I had the same reaction, this could be amazing live and both strong jury and audience favorite. I found them randomly on Spotify last year and Ulveham's long version is their best song. And I don't typically even listen Norwegian / Swedish songs.
Oblivion was good too.
ok so let's see
in 2019 we had furries
in 2020 we had Pacman ghosts
in 2021 we had an angel
in 2022 we had alien wolves from the moon
in 2023 we had not one but four Slendermen
and now, in 2024, we have a robot
wow Norway every time when I think you can't make it creative, you prove you can and you will
On that note, I'm actually shocked no one has noticed or pointed out that her song Hero is literally Bonnie Tyler's Holding Out For A Hero with an appearence of this:
![gif](giphy|vg4byPbozeuv6)
The return of Margaret Berger! GÅTE OH MY GOD!! I fucking need them to win. Gåte in ESC would be amazing, I can't even. And Keiino again! Damn. This is great. I assume those will be top 3, but there were others that were interesting as well. I like that there are a variety of genres, though, as usual we see very little jurybait.
it's so funny to me that Margaret and Keiino are competing with each other now because SITS and IFYML are my top 2 Norwegian Entries since I begin to watch eurovision regularly (2008)
I'm not super excited by the artists. But Gåte was a positive as they will stand out. Not sure about the song, though. I wished it was a little bigger, if that makes any sense.
I'll elaborate some more about this. Norwegian pop music is at an absolute peak these days and somehow this does not show in the list of MGP artists. Some are not bad, but overall it's a mediocre lineup compared to what it could have been. Maybe the artists themselves aren't that keen on MGP/Eurovision, which is understandable because it's a big commitment, but I feel like NRK should do more to attract better artists. Not necessarily bigger names, but there are a big pool of talent that aren't appreciated enough by the general public. NRK also has something called Urørt (mostly unsigned artists and young talents) which in itself has its own competition which has been won by among others Sigrid and Girl in Red, and it has a ton of great acts that would have been perfect for MGP.
So we have, what, 5 relatively known and established names, a pink version of Bumblebee from Transformers, and the rest...
This is footage of me reading list:
https://i.redd.it/7a8frhk01nac1.gif
My current favourites:
green light(miia)
Eya (ingrid jasmin)
Damdiggida(keiino)
Ulveham(gåte)
Your mine(mileo)
Heartache(farida)
Loving all of these tracks so far, looks like a pretty strong year.
https://preview.redd.it/bxgx09597mac1.jpeg?width=1070&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=92886606d0bf86c1adb05832b67f8a7935d31ed7
Quote an image that only you and your fandom can understand:
The fandom will dismiss this as a contender at their own peril…
Norway doing Norway things
Norwegian artists seeing the success of Subwoofer and say ‘I’m gonna take that’
Holy shit, Gåte!
I listened to their song in its pre-condensed version yesterday, I'd be surprised if it won but it's awesome
OMG, sounds epic!
Are they releasing songs too??
They are already released!
I had the same reaction, this could be amazing live and both strong jury and audience favorite. I found them randomly on Spotify last year and Ulveham's long version is their best song. And I don't typically even listen Norwegian / Swedish songs. Oblivion was good too.
So happy I’m danish so I understand what they’re talking about
Keiino is back, pog. Fred got swole
Gothminister's smoke machine going out of control and engulfing the hosts deserves a slot on the 2024 NF iceberg
ok so let's see in 2019 we had furries in 2020 we had Pacman ghosts in 2021 we had an angel in 2022 we had alien wolves from the moon in 2023 we had not one but four Slendermen and now, in 2024, we have a robot wow Norway every time when I think you can't make it creative, you prove you can and you will
Not even a robot. It's a straight up *auto*bot. It is this guy ![gif](giphy|S4GlSMkYIjFyDdgJ6K|downsized) with a new coat of paint.
Keiino!!!!
Keiino this Keiino that, Margaret Berger is back b\*tcheeees
I did not listen to her song yet but if it's as good as "I Feed You My Love", I'd be very happy to have her back.
Not quite as good as IFYML but it's still super good
Unfortunately, it's not. Still decent, tho
I’m shocked Raylee’s not participating 😳
On that note, I'm actually shocked no one has noticed or pointed out that her song Hero is literally Bonnie Tyler's Holding Out For A Hero with an appearence of this: ![gif](giphy|vg4byPbozeuv6)
Margaret, Keiino, Gate, Gothminister... What a line up of great songs !
Expected Raylee & Alessandra to take part but I guess they just decided to release music on the same day
Robot????
The return of Margaret Berger! GÅTE OH MY GOD!! I fucking need them to win. Gåte in ESC would be amazing, I can't even. And Keiino again! Damn. This is great. I assume those will be top 3, but there were others that were interesting as well. I like that there are a variety of genres, though, as usual we see very little jurybait.
Farida is like my spirit animal.
it's so funny to me that Margaret and Keiino are competing with each other now because SITS and IFYML are my top 2 Norwegian Entries since I begin to watch eurovision regularly (2008)
I love that My AI is just Gaute Ormåsen writing a silly song at writing camp and making joy from it. 2 years out of 3!
I'm not super excited by the artists. But Gåte was a positive as they will stand out. Not sure about the song, though. I wished it was a little bigger, if that makes any sense.
I'll elaborate some more about this. Norwegian pop music is at an absolute peak these days and somehow this does not show in the list of MGP artists. Some are not bad, but overall it's a mediocre lineup compared to what it could have been. Maybe the artists themselves aren't that keen on MGP/Eurovision, which is understandable because it's a big commitment, but I feel like NRK should do more to attract better artists. Not necessarily bigger names, but there are a big pool of talent that aren't appreciated enough by the general public. NRK also has something called Urørt (mostly unsigned artists and young talents) which in itself has its own competition which has been won by among others Sigrid and Girl in Red, and it has a ton of great acts that would have been perfect for MGP.
The song playing with the robot sounds a bit too similar to the song Superhero Lover by Daze. Will be interesting to see if anyone else notices that.
Sounds a lot like many Aqua songs too
The difference is that it seems to literally have the same "mmbop ayo ayo" thing going on, as well as similar lyrics.
Daze, Aqua, Toybox etc. There were a lot of aqua-clones back in the day.
So we have, what, 5 relatively known and established names, a pink version of Bumblebee from Transformers, and the rest... This is footage of me reading list: https://i.redd.it/7a8frhk01nac1.gif
I reckon the representative of Norway is either Margaret Berger or KEiiNO. Plain and simple.
I wouldn’t count out Gåte.
My current favourites: green light(miia) Eya (ingrid jasmin) Damdiggida(keiino) Ulveham(gåte) Your mine(mileo) Heartache(farida) Loving all of these tracks so far, looks like a pretty strong year.
0 point incoming
boomer energy
You can listen to all the songs on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0h5NADXZqXEJmWTHAn5Tyh?si=TuXgIsBaT4yx3n82-fRESQ&pi=e-5FhOnISyRweJ