Norway: TIX wins Melodi Grand Prix 2021 and is off to Rotterdam

Saturday, 20 February 2021

• Norway has decided! TIX will be the nation's Eurovision 2021 representative with his song "Fallen Angel" after winning the Melodi Grand Prix 2021 national final. 

  After five semi final rounds and a last chance heat, the Norwegian national selection concluded this evening with its final show which  determined the country's next Eurovision act for Rotterdam, crowning TIX as winner. Hosts of the show were Kåre Magnus Bergh, Silje Nordnes and Ronny Brede Aase.

   

  The show opened last year's MGP winner, Ulrikke, who took the stage performing her winning entry "Attention".

   

  A total of 12 acts competed in tonight's national final with six of them pre-qualified acts and the rest six having qualified from the previous semi final rounds. The running order according to which the 12 acts competd was the following: 

   

  1. Atle Pettersen – "World on Fire"

   

   

  2. Raylee – "Hero"

   

  3. Stavangerkameratene – "Barndomsgater" (Who I Am)

   

  4. KIIM – "My Lonely Voice"

   

  5.Blåsemafian feat. Hazel – "Let Loose"

   

  6. Emmy – "Witch Woods"

   

  7. TIX –"Fallen Angel"

   

  8. Kaja Rode – "Feel Again"

   

  9. Rein Alexander – "Eyes Wide Open"

   

  10. IMERIKA –"I Can’t Escape"

   

  11. KEiiNO – "Monument"

   

  12. Jorn – "Faith Bloody Faith"

   

  The results

  The result of the national final was determined exclusively by public voting and consisted of three rounds. In the first round of voting  four acts advanced to the next stage. These were: 

  • Blåsemafian feat. Hazel — “Let Loose”
  • Jorn — “Faith Bloody Faith”
  • TIX — “Fallen Angel”
  • KEiiNO — “Monument”

  In the next round all scores  were reset starting from zero with the two acts who received the most votes  proceeding to a final gold round. The two acts that went on to the final gold round were: 

  • KEiiNO — “Monument”
  • TIX — “Fallen Angel”

   

  In this Superfinal round the two candidates took the stage once again performing their entries. The results were presented this time progressively from each of the five district areas of Norway. Eventually TIX won the last round of voting and secured his second Eurovision journey with his song "Fallen Angel" . Here are how the results of the Gold Round turned out: 

  Gold Duel

  Draw	Artist	Song	Southern Norway	Central Norway	Northern Norway	Western Norway	Eastern Norway	Total	Place
  1	Keiino	"Monument"	27666	38850	42437	58942	113148	281043	2
  2	Tix	"Fallen Angel"	36966	45937	28105	82891	185104	380033	1

  Norway is set to compete in the 1st semi final in Rotterdam on May 18.