🇳🇴 Norway: MGP 2026 on February 28

The Norwegian broadcaster NRK has announced that Melodi Grand Prix 2026 will take place on February 28 in Lillehammer.

This year’s edition of Melodi Grand Prix, the Norwegian national selection for Eurovision, will take place on February 28 at Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, and will feature ten finalists. This will be the first time MGP will be held in Lillehammer, having previously been hosted at the Oslo Spektrum, at the Trondheim Spektrum, and at the H3 Arena in Bærum.

Nine out of ten artists have already been chosen, and they will be announced on January 19. The tenth and final finalist will be decided through a radio duel between eight artists, where the audience will vote for their favorite. This tenth finalist will be chosen on January 26, and the songs will also be released on that date.

Mads Tørklep, Head of Delegation, is positive that Norway is close to winning:

I think this might be the best MGP in history, if I dare say so. That we can actually win Eurovision with what you have found

Tarjei Strøm, Music Director for MGP for the first time, received close to 1500 songs. He chose the entries himself:

There is a lot that feels new in 2026. But at the same time, it is MGP as people know it. It is a folk festival. There is good music, there is something for everyone, for the whole family.

The winner of Melodi Grand Prix will have the chance to represent Norway at Eurovision 2026. This is the 64th time that MGP will be used to select the Norwegian Eurovision entrant.

Kyle Alessandro represented Norway at Eurovision 2025 with “Lighter”. He finished 18th in the final, scoring 89 points. Norway were 23rd with the jury, receiving 22 points, and 12th with the public, receiving 67 points.

Image source: Alma Bengtsson/ EBU | Source: NRK

Norway debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960 and have won the contest three times; in 1985, 1995 and 2009. The country has the dubious record of finishing last the most times, twelve in total, and have received nul points four times. Norway last won the contest in 2009, when Alexander Rybak broke all records with his song “Fairytale”. He scored 387 points in the final, receiving 16 sets of 12 points and scoring points from every country.

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