Melodi Grand Prix 2024 | |
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Semi-final 1 | 13 January 2024 |
Semi-final 2 | 20 January 2024 |
Semi-final 3 | 27 January 2024 |
Final | 3 February 2024 |
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Artistic director | Stig Karlsen |
Host broadcaster | NRK |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 18 |
Number of finalists | 9 |
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Melodi Grand Prix 2024 is the 62nd edition of Melodi Grand Prix (MGP), the annual Norwegian music competition that serves as the country's preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. It is being organised by Norway's public broadcaster NRK, and consists of three semi-finals and a final, held between 13 January and 3 February 2024.[1] The winner will represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden.
The competition, consisting of three semi-finals at the studios 1 and 2 in Marienlyst and a grand final at Trondheim Spektrum,[2] is being organised by NRK between January and February 2024 and is presented by Fredrik Solvang and Marion Ravn.[3] Six entries compete in each semi-final, with a televote decreeing three qualifiers to the final.[1][2] The result of the final will be determined by a 60/40 combination of the votes from the public and an international expert jury, giving more weight to the televote.[4] The competition is broadcast on NRK1 and NRK TV.
The option for artists to make use of autotune, introduced in the previous edition, has been retained, despite not being permitted at the Eurovision Song Contest.[5] The European Broadcasting Union clarified that this rule should be limited to sound effects and must in no circumstance allow the "manipulation" of the artists' vocal performance.[6]
On 9 June 2023, four weeks after the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, NRK officially opened for songwriters to submit entries for Melodi Grand Prix 2024 until 31 August 2023.[7][8] The competition was open to all songwriters, and each songwriter could submit up to three songs. Each song was required to have at least one Norwegian contributor, in order to "prioritise and promote the Norwegian music scene". In addition to the open submission, NRK also looked for possible entries through targeted search and direct dialogue with the Norwegian music industry, and through songwriting camps[8] (the earliest of which was held in April 2023 at the Røverstaden in Oslo).[9]
For the first time, the songs were allowed to be published as early as 1 September 2023, in line with the EBU's existing rules for the Eurovision Song Contest.[10] Previously, all submitted entries had to be held secret until NRK decided to release them. According to the broadcaster, the aim of the rule change was to create a better "opportunity for more good songs and artists for MGP".[8]
The submissions were first assessed through a number of listening sessions, followed by a live audition phase in the presence of a jury on 25 September 2023.[11][12] The final list of selected entries, defined by early November 2023, was announced on 5 January 2024.[13][14] Three former Melodi Grand Prix winners are among the participants: Benedicte Adrian as part of Mistra (1984; then part of Dollie de Luxe), Margaret Berger (2013) and Keiino (2019).
Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) |
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Annprincess | "Save Me" | English[a] | Annprincess Johnson |
Dag Erik Oksvold and Anne Fagermo | "Judge Tenderly of Me" | English |
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Eli Kristin | "Touch of Venus" | English |
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Farida | "Heartache" | English |
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Fredrik Halland | "Stranded" | English |
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Gåte | "Ulveham" | Norwegian |
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Gothminister | "We Come Alive" | English | Bjørn Alexander Brem |
Ingrid Jasmin | "Eya" | Norwegian[b] |
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Keiino | "Damdiggida" | English[c] |
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Margaret Berger | "Oblivion" | English |
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Mathilde SPZ feat. Chris Archer and Slam Dunk | "Woman Show" | English, Norwegian |
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Miia | "Green Lights" | English |
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Mileo | "You're Mine" | English |
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Mistra | "Waltz of Death" | English | |
Myra | "Heart on Fire" | English |
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Super Rob and Erika Norwich | "My AI" | English |
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Thomas Jenssen | "Take Me to Heaven" | English |
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Vidar Villa | "Mer" | Norwegian |
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The first semi-final took place on 13 January 2024.
Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
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1 | Mathilde SPZ feat. Chris Archer and Slam Dunk | "Woman Show" | Eliminated |
2 | Fredrik Halland | "Stranded" | Eliminated |
3 | Myra | "Heart on Fire" | Eliminated |
4 | Gothminister | "We Come Alive" | Advanced |
5 | Ingrid Jasmin | "Eya" | Advanced |
6 | Margaret Berger | "Oblivion" | Advanced |
The second semi-final took place on 20 January 2024.
Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
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1 | Farida | "Heartache" | Eliminated |
2 | Mileo | "You're Mine" | Eliminated |
3 | Eli Kristin | "Touch of Venus" | Eliminated |
4 | Super Rob and Erika Norwich | "My AI" | Advanced |
5 | Dag Erik Oksvold and Anne Fagermo | "Judge Tenderly of Me" | Advanced |
6 | Gåte | "Ulveham" | Advanced |
The third semi-final took place on 27 January 2024.
Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
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1 | Vidar Villa | "Mer" | Eliminated |
2 | Mistra | "Waltz of Death" | Eliminated |
3 | Thomas Jenssen | "Take Me to Heaven" | Eliminated |
4 | Annprincess | "Save Me" | Advanced |
5 | Miia | "Green Lights" | Advanced |
6 | Keiino | "Damdiggida" | Advanced |
The final will take place on 3 February 2024. The winner will be selected by a 60/40 combination of public televoting and an international jury.
Following the song's qualification, the lyrics of "Ulveham" by Gåte were found to be identical to those of an existing medieval ballad. NRK requested the band to change them ahead of the final to prevent potential infringement of Eurovision regulations.[21]
Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
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1 | Keiino | "Damdiggida" | TBD | |||
2 | Annprincess | "Save Me" | ||||
3 | Gothminister | "We Come Alive" | ||||
4 | Ingrid Jasmin | "Eya" | ||||
5 | Miia | "Green Lights" | ||||
6 | Margaret Berger | "Oblivion" | ||||
7 | Dag Erik Oksvold and Anne Fagermo | "Judge Tenderly of Me" | ||||
8 | Gåte | "Ulveham" | ||||
9 | Super Rob and Erika Norwich | "My AI" |
Show | Air date | Viewers (millions) |
Share (%) |
Refs. |
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Semi-final 1 | 13 January 2024 | 0.532 | 45.4% | [23][24] |
Semi-final 2 | 20 January 2024 | 0.550 | 55.5% | [25][26] |
Semi-final 3 | 27 January 2024 | 0.497 | 49.9% | [27][28] |