Norway: Melodi Grand Prix 2026 Artists Revealed
- Cooper Olsen
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Norwegian broadcaster NRK has unveiled the first eight artists who will be competing in Norway's Melodi Grand Prix (MGP), the national selection to find the nations representative for The Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
Fans will notice familiar faces in the lineup, including former Eurovision winner Alexander Rybak as well as Australian and former MGP act Mileo.
The final spot in the contest will be decided by the Norwegian public out of eight shortlisted acts.
The 9th act as well as all the competing songs will be released on January 26.
The nine artists will battle it out to be this years MGP champion at the HÃ¥kons Hall in Lillehammer on Saturday 28 February 2026 (early morning on Sunday 1 March for Australia). You'll be able to stream the contest through NRK's website.
The confirmed artists and songs competing in MGP are:
Alexander Ryback – Rise
Emma Gunnarsen  – Northern Light
Hedda Mae  – Snap Back
Jonas Lovv  – Ya Ya Ya
Leonardo Amor – Prayer
Mileo – Frankenstein
Silke – Forevermore
Storm – Lullaby
Artist bios
Alexander Ryback - Rise
He's Ry-BACK again! Returning in hopes of representing Norway for a 3rd time, Alexander Rybak returns to Melodi Grand Prix for the first time in eight years. Back in 2009 Rybak won Eurovision with his song Fairytale which at the time finished with more points than any other song in the contests history. Nine years later he returned to Eurovision with That's How You Write A Song which won it's semi-final and finished 15th place in the grand final.
Alexander has previously mentioned being inspired by legendary Norwegian singer, Jahn Teigen who competed in MGP a whopping thirteen times, for wanting to keep returning to Norway's selection show.
Mileo - Frankenstein
Mileo is a Norwegian-Australian singer who was born Sydney, Australia. His father was born in Oslo, Norway and his mother is from Sydney, Australia. He grew up between Oslo and Sydney. In 2013, Mileo signed with Sony Music Entertainment and released his debut single Echo the following year. He has released several singles since.
He competed in Melodi Grand Prix 2024 with You're Mine which did have some controversy due to the lyrics. Mileo unfortunately didn't qualify from his semi-final. After releasing his latest EP The Birth of a Villian, he is returning to the MGP stage once again, this time with Frankenstein.
Silke - Forevermore
Music producer and artist from Kragerø, Silke rose to notoriety back in 2021 with her breakout track Cold. Eurovision fans will know her as the female vocal on fan favourite Melodi Grand Prix 2023 entry Ekko inni meg which placed 5th. Now Silke is making her debut as an artists at MGP with her own track Forevermore
Emma Gunnarsen - Northern Light
17-year-old Pop singer and Norwegian social media star, Emma Gunnarsen may be a new name to Eurovision fans, but Emma has strong ties to the contest as her older brothers Marcus & Martinus represented Sweden in 2024 with Unforgetable. Emma released her first single at only eight years old, and since signed a record deal with Sony Music and garnered over a quarter of a million followers on Instagram.
Hedda Mae - Snap Back
Hailing from Bergen, Hedda Mae describes her sound as "when you open a fresh pack of gum, thinking it´s tutti frutti flavoured, but it turns out to be mint-strawberry chocolate chip with a hint of jalapenos. Spicy." Hedda has a unique ability to take sounds of music from the 60s to the 90s and manage to create contemporary and fresh tracks that fit in today's scene.
Jonas Lovv - Ya Ya Ya
Fresh off Norway's The Voice 2025, Jonas is debuting at MGP with his song Ya Ya Ya. After making it to the Semi-finals, Jonas has since been touring Norway and showing the country is killer live peformance skills. Jonas also mentions fashion being one of his biggest artistic outlets where he tries to break gendered and sexualised clothing norms.
Leonardo Amor - Prayer
Another Voice Norway contestant, this time from the 2023 season of the show. Leonardo Amor is a Filipino singer and songwriter who moved to Norway to pursue a career in music back in 2020. Most recently, Leonardo graduated from the Lillehammer Institure of Music Production and Industries, deepening his expertise in songwriting and musical craft.
His entry Prayer is set to be the only ballad in this years lineup which will certainly make it stand out
Storm - Lullaby
Leo Davadi Sundli known as STORM is an up and coming artist described as the Norwegian metalscene's prodigy. At just 13 he released his very first EP completely produced on his own. Now he's ready to step up even further and compete in hopes to represent the nation with Lullaby.
About Melodi Grand Prix 2026
Melodi Grand Prix (MGP) is Norway’s long-running national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, organised by broadcaster NRK.
This year, Melodi Grand Prix will feature nine acts, with the last act being chosen by the public from the eight shortlisted artists in a 'Radio Duel' on January 26.
Norway has enjoyed strong results at Eurovision in recent years. Last years MGP winner, Kyle Allesandro went on the place 18th at Eurovision in Basel last year.
Other recent MGP winners include GÃ¥te (2024), Alessandra (2023), Subwoolfer (2022) and TIX (2021), with several of these entries going on to become major hits both domestically and internationally.
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