Super Saturday saw Norway decide who they will send to Eurovision in Basel. The grand final of Melodi Grand Prix 2025 took place in Oslo Spektrum, where nine acts battled it out to see who would follow in the footsteps of Gåte.
In the end, it was Kyle Alessandro who truly lit up the stage with his fiery performance of “Lighter.” Winning both the jury and public vote convincingly, he emerged victorious and will now wave the Norwegian flag at Eurovision.
Melodi Grand Prix 2025: Results
Ten international juries handed out 40% of the points, and the public vote accounted for 60%.
Jury vote
- Kyle Alessandro – 118 points
- Nataleen – 86 points
- Nora Jabri – 55 points
- Sondrey – 38 points
- LLL – 36 points
- Bobbysocks – 29 points
- Wig Wam – 25 points
- Tone Damli – 24 points
- Ladybug – 8 points
Public vote
- Kyle Alessandro – 189 points
- Bobbysocks – 135 points
- Nataleen – 104 points
- Wig Wam – 68 points
- Tone Damli – 63 points
- Ladybug – 32 points
- Nora Jabri – 19 points
- LLL – 18 points
- Sondrey – 17 points
Overall result
- Kyle Alessandro – 307 points
- Nataleen – 190 points
- Bobbysocks – 164 points
- Wig Wam – 93 points
- Tone Damli – 87 points
- Nora Jabri – 74 points
- Sondrey – 55 points
- LLL – 54 points
- Ladybug – 51 points
Competing entries
- Tone Damli: «Last Song»
Authors: Sophie Tweed-Simmons, Erik Gustaf Smaaland, Kristoffer Tømmerbakke and Yoshi Breen - Sondrey: «Vagabond»
Authors: Sondre Mulongo Nystrøm - Nora Jabri: «Sulale»
Authors: Nora Foss Al-Jabri, Ola Frøyen, Ovidiu Jacobsen and Emma Louise Gale - WigWam: «Human Fire»
Authors: Åge Sten Nilsen, Trond Holter and Bernt Jansen - LLL: «Parasite»
Authors: Ben Adams, Jim Bergsted, Olli Äkräs and Nora Foss Al-Jabri - Kyle Alessandro: «Lighter»
Authors: Kyle Alessandro Helgesen Villalobo and Adam Christopher Allskog - Nataleen: «The Game»
Authors: Madeleine Natalin Tverberg, Julie ‘Kill J’ Aagaard, Henning Olerud, Stanley Ferdinandez and Kjersti Sleveland - Ladybug: «Hot as hell in paradise»
Authors: Iris Severine Mikalsen, Jonas Holteberg Jensen, Anderz Wrethov and Thomas Stengaard - Bobbysocks: «Joyful»
Authors: Elisabeth Andreassen and Hanne Krogh
Who was your favourite at Melodi Grand Prix 2025? Can Kyle Alessandro give Norway a big result at Eurovision? Share your thoughts down below.
There’s several reasons MGP was weak this year. One being NRK had a hard time finding any artists willing to participate, due to the political turbulence of Eurovision last year. Stig Karlsen openly admitted this. Norway is a lot more concerned about that political controversy surrounding Esc than other countries, who tend to just pretend everything is fine and focus on the fun and party. But in Norway, the Eurovision boycott last year was effective. We had the lowest Eurovision viewership since the early 90s. There’s a stink over the whole thing here. If you don’t know that context and… Read more »
Wow so dull and booring (sound and staging) …
This year’s Norsk MGP was much lower and less competitive than the last couple of years. The song is mediocre, uninspired, repetitive. It will probably Q to the final and that’s about it.
I liked and voted for Ladybug, my other option was Alessandra No 2 (Nataleen) or even WigWam.
Haha so your taste just ended up last in this very weak final as some people claim it was… how can your favourite come last if so? Maybe it wasn’t a weak final – maybe it was a even final, or good even!
As a Norwegian, and after attending the show live, Kyle wasn’t my favourite, but he was clearly the favourite among the majority in the audience. He was my second on the night. Kyle performed very well, slick choreo, and the lyrics are not bad at all. This type of song got lot of support from juries last year when from Luxembourg – but I do suspect Luxembourg got a lot of free votes just for being the big comeback of last year, more so than on the actual quality of the song. I have heard that “Lighter” might go through… Read more »
Excellent show. Sweden really could learn how to make a great show for the whole family. Instead Melodifestivalen has changed from beeing great, to be a pathetic gay show. The hosts in the norwegian final were really good. I better say nothing about the Swedish host, who I find pretty disgusting.
Sounds like a you problem
It seems the truth hurts 😉
I think you should switch to Russia’s familiar values friendly contest
Norway 5/12
Catchy song, but not very original, without jury’s in the semi’s it will probably quality ( I wonder where he left Martinus?)
Feels like Norway’s about to enter a non-qualifying slump and stay there for a while :/
Thank you Noreay one of my favourite eurovision countries infinitely better than the screaming woman last year
You cannot tell me this song was originally written for MGP, it sounds just like something Greece, Cyprus or Armenia would have sent 8 years ago. He performs this excellently but it’s such an uninspired song, potential NQ for Norway
Uninspired? The song is a homage to his mum for her bold struggle against cancer last year, which she won.
You have no clue of Eurovision obviously. Juries overlook almost all songs in national language and this year there is an overload of those – the few English bops will get lots of jury support this year.
Wow, Kyle has improved so much from MGP 2023 when he was part of Umami Tsunami ‘Geronimo’ (which finished last BTW). His confidence and stage presence is amazing for someone born in 2006. On the song, I would suggest a title change since the metaphor of being your own lighter is completely nonsensical to a native english speaker, perhaps ‘Fighter’ would be a more appropriate choice since he is wearing armor and chainmale already. Thrilled we have both the jury and televote agreeing on Norway’s only viable entry this year. Best of luck…and don’t forget the title change (lol)!
Give the boy some dance lessons please.
The choreo was very well performed. No need for dance lessons. But you need glasses obviously.
This was not my favourite of the night but I didn’t even vote for Aleksander Rybak when he won MPG so who am I to ask 😉
I don’t think Norway belongs in the bottom third at the odds with this entry.
Very generic. What’s wrong with Norway this year?
I feel ive heard this song before along with the staging. Does it have echoes of fighter!
It is closer to Luca Hänni from 2019 i would say..
NQ
I wanted Ladybug 🙁
I love that song but it’s not really made for the big stage
so far one of the best ones ! Good luck !
I don’t think he’s a good enough singer to reach the top 20. Hope I’m wrong.
If he even makes it to the final in May.
I love the mixture of genres in the song, as well as Kyle’s own inspiration from the strength of his mother who survived cancer. He is into something with the medieval outfits and staging which make it really unique and tell a story – hopefully this can be expanded upon! Kyle is a superstar and I’m so glad he had this opportunity after Unami Tsunami came last in the final of MGP a few years ago! My winner for now! Fingers crossed voters see Kyle’s potential as well!
I wasn’t really sold on the studio version, but he really elevated the song today with his performance, he was the best of the night by far. I think Norway can expect a solid mid table finish in the final with this.
Where’s keiino when you need them?
Congratulations Kyle. Such an amazing experience awaits you at ESC. Please enjoy every moment. 🙂
(Also, I’ll remember your song if ever I need a lighter.)
The best in a weak final. Polished, slick, nothing we have not seen before. And yet it works, there is something there. I think it’s Kyle himself who carries the song on his own. So young and so assured! Could work in ESC.
Good luck neighbours!
This is a serious decline compared to last year!!! Not for me!!!
Kyle is my new no.1. Love the song
Kyle’s song is great, good song powerful bop and i like it and the ‘No way’ ‘no way’ in the song, a play on the word Norway….cool thing to do . But i noticed something … Norway uses autotune in their national final, when Kyle won in his reprise his auto tune was off, his real singing cababilities was shown…worrying thing it wasn’t good. Maybe he was overwhelmed. I wish him well and hope he gets a good placing.
Stop it! The autotune is barely noticeble and autotune cannot cover up a really bad live vocal. Autotune on live mics is not the same as autotune on a studio recorded song. It is about time people learn the difference. But he was overwhelmed yes. He had already lost his voice when he was thinking everyone, before his winning performance.
He was overwhelmed because he had just won and it was his dream!
Happy for Kyle, Lighter is a really good song, Kyle is a good performer, he was also my choice, ty Norway and good luck!
I really feel like I shouldn’t like Lighter, because it’s trying to be something that’s occurred multiple times at Eurovision – but I can’t help it!!
Thanks Norway. Great show. Thnks Wig Wam. Great performance.
Gratulerer Kyle! Such handsome boy who can do both sing and dance will do good in Basel.
He will stand out al leastamong those who are already selected.
Now Sanremo time !
Respect to Bobbysocks! televote result, they remain BELOVED
Fun with Bobbysocks. I agree! But Elisabeth Andreassen vocal… not the best.
Well the clean and polished favourite wins. I think it’s an absolute lock to make the grand final and probably do pretty ok once it gets there. Nice to see Bobbysocks get 3rd with a huge televote score at least.
Congrats to Kyle Allessandro!
Wow… These scores are thin
Jury are hating Wig Wam! Do we really need international jury? Hmm
So glad they were there… Loved ’em.
Yes. Had you listened to them last year you would have done better than last place
Great to see Danny doing well
I wonder who’s gonna win?
This just juries….
I don’t understand Kyle sweeping the international juries! He wasn’t a standout by that much, what is going on?!
Staging, slick choreo
There can be hate but from a purely objective standpoint, that’s now 8/8,who have given him their 12 points. Strange to have zero variety
There was one 12 for Nataleen
I think that international juries are being increasingly handpicked by broadcasters to reaffirm their preferred candidate. Given that there are no juries in the semis anymore it’s probably time to get rid of them.
How would NRK be able to handpick 50 different jurors from 10 different countries? They are barely able to come up with 5 of their own for Eurovision itself. Your comment is insane and a clear conspiration theory. Lol.
I don’t understand international juries anymore. “Espresso Macchiato” in Estonia, “Lighter” in Norway…
At least Kyle can sing and has some charisma
The song is cheap though. This is going nowhere if Norway picks it.
It’s about what he has learned from his mother, as she has fought cancer and got well from it. So lyricwise at least not so cheap.
Lighter makes more sense, since I think juries tend to favor songs that are very radio friendly when they dont just give all their love to balads. Idk what happened in Estonia though.
Kyle sweep with the juries
Awww thank you so much MGP for all this nostagia. I might actually cry. Ooo twins. 😀
And thank you Rolf, evidently
Can someone sum up what they were talking about with Emmy for those of us who don’t speak Norwegian? I’m curious.
I didnt really listen carefully, but they talked about her song and that it was written in a songwriter camp from people all over the world
The Reno one?
She is norwegian
EMMY… Our newest compatriot… Unless she loses … Then it’s Viking time!!! 🙂
Before this live national final happened, I was worried for Norway. But now, I’m no longer worried. All the performances tonight were great, so the decision is just about what type of song Norway wants to send. I think “The Game” is technically the best one here, but if you want to send rock (Wig Wam) or pure nostalgic joy (Bobbysocks) then this would also be fine with me.
Agreed. “Lighter” is probably one of the weakest choices they have.
Ah I missed Bobbysocks, but they look really sweet in this recap. It’s Wig Wam, Nataleen or Ladybug for me.
Voted Wig Wam – the only non-generic- scandypop song of tonight.
I’m smiling, I’m standing, and I’m clapping. Thank you Bobbysocks for bringing joy to MGP 40 years on. 🙂
Bobby socks… Joyful
Anybody know what the interval act(s) are… Have to walk the dogs.
Marcus and Martinus
Dog walk it is (hehe)
For real? That means I get to watch identical twin boys two nights in a row? (Twin violins were on Samremo yesterday).