The Australian artist attempting to represent Norway at Eurovision 2026

Australian–Norwegian artist Mileo is back in Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix, hoping to represent the country at Eurovision 2026 in Vienna.

Born Miles and raised between Sydney and Oslo, Mileo has long described himself as living between two worlds.

“Well, basically my family is Norwegian,” he told us at Aussievision.

“So when I was like a little kid, I sort of went from Sydney to Oslo, then back to Sydney, then back to Oslo. We travelled a lot because all of our extended family was here (in Norway).”

“It was very just split in between both.”

A dual identity has been something he has embraced and is part of who he is.

“I think there are lots of Norwegian traits that I have and then there's also lots of Australian traits I think I have too.”

Despite growing up in Australia, he admits: “I actually feel like I know Oslo quite a bit better than Sydney.”

And in typical self-deprecating style, he jokes: “I'm also equally awful at English and Norwegian, so I don't really feel like I'm winning or losing in either one of those.”

Mileo's Eurovision attempts for Norway

Mileo is competing in Norway's Eurovision national selections who Melodi Grand Prix with his song Frankenstein.

However, it's not the first time he's attempted to represent the Scandinavian nation.

Mileo first competed in Norway’s 2024 selection with You're Mine, a theatrical pop track that generated major buzz but also controversy.

The song had lyrics about "burying" a crush who was "dead", but Mileo never intended the lyrics to be taken literally.

He says the backlash took him by surprise.

“I really didn't want to change stylistically what I was doing and sort of assumed that it would reach the audience that I wanted it to reach. And I was like, if they understand it, then great. And if they don't, then they don't.”

However, many did misunderstand his intentions.

“They just thought it was like some crazy domestic violence song," he said.

“I was already cooked before then. They already tried to cancel me like before I even touched the stage.”

The social media storm was intense.

“Well, I'd never had that many death threats before. I had tweets on tweets on tweets on tweets on tweets.

 "It was just people being like I hope his plane crashes and he dies.

"And it's just like, man, come on.”

His 2026 MGP entry is about the controversy of You're Mine

Despite the experience, he has no regrets about returning.

“I am not going to change musically, and it reached the right audience after the show.”

Now he’s back with Frankenstein, and he makes no secret about its inspiration.

“Oh, it's totally about 2024," he says without skipping a beat.

"The song is about that whole experience.”

Rather than write a straightforward clapback, he chose metaphor.

“I didn't want to just go on God morgen Norge and sort of just complain and cry. I wanted to go and come up with something a little bit more clever.”

The song draws parallels with Mary Shelley’s famous monster.

“I thought Frankenstein was a very similar storyline because it's about someone who is depicted as, you know, a monster, but actually isn't really isn't an inherently bad creature. It's just a creature that exists and people don't understand him.”

For Mileo, the message is ultimately about empathy.

“Maybe we need to be a little bit kinder to people who are public figures because we're so quick to judge them."

Australian fan support

As for what he wants viewers to feel if he makes it to the MGP stage, or even Eurovision itself, it’s simple.

“I want to do a show that makes people go, ‘Damn, I can't not vote for that."

The dedication of Australian fans has not been lost on Mileo.

“I think it's crazy how invested Australians are in even the national finals, let alone Eurovision as it is.”

He also hopes to see Australians vote for him during Melodi Grand Prix and potentially in Vienna.

So could we see another Aussie like Silia Kapsis, Andrew Lambrou or Anja Nissen on the Eurovision stage?

We'll find out this Sunday 1 March, when Melodi Grand Prix takes place.

Melodi Grand Prix is on Saturday 28 February 19:45 CET time / Sunday 1 March 05:45 AEDT in Australia. Follow Aussievision for further details on how to watch and vote.

Watch our full interview with Mileo

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