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 third semi-final, which will take place on January 27th. Melodi Grand Prix will select the Eurovision representative for Norway.
You can be reminded of the rankings from Semi-Final One and Semi-Final Two here
Who is taking part in the first Semi-Final of Melodi Grand Prix 2024 ?
There are six artists taking part in the third 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.
Vidar Villa – “MER”:
MIIA – “Green Lights”:
KEiiNO – “Damdiggida”:
What did some of our team members have to say about their favourite songs from the Semi-Final of Melodi Grand Prix 2024?
Daniel (“Green Lights”): I really hope it makes sense for me to call Miia’s Green Lights a very Melodi Grand Prix song (In a very good way, I love this selection). It just sounds like something that should do well in MGP, and I can easily see it doing so. Miia is a great singer and I have no doubts that she’ll put in a great performance on Saturday
Jazzi (“Damdiggida”):This is just such a fun entry. It’s a bit different from KEiiNO’s previous entries that had an element of darkness to them. This really doesn’t have this as much. This also feels really nostalgic to me, as this was absolutely the type of music I listened to when I was younger. It does have a late 90’s, early 00’s vibe which I think is actually something different from KEiiNO. I believe this will bring them a third qualification to the Melodi Grand Prix final.
Kittens (“MER”): While “Damdiggida” might be the obvious choice for this semi, I hope there’s still some room for “Mer” (pun intended!). I find myself coming back to this song over and over, and it has been stuck in my head from the moment it came out. Sometimes a nice simple catchy bop is all that we need, and it certainly fits the brief. Feels like a sunny summer day song – and during the gloomy days of January this is definitely what we need!
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.
Who would you like to see represent Norway in Malmö? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Threads and Bluesky for all things Czechia at Eurovision 2024!
News Source: That Eurovision Site
Photo Credit: NRK/Julia Marie Naglestad
Euan T