Melodi Grand Prix 2015

Melodi Grand Prix 2015
Preliminary decision data
country	Norway
Broadcasting ; station
Producing ; broadcaster
place	; Oslo Spektrum , Oslo
date	March 14, 2015
Time	8:55 pm ( CET )
Duration	approx. 125 minutes
Number of participants	11
Number of contributions	11
poll	100% televoting
Moderation
	Silya Nymoen and Kåre Magnus Bergh

The 53rd Melodi Grand Prix took place on March 14, 2015 and was the Norwegian preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna ( Austria ). It was won by Mørland & Debrah Scarlett with the song A Monster Like Me . They reached eighth place in the final and thus the same placement as in the previous year.

format

concept

Unlike in previous years, the 2015 program consisted of only one program. For the first time since 2005, there were no more semifinal broadcasts. In a final with eleven participants, the winner was determined in two voting rounds. In the first round, 100% of the audience decided by televoting which four participants will enter the gold final . In the gold final , the winner will be determined again exclusively by televoting.

For the first time since 1998 there was also a live orchestra that musically supported the performances of the participants.

Attendees

From June 5th, 2014 to September 1st, 2014 contributions could be submitted to NRK . A total of 800 entries were submitted, which is 30% more than in 2014.

On January 21, 2015, NRK presented the eleven participants at a press conference.

final

The final (or finals) took place on March 14, 2015 at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo . There eleven songs competed against each other. The four top-ranked countries qualified for the gold final. They are highlighted in light green here.

Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)
01	Erlend Bratland	Thunderstruck M: Joy Deb, Linnea Deb; T: Erlend Bratland, Linnea Deb	English	Striked by Thunderbolt
02	Raylee	Louder M / T: Andreas Stone Johansson, Ricky Hanley	English	volume up
03	Tor & Bettan	All Over The World M / T: Are Selheim, Tor Endresen	English	Over the whole world
04th	Jenny Langlo	Next To You M / T: Jenny Langlo, Robin Mortensen Lynch, Niklas Olovson	English	Next to you
05	Ira Konstantinidis	We Don't Worry M / T: Øyvind Blikstad, Bjarte Giske; T: Ali Pirzad, Julie Bergan	English	We don’t worry
06th	Contrazt	Heaven M / T: Jan Lysdahl, Jacob Launbjerg	English	sky
07th	Marie Klåpbakken	Ta meg tilbake M / T: Marie Klåpbakken, Linn Hege Sagen, Olav Tronsmoen	Norwegian	Take me back
08th	Staysman & Lazz	En godt stekt pizza M / T: Stian Thorbjørnsen, Petter Kristiansen, Lars Erik Blokkhus , Jesper Borgen, Magnus Clausen	Norwegian	A well-made pizza
09	Mørland & Debrah Scarlett	A Monster Like Me M / T: Kjetil Mørland	English	A monster like me
10	Alexandra Joner	Cinderella M / T: Erik Smaaland, Kristoffer Tømmerbakke	English	-
11	Karin Park	Human Beings M / T: Karin Park, Guy Chambers	English	Be human

Candidate qualified for the gold final.

Gold finals

The winners of the Norwegian preliminary rounds: Mørland & Debrah Scarlett

In the gold final (Gullfinale) the four entries competed against each other, which received the most votes in the first voting round. Each artist received points from all of Norway's five regions. The dots represent the number of SMS that were sent for the respective participant. Mørland & Debrah Scarlett won the vote and represented Norway in Vienna.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	Audience votes by region (SMS)					total
space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	Østlandet	North Norge	Midt-Norge	Sør-Norge	Vestlandet	total
1.	3	Mørland & Debrah Scarlett	A Monster Like Me M / T: Kjetil Mørland	47,303	7,778	7,013	17,340	09,435	88,869
2.	4th	Erlend Bratland	Thunderstruck M / T: Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Erlend Bratland	37,334	8,504	7.161	10,816	21,558	85,373
3.	2	Staysman & Lazz	En godt stekt pizza M / T: Stian Thorbjørnsen, Petter Kristiansen, Lars Erik Blokkhus , Jesper Borgen, Magnus Clausen	49,068	5,392	3,595	07,010	04.134	69.199
4th	1	Tor & Bettan	All Over The World M / T: Are Selheim, Tor Endresen	19,834	5,222	4,670	05,574	08,386	43,686

Web links

Norwegian preliminary round website (Norwegian)

Individual evidence

^ Hege Bakken Riise: Kringkastingsorkesteret tilbake i MGP. In: nrk.no. November 11, 2014, accessed November 3, 2018 (Norwegian).
↑ Peter Rusell: Norway: MGP 2015 call for submissions now open! In: esctoday.com. June 5, 2014, accessed November 3, 2018 .
^ Rodrigo Romero Hidalgo: Preparations for Vienna underway. In: escxtra.com. September 17, 2014, accessed November 3, 2018 .
↑ Melodi Grand Prix 2015 - final
↑ Rikke Askersrud: Se hvilket starter din MGP Favoritt har. In: nrk.no. March 9, 2015, accessed November 3, 2018 (Norwegian).

[1] Hege Bakken Riise: Kringkastingsorkesteret tilbake i MGP. In: nrk.no. November 11, 2014, accessed November 3, 2018 (Norwegian).

[2] Peter Rusell: Norway: MGP 2015 call for submissions now open! In: esctoday.com. June 5, 2014, accessed November 3, 2018 .

[3] Rodrigo Romero Hidalgo: Preparations for Vienna underway. In: escxtra.com. September 17, 2014, accessed November 3, 2018 .

[4] Melodi Grand Prix 2015 - final

[5] Rikke Askersrud: Se hvilket starter din MGP Favoritt har. In: nrk.no. March 9, 2015, accessed November 3, 2018 (Norwegian).