Melodi Grand Prix 2020
melodi grand prix th edition norwegian music competition melodi grand prix mgp served country preselection eurovision song contest competition organized nrk january february total song participated – highest number history competition celebrate th anniversary norway debut eurovision song contest five heat final organised instead single final region norway assigned heat four act region competed spot final february addition five prequalified finalist selected broadcaster heat held h arena fornebu final took place trondheim spektrum first time trondheim hosted melodi grand prix final also first time since final held oslo kåre magnus bergh hosted melodi grand prix sixth time ronny brede aase ingrid gjessing linhave debuted presenter competition final prequalified entry attention ulrikke brandstorp received vote selected represent norway eurovision song contest rotterdam netherlands cancelled march due covid pandemic previous year nrk invited norwegian foreign musician submit song competition registration melodi grand prix opened march deadline july year submission least one norwegian songwriter songwriter could submit maximum three contribution change rule led significant decrease number song submitted total broadcaster received submission compared previous year total song selected participate competition song divided five heat five song qualified directly final marked th anniversary norway debut eurovision song contest song voi voi nora brockstedt occasion anniversary nrk decided expand competition five heat first time since nrk organised heat ahead final five heat centered around one norway geographical region northern central western southern eastern norway four act region competed respective heat spot final february heat broadcast directly h arena fornebu final hosted trondheim spektrum third time melodi grand prix final held outside oslo first time since also first time trondheim hosted final competition hosted three presenter kåre magnus bergh hosted sixth time whereas ronny brede aase ingrid gjessing linhave hosted show first time audience could vote competing act heat act received vote two round proceeding final jury led stig karlsen norwegian head delegation eurovision song contest selected five prequalified finalist heat one prequalified finalist performed ensure equal broadcasting time ten finalist viewer could vote broadcaster website nrkno final method online voting used determine winner competition due excessive server load caused emoji reaction function app four gold finalist determined thirtymember backup demoscopic panel nrk website competing act announced press conference oslo january first heat took place january h arena fornebu second heat took place january h arena fornebu third heat took place january h arena fornebu fourth heat took place february h arena fornebu fifth heat took place february h arena fornebu ten song consisting five heat winner alongside five prequalified song competed final hosted trondheim spektrum trondheim february running order final announced february first round ten finalist performed four best song proceeded gold final second voting round two best song gold final proceeded gold duel third voting round determined winner melodi grand prix gold duel result online voting revealed representative norway five region led victory attention performed ulrikke brandstorp southern norway – tom hugo winner mgp part keiino central norway – margaret berger winner mgp northern norway – agnete johnsen winner mgp western norway – bjørn johan muri fourth place mgp eastern norway – åge sten nilsen winner mgp part wig wam norway eurovision song contest norway eurovision song contest eurovision song contest