Melodi Grand Prix 2014

Melodi Grand Prix 2014
Preliminary decision data
country	Norway
Broadcasting station
Producing broadcaster
place	Semi-finals: Folketeateret, Oslo Final: Oslo Spektrum , Oslo
date	March 15, 2014
Time	7:55 pm ( CET )
Duration	approx. 65 & 130 minutes
Number of participants	15th
Number of contributions	15th
Preliminary rounds	3
Preliminary round dates	Semi-finals: March 7, 2014 March 8, 2014 March 9, 2014
poll	100% televoting
Pause filler	Finale: Karin Park: Look What You´ve Done (Music: Karin Park, James Elliot; Text: Karin Park) ; Margaret Berger : Scream (Music / Text: Margaret Berger, Ace Wilder , Johan Ramström, Patrik Magnusson, Niklas Olovson, Robin Lynch) ; Margaret Berger & Karin Park: I Feed You My Love (Music / Text: Karin Park, Niklas Olovson, Robin Lynch)
Moderation
Jenny Skavlan and Erik Solbakken

The 52nd Melodi Grand Prix was the Norwegian preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen ( Denmark ). Carl Espen emerged as the winner . As in the previous year, the moderators of the Norwegian preliminary round were Jenny Skavlan and Erik Solbakken . The winner of the preliminary round, Carl Espen, represented Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song Silent Storm in Copenhagen. As in every year, the broadcasting station was NRK1 .

format

concept

Unlike in previous years, the preliminary rounds of the Melodi Grand Prix were not held in different Norwegian cities, but all on three consecutive days at the Folketeateret in Oslo . In addition, the number of participants has decreased. While seven participants per semifinals were presented in 2013, there were only five per broadcast in 2014, of which three artists each qualified for the finals in the Oslo Spektrum . In the run-up to the semifinals, 15-second preview clips with the songs of the participants were posted on nrk.no/mgp . Another innovation was that from now on it was only possible to vote by SMS and no more points were given by local juries in the Gullfinal (gold final), in which the four audience favorites met.

Attendees

All participating artists were presented at a press conference on January 27, 2014. At the same time, short preview clips were posted on nrk.no/mgp and Instagram to get an impression of the artists and songs. Finally, on February 19, 2014, all songs were officially released on the Spotify and Wimp streaming platforms . Foreign interested parties, however, had difficulty hearing all the contributions, as some songs only have rights for the Norwegian music market. In addition, videos were posted on nrk.no/mgp for advertising purposes , in which the artists were presented in more detail.

Semifinals

Folketeatret

First semi-final

The first semi-final (Delfinale 1) took place on March 7, 2014 at 8:05 p.m. ( CET ) at the Folketeateret in Oslo.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)
1.	2	MO	Heal M / T: Laila Samuelsen	English	Heal
2.	4th	Linnea Dale	High Hopes M / T: Linnea Dale , Kim Edward Bergset	English	High hopes
3.	3	Dina Misund	Needs M: Dina Misund; T: Frode Bjørgmo Strømvik	English	needs
-	1	Hilda & Thea Leora	Best Friend's Boyfriend M / T: Martin Kleveland, Lisa Desmond Linder, Jesper Jakobsen	English	The friend of the best friend
5	TIMBRE & Frikk Heide-Steen feat. Ida Stein	Frozen By Your Love M / T: Anders Bratterud	English	Frozen by your love

 Candidate has qualified for the final.

Second semi-final

The second semi-final (Delfinale 2) took place on March 8, 2014 at 8:55 pm ( CET ) in the Folketeateret in Oslo.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)
1.	4th	Knut Kippersund Nesdal	Taste of You M: Magnus Hængsle, Jenny Mo; T: Jenny Mo	English	Your taste
2.	3	Oda & Wulff	Sing M / T: Christer Wulff	English	Sing
3.	5	Charlie	Hit Me Up M / T: Melanie Fontana, John Asher, Lars K. Hustoft	English	call me
-	1	Cir.Cuz	Hele verden M / T: Mats Melbye, Thomas Pedersen	Norwegian	The whole world
2	Martine Marbel	Right Now M: Martine Marbel, Goran Obad; T: Martine Marbel	English	At the moment

 Candidate has qualified for the final.

Third semi-final

The third semi-final (Delfinale 3) took place on March 9, 2014 at 8:05 p.m. ( CET ) in the Folketeateret in Oslo.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)
1.	5	Carl Aspens	Silent Storm M / T: Josefin Winther	English	Quiet storm
2.	2	El Cuero	Ain't No Love (In This City No More) M: Brynjar Takle Ohr, BL Rolland; T: Brynjar Takle Ohr, Øyvind Blomstrøm, Håvard Takle Ohr	English	No love (not in this town anymore)
3.	4th	Elisabeth Carew	Sole Survivor M / T: Elisabeth Carew, David Eriksen, Simon Climie, Mats Lie Skåre	English	Sole survivor
-	1	Moi	Bensin M / T: Ingjerd Østrem Omland	Norwegian	petrol
3	Ilebek	Who Needs the Universe? M / T: Andreas Ihlebæk	English	Who Needs the Universe?

 Candidate has qualified for the final.

final

Oslo spectrum

The finals took place on March 15, 2014 at 19:55 ( CET ) in the Oslo Spektrum .

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)
1st - 4th	3	Knut Kippersund Nesdal	Taste of You M: Magnus Hængsle, Jenny Mo; T: Jenny Mo	English	Your taste
	5	MO	Heal M / T: Laila Samuelsen	English	Heal
	6th	Linnea Dale	High Hopes M / T: Linnea Dale , Kim Edward Bergset	English	High hopes
	8th	Carl Aspens	Silent Storm M / T: Josefin Winther	English	Quiet storm
5th-9th	1	El Cuero	Ain't No Love (In This City No More) M: Brynjar Takle Ohr, BL Rolland; T: Brynjar Takle Ohr, Øyvind Blomstrøm, Håvard Takle Ohr	English	No love (not in this town anymore)
	2	Elisabeth Carew	Sole Survivor M / T: Elisabeth Carew, David Eriksen, Simon Climie, Mats Lie Skåre	English	Sole survivor
	4th	Dina Misund	Needs M: Dina Misund; T: Frode Bjørgmo Strømvik	English	needs
	7th	Charlie	Hit Me Up M / T: Melanie Fontana, John Asher, Lars K. Hustoft	English	call me
	9	Oda & Wulff	Sing M / T: Christer Wulff	English	Sing

 Candidate qualified for the golf final.

Gold finals

The winner of the Norwegian preliminary decision: Carl Espen

The gold final (Gullfinale) is part of the final broadcast. Here, the four contributions that have received the most votes compete against each other. Each artist receives points from all of the five parts of the country. The dots represent the number of SMS that could be generated for the respective participant. Carl Espen won the vote in the gold final and represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest .

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	Audience votes by region (SMS)					total
				Østlandet	North Norge	Midt-Norge	Sør-Norge	Vestlandet
1.	2	Carl Aspens	Silent Storm M / T: Josefin Winther	23,264	4,697	4,397	4,812	16,542	53,712
2.	4th	Linnea Dale	High Hopes M / T: Linnea Dale , Kim Bergset	22,746	3,304	3,484	4,832	04,720	39,086
3.	3	MO	Heal M / T: Laila Samuelsen	23,615	3,021	3,181	3.714	03,874	37,405
4th	1	Knut Kippersund Nesdal	Taste of You M: Magnus Hængsle, Jenny Mo; T: Jenny Mo	17,440	1,805	3,083	2,039	03,390	27,757

See also

• Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Web links

• Official Melodi Grand Prix site from NRK

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hege Bakken Riise: http://www.nrk.no/mgp/slik-blir-melodi-grand-prix-2014-1.11394765 . nrk.no/mgp . December 5, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2014.