Over the past three weeks, Norway had 3 Heats and goes toward the Final of Melodi Grand Prix 2023, with competing 21 songs. Tonight it was time for the nine finalists to compete, going all out to win the right to represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
After an intense evening and voting from both the Norwegian public and an international jury, Alessandra was the winner of MGP 2023 and will represent Norway in Liverpool with the song “Queen of Kings.”
Alessandra’s final performance:
Queen of Kings was written by Alessandra herself, along with Henning Olerud, Linda Dale, and Stanley Ferdinandez.
Nine artists competed in the Melodi Grand Prix 2023 final. In order of appearance, they were:
- Jone — “Ekko inni meg”
- Eline Thorp — “Not Meant to Be”
- Skrellex — “Love Again”
- Ulrikke Brandstorp — “Honestly”
- Umami Tsunami — “Geronimo”
- Atle Pettersen — “Materpiece”
- Swing’it — “Prohibition”
- Elsie Bay — “Love You in a Dream”
- Alessandra Mele — “Queen of Kings”
The winner was determined by a 50-50 combination of international jury votes and public televotes.
Overall vote 1. Alessandra — “Queen of Kings” — 233 points 2. Ulrikke — “Honestly” — 138 points 3. Atle Pettersen — “Masterpiece” — 128 points 4. Elsie Bay — “Love You in a Dream” — 83 points 5. Jone — “Ekko inni meg” — 70 points 6. Eline Thorp — “Not Meant to Be” — 60 points 7. Skrellex — “Love Again” — 54 points 8. Swing’it — “Prohibition” — 51 points 9. Umami Tsunami — “Geronimo” — 49 points | Jury vote Alessandra — 104 points Atle Peterssen — 94 points Ulrikke — 60 points Elsie Bay — 49 points Eline Thorp — 42 points Jone — 40 points Umami Tsunami — 19 points Skrellex — 14 points Swing’it — 9 points | Public vote Alessandra — 129 points Ulrikke — 78 points Swing’it — 43 points Skrellex — 40 points Elsie Bay — 34 points Jone — 30 points Umami Tsunami — 30 points Atle Pettersen — 28 points Eline Thorp — 18 points |