Melodi Grand Prix 2022

Melodi Grand Prix 2022 is set to be the 60th edition of the Norwegian music competition Melodi Grand Prix (MGP). The contest is held annually and serves as the country's preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. MGP is organized by Norway's public broadcaster NRK and will be held in January and February 2022. The winner of the competition will represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy in May 2022.

Melodi Grand Prix 2022
Dates
Semi-final 115 January 2022
Semi-final 222 January 2022
Semi-final 329 January 2022
Semi-final 45 February 2022
Semi-final 512 February 2022
Final19 February 2022[1]
Host
VenueH3 Arena, Fornebu[2]
Host broadcasterNRK
Participants
Number of entries21[3]

Format

The contest will consist of five semi-finals to be held at the H3 Arena in Fornebu across January and February 2022, with the grand final scheduled to 19 February 2022.[1][2] The concept will be similar to the competition in 2021,[4][5] though in October 2021 Stig Karlsen, in charge of the organization of the event for NRK, announced the broadcaster was considering a few changes to the format, particularly to the voting system, which among other things might return to include an international jury vote – as had previously been the case for finals.[2]

Competing entries

About one week after the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, NRK officially opened for songwriters to submit entries for Melodi Grand Prix 2022. The submission window was set to close on 15 August 2021, but was later extended to 15 September 2021.[6]

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 "prioritize and promote the Norwegian music scene".[6] In addition to the open submission, NRK also looked for possible entries through targeted search and direct dialogue with the Norwegian music industry.[6]

In late November 2021, it was reported that 21 entries had been selected to take part in the contest.[3] Originally, the lineup of participating artists was scheduled to be revealed on 6 January 2022, and their entries at a later time;[7] however, it was later decided they would be announced together on 10 January.[8]

See also

References
  1. Tangen, Anders Martinus (29 August 2021). "Datoer for MGP 2022 er klare". ESC Norge (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. Washak, James (25 October 2021). "🇳🇴 Norway: Format Changes & Expanded Venue For Melodi Grand Prix 2022". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  3. Granger, Anthony (25 November 2021). "🇳🇴 Norway: 21 Songs Across Six Shows Will Compete in Melodi Grand Prix 2022". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. Spiteri, Steven (28 May 2021). "Norway: Submissions open for Melodi Grand Prix 2022". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  5. Fuster, Luis (28 May 2021). "Melodi Grand Prix 2022: Norway's submission period closes August 15". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  6. Hyttebakk, Jon Marius (28 May 2021). "Meld deg på MGP 2022". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  7. Washak, James (1 November 2021). "🇳🇴 Norway: Melodi Grand Prix 2022 Artists To Be Revealed on January 6". Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  8. Granger, Anthony (27 November 2021). "🇳🇴 Norway: Melodi Grand Prix 2022 Dates Confirmed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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