Today the Norwegian Eurovision pre-selection show Melodi Grand Prix kicked off, with seven artists taking to the stage to win a spot in the Final. This is also the first MGP show to feature a live audience since the 2020 final in Trondheim. The first semi-final featured three of the four returning Eurovision artists, alongside MGP debutants Alessandra Mele, Eirik …
Ever year Norway’s Eurovision selection show Melodi Grand Prix promises to thrill the viewers with showstopping performances, memorable stagings, and the occasional whacky entry that makes you chuckle. Despite keeping the total number of entries the same, all 21 entries for MGP will pass through the semi-finals and must qualify on their own merit for the Grand Final on February …
This week, the German national broadcaster ARD has revealed additional details about their upcoming national selection Unser Lied für Liverpool, including clarification on the pre-selection process and opportunities for fans to participate. Unser Lied für Liverpool will air on March 3 at 22:20, live from Cologne, on the network Das Erste. The show will be hosted by Barbara Schöneberger, who …
This week, UMK released the names of the artists competing in this year’s contest. The daily release of songs continues today. Today, we hear Benjamin’s song “Hoida Mut”. Benjamin is one of the more established artists at UMK 2023. His career kicked off on social media in 2012 with his English language music taking off across the world. His single …
Today the Croatian broadcaster HRT released the 18 entries vying for a chance to represent their country at Eurovision 2023 on the radio show Svijet diskografije. The full list of artists and song titles were first revealed on December 9th, following an open submission process. The shortlisted entries were chosen from a pool of 196 songs by a nine person …
This morning, UMK released the names of the artists competing in this year’s contest. Today, the first of their songs was released. Each weekday until 20/01 we will have a new song released from Finland. Today, we start with Keira and “No Business On The Dancefloor”. Keira is the youngest competitor of this years UMK at just 18 and her …
We continue our Melodi Grand Prix interview series today following a very lucky conversation with MGP 2020 winner and should-have-been Eurovision artist Ulrikke. “Honestly” we can’t believe it happened! Ulrikke’s musical talent was first found when she won a local singing contest and acted in productions of Pippi Longstocking and Reisen til julestjernen. Her love of the theater would continue …
Today, Wednesday the 11th of January, SVT and Melodifestivalen released the running order for each heat of Melfest 2023. The running order is as follows; Deltavling 1 Deltavling 2 1.Tone Sekelius – Rhythm Of My Show 1.Wiktoria – All My Life 2.Loulou LaMotte – Inga Sorger 2.Eden – Comfortable 3.Rehjan – Haunted 3.Uje Brandelius – Grytan 4.Elov & Beny – …
After weeks of speculation and hints released by UMK, the artists competing in the 2023 contest have finally been released. The final takes place on the 25th of February in Turku. The participants are; Keira – No Business on the Dance Floor Benjamin – Hoida Mut Robin – Girls Like You Lxandra – Something to Lose Käärijä – Cha Cha …
Eesti Laul, Estonia’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, is coming up on January 12. Coming out of a 2022 season that saw Estonia finish 13th in the grand final, can the beloved Baltic nation make some Eurovision magic? As we await (no pun intended, Inger) the start of the first semi-final on Thursday, members of the ESCUnited team …
