Tonight, the final of Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix took place in Trondheim, where it was revealed that XXX has won the right to represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö with their song “Ulveham”.
Melodi Grand Prix 2024 Grand Final Results Revealed
Following the announcement of a 60/40 split in favour of the televote, The running order of the competing artists for tonight, and the results, were as follows:
| Running Order | Artist | Entry | Jury | Public | Result | Ranking |
| 1 | KEiiNO | “Damdiggida” | 98 | 146 | 244 | 2 |
| 2 | Annprincess | “Save Me” | 16 | 17 | 33 | 9 |
| 3 | Gothminister | “We Come Alive” | 35 | 80 | 115 | 4 |
| 4 | Ingrid Jasmin | “Eya” | 22 | 20 | 42 | 8 |
| 5 | MIIA | “Green Lights” | 54 | 22 | 76 | 6 |
| 6 | Margaret Berger | “Oblivion” | 26 | 19 | 45 | 7 |
| 7 | Dag Erik and Anne | “Judge Tenderly Of Me” | 58 | 47 | 105 | 5 |
| 8 | Gåte | “Ulveham” | 76 | 174 | 250 | 1 |
| 9 | Erika Norwich and Super Rob | “My AI” | 45 | 120 | 165 | 3 |
KEiiNO won the jury vote with 98 points , while Gåte won the televote with 174 points. The runner up of Melodi Grand Prix 2024 was KEiiNO with 6 fewer points than winner Gåte. The final show included performances of previous winners for Sweden performed by previous winners of Norway’s Melodi Gran Prix, including Alexander Rybak (2009), Tix (2021), and Ulrikke (2020), with a special guest appearance by Sweden’s Carola.
What is Melodi Grand Prix?
Melodi Grand Prix is the Norwegian method of selection for Eurovision. This national final selection method is over 60 years old. The only year where Melodi Grand Prix has not taken place was 2002, when Norway were relegated from the Eurovision Song Contest. Melodi Grand Prix had undertaken a few different formats. The changes in format have mainly taken place in the last few years, since 2020.
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 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: NRK
Photo Credit: Julia Marie Naglestad/NRK
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