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Norway 2024: Rumours about the national final

The rumour mill about the Norwegian national final, “Melodi Grand Prix 2024”, is in full swing. The national final of Sweden, which will determine this country’s Eurovision 2024 representative, will take place on January 5th 2024.

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Why is the Norwegian rumour mill working overtime?

The reason why the Norwegian rumour mill is working overtime is because on Friday January 5th 2024 three former Melodi Grand Prix participants have announced new music; two of these three participants have been in the Eurovision Song Contest before, Alessandra (2022) and KEiiNO (2019), the other one is Raylee who came far in the Norwegian national before in 2015, 2020, and 2021.

Which songs are going to be released on January 5th 2024?

The songs that are going to be released on January 5th 2024 are the following:

  • Alessandra – Narcissist
  • KEiiNO – Damdiggida
  • Raylee – Charade

What is the difference this year when it comes down to the rules of Melodi Grand Prix?

This year the big difference when it comes down to the rules of Melodi Grand Prix is that the competing songs in the Norwegian national final do not necessarily have to be released on a specific date after September 1st 2023, which means that songs that are revealed before the public release of the songs in Melodi Grand Prix 2024 are also eligible to compete in Norway’s national contest.

Will it be possible to use autotune in Norway’s national final?

Yes, it will be possible again to use autotune in the national final of Norway, which sparks controversy among fans, but it might enhance the performance of some of the artists in a positive sense when used right.

What is the set-up of this year’s Norwegian national final?

The set-up of the 2024 Norwegian national final is the following: Melodi Grand Prix 2024 will have 3 semi-finals , which will take place in the studios of Norway’s national broadcaster, NRK, in the capital of Norway, Oslo. The semi-finals will take place on January 13th, 20th, and 27th 2024. In each of the semi-finals 8 acts will compete, and 3 of those will proceed to Norway’s grand final, which will be held on February 3rd 2024.

Which artist represented Norway in Eurovision 2023?

In Eurovision 2023 Norway was represented by Allesandra with the song “Queen of Kings”. Alessandra did very well, ending 6th (of 15) in Semi-final 1, and eventually came in 5th (of 26) in the Grand Final.

Source: Official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel
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