EUROVISION 2025 NORWAY: MELODI GRAND PRIX

After five years of semi-final Norway is back to one night Melodi Grand prix when nine songs will battle out the ticket to Basel 2025 Eurovision on February 15. The show also returns to Oslo's Spektrum. Originally it was supposed to be ten songs but Lavrans Svedsen withdraw in the last minute. Also Angelina Jordan withdrew a week before due to Los Angeles wildfires as she lives there. It is however not revealed who from the backup list replaced her. Svedsen won't be repalced thus only nine entries.

The line up sees two winning comebacks: Bobbysocks or Elisabeth Andreassen and Hanne Krogh return after 4o years of giving Norway it's first win in 1985 with La det swinge. Another returnee is back after 20 years is Wig Wam. Should Elisabeth win again it'd be her fifth and record breaking time in Eurovision song contest leaving San Marino's Valentina Monetta and Switzerland's Peter, Sue & Marc behind. She has also placed well every time: 8th, 1st, 6th and 2nd. Hanne Krogh has already done Eurovision three times (1971, 1985, 1991) so both ladies are of Eurovision history and stats book material. Several other MGP veterans in the line up as well: Kyle (in Umami Tsunami 2023), Nora Jabri (runner up 2012), Tone Damli (runner up 2009, 2020) and Sondrey (2020)

Among song writers Finnish Olli Äkräs for LLL, Nora Jabri has co-writtten not only her song but also LLL's that also lists Ben Adams. Ovi has co-written Nora's own entry. Then we have Julie Aagaard, Thomas Stengaard and Anderz Wrethov just to name a few.

No sight of KEiiNO but have a look at the Maltese selection's authors for a change.... Vink vink.

And then the songs..... Sad to admit this is propably the worst MGP I can recall. Saved only by Tone Damli and Wig Wam and even they aren't that great but passable. Bobbysocks are always joyful and great to see but maybe not all the way to Basel.

Bobbysocks! - Joyful **

Kyle Alessandro - Lighter **

Ladybug - Hot as hell in paradise **

LLL - Parasite **

Nataleen - The Game *

Nora Jabri - Sulale *

Sondrey - Vagabond **

Tone Damli - Last song ***

Wig Wam - Human fire ***

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