🇳🇴 Melodi Grand Prix final in Norway

There’s a Melodi Grand Prix final in Norway. Different from previous years is that there is a final only, no semifinals have been held. The show starts at 19:50 CET and you can watch it here. 9 songs will compete and 60% televote/40% jury will decide the winner. Here are the contestants:

nr Artist Song  
1 Tone Damli Last Song
2 Sondrey Vagabond
3 Nora Jabri Sulale
4 Wig Wam Human Fire
5 LLL Parasite
6 Kyle Alessandro Lighter
7 Nataleen The Game
8 Ladybug Hot As Hell In Paradise
9 Bobbysocks Joyful

Tone Damli took part in MGP 2009 (2nd), Melodifestivalen 2013 (andra chancen) and MGP 2020.
Sondray participated in MGP 2020.
Wig Wam Was 3rd in MGP 2004 and won MGP 2005 and represented Norway in that year with “In My Dreams”.
Kyle Alessandro took part in MGP 2020 (9th).
Bobbysocks won MGP and the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with “La Det Swinge”.
Elisabeth Andreassen (Bobbysocks) took part in Melodifestivalen 1981 (2nd), won Melodifestivalen 1982 and represented Sweden in the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest, with the group Chips. She won MGP and the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with “La Det Swinge”, with Bobbysocks. She took part in Melodifestivalen 1990 (7th), won MGP 1994 (in duet with Werner Danielsen) and represented Norway with the song “Duet”. She won MGP 1996 and represented Norway with “I Evighet”. She took part in MGP 1998 (2nd), Melodifestivalen 2002 (3rd), MGP 2003 (4th), Melodifestivalen 2011 (semifinal) and MGP 2015 (4th).
Hanne Krogh (Bobbysocks) won MGP 1971 and represented Norway with “Lykken er….”, won MGP 1972, took part in MGP 1979 *8th). She won MGP and the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with “La Det Swinge”. She represented Norway in the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest along with the group Just4Fun.

Wig Wam sings “In My Dreams” in 2005.

 


Bobbysocks won with “La Det Swinge” in 1985.

Chips (with Bobbysocks’ Elisabeth) in 1982.

Elisabeth Andreassen (Bobbysocks) in ‘Duet’ with the late Jan Werner Danielsen in 1994.

Elisabeth Andreassen in 1996 with “I Evighet”.

Hanne Krogh in 1971 with “Lykken er…”.

Hanne Krogh with Just 4 Fun in 1991 with “Mrs. Thompson”.

 

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