Melodi Grand Prix 2024

Melodi Grand Prix 2024 is set to be the 62nd edition of Melodi Grand Prix (MGP), the annual Norwegian music competition that serves as the country's preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. It will be organised by Norway's public broadcaster NRK, and will consist of three semi-finals and a final, held between 13 January and 3 February 2024.[1] The winner will represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden.

Melodi Grand Prix 2024
Dates
Semi-final 113 January 2024
Semi-final 220 January 2024
Semi-final 327 January 2024
Final3 February 2024
Host
VenueTBA, Norway
Presenter(s)TBA
Host broadcasterNRK
Participants
Number of entries18

Format

The competition, consisting of three semi-finals and a grand final, will be organised by NRK between January and February 2024. Six entries will compete in each semi-final, with three advancing to the final.[1] The competition is set to be broadcast on NRK1 and NRK TV.

The competition will be presented by two hosts, to be revealed at a later time.[1]

Competing entries

On 9 June 2023, four weeks after the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, NRK officially opened for songwriters to submit entries for Melodi Grand Prix 2024 until 31 August 2023.[2][3]

For the first time, the songs are allowed to be published as early as 1 September 2023, in line with EBU's existing rules for the Eurovision Song Contest.[4] Previously, all submitted entries had to be held secret until NRK decided to release them. According to the broadcaster, the aim of the rule change is to create a better "opportunity for more good songs and artists for MGP".[3]

The competition is open to all songwriters, and each songwriter could submit up to three songs. Each song should have at least one Norwegian contributor, in order to "prioritise and promote the Norwegian music scene". In addition to the open submission, NRK is also looking for possible entries through targeted search and direct dialogue with the Norwegian music industry, and through songwriting camps[3] (the earliest of which was held in April 2023 at the Røverstaden in Oslo).[5]

The submissions were first assessed through a number of listening sessions, followed by a live audition phase in the presence of a jury.[6] The final list of selected entries is set to be announced on 5 January 2024.[1][3][6]

References
  1. Tangen, Anders Martinius (21 October 2023). "Mona Berntsen er ny sceneregissør for MGP og det bli finale 3.februar" [Mona Berntsen is the new stage director for MGP, and the final will be on February 3]. ESC Norge (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. "Send inn låt til MGP 2024" [Submit a song to MGP 2024]. nrk.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. Stephenson, James (9 June 2023). "Norway: Submissions Open For Melodi Grand Prix 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  4. Jiandani, Sanjay (9 June 2023). "Norway: NRK opens song submission window for MGP 2024". ESCToday. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  5. Grace, Emily (11 April 2023). "Norway: Melodi Grand Prix 2024 Songwriting Camp Begins In Oslo". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. Granger, Anthony (26 September 2023). "Norway: Melodi Grand Prix 2024 Submission Assessment Underway". Eurovoix. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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