Temperatures are dropping, but Norway has come with a fierce winter warmer: The first semi-final of Melodi Grand Prix 2022. Ahead of the first show in Norway, we asked our readers to vote for their favourite act in Semi-Final 1. After counting a total of 1,345 votes, the results are in — and Eline Noelia has come out on top.

Our readers really are in “Ecstasy”, handing the Tønsberg queen a total of 511 votes — or around 38% of all those cast. 

Norway: Semi-Final 1 poll results (MGP 2022)

  1. Eline Noelia — “Ecstasy” | 511 votes, 37.99%
  2. Trollfest — “Dance Like a Pink Flamingo” | 307 votes, 22.83%
  3. Frode Vassel — “Black Flowers” | 274 votes, 20.37%
  4. Mira Craig — “We Still Here” | 253 votes, 18.81%

The duels for Semi-Final 1 have already been set.

Duel 1 Eline Noelia vs. Mira Craig
Duel 2 Frode Vassel vs. TrollfesT

Elsie Bay, a pre-qualified finalist, will perform her song “Death of Us” in exhibition.

1. Eline Noelia: “Ecstasy”
Lyrics and music: Eline Noelia Myreng, Audun Agnar Guldbrandsen and Tea Megaard

Eline Noelia Myreng is a 22-year-old artist and songwriter from Tønsberg. She comes from a very musical family, which naturally has left its mark on her own dreams. It started with Christian pop and children’s albums, but she eventually moved into regular pop. As an artist, Eline is inspired by the catchy pop from the 2010s, but also legends from the 90s. Eline has worked with music full time for several years, including as a singer in the event industry. She has also spent considerable time in the studio. When the Tønsberg girl studied pop music at Limpi, her career as a singer really begun and she became acquainted with the producer Audun Agnar Gulbrandsen. “Ecstasy” is the result of their first studio session together and was the start of a major project.

2. Trollfest: “Dance Like a Pink Flamingo”

Lyrics and music: Eirik Renton and Jostein Austvik

TrollfesT came to the world in 2003 when a group of men got tired of available party music. They really wanted to do something about it themselves, and the rest is history. With a love of metal and music from the Balkans, they use instruments such as saxophone, accordion and synth that are mixed with an extreme expression. The last crucial ingredient is a great dose of madness and humor, and the result is something they call “True Norwegian Balkan Metal”. With this formula, TrollfesT has toured over large parts of the world since 2007 and released eight albums. The band delivers terrific concerts with lots of audience interaction, where everything is allowed if it’s fun. Now the folk metal octet is ready for the Melodi Grand Prix with a new concept, where the flamingos are about to take over the world.

3. Frode Vassel: “Black Flowers”

Lyrics and music: Frode Vassel, Benjamin Larsen, Niklas Rosström and Celine Alette Pedersen Breivoll

Frode Vassel (40) was born and raised outside Bergen on the west coast of Norway but has lived in Oslo half of his life. He has travelled around Europe and been on the Eurovision stage with JOWST in Kiev (2017), Rybak in Lisbon (2018) and helped KEIINO to victory among the audience votes in Tel Aviv 2019. Now it’s Frode’s turn to be in the spotlight. Frode Vassel is a very experienced artist who has performed with many well-known Norwegian artists such as Ylvis, Maria Mena and Åge Sten Nilsen, and has solid solo experience and musical background. In the spring of 2021, he was participating in The Voice. As a father of three in a time of climate crisis, Frode will now put all his energy into the song “Black Flowers”.

4. Mira Craig – “We Still Here”

Lyrics and music: Mira Craig and Bård Berg

Mira Craig (39) is an established artist and songwriter from Oslo. Among other things, she has written the Norwegian winning song from the Melodi Grand Prix in 2008, “Hold On Be Strong”, which was sung by Maria Haukaas Mittet. It was the very first song Mira wrote as a 15-year-old, and it got a strong 5th place in Eurovision. Mira herself debuted as an artist with the single “Boogeyman” in 2005 and has since had several hits on VG-lista in Norway. Snoop Dogg was interested in the Norwegian musician at Quartfestivalen in 2005 and has used her “Dinner in Bed” on the album “Welcome to tha Chuuch: The Album”. Mira has been nominated for several Spellemann Awards in Norway, the Alarm Award, and the MTV Europe Music Awards. Throughout her career, she has worked with major international artists and producers, and has played for over 100,000 people at home and abroad. “We Still Here” is the first single on her upcoming album number seven.

Who do you think will win each of the duels this evening? And who will win overall? Let us know in the comments box below!

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Andi
Andi
2 years ago

Nice choice Norway!! It was mine as well!

Nikki
Nikki
2 years ago

Eline it looks is a great singer, but I am not a fan of the song

Thanos
Thanos
2 years ago

Okay I think Mira needs to change that staging in the event of her qualification

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
2 years ago

Whatever the final result will be, all I can say is good luck everybody

Ethan
Ethan
2 years ago

if Eline can sing live then I think she has this one in the bag, but you never know

OOPS
OOPS
2 years ago

I wonder if she’s able to sing this live

harvey
harvey
2 years ago
Reply to  OOPS

she is killer live!! check her insta, I’m sure she’ll pull it off :))