Melodi Grand Prix 2016

Melodi Grand Prix 2016
Preliminary decision data
country	Norway
Broadcasting station
Producing broadcaster
place	Spectrum , Oslo
date	February 27, 2016
Time	8:40 pm ( CET )
Number of participants	10
poll	100% televoting
Pause filler	Former Melodi Grand Prix and Eurovision Song Contest participants
Moderation
Silva Nymoen & Kåre Magnus Bergh

The 54th Melodi Grand Prix was the Norwegian preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm ( Sweden ). The singer Agnete won the preliminary round with her song Icebreaker .

format

concept

The system of the previous year without preliminary rounds was retained, 10 artists took part in the final. The audience voted for four songs by telephone, which then competed for victory in the gold final . A distinction was made between the regions of Nord-Norge , Sørlandet , Trøndelag , Vestlandet and Østlandet .

Attendees

From June 22 to September 11, 2015, songs could be submitted to NRK . The participants were presented at a press conference on January 26, 2016.

Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)
1	The Hungry Hearts feat. Lisa Dillan	Laika M / T: Tonje Gjevjon	English	-
2	Stage dolls	Into The Fire M / T: Torstein Flakne, Anne Judith Wik, Mark Spiro, Hallgeir Rustan	English	Into the fire
3	Stine Hole Ulla	Traces M / T: Stine Hole Ulla, Ingrid Skretting, Trude Kristin Klæboe	English	traces
4th	Makeda	Stand Up M / T: Danne Attlerud, Michael Clauss, Thomas Thörnholm	English	Stand up
5	Pegasus	Anyway M / T: Tommy Nilsen, Ronny Nilsen	English	Anyway
6th	Freddy Kalas	Feel Da Rush M / T: Fredrik Auke, Simen Auke, Mikkel Christiansen , Trond Opsahl, Christoffer Huse	English	-
7th	Laila Samuels	Afterglow M: Laila Samuelsen, Beatgees , Jan Weigel; T: Laila Samuelsen	English	Afterglow
8th	Elouiz	History M / T: André Lindahl, Jeanette Olsson, Michael Jay	English	history
9	Suite 16	Anna Lee M / T: David Bjœrk, Andreas Moe , David Eriksen, Alexander Austheim	English	-
10	Agnete	Icebreaker M / T: Agnete Johnsen , Gabriel Alares, Ian Curnow	English	Icebreaker

 Candidate qualified for the gold final.

Gold finals

The winner of the Norwegian preliminary rounds: Agnete

In the gold final , Agnete won by far over Freddy Klaas, Suite 16 and Laila Samuels.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	Audience votes by region (SMS)					total
				North Norge	Sørlandet	Trøndelag	Vestlandet	Østlandet
1.	3	Agnete	Icebreaker M / T: Agnete Johnsen , Gabriel Alares, Ian Curnow	51.097	14,825	14,898	18,574	67,334	166,728
2.	4th	Freddy Kallas	Feel Da Rush M / T: Fredrik Auke, Simen Auke, Mikkel Christiansen , Trond Opsahl, Christoffer Huse	11,616	08,998	08,562	10,798	48,154	088.128
3.	2	Suite 16	Anna Lee M / T: David Bjœrk, Andreas Moe , David Eriksen, Alexander Austheim	05,548	04,881	06,667	08,572	31.003	056,671
4th	1	Laila Samuels	Afterglow M: Laila Samuelsen, Beatgees , Jan Weigel; T: Laila Samuelsen	04,851	05,937	06,479	06.224	25,374	048,865