NRK, the Norwegian national broadcaster has unveiled the four candidates who will battling for a spot in the Grand Final at next Saturday’s MGP 2021 Semi-final 3.
Last Saturday saw the second Semi-final of MGP 2021 where was Raylee declared the winner of Semi-final, she will proceed to the Grand Final of MGP 2021 with her entry ‘Hero’.
Four more semi-finalists
NRK has unveiled the four acts for next Saturday’s MGP 2021 Semi-final #3:
- Ole Hatz- ‘Vi er Norge’
- Big Daddy Karsten– ‘Smile’
- Dinaye-‘Own Yourself‘
- Emmy-‘ Witch Woods’
One of the will join the six pre-qualified acts and the winners of the semi-finals at the 2021 MGP Grand Final on 20 February:
- TIX – Ut Av Mørket
- Atle Pettersen – World On Fire
- Stavangerkameratene – Bardndomsgater
- Kaja Rode – Feel Again
- Rein Alexander – Eyes Wide Open
- KEiiNO – Monument
- Blåsemafian ft. Caroline ‘Hazel’ Teigen – Let Loose (winner of Semi-final 1)
- Raylee– Hero (winner of Semi-final 2)
Stavangerkameratene performed their potential Eurovision entry last Saturday:
Melodi Grand Prix 2021
Melodi Grand Prix 2021 will consist of seven shows (five semi-finals, a wild card show and a Grand Final) with a total of 26 acts battling for the golden ticket to Rotterdam.
A total of four acts will compete in each of the five semi-finals and only one act from each show will proceed to the Grand Final. Hence five acts will join the 6 pre-qualified acts and the wild card winner at the 2021 Melodi Grand Final scheduled to be held on 20 February. A total of 12 acts will compete at the 2021 MGP Grand Final.
MGP 2021 will be hosted by Kåre Magnus Bergh, Ingrid Gjessing Linhave and Ronny Brede.
The 2021 Norwegian Eurovision entry and act will be determined via a 100% audience vote deliberation.
Norway in Eurovision
Norway debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960 and has won the competition thrice: 1985 (Bobbysocks), 1995 (Secret Garden) and 2009 (Alexander Rybak).
The Nordic country has successfully hosted the competition thrice, once in Bergen and twice in Oslo and has partaken in Europe’s favorite television show 58 times.
Ulrikke was crowned the winner of MGP 2020 and was set to represent Norway at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest with her entry ‘Attention’ but the event got cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic.
