Norway: Listen to Stavangerkameratene's MGP 2021 entry “Barndomsgater”

Friday, 22 January 2021

• One more song of the Melodi Grand Prix 2021 pre-qualified finalists has gone public, as Stavangerkameratene released their song for the Norwagian ESC 2021 national final titled "Barndomsgater" .

   

  Stavangerkameratene are one of the the six acts that have pre-qualified to the Grand final of Melodi Grand Prix 2021, the show that will determine the Norwegian hopeful for Eurovision 2021. 

  Following last week's release by the first two prequalified acts, KEiiNO and TIX it was time for Stavangerkameratene to release their entry for Melod Grand Prix 2021. 

   

   

  Stavangerkameratene

  Stavangerkameratene is a Norwegian group from Stavanger established in 2015. The group consists of Kjartan Salvesen , Tommy Fredvang , Glenn Lyse and Ole Alexander Mæland who were all established artists at the start. Salvesen and Lyse won Idol in 2004 and 2007 respectively, Fredvang participated in X Factor in 2009 while Mæland participated in The Voice in 2012 and was vocalist in Elle Melle . The collaboration started when the four were asked to perform together at the opening of the volleyball WC in Stavanger in 2015 and were called Stavanger comrades by presenter Stian Blipp.
  

  Tommy Fredvang made his debut in the Melodi Grand Prix 2012 with "Make It Better", but did not make it to the final. This year he is directly qualified together with his friends Kjartan Salvesen, Glenn Lyse and Ole Alexander Mæland.

  Four years after the debut, the group now count two albums behind them, over 50 million streams on Spotify, over 6 million views on YouTube, several gold and platinum triophies and a number of Norwegian tours. The guys are today considered one of Norway's most popular live bands.

  Listen below to their Melodi Grand Prix 2021 entry titled  "Barndomsgater"  which they will perform in tomorrow's 2nd semi final round: 

  Ahead of Saturday's second semi final, the four acts that will compete in the second heat of Melodi Grand Prix  were unveiledearlier in the week: 

  1. Daniel Owen: "Psycho" 

  2. Raylee: "Hero"

  3. Ketil Stokkan: “My life is OK” 

  Maria Solheim: “Nordlyset” 

   

  MGP 2021 dates

  The Norwegian national selection will commence on January 16 with the first semi final show and will continue to unfold over six weeks, concluding on February 20 with the Grand final.

  This is  the  Melodi Grand Prix schedule: 

  Semi-final 1 - January 16

  Semi-final 2 - January 23

  Semi-final 3 - January 30

  Semi-final 4 -  February 6

  Semi-final 5 - February 13

  Second Chance Round - February 14

  Grand final - February 20