Tonight, the fourth semifinal of Melodi Grand Prix took place. It was the fourth show in Norway, where another four artists competed for a spot in the Grand Final on February 19. The winner of that Grand Final will represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin.
The format & results of tonight’s show
The winner of tonight’s show was selected in a series of duels. The four acts first competed in two duels, to determine the final two. In a final duel, the winner received the ‘Gold Pass’ to the Grand Final.
In addition to the duels taking place tonight, pre-qualified participant Subwoolfer debuted their performance of ‘Give That Wolf a Banana’ after previously being unable to perform in semifinal 3 due to a COVID infection.
Tonight’s winner was Sofie Fjellvang with “Made of Glass”!
| DUEL 1 |
|---|
| Alexandra Joner – “Hasta la vista” |
| Maria Mohn – “Fly” |
| DUEL 2 |
|---|
| Kim Wigaard – “La melodia” |
| Sofie Fjellvang – “Made of Glass” |
| GOLD DUEL |
|---|
| Maria Mohn – “Fly” |
| Sofie Fjellvang – “Made of Glass” |
The finalists
Sofie Fjellvang will join the following finalists, including semi-final 1 winner Frode Vassel and semi-final 2 winner Farida for the Grand Final on February 19.
| Northkid – “Someone” |
| SubWoolfer – “Give That Wolf A Banana” |
| Christian Ingebrgtsen – “Wonder Of The World” |
| Anna-Lisa Kumoji – “Queen Bees” |
| Elsie Bay – “Death Of Us” |
| Frode Vassel – “Black Flowers” |
| Farida – “Dangerous” |
| Oda Gondrosen – “Hammer of Thor” |
The Melodi Grand Prix 2022 format
All the semifinals, as well as the grand final, will be broadcast from the H3 Arena at Fornebu, outside of Oslo. Annika Momrak, Mikkel Niva and Kåre Magnus Bergh were set to host all shows. Unfortunately, however, Annika Momrak missed the second semi-final due to coming down with a bout of COVID-19 and did not join her two co-hosts last week. Last week, Kåre Magnus Bergh suffered the same faith, as he caught COVID-19 as well. Annika Momrak however returned to co-host with Mikkel Niva. This week, all three hosts returned.
In each semifinal, two duels will determine two finalists who will then battle it out in a second round. The winner will progress to the Grand Final. All the other entries later compete in a wildcard round for an additional place in the Grand Final.
- Semi-Final One – January 15
- Semi-Final Two – January 22
- Semi-Final Three – January 29
- Semi-Final Four – February 5
- Wildcard / Last Chance – February 12
- Grand Final – February 19
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