Melodi Grand Prix 2021
melodi grand prix th edition norwegian music competition melodi grand prix mgp contest served country preselection eurovision song contest competition organized nrk held january february total song participated – highest number history competition competition consisted five semifinal wild card show final saturday february total twelve song participated final six song prequalified rest qualify five semifinal wild card show show broadcast live h arena fornebu outside oslo contest song fallen angel tix song therefore represented norway eurovision song contest rotterdam netherlands contest held without audience due covid pandemic norway competition hosted three presenter previous edition kåre magnus bergh hosted seventh time whereas ronny brede aase ingrid gjessing linhave hosted show second time linhave left show fifth semifinal citing longterm back problem replaced silje nordnes song submission open may august competing entry semifinal revealed five day respective semifinal scheduled airdate six prequalified act revealed january along competing entry first semifinal entry competing first semifinal revealed january semifinal took place january entry competing second semifinal revealed january semifinal took place january entry competing third semifinal revealed january semifinal took place january entry competing fourth semifinal revealed february semifinal took place february entry competing fifth semifinal revealed february semifinal took place february second chance round took place february twelve song consisting five semifinal winner one second chance alongside six prequalified song competed final hosted h arena fornebu february first round twelve 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 fallen angel performed tix second semifinal nrk revealed technical difficulty first two semifinal caused vote device older io android operating system rejected nrk stated result semifinal unaffected system corrected later show final reported norwegian newspaper verdens gang voting issue occurred final viewer vote counted nrk stated voting system interpreted large number vote suspicious confirmed error affect result norway eurovision song contest norway eurovision song contest eurovision song contest melodi grand prix nrk tv norwegian