The first semi-final of MGP 2023 was completed a few minutes ago. Three artists got the ticket to the Grand Final through which Norway’s representative will be chosen for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool next May.
A total of seven artists participated in the first semi-final, who performed their songs to compete for one of the three tickets to the Grand Final of the Melodi Grand Prix 2022 on 4 February. The evening started at 20:50 at Screen Studios in Nydalen, Oslo and the hosts of the evening were Stian “Staysman” Thorbjørnsen and Arianrhod “Arian” Engebø.
At the start of the semi-final NRK showed us an introductory video of how the artists were notified that they are finally participating in the Melodi Grand Prix 2023. The 2 presenters then welcomed the seven participants of the First Semi-Final to the stage and after explaining the process of tonight’s evening we moved on to the competition part with short introductory videos being shown before each artist’s performance, and a few interviews with the contestants.
The seven artists who participated in the first semi-final
- Alessandra Mele: «Queen of Kings»
- Eirik Næss: «Wave»
- Rasmus Thall: «TRESKO»
- Kate Gulbrandsen: «Tårer i paradis»
- Umami Tsunami featuring Kyle Alessandro, Kristian Haugstøyl & Magnus Winjum: «Geronimo»
- Ulrikke Brandstorp: «Honestly»
- Byron Williams Jr & Jowst: «Freaky For The Weekend»
After the artists’ performances were over, the audience could vote for their favourite entry. Each viewer had only one vote. The audience was solely responsible for determining the outcome. During the voting we saw two recap with clips from today’s entries, as well as other videos about the Melodi Grand Prix prepared by the makers of NRK. The three songs with the most votes qualified for the Grand Final.
The entries that qualified for the MGP 2023 final
- Umami Tsunami featuring Kyle Alessandro, Kristian Haugstøyl & Magnus Winjum: «Geronimo»
- Ulrikke Brandstorp: «Honestly»
- Alessandra Mele: «Queen of Kings»
The detailed schedule of Melodi Grand Prix 2023
First Semi Final – January 14- Second Semi Final – January 21
- Third Semi Final – January 28
- Grand Final – Febuary 4
What did you think of the results of the first semi-final of MGP 2023?
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[Source/Photo: NRK]
