This evening, the songs that will compete in the 2025 edition of MGP have now been revealed; taking us one step closer to finding out who will represent Norway at Eurovision, in Basel.
Nine Acts competing for the Norwegian ticket
Former Eurovision winners Bobbysocks! and Eurovision 2005 participants Wig Wam are amongst the artists returning to the competition. The full list of artists, as well as the title of their entries, are as follows. You can listen to the Youtube link via the hyperlink on the song name, and the spotify via the appropriate link.
Please note at at the time of publishing now all songs were available on streaming.
| Artist | Entry | Spotify | Songwriter(s) |
| Bobbysocks! | Joyful | Here | Elisabeth Andreassen, Hanne Krogh |
| Nora Jabri | Sulale | Here | Emma Louise Gale, Ovidiu Jacobsen, Ola Frøyen, Nora Foss Al-Jabri |
| LLL | Parasite | Here | Olli Äkras, Nora Foss Al-Jabri, Ben Adams, Jim Bergsted |
| Nataleen | The Game | Here | Madeleine Nataleen Tveberg, Julie Aagaard, Henning Olerud, Stanley Ferdinandez, Kjersti Sleveland |
| Sondrey | Vagabond | Here | Sondre Mulongo Nystrøm, Magnus Emaka Einang |
| Ladybug | Hot as Hell in Paradise | Here | Iris Severine Mikalsen, Jonas Holteberg Jensen, Anderz Wrethov, Thomas Stengaard |
| Tone Damli | Last Song | Here | Tweed Simons, Kristoffer Tømmerbakke, Erik Smaaland, Yoshi Breen |
| Kyle Alessandro | Lighter | Here | Kyle Alessandro, Adam Woods |
| Wig Wam | Human Fire | Here | Åge Sten Nilsen, Trond Holter, Bernt Jansen |
Melodi Grand Prix 2025 sees a major shake-up in both format and leadership for the Norwegian national selection. Breaking from previous years, MGP 2025 cut the delfinalene which have existed since 2020 in favor of a single show. Additionally, this will also be the first year for new artistic director Tarjei Strøm who took over from Stig Karlsen earlier this year.
The contest will take place on 15 February in Oslo Spektrum. This is the first time the contest is hosted at Oslo since 2019 and a return to Oslo after being in Trondheim for 2023 and 2024. The contest will be hosted by Markus Neby, Marte Stokstad, and Tete Lidbom.
Lavrans Svendsen, who was originally set to be part of the line up, withdrew at the last minute. Svendsen’s father says Lavrans will make a statement at a later date. This means only nine songs will compete in the selection.
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 62 times, and made the Grand Final 59 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 Gåte with the song “Ulveham”. After qualifying for the final, Norway placed 25th and last place in the Grand Final, receiving 16 points, 12 of which from the jury and 4 from televoters.
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News Source: NRK
Photo Credit: Julie Marie Naglestad / NRK
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