Three acts qualified for the grand final of Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix 2024 last Saturday, and tonight we found out who were the last three ones to join these acts in Trondheim.
18 acts were battling it out to become Norway’s next Eurovision entry, and six of them competed in tonight’s semi-final 3 for the last three golden tickets to the grand final on 3 February.
Among them were Eurovision alumni KEiiNO and Benedicte Adrian. KEiiNO won the televote in 2019 with “Spirit in the Sky”, while Benedicte Adrian competed in 1984 as part of the duo Dollie de Luxe with “Lenge leve livet”.
In the end, KEiiNO, MiiA and Annprincess qualified for the final.
How to rewatch MGP semi-final 3
Tonight’s show kicked off at 19.50 CET (18.50 GMT) and you can watch it back on NRK’s website or at NRK1.
Running order of MGP semi-final 3
- Vidar Villa – “MER”
- MISTRA – “Waltz of Death”
- Thomas Jenssen – “Take Me To Heaven”
- Annprincess – “Save Me” (QUALIFIED)
- MIIA – “Green Lights” (QUALIFIED)
- KEiiNO – “Damdiggida” (QUALIFIED)
Did you agree with the three that snatched the tickets to the grand final? Who do you want to win the final of Melodi Grand Prix 2024? Let us know in the comments down below!
I have a feeling someone might pull Tix this time around.
Keiino will get 2nd again and Gate 3rd.
I dont get the hype about keiino, i dont see them in the top 10 at esc
My prediction for the final:
KEiiNO wins because Gåte and Gothminister will share the votes from the same demographics.
And what if Keiino and My AI share the votes from the same demographics? 🙂
Keiino’ s song is taken from Swedish E-type – especially the “rap”.
How did Miia qualify, she was probably the worst in this semi???
The curse of Blanca Paloma is a real thing.
Both Ireland and Norway could be about to send a screaming woman with a song that has no melody.
Keiino’s live performance once again so entertaining
Gåte is a frontrunner, but it’ll definitely be a very tough final next week, am so hyped for this, such a super strong MGP year
i think Miia is also a dangerous outsider, stunning vocals and a stunning live performance
NRK has announced that Gåte has to re-write their song’s lyrics for the final because it takes inspiration from an old medieval tale, even if the material is « copyright free » according to NRK. The EBU has even agreed that Gåte could compete with the existing version of Ulveham.
This doesn’t make any sense. Stig Karlsen just wants to sabotage Gåte and send Keiino. Watch him put Gåte early in the running order. Ugh
They’re making Poland’s NF organisers look lile saints.
They’re telling them now, Not before the show or even last week? Even Go_A had a lot more time to reinvent their song so it would be more original for Eurovision.
It actually didn’t occur to anyone before last night, as the talk suddenly began at NRK just after the semifinal had ended. Someone mentioned it in a comment on Youtube, and that set off NRK to dive into it
Somebody should have kept their mouth shut then.
Very unprofessional from NRK. Gåte’s singer has probably rehearsed the song with these lyrics for 3-4 months. And now, 6 days before the show, she has to change the lyrics completely. It’s a lot of unnecessary added pressure for her live performance. Can’t they just change the lyrics if they win??
Unless NRK doesn’t want them to win. I wonder if by changing lyrics they mean change them to English
NRK obviously want Keiino to win.
Really strong performance of Keiino. The live performance elevates the song.
Keiino is not going to win but Alexandra….her vocals were stunning…
Maybe some don’t like Damdiggida, but no one can deny that KEiiNO’s performance was the most engaging and professional from all MGP this year. Gote could arguably have a better song (maybe) but the vile words against KEiiNO… y’all need to scrub your mouths with soap.
I deny it!
Gåte had a more engaging performance this year.
Can you sing the melody for Gate and the lyrics?
Well, yes!
Delusional.
keino do not deserve to win,the staging of the song is also really bad.
I would not have had this as a qualifier,but i knew because its keino they would get to the final.
I predicted the other two also,but thought they deserved to go to the final
You know, this may be something of a backhanded compliment, but I’m surprised at how many Ulveham fans there are here. Wiwibloggs comments section is just one of those websites I expected to be fully on board with Keiino, especially after a strong performance. But I love it! I also love Ulveham. My only worry is the MGP jury, I feel like with such a technically smooth show, Keiino will win that, and itll be up to the televote. Make sure to note I said the MGP jury, not the ESC jury.
I personally do not get the love for Ulveham and I’m a big folk rock fan. Too much screaming and compressed audio.
In the live, its all live. They were vocally against using autotune.
If you have a five year old kid and a deaf grandma at home, both of them were probably enjoying KEiiNO’s song.
Yup. Thankyou deaf grandmas and all 5 year olds for helping Keiino qualify.
What is this childlish behaviour lmao, grown up
My two cents on the whole “last 3 entries = qualifying” controversy below. Beware, there’s some nuance here: I think NRK had a really strong idea of which songs people liked when they made the running orders. Most international fans don’t seem to know this, but Judge Tenderly was actually quite popular in Norway before the semi. If you look at the Wiwibloggs poll for Semi 2 when it talks about “if only Norwegians voted,” Judge Tenderly would actually still qualify with ease. So, to break some hearts – no, I don’t think Mileo or Farida would automatically have qualified… Read more »
I must be the only one that thinks that Gate could struggle to get much points either from televote or jury. It’s very risky, and I can see that some people love the folcloric aspect, but many folks don’t get that. I don’t see it getting massive support point wise in the grand final.
No youre right. If Norway select Gate they will have the Spain of 2023 a screaming woman
Agree but go for it. They want a screaming girl they will get it 🙂
Blanca Paloma is an artist. Bambie Thug is a screaming woman.
Keiino had far the best song. Instant and that note wow. Love it. In the year of Barbie this is relevant with of course a very large nod to Aqua. Just thinking if Keiino don’t win can they not cross the frontier to Denmark and perform for them. After listening to what Denmark are offering this year well you know…..
Keiino would win easily ever other national final. Norway likes a screaming lady talking about a human becoming a wolf or something so yeah let’s do that
i want Aura Dione for Denmark though, if u like KeiiNo u also should like mirrorball of hope tbh
Yeah There’s KeiiNo Way KeiiNO Is Winning MGP This Year. Especially Not With Gåte In The Final. OSLO 2025!!!
Gåte is clear standout here, if not them then send at least Anne and Dag since it sounds pretty and calm
I just finished watching this. Wow, this was a much better heat than I had expected. Crazy high vocals from Thomas Jenssen, for instance. The “Waltz of Death” was suitably mysterious (even if it looked like the curtains were blowing off the railings). I’m really happy that Annprincess qualified – I thought the choreography for “Save Me” was outstanding, and it actually moved me. Miia… I can hear why some people like “Green Lights”, but it doesn’t do it for me, sorry. Of course, the three minutes of KEiiNO were choreographed to perfection. The moment where they all break free… Read more »
Benidorm Fest will be starting late and Vidbir will be starting early I think. And I would certainly prefer MGP to MESC 🙂
i either wanted Vidar or Mistra for the last ticket, Annprincess was meh to me, nothing very original about it, Annprincess is last place material next week i think
i thought Vidar really did great, and i loved the mysterious vibe of Mistra’s performance and honestly maybe not best vocals but her vocals suit this genre quite well
And again the last 3 in the running order, the 3 qualified for the third time in a row…
Miia was my fav of this heat and was the best tonight imo, Keiino did well too, not really a fan of the song but nobody can denies that they are really good performers. Now we have the entire line up for the final, and I think the thing will be between Gåte and Keiino but Super Rob must have a word to say too so nothing is alredy totally done imo.
Norway has chosen wisely. The NF looks really competitive. My favourite is Annprincess ???
I’m a big KEiiNO-fan. That’s why I will vote for Gåte next Saturday. This is definitly their worst MGP-entry, it will probably qualify for the ESC-final but make a crash-landing there around 20th place, and that might be the end for the group. Kudos for bringing something different from their two previous attempts but….no thanks. Sorry, dear KEiiNO!
KEIINO are one of a kind! I liked it (surely, not as much as Spirit in the sky) but they are definitely back! It is going to be a tough race between Keiino, Gåte and (gut feeling) Gothminister.
I am not sure if Damgigida will take Keiino to the Eurovision stage again but let’s see!
After Melodifestivalen, the Norwegian MGP comes second in the list of the best national finals for Eurovision!
Lykke til, Norge!
Definitely The Best Two. I See MGP Is The Countdown To Melodifestivalen Lol
Don’t it Norway. I’m fairly confident they won’t. Keiino already lost to Tix so we already know they are far from invincible on home ground.
*dont do it
Keiino is cringe, kitsch and everything tacky in one
Yes thats called pop music. Instant catchy. Although i suspect everyone is going to vote for the screaming woman of gate. Remember Spain 2023. Just saying
Keiino to Malmo <3
No suprises here! Honestly, I was really suprised by MIIA and KEiiNO’s performances! I hadn’t really rated their songs prior but MIIA performed well and I LOVED her staging and KEiiNO had a really quirky staging by choosing two members to be in that box. I loved the switch to the Damdiggida chorus inside the box though i fear we’ve had too many ‘boxes’ at Eurovision now! But it’s gone up in my regard and could tear down the house in Malmo!
Great picks.
Heading up for an interesting MGP Final 24.
In all 3 semi final, last 3 song go to final, and first 3 song are out.
Was worried for MIIA, given her minimalist staging as it didn’t click for me initially. Overall the qualifier announcement didn’t suprise me, but all of them definitely deserved their spot in the final. Rooting for Gåte next week 🙂
Note for future MGP contestants—never accept singing in the first 3 slots. This will make the running order for the finale more interesting.
I love MIIA! What a great singer
Keiono, Miia and Annaprincess are the winners/qualifiers of the night… so did the Wiwibloggs poll this week.
Keiono = Keiino
Another erratum: Annaprincess = Annprincess
All three semis like that? I think the put all of the favorites in the second half on purpose. It doesnt make for good tv. I hope they dont do that in the future
Yeah, 0 intrigue
Three out of three the three last to perform to Qualify. That’s kinda insane, to be honest.
Ohhh, I’m dissapointed now!
I mean MGP have 0 intrigue, last 3- to the final, that’s it!((
I just liked Mistra and Thomas Jenssen so much guys((
Oh no Thomas Jenssen!!!! (((
KEiiNO isn’t even hiding that Alexandra Rotan is the diva of the group. What’s worse is, they made getting 291 televote points their whole personality now. I mean, they showed it in their introduction video of 2021 too, but back then it made sense. Back then, you looked back at their previous MGP and Eurovision adventure. Bringing it up now comes across as arrogantly saying “look at how good we are.”
That’s not fair. They are suppose to react to their most memorable moment. What else are they suppose to pick? They just played their song in a shopping centre—of course winning televote at Eurovision was the highlight of their career!
Most memorable moment? Oh, didn’t catch that. Usually these type of videos are made to highlight who the artist is, instead of showing memorable moments.
I listened more than watch it, as I am working on a sewing project. My qualifiers are Keiino, Mistra and Annprincess, but counting how the first two semis went, Miia could go through instead of Mistra.
My qualifiers are Keiino, Thomas Jenssen, and Annprincess. I have a feeling the results will be surprising to all haha
Yes I have the same feeling. I think everyone has a chance to go through tonight (perhaps Mistra is the least likely to go through unfortunately)
My qualifiers are Mistra, Keiino and Thomas Jenssen . Annprincess was good aswell. Voted for Mistra.
Joining you guys! Mistra was outstanding today, I hope they’ll go to the final. Gonna vote now!
All in all a nice heat! My qualifiers are Mistra, Miia and Keiino. I’ll vote for Mistra since they need it more. I also liked Annprincess a lot. I think apart from Keiino, it’s an open race tonight!
Keiino are clearly having fun! The staging was fun, the song is an earworm but it is certainly far from their two previous efforts. Certainly not my favourite of the night or this year’s MGP but still good.
I am a massive fan of them, but I do agree it’s not their best effort. But as always, they do uplift it a lot live.
Me too! I voted for Spirit in the Night at ESC and I liked Monument even more! This year they certainly bring a party but their two previous songs had their own special identity.
Ok so I still think this might be the weakest of the Keiino songs but this staging is pretty spectacular and this has been elevated tremendously. I seriously didn’t think this was win but now I think it has a solid choice. That note from Alexandra is chefs kiss.
What are the tv heads?
Also hiding tom until the end like he’s a reveal lol
Miia gave a very pretty interpretation of the song. Some shots were also aesthetically amazing! Ireally like the verses of Green Lights. All in all, a very solid ballad worthy of qualification
Oh no, MIIA stop dancing. We don’t need that. Just sing. You sing well.
Prior to Green Lights, Miia’s debut single Dynasty got an exclusive premiere from Billboard in 2015.