-final, which will take place on January 20th. Melodi Grand Prix will select the Eurovision representative for Norway.
You can be reminded of the rankings from Semi-Final One here
Who is taking part in the first Semi-Final of Melodi Grand Prix 2024 ?
There are six artists taking part in the first heat of Melodi Grand Prix 2024 . The six artists taking part are as follows:
| Running Order | Artist | Entry |
| 1 | Farida | “Heartache” |
| 2 | Mileo | “You’re Mine” |
| 3 | Eli Kristin | “Touch Of Venus” |
| 4 | Erika Norwich and Super Rob | “My AI” |
| 5 | Dag Erik and Anne | “Judge Tenderly of Me” |
| 6 | Gåte | “Ulveham” |
Who are our qualifiers of the first semi-final of Melodi Grand Prix 2024?
We ranked the songs taking part in this heat of Melodi Grand Prix, using a 1-6 ranking. 1 being our favourite, 6 being our least favourite song. We then calculated the average of all our rankings. Right below, you can see our qualifiers for this week’s show. For the shows with Semi-Finals/Heats, we will be revealing the qualifiers, and release the full breakdown when the selection finishes.
Erika Norwich and Super Rob – “My AI:
Mileo – “You’re Mine:
Farida – “Heartache”:
What did some of our team members have to say about their favourite songs from the Semi-Final of Melodi Grand Prix 2024?
Kittens (My AI): If you’re going to dial up the humour, you should at least go all in, and what better way to do that than this silly camp bop complete with a giant pink robot. Even if you think this is a ‘joke entry’, you have to give it some credit – it is an unbelievably memorable tune with singalong vibes, and definitely has the chance to make a huge impact on the stage.
Daniel (Heartache): I was so excited to see Farida back in the MGP lineup as ‘Dangerous’ was one of my favourite songs from the 2022 NF season. This wasn’t what I would’ve expected from her, but I’m certainly not disappointed, she’s given us a fun up-tempo song with a catchy melody which is always a good thing.
Tim (You’re Mine): Why does the instrumentation on this remind me of “Me and My Broken Heart” by Rixton? I like the production of the track, and I think that it will translate well to a storytelling staging on the performance, I’m intrigued on how it will translate to the MGP stage this weekend.
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 61 times, and made the Grand Final 58 of these. In addition, Norway has won the competition three times – in 1985, 1995, and 2009.
Norway’s latest Eurovision participation saw them being represented by Alessandra with the song “Queen of Kings”. After qualifying for the final, Norway placed 5th in the Grand Final, receiving 268 points, 52 of which from the jury and 216 from televoters.
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News Source: That Eurovision Site
Photo Credit: NRK/Julia Marie Naglestad
Euan T