The last semifinal of Melodi Grand Prix 2021 took place tonight. Four acts performed and after three rounds of voting, IMERIKA was chosen as the finalist from the fifth semifinal.
How the finalist was selected in tonight’s show?
Once again, the draw for the two first duels took place during the show. The winners of the each duels faced in the final duel of the night to determine the winning act.
Duel 1:
| TuVeia – Bli med meg på gar’n | RIVER – Coming Home |
Duel 2:
| Ane.Fin – Walking in My Sleep | IMERIKA – I Can’t Escape |
Final duel:
| RIVER – Coming Home | IMERIKA – I Can’t Escape |
Next to the four competing acts we also saw one of the six pre-qualified finalists Rein Alexander performing his entry “Eyes Wide Open”.
Norway will choose their Eurovision 2021 representative next Saturday. Before that, one already eliminated act will get the second chance and will be selected as the last finalist on Monday.
Melodi Grand Prix 2021
This year’s Melodi Grand Prix has five semifinals in total, with four artists taking part in each of them. Next to that, six artists have pre-qualified to the final without having to compete in the semifinals. After the five semifinals, one more act will qualify to the final from the ones who failed to do before.
This is the current line-up for the Melodi Grand Prix 2021 final, taking place on February 20th.
- KEiiNO – Monument
- TIX – Ut av mørket
- Blåsemafian feat. Hazel – Let Loose
- Stavangerkameratene – Barndomsgater
- Raylee – Hero
- Kaja Rode – Feel Again
- Emmy – Witch Woods
- Atle Pettersen – World On Fire
- Rein Alexander – Eyes Wide Open
- KiiM – My Lonely Voice
- IMERIKA – I Can’t Escape
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