Six artists fought for the last final places in Saturday’s semi-final. The third and last in the series, before the final in a packed Trondheim Spektrum next week.
KEiiNO, Miia and Annprincess are the last artists to advance to the final.
This means that they will meet the following artists next Saturday:
CONTINUED FROM THE FIRST SEMI-FINAL: Ingrid Jasmin, Gothminister and Margaret Berger
CONTINUED FROM SECOND SEMI-FINAL: Dag-Erik Oksvold & Anne Fagermo, Erika Norwich & Super Rob and Gåte
Vidar Villa, Mistra and Thomas Jenssen unfortunately had to give up.
At the dress rehearsal for KEiiNO, there was a small challenge with the scenography.
– Everything has not gone according to plan. The cube we have on stage wouldn’t cooperate. The walls didn’t want this off. But it worked when it mattered most. It always does, says Alexandra Rotan.
– There was a good group of artists on stage today, and NRK has been good at raising all the numbers to a high level, says Tom Hugo Hermansen.
Now the trio is looking forward to a week of school concerts, before the final in Trondheim. 8,500 spectators are waiting there.
– We play best with a lot of people, then we get the extra gear, says Tom Hugo.
– Totally surreal
Miia was the early favorite to advance to the final with her song “Green Lights”. Now music video recording awaits before the grand finale on Saturday.
– Now it will be hectic until the final. It feels completely surreal. Bigger than I thought, she says.
– Insane
Annprincess was called up as the last artist to advance. After her performance, she and the song “Save Me” climbed up the game charts.
She is overjoyed that she advanced to the final.
– I didn’t know that I would react like that. The joy just takes over, it’s sick, says Annprincess, who adds that it went better than expected.
– Now there will be a lot of rest until the final.
Ahead of the final, KEiiNO, Miia and Vidar Villa were favorites with the betting companies to qualify for the final.
NRK’s music reviewer Espen Borge was particularly positive about KEiiNO, which is trying its luck in MGP for the third time.
– The whole of Norway will be singing Damdiggida for the next six months, I guarantee that, he wrote in the review.
Vidar Villa performed “MORE”
MISTRA performed “Waltz of Death”
Thomas Jenssen performed «Take Me To Heaven»
Annprincess performed “Save Me”
MiiA performed “Green Lights”
KEiiNO performed “Damdiggida”