Bio
Ulrikke Brandstorp was born July 13, 1995 in Skjeberg , Norway. Brandstorp has been practicing song and music since she was a child. She played in several local productions of Pippi Longstocking and Journey to the Christmas Star. In 2011–2013 she was also on a Norwegian tour with the shows The Show Must Go On II and The Thrill of Michael Jackson. She participated in the TV 2 competition Idol in 2013, and in the talent competition The Voice on the same channel in 2015 with Hanne Sørvaag as a mentor. She was knocked out in the semi-finals. Brandstrop also participated in the NRK competition Stjernekamp in the fall of 2018. Week by week she battled against nine other established artists in various genres, surviving the weekly elimination. The Norwegian public voted her all the way to the grand final October 27th 2018, where she placed second in the competition. She also appeared in the charity show "Håp i ei gryte" and "Idrettsgallaen" where she paid tribute to ski athletes Marit Bjørgen and Ole Einar Bjørndalen with an emotional performance. In 2016 the make-up giant Isadora selected Ulrikke’s song "Play With" to launch their new marketing campaign in 45 countries.
Brandstorp participated in the Melodi Grand Prix 2017 with the song "Places" and finished in fourth place. Later, she has been featured at "Addresse: Tel Aviv" (Eurovision preview show). In the summer of 2019, she performed at the live TV show "Allsang på Grensen" where she sang the hit song "Shallow" together with Ben Adams from the boyband A1. The duet has been viewed over 2 million times online. Throughout the fall of 2019 and until March 2020, Ulrikke can be seen performing at Folketeateret in Oslo. She plays Liesl who is one of the lead roles in "Sound of Music".Ulrikke Brandstorp met the musician Christian Ingebrigtsen during a broadcast of "Allsang på Grensen". Via Ingebrigtsen, Brandstorp also became acquainted with songwriter and singer Kjetil Mørland. The three went to the studio together and wrote the pop ballad "Attention". They sent the song to the Melodi Grand Prix that same fall, and NRK picked it out to participate in the final on February 15, 2020. The song was published and released on January 31, 2020 on Brandstorp's own company, Ulrikke Records. All three songwriters have participated in the competition before as singers: Ingebrigtsen came in second place with the band A1 in 2010, while Mørland won the competition in 2015 with the song "A Monster Like Me".
"The song is almost like a question. Why do you do strange things to get the attention of another human being? and why do you think it's okay to keep changing for love? And it's definitely part of myself in the song. I have experienced what the song is about. It is a little scary to have it performed, because I fold to a way out of my soul. So I hope there are some people in the audience who also recognize themselves in the message of the song. I am definitely a competitive person, and always go in with skin and hair. Getting to do TV is a lot of fun, there are exciting concepts and there are good people around. Eurovision Song Contest is the world's largest music competition, and it is a great honor to represent Norway in the international finals in Rotterdam"
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Raylee reached one million streams on Spotify today. Obviously, she started the season early by winning the first semi-final of Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix, but she is still notably ahead of the other finalists when it comes to streaming. Norway is a country of only 5 million people, so this is naturally a huge milestone this early in the MGP season."I’m humble and incredibly grateful for how my song, "Wild," has been received. The song means a lot to me, so it's been nerve-wracking following the streaming numbers. Going into this, I would never have dreamed of 1 million streams before the MGP final. It's totally unreal. I want to send a big thank you to everyone who supports me and likes the song. You are all amazing and you mean a lot to me."
26/01: Acts for Western Norway revealed
20/01: Entries for Central Norway released
13/01: Eastern Norway semifinalists presented
06/01: First 9 of MGP competitors revealed
Preselection
Once again the Norwegian Eurovision entry will be chosen via the national final format NRK Melodi Grand Prix. There will be five semi-finals before the national final, one for each region of Norway (North, Central, West, South, East). The semifinals will be broadcasted in front of live audiences, from H3 Arena in Fornebu in the Oslo region. The semifinals will include four local artists from the specific region. They will compete in a cup, and it will be up to the televoters which of them qualifies for the national final in Trondheim. Five artists have pre-qualified for the Grand Final. They are chosen by a jury led by Stig Karlsen. These five artists will perform their songs in one semi-final each. The 2020 competition will not include a European jury. The winner of MGP 2020 will be strictly in the hands of the Norwegian viewers. Earlier plans were to involve 40 songs in the competition with Stig Karlsen explaining change to 25 songs format saying that they're focusing on quality over quantity. 
Submission period for the show lasted from 2 March (date of the NRK MPG 2019) to 31 July 2019 (extended from original deadline of May 17). Around 600 entries were received. According to the rules, at least one songwriter has to be a Norwegian citizen. Each producer or songwriter allowed to send in up to 3 songs. "The content is very varied and the quality is good. In the open submission we received 600 entries, and we have actively gone out and invited 200 songwriters, record labels and producers to join. Five are directly qualified, and in the end we will have 10 finalists who will fight to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam in May 2020. We have mainstream songs, typical folk favorites, songs that offer madness and entertainment and some more sophisticated. When we have as many as 25 artists / songs in all the finals, we can release a more colorful selection", says Stig Karlsen, who this year gives all the power to TV viewers. "The Melody Grand Prix has engaged people for 60 years. There has been a lot of joy, commitment and temperature and certainly also irritation. Every time, there are a million people who come along, and this time it is the viewers who fully vote out the winner."The changes are made as part of the celebration of MGP's 60 years anniversary in 2020. It has been 31 years since the national final was held in a different city, and this will be only the third time in six decades the final is held outside of Oslo (The 1985 and 1989 contests were both held in Stavanger in Western Norway). "We are excited to take the national final to Trondheim next year. We hope the people of Trondheim are ready to create a massive celebration for everyone, near the middle of our sprawling country" says head of MGP, Stig Karlsen. Trondheim is the third largest city in Norway, and the regional capital of Trøndelag county. The final will be held in the arena Trondheim Spektrum.
"I can promise you great songs, amazing artists, pyrotechnics, confetti, fabulous hosts and everything you expect from MGP. And of course, we are so happy to welcome KEiiNO back to perform after the incredible year they've had," Karlsen says. Mayor of Trondheim Rita Ottervik adds: "It has been important to us that the arena should work well for culture, not just sports. According to feedback I have received from concert goers, there is great acoustics, which I think means a lot to the artists".
On 5 December, NRK has revealed that Ingrid Gjessing Linhave, Ronny Brede Aase and Kåre Magnus Bergh will host the Norwegian national selection. Kåre Magnus Bergh is known to MGP fans, having hosted MGP since 2015. Ronny Brede Aase is one of the newcomers, but not at all unknown to the Norwegian public. He has hosted Norway's most popular radio morning show for 10 years. This year, the show in its current form is slated to go off the air, and Brede Aase is eager to take on this new opportunity. "I am sure it will be an amazing anniversary of the competition, and I hope to show the viewers how excited I am about Melodi Grand Prix. I love MGP and have been a fan since I was a child. I remember being too young to stay up and watch the whole national final and having to listen to the end of the show on the radio in bed" says Brede Aase. The third host of MGP 2020, Ingrid Gjessing Linhave, is an experienced television host. She has her own childhood memories of Norway's biggest television show. "I have a tape at home with a recording of me as a child, pretending to both be the MGP host and an artist. Everything about MGP captivated me; the artists, the backup singers, the songs, the choreography and the outfits" says Gjessing Linhave and adds: "I feel like the luckiest person in the world and am honored to get the chance to work with both Ronny and Kåre Magnus". 
Ticket sales for the event opened on November 14th: 7,000 tickets went on sale. On Monday January 6 at 12.30 CET, NRK has revealed the first 9 of the 25 artists participating in this year's Melodi Grand Prix. At a press conference at NRK's headquarters in Oslo, the three MGP hosts first presented the five artists who have pre-qualified for the Grand Final. Then the four artists from Southern Norway who will compete in the first semi-final on January 11 were presented. The four songs from Southern Norway also became available for streaming on the same day. The next artists participating in the regional heats were revealed on Mondays of the show week. NRK wants to focus more on online voting for the major entertainment programs and for the first time all votes for MGP will be cast online - for free. NRK User account is required to vote. Each viewer will have three votes. Once you have confirmed your decision, there is no way to change your opinion or vote on multiple candidates. Voting links will be found on nrk.no/stem or on the front page nrk.no during the live broadcast.
When the ten finalists have performed, the online vote opens. All voters must choose which region they vote from. Everyone has three votes in the first ballot and can naturally send as many reactions as they want during the songs like in the semi-finals. There have been received 57 million "reactions" in the form of emojis during the semi-finals. Then 10 artists are cut down to four with the most votes. Excerpts from the four performances are broadcast and public is invited to vote again. The votes are reset and everyone has three votes again. There will be no duels in the final. Of the four, the two artists with the most votes are invited to perform again. After it the final poll opens. Votes again are reset, and each voter has three votes each.
The voting had technical problems. It seems like 38 million emojis made the system break - in the five semi-finals, 57 million emojis came together. When ten participants turned into four, NRK had to use the jury which was a backup if the voting did not work. The jury was made of 30 ordinary TV viewers chosen in a representative way from all over the country at different ages. The jury has voted a day before based on studio recordings and not the stage performances. Stig Karlsen rejects appeals for the recount of votes: "We think that all entries were assessed on the same basis". Karlsen says the artists were informed about the back-up jury on January 10. An average of 950,000 viewers watched the show with peak of 1,098,000. 12,000 more viewers followed the show online.
When the winner of the MGP 2020 is to be selected from the two who are left in the end, we come to the regions again. A representative from each region will read the votes that are the summarized on a scoreboard: Margaret Berger for Middle Norway, the artist who has reached the best result in the Eurovision since Alexander Rybak with a fourth place in 2013.
Tom Hugo Hermansen for the Southern Norway, who won Europe's popular votes with KEiiNO last year and reached 25 million streams on "Spirit in the Sky".
Bjørn Johan Muri for the Western Norway, did not win MGP 2010, but has had great success with the song "Yes Man", which topped the VG list for six weeks.
Åge Sten Nilsen for the Eastern Norway, singer of the band "Wig Wam" who represented Norway in 2005.
Agnete Johnsen for the Northern Norway, who represented Norway at ESC in Stockholm in 2016. She also won MGPjr with the group "Blacksheep" in 2009.
Geirmund - "Come Alive" (Eric Lumiere, Jonas H. Jensen, Niklas Rosstöm)Geirmund Hansen (31) is from Stavanger, but moved to Kristiansand in 2013. He is educated at the University of Agder at the Department of Rhythmic Music. Geirmund works both as a songwriter and an artist, and as a vocal educator at KV Vennesla and at the University of Agder. His first TV performance was during the opening of "Kilden" concert hall in Kristiansand where he performed his own song, "Theatre" with Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra. The breakthrough as an artist came when he participated in Norwegian "The Voice" in 2013. Geirmund has been involved in the work of the Stine Sofie Foundation. In 2017, he wrote the song "Ser du meg" as a gift to the foundation's center in Grimstad. In recent years, Geirmund has been the vocalist in the band "Rendezvous Point". He regularly does event assignments with "Need Music" and the band "Bryggebandet", as well as solo concerts. He is now planning several releases as a solo artist.
Kim Rysstad - "Rainbow" (Knut Bjørnar Asphol, Kim Rysstad)Kim Rysstad (38) is from Valle in Setesdal and is an artist deeply rooted in Norwegian folk music traditions. In the fall and winter of 2019, he became known to a large audience through his participation in the Norwegian TV show "Stjernekamp" (NRK) where he made it to the final. Kim participated in Melodi Grand Prix 2012 with the song "Så vidunderleg". He collaborated with the London Philharmonic Orchestra to create the Christmas album "Snøen laver ned". His debut album "Tak hard uti hand" from 2007 was named the solo album of the year at the "Folkelarm" music festival, and his second album "Vegen" was nominated for a Spellemann award (Norwegian Grammy) in 2011.
Lisa Børud - "Talking About Us" (Jimmy Jansson, Anderz Wrethov, Maia Wright, Laurell Barker)Lisa Børud recorded her first album as a five-year-old and from then on a significant child star with over 120,000 albums sold. She grew up in the highly musical Børud family, and together they toured all over Norway. Over the course of 12 years, she released eight albums, two DVDs and two compilation albums. After completing the hip hop dance education at the Bårdar academy in Oslo, her career took off in when she participated in the TV show "Stjernekamp" (NRK). She was praised for a number of fantastic song and dance acts. In 2018, Lisa was one of Alexander Rybak's dancers and backup singers at Eurovision Song Contest in Portugal.
Raylee - "Wild" (Andreas Stone, Anderz Wrethov, Laurell Barker)Raylee Charlotte Kristiansen (22) from Tromøy in Arendal released her first record as an 11-year-old. She was at the time known as the child star "Lotta". The song "Hvem eier" has been streamed over 1.2 million times on YouTube. Raylee is both a singer and a dancer. In 2008, she starred in the musical "Annie". As an adult, Raylee has released several songs. Her first self-written song in English, "Love Me", came out in 2017. Raylee participated in "Stjernekamp" at NRK in 2014, and in 2015 she participated in the Melodi Grand Prix with the song "Louder". In 2016 she came third at the Norwegian version of "Dancing with the stars" at TV2.
Geirmund - Come Alive (Eric Lumiere, Jonas H. Jensen, Niklas Rosström) VS Lisa Børud - Talking About Us (Jimmy Jansson, Anderz Wrethov, Maia Wright, Laurell Barker)
Kim Rysstad - Rainbow (Knut Bjørnar Asphol, Kim André Rysstad) VS Raylee - Wild (Andreas "Stone" Johansson, Anderz Wrethov, Laurell Barker)
Lisa Børud - Talking About Us VS Raylee - Wild
Tore Petterson - "Start of Something New" (Tore Petterson, Knut Bjørnar Asphol)Tore Petterson (40) was born in Drammen, a city not far from Oslo. He is known from the NRK series "Sofa" and has been a judge in the Norwegian version of "Dancing with the stars" on Norwegian TV2. He is also a comedian in the humor duo "Adam and Tore" with his friend Adam Schjølberg. In this year’s MGP he participates with the song "The start of something new". It is written and produced with Knut Bjørnar Asphol, who among other things has produced Alexander Rybak's 2018 Eurovision song "That's How You Write a Song". Tore has played with jazz legend Ola Calmeyer for eight years, and more recently with his own band "Tore Petterson Trio" with pianist Torbjørn Kvamme and Frøydis Grorud on saxophone and flute.
JÆGER - "How About Mars" (Roel Rats, Synne Vorkinn, Chris Wortley, Sindre T. Jenssen)Anna Jæger (26) is from Oslo and Asker, but spent her childhood years in Canada and the USA with her diplomate family. JÆGER has been a musician since she was a kid, and as an adult she has found her way into "electro-pop rock". JÆGER combines inspiration from her upbringing in North America with experiences from Norway. Some of the artists who inspire her most are Tove Lo, Elle King, Billie Eilish, Robyn and Halsey. As a teenager, she played in rock bands in the United States and performed in small venues and nightclubs in Virginia and Washington DC. In recent years she has played on venues such as John Dee, Gamla, and The Thief in Oslo. The "School of Rock" became very influential in JÆGER’s coming-of-age. It is a place where young talents learn to play rock music in bands and perform on a variety of venues. JÆGER participated in "The Voice" on TV2 in 2017, and A-HA legend Morten Harket was her mentor. She recently released the single "Can't Help it" on Spotify, and is currently working on several new projects.
Kim Wigaard & Maria Mohn - "Fool For Love" (Torbjørn Raae, Arve Furset, Kim Wigaard Johansen, Maria Mohn)Kim Wigaard (31) from Oslo and Maria Mohn (36) from Fredrikstad are both vocal coaches in addition to their own careers as artists. It is time for the coaches in MGP! Kim has for many years worked in Norway and abroad, and has participated in musicals, operas and cabarets. He has sung in the Norwegian Opera and Ballet, worked in New York and had a solo concert for a sold-out Oslo Concert Hall. He is educated at the Norwegian Academy of Music, the Oslo Academy of the Arts and the Manhattan School of Music in New York. Kim was a semi-finalist in Norwegian Idol, came top 40 in Norwegian The Voice and was most recently a judge in the Norwegian TV show "All Together Now". Maria graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music and works as a singer, songwriter, pianist, comedian and actor. She sang in the group PUST who was nominated for Spellemann (Norwegian Grammy), in the Norwegian Soloist Choir, has been a vocalist in bands, orchestras, and has shared the stage with a number of great artists. Maria released her debut album "Bli med meg" in September 2010. The album received great reviews and was sold-out after just over a week. Her second album was released in 2014 and made it to the Norwegian charts.
Rein Alexander - "One Last Time" (Erik Småland, Kristoffer Tømmerbakke, Rein Alexander)Song and music were important parts of Rein Alexander Hauge Korshman’s (48) upbringing. He sang in the legendary boys choir "Sølvguttene" and travelled around Norway and worldwide. Today he is a trained and self-taught, experienced musician and interpreter of many genres. Rein Alexander has lived in Norway, the United States, Iceland, London, Italy and Sweden, both as a student and as a professional. He has received awards at schools such as the Royal Academy of Music and The Reykjavik Academy of Singing and Vocal Arts. In 2003, the Norwegian people voted him all the way to victory in the NRK TV show "Kjempesjansen". Rein Alexander has performed countless concerts for large audiences. He has also played roles such as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, Anatoly in Chess, Terje Vigen, Caston in Beauty and the Beast, Shere Kahn in The Jungle Book, Anton Fugger in Which Witch and more.
Tore Petterson - Start of Something New (Tore Petterson, Knut Bjørnar Asphol) VS Kim Wigaard & Maria Mohn - Fool For Love (Torbjørn Raae, Arve Furset, Kim Wigaard Johansen, Maria Mohn)
JÆGER - How About Mars (Roel Rats, Synne Vorkinn, Chris Wortley, Sindre T. Jenssen) VS Rein Alexander - One Last Time (Erik Småland, Kristoffer Tømmerbakke, Rein Alexander)
Kim Wigaard & Maria Mohn - Fool For Love VS Rein Alexander - One Last Time
Alexandru - "Pink Jacket" (Ruben Markussen)Alexandru Gros Grindvoll (19) from Rennebu was previously one of the members of the boy band "Suite 16". The group released the song "Who I Wanna Be" which went double platinum. They participated in MGP in 2016 where they came in third with the song "Anna Lee". Now Alexandru is pursuing a career as a solo artist. Since he was twelve years old, he has interpreted famous songs on YouTube, and several of his videos have 100,000 views. In addition to singing, Alexandru plays the guitar and the drums. Despite his young age, he has experience from many areas of the music industry. He has already appeared on a large Chinese TV show with millions of viewers. Alexandru says his Spotify playlists are full of punk and death metal, and to calm down in the evening he prefers to put on one of the albums of the band Bring Me The Horizon. Although Alexandru has learned the technique of "growling", he himself will not create death metal music. Going forward, he wants to show people more of his identity in the rock genre, still with a hint of today's pop sound.
Kristin Husøy - "Pray For Me" (Roel Rats and Kristin Husøy)Kristin Husøy (18) grew up in Trondheim where she still lives. She has been playing the piano since first grade and plays at least 30 minutes every single day. Kristin chose music as an elective subject in junior high and went on to study music in high school. She took a year off to participate in “The Voice” on TV2. Now she’s back in school. Kristin says she loves soul, jazz and R&B, especially from the second half of the 20th century. She is particularly inspired by musicians such as Amy Winehouse, Stevie Wonder, Lauryn Hill and Ella Fitzgerald. When Kristin heard "Pray For Me" for the first time, she immediately thought it was a great song and absolutely her style, a sort of modern pop music mixed with gospel soul. Since then, she collaborated with Roel Rats on the lyrics and went to the Netherlands for the recording. She says the collaboration has been incredibly inspiring and has given her new experiences and new friends.
SIE GUBBA - "Kjære du" (Petter Øien and Magne Almås)The band SIE GUBBA celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2020. They celebrate by going on a nationwide anniversary tour, and not least by being back in Melodi Grand Prix. These country rockers from Central Norway have been among the country's busiest bands for 25 years. With their combination of folk lyrics, fiddle and singalong friendly texts, they have played in almost every town and city across Norway. They have released 12 albums and several singles and held first place on the VG hit list with three different albums. In 2006, the album "Sie Gubba" became the band's big breakthrough, in part because of the song "Sånn e livet" which was on the Norwegian hit lists for many weeks. SIE GUBBA participated in MGP in 2011 where they made it to the final with the song "Alt du vil ha". The band members today are Magne Almås, Tommy Folstadli, Petter Øien, Tore Dalsaune, Morten Hølås and Reidulf Wormdal.
Thomas Løseth - "Vertigo" (Idar Sørensen - Erika Norwich)Thomas Løseth (33) comes from Fannrem in Orkdal. He won "The Voice" on TV2 in 2017 and has since been praised for his silky voice and his stage presence. The Norwegian artist Lene Marlin was his mentor during the TV show. Thomas has dedicated his life to music since a young age. And as he himself puts it: "the hard, long way". He has been a vocalist in several bands, had countless playing jobs, been a studio musician and now works as a solo artist. He is currently working on his debut album, and several singles are planned to be released this year.
Alexandru - Pink Jacket (Ruben Markussen) VS SIE GUBBA - Kjære du (Petter Øien and Magne Almås)
Kristin Husøy - Pray For Me (Roel Rats and Kristin Husøy) VS Thomas Løseth - Vertigo (Idar Sørensen - Erika Norwich)
SIE GUBBA - Kjære du VS Kristin Husøy - Pray For Me
Hege Bjerk - "Pang" (Martin Bjerkreim, Trygve Stakkeland and Hege Bjerkreim)Hege Bjerkreim (28) creates dream-like, honest and soulful pop music in Jæren. Her songs are wrapped in a colorful blanket of synthesizers, guitars, string instruments and beats. Her texts come from the heart and are about body pressure, anxiety, the grief of what is lost in life as well as the joy of what lies ahead of us. Hege is educated at the The Norwegian College of Musical History in Oslo and the Complete Vocal Institute in Copenhagen. Her debut album 'Alt med drømme om' was released in 2016, receiving praise from among others NRK Rogaland and NRK P1 radio. They claimed Hege Bjerk is an artist with good lyrics and a lot of passion. Before Christmas of 2019, she released a cover of her favorite Christmas song, 'Holy Night'. She is now completing her second album, produced by Ruben Dalen, Martin Bjerkreim, Espen Tappel and Ole Børud. The song she will be performing at Melodi Grand Prix is about how an eating disorder ultimately controls your life. The text and melody are created by Hege. The song is produced together with her husband, Martin Bjerkreim, and his friend Trygve Stakkeland.
Magnus Bokn - "Over The Sea" (Alexander Rybak, Joakim With Steen and Magnus Bokn)Magnus Bokn (24) had already as a 13-year-old started his musical career. In his hometown of Stavanger, he became well known as a vocalist in the band “Royal Oil”, and later in the band "Adopting Peter". In the years that followed, Magnus attracted a larger audience through his participation in Norwegian “Idol” in 2011 and 2013. This led to nationwide touring together with artists such as Tommy Fredvang, Izabell and the "Stavangerkameratene". In 2017, he joined “The Voice” where he impressed through several rounds. His audition song "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" achieved over 3,500,000 streams on Spotify and Youtube. The recording of this was also awarded a 19th place in the 'Olympics of Singing'. Magnus studies popular music and is now focusing on a career as a singer-songwriter. In MGP, he has teamed up with Eurovision legend Alexander Rybak and songwriter/producer JOWST who is also very well-known for the ESC audience.
Oda Loves You - "Love Who We Love" (Magnus Bertelsen and Oda Evjen Gjøvåg)If you wandered the streets of downtown Bergen in the mid-1990s, you may have heard the voice of Oda Evjen Gjøvåg (31). She loved to stand on the doorstep of her home to sing and entertain those passing by, hoping to earn an extra penny. This way, she quickly learned that the road to becoming an artist and songwriter would be long. She devoted Much of her childhood and teenage years to attend cultural schools, talent competitions, songwriting, dance training and vocal training. At the age of 19, she moved to the pop metropolis of Los Angeles. She juggled her studied, a job as an Au Pair and vocalist gigs. Over time, she formed a solid base in the big city. She returned to Norway after 7 years and brought back with her a copywriting education and a large amount of lyrics. Since then, Oda has been writing songs for artists like Marcus and Martinus and Alan Walker, which have been streamed over 120 million times around the world. She has taken the artist name “Oda Loves You”. She says that choice reflects her desire to spread love through music.
Nordic Tenors - "In A Special Place" (Einar Kristiansen Five and Jan-Tore Saltnes)Nordic Tenors is a Norwegian vocal group that was established in 2003 in Bergen. The members are Sveinung Hølmebakk (Karmøy), Jan-Tore Saltnes (Holmestrand) and Roald Haarr (Vigrestad, Jæren). The idea behind Nordic Tenors was to create a musical group that combines classical music and opera, with more pop musical expressioions and humor. In 2005, Nordic Tenors emiered with their first full-night performance at the Logen theater in Bergen, and the following year they won the award "best newcomer" at "Komprisen" together with pianist Sjur Hjeltnes. Many will remember Nordic Tenors as singing toastmasters for His Majesty King Harald's 70th birthday as well as their perfomance at the opening of the new Opera House in Oslo in 2008. In 2010, they were again nominated for an award at "Komiprisen", this time for the song "Joddlermelodi." In recent years, the tenor trio has focused more on external musical organizers and also newly written music by composers such as Stefan Nilson and Henning Sommero. Although the humor element is still an important part of the concerts, it no longer takes up as much space as before. In terms of genres, the tenors tend to include opera, musicals, crossovers, vocal pops, 1960s music and yodeling at their concerts. From 2003 until today, the group has performed over 900 concerts and performances at private parties in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the United States. The Christmas concert tour "Christmas with the Nordic Tenors" has become one of the most successful Christmas concert tours in Norway. The Nordic Tenors has released eight albums and one DVD in addition to various singles.
Magnus Bokn - Over The Sea (Alexander Rybak, Joakim With Steen, Magnus Bokn) VS Oda Loves You - Love Who We Love (Magnus Bertelsen, Oda Evjen Gjøvåg)
Nordic Tenors - In A Special Place (Einar Kristiansen Five, Jan-Tore Saltnes) VS Hege Bjerk - Pang (Martin Bjerkreim, Trygve Stakkeland, Hege Bjerkreim)
Magnus Bokn - Over The Sea VS Nordic Tenors - In A Special Place
Semi Final 5 - 8 February 2020 - Northern Norway
Elin & The Woods - "We Are As One" (Robin Lynch, Elin Koven, Ylva Persson, Linda Persson)The Sámi singer/songwriter Elin Kåven (40) and songwriter and music producer Robin Mortensen Lynch started collaborating in 2015. Elin is from Karasjok in the Sámi region, while Robin grew up in Sandnessjøen and now lives in Sweden. Their musical project is about tracing our roots. They call their music "indigenous electronic pop", mixing elements of electronic music with heavy rhythms and joik. Elin Kåven operates in what she calls the genre of Arctic folk-pop where she sings in Sámi and joiks. She has released three solo albums on a German record label, praised by critics. She has toured in 12 countries over the last ten years. In 2018, she received the Sámi Music Awards award "Songwriter of the Year". Robin Lynch is a renowned musician, songwriter and music producer who has written and produced hit songs for Pink, Jessie J and Cher, among others. In Norway he has worked with artists such as Margaret Berger, Ida Maria and Karin Park.
Liza Vassilieva - "I Am Gay" (Audun Agnar Guldbrandsen, Stian Nyhammer Olsen, Myrtoula Røe, Liza Vassilieva)Liza Vassilieva (30) was born in Murmansk, Russia, and moved to Norway when she was three years old. She has since lived in Kirkenes, except for five years when she studied in Trondheim. After graduating, she got a job in the Barents Secretariat where she works as an adviser for youth projects. Music and songwriting, art and drawing, have been a passion for Liza throughout her life. Watching music videos on MTV after school became her introduction to pop music. Eventually, she discovered the Magic Music Maker software and started composing her own songs, which she participated with at the youth talent show "UKM". As a 19-year-old, she moved to Trondheim where she earned a master's degree in European studies. During her time there, she became a part of the local songwriting community. Her first single, "Run Run Girl" was released on Trondheim Calling's compilation album. Liza has participated in the songwriting camp "Song: Expo" every single year since 2013. In 2017, one of the songs she co-wrote was picked up by a record label in South Korea and later released by the K-pop girl group TWICE, with the title "Eye Eye Eyes". In 2018 she released the single "Third Wheel". Liza has also contributed to a couple of songs at Norwegian MGPjr.
Jenny Jenssen - "Mr. Hello" (Mats Larsson, Jørgen Andson, Jenny Jenssen)Jenny Jenssen (55) was raised in Bjerkvik outside Narvik in Nordland county. She has released a total of 16 albums throughout her career. Her first appearance on stage was as a three-year-old. She won talent contests in the 1970's and appeared on national television for the first time in 1978. Jenny Jenssen has a long and varied music career and is known for her likability and great connection with her audiences. She has been part of Eurovision legend Elisabeth Andreassen's "Dream Choir", toured and collaborated with Septimus and recorded duets with several Norwegian artists. Jenny has sold over 300,000 albums, sold to gold and double platinum. She has also been a host on both TV and radio. In 2007, she participated in the Melodi Grand Prix with the song "Vil du ha svar". Jenny has also participated in the TV shows "Maestro", "Stjernekamp" and Norwegian version of "Dancing with the stars".
Kevin Boine - "Stem på mæ" (Henning Olerud, Stanley Ferdinandez)Kevin Boine (26) is from Tana in Finnmark. With 70 million streams, Kevin has become one of Norway's largest Norwegian-language artists, even if he’s still under the radar for many. Kevin has been the headliner at festivals with thousands of audiences around Scandinavia and is one of the few artists that crosses national borders in his genre. Kevin made it to platinum in 2017, even without being signed by a record label. After that, he signed with Universal Music. In 2019, his popularity exploded in Sweden. As Finnmark's self-proclaimed party king, he will do everything to make you get those dance moves going. He says he also has a serious message behind his MGP participation. Kevin dislikes the so-called Norwegian "Jantelov" (law of jante) which is a phenomenon were people tell you that you can’t do what you want to do, or that you’re not good or special enough. With "Stem på mæ" (Vote for Me), Kevin wants to encourage everyone to follow their dreams no matter how much adversity they encounter, and he wants to tell people to believe in themselves and enjoy successes, whichever way they choose to go.
Jenny Jenssen - Mr. Hello (Mats Larsson, Jørgen Andson, Jenny Jenssen) VS Elin & The Woods - We Are As One (Robin Lynch, Elin Koven, Ylva Persson, Linda Persson)
Kevin Boine - Stem på mæ (Henning Olerud, Stanley Ferdinandez) VS Liza Vassilieva - I Am Gay (Audun Agnar Guldbrandsen, Stian Nyhammer Olsen, Myrtoula Røe, Liza Vassilieva)
Elin & The Woods - We Are As One VS Liza Vassilieva - I Am Gay
Sondrey - "Take My Time" (Ola Frøyen, Eric Lumiere, Terchi Pippuri) - the song will be released on January 10 and Sondrey will perform in the semi-final for Southern Norway on Saturday January 11.R & B and Soul artist Sondrey (Sondre Mulongo Nystrøm) (25) is participating in MGP for the first time. In 2016 he got a record contract with a record label after participating in the TV show "The Stream" on TV 2. In 2019 he came in third place in the TV show "Stjernekamp" (NRK). His most streamed song is "Fordi jeg elsker deg". In 2019, he released the song "A Darker Life". Sondrey grew up in Øyer near Lillehammer. He is a 100- and 200-meter sprinter and has participated in several national championships. Last year he studied at LIMPI in Lillehammer, a school that was started by the internationally known Stargate producers. His music is inspired by Japanese culture and anime, MJ, Daft Punk and urban music from Canada. He is also a member of a music collective known as SAFEHOUSE that makes music for the K-Pop industry.
Didrik & Emil - "Out Of Air" (Eric Lumiere, Jonas H Jensen, Niklas Rosstöm) - the song will be released on January 17. Didrik & Emil will perform in the semi-final for Eastern Norway on Saturday January 18.The Solli-Tangen brothers grew up outside Porsgrunn in Telemark. They have had great success with concerts and summer shows, and in recent years they have worked together on the performance "En broderlig aften". Didrik (32) is educated as a classical singer from the Barratt Due Music Conservatory, where he graduated in 2010. That same year he made his national breakthrough when he won the Melodi Grand Prix with the song "My Heart Is Yours" and represented Norway when the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Norway. Following his participation in Eurovision, he has performed both at home and abroad and sung a duet with José Carreras. He has also participated in several TV shows and has been the host of Norwegian "Dancing with the stars" on TV 2. As a 19-year-old, Emil (28) was admitted to the bachelor's program for performing singers at the Barratt-Due Music Conservatory in Oslo. Already two years later he was admitted to the State Opera Academy in Oslo, as one of the youngest to ever be admitted. In 2013 he participated in Melodi Grand Prix with the metal band "Gromth". He has since been featured in several TV shows, held concerts and performed in opera roles across the country.
Akuvi - "Som du er" (Beatrice Akuvi Kumordzie, Andreas Stone) - the song will be released on January 24. Akuvi will perform in the semi-final for Mid-Norway on Saturday January 25.Beatrice Akuvi Hosen Kumordzie (25) is a singer-songwriter artist and entertainer with Norwegian-Ghanaian background. She grew up in Asker outside Oslo in a home filled with music. Sister Anna-Lisa participated in the Melodi Grand Prix in 2019 where she made it to the gold final. The two sisters joined their father on music assignments early on, at events where traditional African music was at the center. Akuvi describes her lyrics as pages taken from her diary, which she then adds a melody to. She found her sound on a four-year journey in South Africa, where she attended peace, conflict and religion studies. On her musical journey, she picked up elements from traditional South African gospel, West African afro pop and American hip hop and R&B. The result is what she calls "reggae-infused neo-soul." In 2019 Akuvi participated in the TV show "Beat for Beat", performed at festivals and released two singles.
Ulrikke Brandstorp - "Attention" (Christian Ingebrigtsen, Kjetil Mørland, Ulrikke Brandstorp) - the song will be released on January 31. Ulrikke will perform in the semi-final for Western Norway on Saturday February 1.Ulrikke Brandstorp (24) from Sarpsborg became well known to the Norwegian people when she came second in the TV show "Stjernekamp" (NRK) in 2018. Later, she has been featured at "Addresse: Tel Aviv" (A TV show about Eurovision) the charity show "Håp i ei gryte" and "Idrettsgallaen" where she paid tribute to ski athletes Marit Bjørgen and Ole Einar Bjørndalen with an emotional performance. Ulrikke is known to many fans of Melodi Grand Prix. She participated in 2017 and made it to the gold final with the song "Places". In the summer of 2019, she performed at the live TV show "Allsang på Grensen" where she sang the hit song "Shallow" together with Ben Adams from the boyband A1. The duet has been viewed over 2 million times online. Throughout the fall of 2019 and until March 2020, Ulrikke can be seen performing at Folketeateret in Oslo. She plays Liesl who is one of the lead roles in "Sound of Music".
Tone Damli - "Hurts Sometimes" (Helge Moen, Jim Bergsted, Jethro Fox, Tone Damli) - the song will be released on February 7. Tone will perform in the semi-final for Northern Norway on Saturday February 8. Tone Damli (31) entered the Norwegian music scene when she, as a 16-year-old, participated in Norwegian "Idol" in 2005. Later that year she released her debut album "Bliss" which went gold. She has released five albums and achieved platinum several times. She was a judge at Norwegian "Idol" for two seasons and made it to the final of Norwegian "Dancing with the stars" on TV2 in 2006. Tone participated in Melodi Grand Prix with the song "Butterflies" in 2009. She came second in the final, beaten only by Alexander Rybak who won with "Fairytale". Tone's song sold to platinum and was on the Norwegian hit chart for 17 weeks. In 2013, she participated in the Swedish "Melodifestivalen" together with Erik Segerstedt. They performed the song "Hello Goodbye". Tone is from Sogndal in Sogn and Fjordane, and studied music at Firda high school.
| # | Performer | Entry | Songwriter(s) | 1st | 2nd | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | Raylee | Wild | Andreas "Stone" Johansson, Anderz Wrethov, Laurell Barker | Q | ||
| 02. | Didrik & Emil | Out of Air | Fredrik Boström, Mats Tärnfors, Niclas Lundin, Didrik Solli-Tangen | |||
| 03. | Magnus Bokn | Over the Sea | Alexander Rybak, Joakim With Steen, Magnus Bokn | |||
| 04. | Akuvi | Som du er | Andreas "Stone" Johansson, Costa Leon, Amin Zana, Beatrice Akuvi Kumordzie | |||
| 05. | Kristin Husøy | Pray for Me | Galeyn Tenhaeff, Neil Hollyn, Marcia Sondeijker, Roel Rats, Kristin Husøy | Q | Q | 69696+19932+51176 +16756+37107=194667 |
| 06. | Rein Alexander | One Last Time | Erik Smaaland, Kristoffer Tømmerbakke, Rein Alexander | |||
| 07. | Tone Damli | Hurts Sometimes | Helge Moen, Jim Bergsted, Jethro Fox, Tone Damli | |||
| 08. | Sondrey | Take My Time | Ola Frøyen, Eric Lumiere, Terchi Pippuri | |||
| 09. | Ulrikke Brandstorp | Attention | Christian Ingebrigtsen, Kjetil Mørland, Ulrikke Brandstorp | Q | Q | 102663+17152+21770 +19854+38906=200345 |
| 10. | Liza Vassilieva | I Am Gay | Audun Agnar Guldbrandsen, Stian Nyhammer Olsen, Myrtoula Røe, Liza Vassilieva | Q |
Биография
Ульрикке Брандсторп родилась 13 июля 1995 года в Скеберге, Норвегия. Брандсторп занимается музыкой и пением с детства. Она играла в нескольких местных постановках "Пеппи Длинныйчулок" и "Путешествие к рождественской звезде". В 2011–2013 годах она также выступала в норвежском туре с шоу "The Show Must Go On II" и "Thrill Майкла Джексона". Брандсторп принимала участие в конкурсе телеканала TV 2 Idol в 2013 году, а также в конкурсе талантов "Голос" на том же канале в 2015 году с Ханне Сёрвааг в качестве наставника. На нем она дошла до полуфинала. Брандстроп также участвовала в конкурсе NRK Stjernekamp осенью 2018 года. Неделя за неделей она боролась с девятью другими признанными артистами в разных жанрах. Норвежская публика вывела ее в финал, который прошел 27 октября 2018 года, где она в итоге заняла второе место". Певица также выступала на благотворительных концертах "Håp i ei gryte" и "Idrettsgallaen", где она отдала дань уважения спортсменам Марит Бьорген и Оле Эйнар Бьёрндалену со своим эмоциональным выступлению. В 2016 году гигант по макияжу Isadora выбрала песню Ульрикке "Play With", чтобы начать свою новую маркетинговую кампанию в 45 странах.
Брандсторп принимала участие в Melodi Grand Prix 2017 с песней "Places" и заняла четвертое место. Позже она принимала участие в "Addresse: Tel Aviv" (превью шоу Евровидения). Летом 2019 года она выступила в прямом эфире телешоу "Allsang på Grensen", где исполнила хитовую песню "Shallow" вместе с Беном Адамсом из бой-группы A1. Дуэт был просмотрен более 2 миллионов раз в Интернете. В течение осени 2019 года и до марта 2020 года Ульрикке можно было увидеть в Folketeateret в Осло, где она играла роль Liesl в мюзикле "Sound of Music". Ульрикке Брандсторп познакомилась с музыкантом Кристианом Ингебригтсеном во время программы "Allsang på Grensen". Через Ингебригтсена Брандсторп также познакомился с автором песен и певцом Кьетилом Мёрландом. Они вместе написали поп-балладу "Attention". Той же осенью они отправили песню на Melodi Grand Prix, и телеканал NRK выбрал ее напрямую для участия в финале. Песня была опубликована и выпущена 31 января 2020 года на собственном лейбле Брандсторп Ulrikke Records. Все три автора песни ранее участвовали в конкурсе в качестве певцов: Ингебритсен занял второе место с группой A1 в 2010 году, а Мёрланд выиграл конкурс в 2015 году с песней "A Monster Like Me".
"Эта песня почти как вопрос. Почему вы делаете странные вещи, чтобы привлечь внимание другого человека? и почему вы думаете, что это нормально продолжать меняться из-за любви? В песне определенно есть частичка меня самой. Я проживала то, о чем моя песня. Мне немного страшно исполнять ее, потому что я выношу эмоции прямо из своей души. Я надеюсь, что в аудитории найдутся люди, которые также узнают себя в посыле песни. Я определенно конкурсный человек и всегда отдаю себя соревнованию. Попасть на телеэкран - это здорово, там есть хорошие концепции и люди вокруг. Евровидение - крупнейший музыкальный конкурс в мире, и для меня большая честь представлять Норвегию на международом финале в Роттердаме"
Новости
26/01: Представлены участники отбора Западной Норвегии20/01: Выпущены песни Центральной Норвегии
13/01: Представлены полуфиналисты Восточной Норвегии
06/01: Представлены первые 9 участников MGP
Национальный отбор
В очередной раз представитель Норвегии на конкурсе Евровидение будет выбран посредством национального формата NRK Melodi Grand Prix. На этот раз перед национальным финалом состоятся пять полуфиналов, по одному для каждого региона Норвегии (Север, Центр, Запад, Юг, Восток). Полуфиналы будут транслироваться из H3 Arena в Форнебю, регион Осло. В полуфинале выступят по четыре артиста из определенного региона. Они будут соревноваться по кубковой системе, и от телезрителей уже будет зависеть, кто из них выйдет в национальный финал в Тронхейме. Пять артистов прошли предварительный отбор и попадут напрямую в финал. Их выбрало жюри во главе со Стигом Карлсеном. Эти пять артистов впервые представят свои песни в полуфиналах - по одному в каждой. В конкурсе 2020 года не будет голосовать европейское жюри. Судьба MGP 2020 будет лежать в руках норвежских зрителей. Ранее планировалось привлечь 40 песен к участию в конкурсе, но Стиг Карлсен объясняет изменение формата на 25 песен тем, что организаторы проекта сосредоточены на качестве, а не на количестве.
Период приема заявок на участие в шоу продлился со 2 марта (дата MPG 2019) до 31 июля 2019 (продлен с первоначального срока 17 мая). Было получено около 600 заявок. Согласно правилам, по крайней мере один из авторов песни должен был быть гражданином Норвегии. Каждый продюсер или автор песен могли отправить до 3 композиций. "Содержание полученных заявок очень разнообразно, их качество весьма хорошо. В открытом отборе мы получили 600 заявок, и мы активно приглашали к участию - около 200 авторов песен, звукозаписывающих компаний и продюсеров напрямую. Пять из участников выйдут напрямую в финал, таким образом у нас будет 10 финалистов, которые будут бороться за то, чтобы представить Норвегию на Конкурсе Песни Евровидение в Роттердаме в мае 2020 года. У нас есть мейнстримовые песни, типичные фолк-фавориты, песни, которые предполагают безумие и развлечение, и некоторые более сложные композиции. Поскольку у нас есть целых 25 мест, мы смогли сделать красочную подборку", говорит Стиг Карлсен, который в этом году отдает всю власть телезрителям. "Melodi Grand Prix привлекает людей в течение 60 лет. Было много радости, преданности, высокого градуса напряжения и, конечно, также раздражений. Каждый раз, шоу смотрит миллион человек, и на этот раз зрители самостоятельно выберут победителя."Изменения были сделаны в рамках празднования 60-летия MGP в 2020 году. Прошел 31 год с тех пор, как национальный финал проходил в другом городе, и это будет лишь третий раз за шесть десятилетий, когда финал проводится за пределами Осло (конкурсы 1985 и 1989 гг проводились в Ставангере в Западной Норвегии). "Мы рады принять национальный финал в Тронхейме в следующем году. Мы надеемся, что жители Тронхейма готовы устроить праздник для всех, рядом с центром нашей страны" говорит руководитель MGP Стиг Карлсен. Тронхейм - третий по величине город Норвегии и региональная столица округа Трёнделаг. Финал пройдет на арене Тронхейм Спектрум.
"Я могу пообещать вам отличные песни, замечательных артистов, пиротехнику, конфетти, замечательных ведущих и все, что вы ожидаете от MGP. И, конечно, мы будем рады приветствовать KEiiNO, чтобы они вновь выступили после того невероятного года, который у них был, говорит Карлсен. Мэр Тронхейма Рита Оттервик добавляет: "Для нас было важно, чтобы арена была задействована на культурных мероприятиях, а не только на спортивных. Согласно отзывам, полученным от посетителей концертов, на ней отличная акустика, что, я думаю, значает много для артистов".
5 декабря NRK объявил, что Ингрид Йессинг Линхаве, Ронни Бреде Осе и Коре Магнус Берг станут ведущими норвежского национального отбора. Коре Магнус известен фанатам MGP, он является его неизменным ведущим с 2015 года. Рони Бреде - один из новичков, но неизвестным норвежской публике его назвать нельзя. В течение 10 лет он вел самое популярное в Норвегии утреннее радио-шоу. В этом году оно в его нынешней форме должно уйти из эфира, и Осе стремится воспользоваться этой новой возможностью. "Я уверен, что это будет удивительная годовщина фестиваля, и я надеюсь показать зрителям, как я рад провести Melodi Grand Prix. Я люблю MGP и являюсь его поклонником с детства. Я помню, как был слишком молод, чтобы не ложиться спать и смотреть весь национальный финал, и мне приходится слушать конец шоу по радио в постели", - говорит Бреде Осе. Третья ведущая MGP 2020, Ингрид Йессинг Линхаве, является опытной телеведущей. У нее тоже есть свои детские воспоминания о крупнейшем телевизионном шоу в Норвегии. "У меня дома есть запись, на которой я в детстве представляю себя одновременно и ведущей и участницей MGP. Всё в нем очаровывало меня: артисты, бэк-вокалисты, песни, хореография и костюмы" говорит Йессинг Линхаве и добавляет: "Я чувствую себя самым счастливым человеком в мире, и для меня большая честь получить шанс поработать с Ронни и Коре Магнусом".
Продажа билетов на конкурс была открыта 14 ноября, всего было выпущено 7 000 билетов. В понедельник, 6 января, в 14:30 Москвы, NRK объявил первых 9 из 25 артистов, участвовующих в Гран-при в этом году. На пресс-конференции в штаб-квартире NRK в Осло три ведущих MGP сначала представили пять артистов, которые прошли предварительный отбор и попали напрямую в финал. Затем были представлены четыре артиста из Южной Норвегии, которые примут участие в первом полуфинале 11 января. Четыре песни из Южной Норвегии также стали доступны на стриминг платформах в тот же день. Следующие артисты, участвующие в региональных этапах, будут представлены публике по понедельникам в неделю шоу. NRK хочет сосредоточиться на проведении онлайн-голосования в основных развлекательных программамах, и впервые все голоса на MGP будут поданы онлайн - бесплатно. Для голосования необходим аккаунт пользователя NRK. Каждый зритель будет иметь три голоса. Как только вы подтвердите свое решение, вы уже не сможете изменить свое мнение или проголосовать за нескольких кандидатов. Ссылки для голосования можно будет найти на nrk.no/stem или на заглавной странице nrk.no во время прямой трансляции.
Когда выступят десять финалистов, начнется онлайн-голосование. Все голосующие должны указать, из какого региона Норвегии они голосуют. Каждый имеет по три голоса в первом туре и, естественно, может посылать столько реакций, сколько пожелает во время исполнения песен, как в полуфинале. Во время полуфиналов было получено 57 миллионов "реакций" в форме эмодзи. По итогам первого тура, 10 артистов сокращаются до четырех с наибольшим количеством голосов. Будут показаны выдержки из четырех выступлений, и публике будет предложено проголосовать снова. Голоса сбрасываются, и у каждого голосующего снова есть три голоса. В финале не будет дуэлей. Из четырех музыкантов, двух - набравших наибольшее количество голосов - приглашают выступить снова. После этого открывается последнее голосование. Голоса снова обнуляется, и у каждого голосующего снова есть по три голоса.
Голосование в финале сопровождалось техническими проблемами. Похоже, что 38 миллионов смайликов сломали систему - в пяти полуфиналах совместно было подано 57 миллионов смайликов. Когда десять участников были сокращены до четверых, NRK пришлось использовать голос жюри, которое было в резерве на случай, если голосование не сработает. В состав жюри вошли 30 обычных телезрителей, отобранных представительным образом со всей страны в разных возрастах. Жюри проголосовало накануне на основе студийных записей, а не сценических выступлений. Стиг Карлсен отклоняет апелляции на пересчет голосов: "Мы считаем, что все песни были оценены на одной основе". Карлсен говорит, что артисты были проинформированы о запасном жюри 10 января. В среднем за шоу следили 950 000 зрителей с пиком в 1 098 000. Еще 12 000 зрителей смотрели шоу онлайн.
Когда победитель MGP 2020 будет выбираться из двух оставшихся артистов, снова будет задейстовано региональное голосование. Представитель от каждого региона зачитает голоса, которые будут просуммированы на табло: Маргарет Бергер от Средней Норвегии - артистка, которая достигла лучшего результата на Евровидении после Александра Рыбака с четвертым местом в 2013 году.
Том Хьюго Хермансен от Южной Норвегии - в прошлом году стал победителем зрительского голосования на Евровидении с KEiiNO и достиг 25 миллионов стримов с песней "Spirit in the Sky".
Бьёрн Йохан Мури от Западной Норвегии - он не выиграл MGP 2010, но добился большого успеха с песней "Yes Man", которая возглавляла чарт VG в течение шести недель.
Оге Стен Нильсен от Восточной Норвегии - солист группы "Wig Wam", которая представляла Норвегию в 2005 году.
Агнете Йонсен от Северной Норвегии - представляла Норвегию на Евровидении в Стокгольме в 2016 году. Она также выиграла MGPjr с группой "Blacksheep" в 2009 году.
Полуфинал 1 - 11 января 2020 года - Южная НорвегияGeirmund - Come Alive (Eric Lumiere, Jonas H. Jensen, Niklas Rosström) VS Lisa Børud - Talking About Us (Jimmy Jansson, Anderz Wrethov, Maia Wright, Laurell Barker)
Kim Rysstad - Rainbow (Knut Bjørnar Asphol, Kim André Rysstad) VS Raylee - Wild (Andreas "Stone" Johansson, Anderz Wrethov, Laurell Barker)
Lisa Børud - Talking About Us VS Raylee - Wild
Полуфинал 2 - 18 января 2020 года - Восточная НорвегияTore Petterson - Start of Something New (Tore Petterson, Knut Bjørnar Asphol) VS Kim Wigaard & Maria Mohn - Fool For Love (Torbjørn Raae, Arve Furset, Kim Wigaard Johansen, Maria Mohn)
JÆGER - How About Mars (Roel Rats, Synne Vorkinn, Chris Wortley, Sindre T. Jenssen) VS Rein Alexander - One Last Time (Erik Småland, Kristoffer Tømmerbakke, Rein Alexander)
Kim Wigaard & Maria Mohn - Fool For Love VS Rein Alexander - One Last Time
Полуфинал 3 - 25 января 2020 года - Центральная НорвегияAlexandru - Pink Jacket (Ruben Markussen) VS SIE GUBBA - Kjære du (Petter Øien and Magne Almås)
Kristin Husøy - Pray For Me (Roel Rats and Kristin Husøy) VS Thomas Løseth - Vertigo (Idar Sørensen - Erika Norwich)
SIE GUBBA - Kjære du VS Kristin Husøy - Pray For Me
Полуфинал 4 - 1 февраля 2020 года - Западная НорвегияMagnus Bokn - Over The Sea (Alexander Rybak, Joakim With Steen, Magnus Bokn) VS Oda Loves You - Love Who We Love (Magnus Bertelsen, Oda Evjen Gjøvåg)
Nordic Tenors - In A Special Place (Einar Kristiansen Five, Jan-Tore Saltnes) VS Hege Bjerk - Pang (Martin Bjerkreim, Trygve Stakkeland, Hege Bjerkreim)
Magnus Bokn - Over The Sea VS Nordic Tenors - In A Special Place
Полуфинал 5 - 8 февраля 2020 года - Северная НорвегияJenny Jenssen - Mr. Hello (Mats Larsson, Jørgen Andson, Jenny Jenssen) VS Elin & The Woods - We Are As One (Robin Lynch, Elin Koven, Ylva Persson, Linda Persson)
Kevin Boine - Stem på mæ (Henning Olerud, Stanley Ferdinandez) VS Liza Vassilieva - I Am Gay (Audun Agnar Guldbrandsen, Stian Nyhammer Olsen, Myrtoula Røe, Liza Vassilieva)
Elin & The Woods - We Are As One VS Liza Vassilieva - I Am Gay
Финал - 15 февраля 2020 года - Тронхейм СпектрумDidrik & Emil - "Out Of Air" (Eric Lumiere, Jonas H Jensen, Niklas Rosstöm)
Ulrikke Brandstorp - "Attention" (Christian Ingebrigtsen, Kjetil Mørland, Ulrikke Brandstorp)
Akuvi - "Som du er" (Beatrice Akuvi Kumordzie, Andreas Stone)
Sondrey - "Take My Time" (Ola Frøyen, Eric Lumiere, Terchi Pippuri)
Tone Damli - "Hurts Sometimes" (Helge Moen, Jim Bergsted, Jethro Fox, Tone Damli)
| # | Исполнитель | Песня | Авторы | 1 тур | 2 тур | Финал |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | Raylee | Wild | Andreas "Stone" Johansson, Anderz Wrethov, Laurell Barker | Q | ||
| 02. | Didrik & Emil | Out of Air | Fredrik Boström, Mats Tärnfors, Niclas Lundin, Didrik Solli-Tangen | |||
| 03. | Magnus Bokn | Over the Sea | Alexander Rybak, Joakim With Steen, Magnus Bokn | |||
| 04. | Akuvi | Som du er | Andreas "Stone" Johansson, Costa Leon, Amin Zana, Beatrice Akuvi Kumordzie | |||
| 05. | Kristin Husøy | Pray for Me | Galeyn Tenhaeff, Neil Hollyn, Marcia Sondeijker, Roel Rats, Kristin Husøy | Q | Q | 69696+19932+51176 +16756+37107=194667 |
| 06. | Rein Alexander | One Last Time | Erik Smaaland, Kristoffer Tømmerbakke, Rein Alexander | |||
| 07. | Tone Damli | Hurts Sometimes | Helge Moen, Jim Bergsted, Jethro Fox, Tone Damli | |||
| 08. | Sondrey | Take My Time | Ola Frøyen, Eric Lumiere, Terchi Pippuri | |||
| 09. | Ulrikke Brandstorp | Attention | Christian Ingebrigtsen, Kjetil Mørland, Ulrikke Brandstorp | Q | Q | 102663+17152+21770 +19854+38906=200345 |
| 10. | Liza Vassilieva | I Am Gay | Audun Agnar Guldbrandsen, Stian Nyhammer Olsen, Myrtoula Røe, Liza Vassilieva | Q |
