Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

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Eurovision Song Contest 2025
Participating broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
CountryFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
National selection
Selection process Melodi Grand Prix 2025
Selection date(s)15 February 2025
Selected artist(s) Kyle Alessandro
Selected song"Lighter"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Kyle Alessandro
  • Adam Woods
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Norway will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Lighter", written by Kyle Alessandro and Adam Woods, and performed by Alessandro himself. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2025 in order to select its entry for the contest.

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Background

Prior to the 2025 contest, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Norway sixty-three times since its first entry in 1960. [1] It had won the contest on three occasions: in 1985 with the song " La det swinge " performed by Bobbysocks!, in 1995 with the song " Nocturne " performed by Secret Garden, and in 2009 with the song "Fairytale" performed by Alexander Rybak. Norway also had the two dubious distinctions of having finished last in the Eurovision final twelve times, more than any other country, including in 2024 with the song " Ulveham " performed by Gåte , [1] and for having received nul points (zero points) four times, the latter being a record shared with Austria. Following the introduction of semi-finals for 2004, it had finished in the top ten ten times.

As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, NRK organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. NRK confirmed its intention to participate in the 2025 contest on 3 July 2024, [2] announcing on 6 August that its representative would continue to be selected through the national final Melodi Grand Prix , which had selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in all but one of its participations. [3]

Before Eurovision

Melodi Grand Prix 2025

Melodi Grand Prix 2025 was the 63rd edition of Melodi Grand Prix (MGP) and selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The competition took place on 15 February 2025 at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, hosted by Markus Neby  [ no ], Marte Stokstad  [ no ] and Tete Lidbom  [ no ]. [4] The show was televised on NRK1 and with sign language interpretation on NRK Tegnspråk as well as streamed online on NRK TV. [5] [6] The national final was watched by 832,000 viewers in Norway. [7]

Competing entries

A submission period was opened by NRK between 6 August 2024 and 1 September 2024. Songwriters of any nationality were allowed to submit a maximum of three songs, however, NRK encouraged entries to have at least one Norwegian songwriter. [8] In addition to the public call for submissions, NRK directly invited certain artists and composers to compete, while songwriting camps (the earliest of which was held between 26 and 30 June 2024 in Rena) were held to create potential entries for the competition. [9] [10] Ten songs were selected from all of the received submissions by then-MGP project manager and music producer Stig Karlsen  [ no ] by October 2024, [11] however, two of the artists were later withdrawn from the competition: Angelina Jordan (due to the wildfires around Los Angeles where she is based) and Lavrans Svendsen. [12] [13] Sondrey  [ no ] was subsequently selected as a replacement act. [14] The nine competing acts and songs were revealed on 16 January 2025 during a press conference at NRK's Studio 1, presented by Marte Stokstad, Tete Lidbom and Markus Neby. [15] [16] Short clips of the competing entries were released during the press conference, while the songs in their entirety were premiered on 24 January. [16]

Among the competing artists were former Eurovision Song Contest entrants Bobbysocks! which represented Norway in 1985 and went on to win that year's contest, and Wig Wam which represented the country in 2005. The two members of Bobbysocks!, Elisabeth Andreassen and Hanne Krogh, have also competed in the contest separately: Andreassen in 1982 representing Sweden (as a member of the group Chips), as well as in 1994 (alongside Jan Werner Danielsen) and 1996 representing Norway, and Krogh in 1991 representing Norway as a member of the group Just 4 Fun. Other past MGP participants included Kyle Alessandro, Nora Jabri, Tone Damli and Sondrey. [16]

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Bobbysocks! "Joyful"
Kyle Alessandro "Lighter"
Ladybug"Hot as Hell in Paradise"
LLL"Parasite"
Nataleen"The Game"
  • Madeleine "Nataleen" Tverberg
  • Julie Aagaard  [ sv ]
  • Henning Olerud
  • Stanley Ferdinandez
  • Kjersti Sleveland
Nora Jabri "Sulale"
Sondrey  [ no ]"Vagabond"
Tone Damli "Last Song"
Wig Wam "Human Fire"

Final

Nine songs competed during the final on 15 February 2025. The winner, "Lighter" performed by Kyle Alessandro, was selected by a combination of a public vote (60%) and votes from ten international juries (40%). The viewers had a total of 645 points to award, while the juries had a total of 430 points to award. Each jury group distributed their points as follows: 1–8, 10 and 12 points. The viewer vote was based on the percentage of votes each song achieved through the following voting methods: app and online voting. For example, if a song gained 10% of the viewer vote, then that entry would be awarded 10% of 645 points rounded to the nearest integer: 65 points. [17]

In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the show was opened by Gåte which performed their 2024 entry " Ulveham ". Interval acts featured performances from host Markus Neby, as well as Lubna Jaffery, Terje Formoe, Gåte members Gunnhild Sundli and John Stenersen, 2024 Swedish entrant Marcus and Martinus, and former MGP competing artists Reidun Sæther  [ no ] and Kim Wigaard  [ no ] as part of a tribute to Rolf Løvland who wrote Norway's 1985 and 1995 winning entries " La det swinge " and " Nocturne ", respectively. [18]

Detailed international jury votes
DrawSongFlag of Denmark.svgFlag of Georgia.svgFlag of Luxembourg.svgFlag of Finland.svgFlag of Iceland.svgFlag of Croatia.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svgFlag of Sweden.svgFlag of Ukraine.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svgTotal
1"Last Song"826824
2"Vagabond"28102644238
3"Sulale"8286101016455
4"Human Fire"1461124625
5"Parasite"424411018236
6"Lighter"12121212121212121012118
7"The Game"101010268810121086
8"Hot As Hell in Paradise"1442819
9"Joyful"661861129
International jury spokespersons [20]
  • Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark –Molly Plank
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia –Natia Uznadze
  • Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg –Eric Lehmann
  • Flag of Finland.svg Finland – Katri Norrlin  [ fi ]
  • Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland – Felix Bergsson  [ is ]
  • Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia –Zlata Mück Susec
  • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia – Danny Estrin
  • Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden –Natalie Carrion
  • Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine –Oksana Skybinska
  • Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom –Scott Ross
International jury members [20]
CountryJury members
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
  • Angela Downing
  • Damian McDermott
  • Emily Griggs
  • Paul Clarke
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
  • Anders Ugilt Andersen
  • Bryan Rice
  • Christian Ellegaard
  • Molly Plank (jury leader)
  • Tilde Vinther
Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
  • Lasha Kapanadze
  • Manana Morchiladze
  • Natia Uznadze (jury leader)
  • Salome Bakuradze
  • Zaza Orashvili
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
  • Helene Wigren
  • Mathias Bridfelt
  • Natalie Carrion (jury leader)
  • Natasha Azarmi
  • Robert Sehlberg
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
  • Andrew Cartmell (non-voting jury leader)
  • Chris Chilvers
  • Harry Kersley
  • Kojo Samuel
  • Leila Al-Mitwally
  • Victoria Needs

References

  1. 1 2 "Norway". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Farren, Neil (2 July 2024). "🇳🇴 Norway: Eurovision 2025 Participation Confirmed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. ↑ Granger, Anthony (6 August 2024). "🇳🇴 Norway: Melodi Grand Prix 2025 Song Submissions Open". Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Pettersen, Mandy (20 November 2024). "Melodi Grand Prix 2025: Tilbake til Oslo Spektrum". ESC Norge (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Sand, Camilla (24 January 2025). "Melodi Grand Prix 2025: Slik blir finalen". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Guide for 15. februar 2025". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Østbø, Stein (18 February 2025). "MGP sett av 832.000 - slo knockout på «Hver gang vi møtes»". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  8. ↑ Hyttebakk, Jon Marius (6 August 2024). "NRK klar for et nytt år med MGP og Eurovision" [NRK ready for a new year with MGP and Eurovision] (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  9. ↑ Sanabria-Rangel, Alvaro (30 January 2024). "Norway starts MGP 2025 preparations with first songwriting camp!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "RENA SONG FEST". The Woods Norway. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Vedeler, Linda Marie (29 October 2024). "Tarjei Strøm blir ny musikksjef for MGP". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  12. ↑ Svelstad, Oda Elise; Ørbeck Eliassen, Heather (16 January 2025). "Lavrans blir ikke å se på den store MGP-scenen i 2025" [Lavrans was supposed to be on the MGP stage: – He wasn't ready] (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  13. ↑ Myklebostad, Marie; Gaathaug, Jonathan; Haus, Line (16 January 2025). "Angelina Jordan trekker seg fra MGP". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  14. ↑ Solberg, Marcus Brenden, Henrik Ingebrethsen Turøy, Julie (16 January 2025). "MGP-avsløring: – Erstattet Angelina Jordan". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ Sand, Camilla (6 January 2025). "Presseinvitasjon: Lansering av MGP-artister 2025" [Press Invitation: Launch of MGP 2025 artists]. nrk.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  16. 1 2 3 Hyttebakk, Jon Marius; Ørbeck Eliassen, Heather; Svelstad, Oda Elise (16 January 2025). "MGP 2025: Disse artistene skal være med" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  17. ↑ Svelstad, Oda Elise; Eliassen, Heather Ørbeck (15 February 2025). "Kyle Alessandro er vinneren av Melodi Grand Prix 2025" [Kyle Alessandro is the winner of Melodi Grand Prix 2025] (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK . Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  18. ↑ Melodi Grand Prix: Melodi Grand Prix 2025 - NRK TV (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  19. ↑ Gaathaug, Jonathan (9 February 2025). "Tone Damli åpner finalen" [Tone Damli opens the final] (in Norwegian Bokmål). TV 2 . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  20. 1 2 Hyttebakk, Jon Marius (15 February 2025). "Disse var med i den internasjonale juryen" [These were on the international jury] (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK . Retrieved 16 February 2025.
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