Last Friday, Norwegian broadcaster NRK presented all of the artists which will compete for a chance to represent Norway at Eurovision 2024. The first semi-final of Melodi Grand Prix 2024 is taking place this Saturday, 13th of January and the running order of the acts competing is as follows:
1. Mathilde SPZ ft. Chris Archer & Slam Dunk – “Woman Show”
2. Fredrik Halland – “Stranded”
3. Myra – “Heart on Fire”
4. GOTHMINISTER – “We Come Alive”
5. Ingrid Jasmin – “Eya”
6. Margaret Berger – “Oblivion”
Mathilde SPZ ft. Chris Archer and Slam Dunk : “Woman Show”
Lyrics and music: Audun Agnar Guldbrandsen, Silje Montsko Blandkjenn, Emmy Kristine Guttulsrud Kristiansen, Linda Dale, Christopher Colin Archer and Mathilde Espeseth
Mathilde SPZ is an artist who has written and performed her own songs since she was nine years old. She has sung on an impressively long list of festivals and stages and annually entertains tens of thousands of people. “Woman Show” is described as a show for introverts
She will be joined by Chris Archer who has over 50 million plays, from Russian music to pop and he has a very recognizable voice from festive music. Alongside them there will be Petter Haga, better known as Slam Dunk. Petter went from being a civil engineer and entrepreneur to an artist, conference host and speaker with his humorous songs.
Fredrik Halland – “Stranded”
Lyrics and music: Fredrik Halland, Jenson Vaughan and Ruthy Raba
Fredrik Halland moved from Bergen to Los Angeles when he was 16 in order to follow his dream. He studied at the Musicians Institute for a year before touring with American artist Colbie Caillat. Later on he started working in the studio as a songwriter, producer and guitarist.
He has played, written and toured with artists such as Justin Bieber, Michael Jackson, Colbie Caillat, Gavin DeGraw, Becky G, Babyface and many more. Now he moved back to Norway and wants to focus on his own artistic career. “Stranded” is about the importance of being there for someone in difficult and lonely times.
Myra – “Heart on Fire”
Lyrics and music: David Atarodiyan, Svein Hermansen and Regina Tucker
Myra is an award-winning songwriter and artist from Bergen. This 29 years old singer got popularity in Norway with her recent hits “Hjemløs i egen by” and “Dovre faller“. In addition to that Myra has performed at the Øya Festival, had the song of the week on NRK P3, was nominated for newcomer of the year on P3 Gold and won the Edvard Prize in 2020 for the lyrics to the song “Hjemløs i egen by”.
Throughout her life, Myra has experienced flight from war and a childhood in many different orphanages and foster homes. Her MGP entry is a declaration of love and the hope of always keeping the heart on fire.
GOTHMINISTER – “We come alive”
Lyrics and music: Bjørn Alexander Brem
GOTHMINISTER is the stage name of Bjørn Alexander Brem. He recently performed for over 30.000 people in Germany and has toured in more than 40 countries over the years. Last year he released the album “Pandemonium”, which won the award “Dark Album of the Year”, and featured Rammstein and Placebo among others. GOTHMINISTER has numerous chart positions in Germany and won a total of 19 international film awards for two of the music videos last year. MGP entry “We Come Alive” has been a collaboration with producer Jesper Borgen (Alan Walker, Coldplay) and is about believing in yourself and standing together against all injustice.
Ingrid Jasmin – “Eya”
Lyrics and music: Ingrid Jasmin Vogt and Jonas Kroon
Ingrid Jasmin released her debut single in 2021. She grew up in Telemark and has family ties to Latin America. Ingrid studied flamenco together with traditional Norwegian music. She won Spellemann 2022 in Open class for this album.
Margaret Berger – “Oblivion”
Lyrics and music: Margaret Berger, Anders Kjær, Monica Engeseth and Sivert Hjeltnes Hagtvedt
Margaret Berger has already won MGP 2013 and ended on 4th place at Eurovision 2013 with “I Feed You My Love”. She was the runner up of “Idol” back in 2004. Margaret won Spellemann prize and took part at “Hver gang vi møtes” in 2016 and “Maskorama” (The Masked Singer) in 2021.
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Like last year this year’s edition of Melodi Grand Prix will feature 4 shows (three semi-finals and a grand final). The three artists with the most votes from each semi-final will advance to the final. The hosts of the show will be Marion Ravn and Fredrik Solvang. The dates of the shows are as follows:
- Semi Final 1 — Saturday, 13th January
- Semi Final 2 — Saturday, 20th January
- Semi Final 3 — Saturday 27th January
- Grand Final — Saturday, 3rd February
Which songs are your favorite to qualify from the first semi-final of MGP 2024? Let us know your impressions in the comments below and at our social media @escbubble.
