Posted May 28, 201312 yr Revamped Norwegian final set for 15th March The Norwegian national selection, Melodi Grand Prix, will have a brand new look in 2014. The national selection will be arranged as a week long music festival, culminating in a Grand Final on the 15th of March at the Oslo Spektrum Arena. A new and revamped Melodi Grand Prix will take place in 2014. Regional Semi-Finals have been replaced by three heats and a Grand Final as part of a week long music festival on the 7th, 8th, 9th and 15th of March in Oslo. In each of the heats, five of this year’s total of 15 artists will be introduced and perform their songs. Three artists from each heat will go on to the Grand-Fiinal. During the show the audience will follow the artists’ creative journey, from having their song picked to entering this year’s contest. He or she will then take to the stage to perform their song. During the live broadcast, the jury will also comment on each performance and voice its opinion on each contribution’s chance of reaching the final. The competition will once again be hosted by Jenny Skavlan and Erik Solbakken, the latter of which presented the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo. Producer Stian Malme is pleased: "It will be 55 years since Norway first entered the Eurovision Song Contest, and I believe that the Norwegian National Selection is still vital for showcasing new, Norwegian music. Our goal is to give our viewing audience a great musical experience filled with new Norwegian pop music, sure to please many. We are proud to have Jenny Skavlan and Erik Solbakken as hosts for the second year in a row". Impressive number of entries received This year, the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix jury has received over 600 entries from hopeful songwriters, producers and artists. Musical director Vivi Stenberg has spent several months reviewing these contributions. The process of picking out the very best of the crop is time consuming, exciting and also a lot of fun: "Before the deadline on the 15th of September, I listened carefully to all the songs", says Stenberg, "there have been rough recordings from someone’s living room, as well as highly professional studio recordings made by some of Norway’s best songwriters and producers. After having made a rough selection, I invited music professionals to listen in and give their opinion. At the end we were left with 15 great songs and artists who will compete in March. It’s been a demanding, but fun process and we see several potential hits we can’t wait to share with the rest of Norway", Stenberg says. A new visual identity As well as changing the format of Melodi Grand Prix to take place over a shorter period of time with fewer entries, its visual identity has also been revamped with a new, cleaner look. Check out the new logo below: http://www.eurovision.tv/img/upload/news/2014/Norway/MGP2014logo.jpg The Jury Four music professionals have been part of this year’s selection process of the 15 entries: Marie Komissar Marie is a music producer for NRK P3 radio and has until recently acted as the radio station’s Head of music. Marie is also a known DJ, and for her DJ-project Cloudbusting she has teamed up with last year’s winner of Melodi Grand Prix, Margaret Berger. Kathrine Synnes Finnskog Kathrine has several years of experience in the music industry. She has managed ESC-artists such as Maria Haukaas Mittet, Alexander Rybak and Tooji. She is currently the CEO of Music Norway. Gisle Stokland Gisle is the owner and editor of the trend-setting web site 730.no. He also acts as manager and has an extensive network within the Norwegian music scene. Tarjei Strøm Tarjei is a drummer, currently for the rapper Lars Vaular. He has also played with the Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band, as well as Datarock, as well as being a known radio host in Norway. From Eurovision.tv
May 28, 201312 yr Author I'm a bit worried that the weeks before the final won't be as exciting as before, but I really hope that the final will be even more spectacular!
May 28, 201312 yr In fairness, if there are only about three good songs out of the 21 across all the semis, one 10 song final would probably suffice.
May 28, 201312 yr The rumour we heard during the rehearsals was correct then! Denmark's national final has been brilliant the 2 times I've watched it, so just having a final in Norway too could be just as good.
May 29, 201312 yr In fairness, if there are only about three good songs out of the 21 across all the semis, one 10 song final would probably suffice. Yes, you are right, here is only 4 good songs in MGP 2013 : The Young, Sweet and Heavy, I'm With You, Sleepwalking
May 29, 201312 yr In fairness, if there are only about three good songs out of the 21 across all the semis, one 10 song final would probably suffice. Odds are a 10 song final would probably chop one or two of those songs though. Knowing NRK's lust for variety, I think this is a really bad move. The way I see this going is having hugely varied finals for MGP but losing out on one or two of the pop gems we normally get every year. I don't think we'd have gotten the likes of Minnie-Oh, Reidun Sæther and Lise Karlsnes if this had been in place before - and we might have even missed out on Bombo this year.
December 5, 201311 yr Author Revamped Norwegian final set for 15th March The Norwegian national selection, Melodi Grand Prix, will have a brand new look in 2014. The national selection will be arranged as a week long music festival, culminating in a Grand Final on the 15th of March at the Oslo Spektrum Arena. A new and revamped Melodi Grand Prix will take place in 2014. Regional Semi-Finals have been replaced by three heats and a Grand Final as part of a week long music festival on the 7th, 8th, 9th and 15th of March in Oslo. In each of the heats, five of this year’s total of 15 artists will be introduced and perform their songs. Three artists from each heat will go on to the Grand-Fiinal. During the show the audience will follow the artists’ creative journey, from having their song picked to entering this year’s contest. He or she will then take to the stage to perform their song. During the live broadcast, the jury will also comment on each performance and voice its opinion on each contribution’s chance of reaching the final. The competition will once again be hosted by Jenny Skavlan and Erik Solbakken, the latter of which presented the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo. Producer Stian Malme is pleased: "It will be 55 years since Norway first entered the Eurovision Song Contest, and I believe that the Norwegian National Selection is still vital for showcasing new, Norwegian music. Our goal is to give our viewing audience a great musical experience filled with new Norwegian pop music, sure to please many. We are proud to have Jenny Skavlan and Erik Solbakken as hosts for the second year in a row". Impressive number of entries received This year, the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix jury has received over 600 entries from hopeful songwriters, producers and artists. Musical director Vivi Stenberg has spent several months reviewing these contributions. The process of picking out the very best of the crop is time consuming, exciting and also a lot of fun: "Before the deadline on the 15th of September, I listened carefully to all the songs", says Stenberg, "there have been rough recordings from someone’s living room, as well as highly professional studio recordings made by some of Norway’s best songwriters and producers. After having made a rough selection, I invited music professionals to listen in and give their opinion. At the end we were left with 15 great songs and artists who will compete in March. It’s been a demanding, but fun process and we see several potential hits we can’t wait to share with the rest of Norway", Stenberg says. A new visual identity As well as changing the format of Melodi Grand Prix to take place over a shorter period of time with fewer entries, its visual identity has also been revamped with a new, cleaner look. Check out the new logo below: http://www.eurovision.tv/img/upload/news/2014/Norway/MGP2014logo.jpg The Jury Four music professionals have been part of this year’s selection process of the 15 entries: Marie Komissar Marie is a music producer for NRK P3 radio and has until recently acted as the radio station’s Head of music. Marie is also a known DJ, and for her DJ-project Cloudbusting she has teamed up with last year’s winner of Melodi Grand Prix, Margaret Berger. Kathrine Synnes Finnskog Kathrine has several years of experience in the music industry. She has managed ESC-artists such as Maria Haukaas Mittet, Alexander Rybak and Tooji. She is currently the CEO of Music Norway. Gisle Stokland Gisle is the owner and editor of the trend-setting web site 730.no. He also acts as manager and has an extensive network within the Norwegian music scene. Tarjei Strøm Tarjei is a drummer, currently for the rapper Lars Vaular. He has also played with the Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band, as well as Datarock, as well as being a known radio host in Norway. From Eurovision.tv
December 5, 201311 yr Adelén tweeted that she is going to be releasing a new single soon, I'd love her to return to this national selection again next year! :wub:
December 10, 201311 yr Adelén tweeted that she is going to be releasing a new single soon, I'd love her to return to this national selection again next year! :wub: As IF she would. Now she's on board with Simon Fuller I doubt she'd be wasting time with any TRONDHEIM REGIONAL HEATS
January 21, 201411 yr Found this on ESC Forum: http://s29.postimg.org/erdkd1myv/image.jpg And apparently he is a member of the jury who selected the songs for the national final! So maybe Adelén is back?
January 27, 201411 yr Song 1 Hilda & Thea Leora - Best Friend`s Boyfriend Music & Lyrics: Martin Kleveland, Lisa Desmond Linder & Jesper Jakobsen Song 2 Mo - Heal Music & Lyrics: Laila Samuelsen Song 3 Dina Misund - Needs Music: Dina Misund. Lyrics: Frode Bjørgmo Strømvik Song 4 Linnea Dale - High Hopes Music & Lyrics: Linnea Dale & Kim Bergseth Song 5 TIMBRE & Frikk Heide-Steen feat. Ida Stein - Frozen By Your Love Music & Lyrics: TIMBRE Song 6 Cir.Cuz - Hele verden Music & Lyrics: Cir.Cuz Song 7 Martine Marbel - Right Now Music: Martine Marbel & Goran Obad. Lyrics: Martine Marbel Song 8 Oda & Wulff - Sing Music & Lyrics: Christer Wulff Song 9 Knut Kippersund Nesdal - Taste of You Music: Magnus Hængsle. Lyrics: Magnus Hængsle & Jenny Moe Song 10 Charlie - Hit Me Up Music & Lyrics: Lars K. Hustoft, Jon Asher & Melanie Fontana Song 11 Moi - Bensin Music & Lyrics: Ingjerd Østrem Omland Song 12 El Cuero - Ain’t No Love In This City No More Music: Brynjar Takle Ohr & B.L. Rolland. Lyrics: Brynjar Takle Ohr, Øyvind Blomstrøm og Håvard Takle Ohr Song 13 Ilebek - Who Needs the Universe? Music & Lyrics: Andrea Ihlebæk Song 14 Elisabeth Carew - Sole Survivor Music & Lyrics: Mats Lie Skåre, David Eriksen, Simon Climie & Elisabeth Carew Song 15 Carl Espen - Silent Storm Music & Lyrics: Josefin Winther -- Linnea, moi, Carew! :o FABBBBB Although judging by short presentation snippets they all seem to sound rather eh. But they are extremely short so idk. 'CARL ESPEN'. D E A D
January 27, 201411 yr Author They are too short :( but most of the songs sounds interesting. I'm going to agree with Pavel... Linnea, moi, Carew and Carl Espen :o Also 'Frozen By Your Love' sounds very good.
January 27, 201411 yr Shame that Adelén isn't there, but very happy to see Elisabeth Carew there! :wub:
February 19, 201411 yr The songs are out there, but I've only heard the six up on UK Spotify - still, six is all I need to hear to know that Carl Espen is running away with this if he's got the vox, as Silent Storm is fucking blinding.
February 19, 201411 yr I've just listened to 'Silent Storm' so far and I like it, and I think it would definitely get better with repeated listens. It reminds me of something I may have found on Aiden Grimshaw's debut album which is definitely a good thing. Looking forward to listening to 'Sole Survivor' in full, can't find it anywhere yet though.
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