Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Prior to the 2021 contest, Norway had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-nine times since their first entry in 1960.^[1] Norway had won the contest on three occasions: in 1985 with the song "La det swinge" performed by Bobbysocks!, in 1995 with the song "Nocturne" performed by Secret Garden and in 2009 with the song "Fairytale" performed by Alexander Rybak. Norway also had the two dubious distinctions of having finished last in the Eurovision final more than any other country and for having the most "nul points" (zero points) in the contest, the latter being a record the nation shared together with Austria. The country had finished last eleven times and had failed to score a point during four contests. Following the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, Norway has only failed to qualify on three occasions. In 2019, Norway was represented by Keiino with the song "Spirit in the Sky", which placed 6th in the final with 331 points. In 2020, Ulrikke Brandstorp was set to represent Norway with the song "Attention" before the contest's cancellation.

The Norwegian national broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), broadcasts the event within Norway and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. The broadcaster has traditionally organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix, which has selected the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in all but one of their participations.

Melodi Grand Prix 2021 was the 59th edition of the Norwegian national final Melodi Grand Prix which selected Norway's entry for the 2021 contest. The competition consisted of five semi-finals between 16 January and 13 February, a Last Chance round on 15 February and a final on 20 February 2021.^[2] The five semi-final shows were hosted by Kåre Magnus Bergh, Ingrid Gjessing Linhave and Ronny Brede Aase, while the Last Chance round and the final were hosted by Kåre Magnus Bergh, Ingrid Gjessing Linhave and Silje Nordnes. The national final was televised on NRK1, NRK TV, broadcast via radio on NRK P1 as well as streamed online at NRK's official website nrk.no.

• The first semi-final took place on 16 January 2021. "Let Loose" performed by Blåsemafian feat. Hazel qualified to the final.
• The second semi-final took place on 23 January 2021. "Hero" performed by Raylee qualified to the final.
• The third semi-final took place on 30 January 2021. "Witch Woods" performed by Emmy qualified to the final.
• The fourth semi-final took place on 6 February 2021. "My Lonely Voice" performed by Kiim qualified to the final.
• The fifth semi-final took place on 13 February 2021. "I Can't Escape" performed by Imerika qualified to the final.
• The Last Chance round (Siste sjansen) took place on 15 February 2021. "Faith Bloody Faith" performed by Jorn qualified to the final.

Twelve songs consisting of the six semi-final and Last Chance qualifiers alongside the six pre-qualified songs competed during the final on 20 February 2021 at the H3 Arena in Fornebu. The winner was selected over three rounds of online voting. In the first round, the top four entries were selected to proceed to the second round, the Gold Final. In the Gold Final, the top two entries were selected to proceed to the third round, the Gold Duel. In the Gold Duel, the results of the online vote were revealed by Norway's five regions and led to the victory of "Fallen Angel" performed by Tix with 380,033 votes.

Tix recorded a backup tape of his performance on 22 February 2021, which would have been broadcast at Eurovision in the event that he was unable to travel to Rotterdam for the contest.^[3]