Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026
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Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Ya Ya Ya", written by Jonas Lovv Hellesøy and Sondre Skaftun, and performed by Jonas Lovv. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2026 in order to select its entry for the contest.
Norway| Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) | |||
| Country | Norway | |||
| Selection process | Melodi Grand Prix 2026 | |||
| Selection date | 28 February 2026 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Ya Ya Ya" | |||
| Artist | Jonas Lovv | |||
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| Semi-final result | Qualified (4th, 206 points) | |||
| Final result | 14th, 134 points | |||
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Background
Prior to the 2026 contest, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Norway sixty-four times since its first entry in 1960. It 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 received nul points (zero points) four times, the latter being a record shared 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 for 2004, Norway has finished in the top ten ten times.[1]
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, NRK organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The broadcaster has traditionally organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix, which has selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in all but one of its participation. NRK confirmed its intentions to participate at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest on 19 June 2025,[2] and announced on 20 June the organization of Melodi Grand Prix 2026 in order to select its 2026 entry.[3]
Before Eurovision
Melodi Grand Prix 2026
Melodi Grand Prix 2026 was the 64th edition of the Norwegian national final Melodi Grand Prix (MGP), which selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The show took place on 28 February 2026 at the Håkons Hall in Lillehammer, hosted by Ronny Brede Aase, Marte Stokstad and Markus Neby.[4][5] The national final was watched by 605,000 viewers in Norway with a market share of 56.4%, making it the least watched edition of MGP ever.[6][7]
Format
The competition consisted of two stages. The first stage was a radio selection titled MGP-cupen ("MGP cup"), which took place between 20 and 26 January 2026 during the NRK P1 programme Nitimen. Eight songs competed over three rounds of duels and the winning entry qualified to the second stage, which was the final, on 28 February 2026, joining the eight pre-qualified finalists. The results of MGP-cupen were determined exclusively by public online voting through NRK's official website nrk.no, while viewers could also cast their votes online through nrk.no during the final.[8][9][10]
Competing entries
A submission period was opened by NRK between 20 June and 1 September 2025. Each song had to have at least one Norwegian songwriter, and each songwriter could submit a maximum of three songs.[3][11] In addition to the public call for submissions, NRK directly invited certain artists and composers to submit songs.[12] At the close of the deadline, approximately 1,500 submissions were received.[13] A total of 16 songs were selected for the competition by the newly assigned MGP music producer Tarjei Strøm: eight songs for MGP-cupen and an additional eight songs that qualified directly for the final.[4] The directly qualified competing acts and songs were revealed on 19 January 2026 during a press conference at NRK's studio 1, presented by Ronny Brede Aase, Marte Stokstad and Markus Neby, while the acts competing in MGP-cupen were revealed on 20 January 2026.[14][15] Due to Israel's participation in Eurovision amidst the Gaza war, Ylvis withdrew prior to the announcement of the participants despite having been selected to compete.[16] Among the competing artists were Alexander Rybak, who won the 2009 contest for Norway and represented the country again in 2018, and Emmy, who represented Ireland in 2025.[15][17]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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| Alexander Rybak | "Rise" | Alexander Rybak |
| Aranja | "Pyjamas Song" |
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| Emma | "Northern Lights" |
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| Emmy | "Sykt fin" |
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| Gothminister | "The Spell" | Bjørn Alexander Brem |
| Hedda Mae | "Snap Back" |
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| Jonas Lovv | "Ya Ya Ya" |
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| Leonardo Amor | "Prayer" |
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| Mileo | "Frankenstein" |
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| Raylee | "Where Did Your Friend Go" |
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| Sander Silva and Victorjus | "Fritt fall" |
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| Silke | "Forevermore" |
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| Skrellex | "Into the Wild" |
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| Storm | "Lullaby" |
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| Thomas Jenssen | "Smalltown" |
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| Vika Anonymous | "Har du itte vørri på toten før?" |
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MGP-cupen
MGP-cupen took place between 20 and 26 January 2026 and consisted of three rounds of public voting. The first round featured four daily duels between 20 and 24 January 2026 and the winners of the duels proceeded to the second round which featured two daily duels on 24 and 25 January 202. The winners of each duel proceeded to the last round on 26 January 2026, where the winner, "Into the Wild" performed by Skrellex, proceeded to the final.[8][9]
On 25 January 2026, Sander Silva and Victorjus announced their withdrawal from the competition, also citing Israel's participation in Eurovision amidst the Gaza war as the reason.[18]
| Duel | Date | Artist | Song | Result |
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| I | 20 January | Skrellex | "Into the Wild" | Advanced |
| Emmy | "Sykt fin" | N/a | ||
| II | 21 January | Gothminister | "The Spell" | Advanced |
| Vika Anonymous | "Har du itte vørri på toten før?" | N/a | ||
| III | 22 January | Aranja | "Pyjamas Song" | N/a |
| Sander Silva and Victorjus | "Fritt fall" | Advanced | ||
| IV | 23 January | Raylee | "Where Did Your Friend Go" | Advanced |
| Thomas Jenssen | "Smalltown" | N/a |
| Duel | Date | Artist | Song | Result |
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| I | 24 January | Skrellex | "Into the Wild" | Advanced |
| Gothminister | "The Spell" | N/a | ||
| II | 25 January | Sander Silva and Victorjus | "Fritt fall" | Withdrew |
| Raylee | "Where Did Your Friend Go" | Advanced |
| Artist | Song | Result |
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| Raylee | "Where Did Your Friend Go" | N/a |
| Skrellex | "Into the Wild" | Advanced |
Final
Eight pre-qualified entries and the winner of MGP-cupen competed in the final, held on 28 February 2026. The winner, "Ya Ya Ya" performed by Jonas Lovv, was selected by a combination of a public vote (60%) and votes from eight international juries (40%). The viewers had a total of 516 points to award, while the juries had a total of 344 points to award. Each jury group distributed their points as follows: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points. The viewer vote was based on the percentage of votes each song achieved. For example, if a song gained 10% of the viewer vote, then that entry would be awarded 10% of 516 points rounded to the nearest integer: 52 points.[19][10] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the show was opened by Kyle Alessandro, who represented Norway in 2025, performing his entry "Lighter".[20]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
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| 1 | Skrellex | "Into the Wild" | 15 | 30 | 45 | 7 |
| 2 | Hedda Mae | "Snap Back" | 11 | 4 | 15 | 8 |
| 3 | Storm | "Lullaby" | 14 | 36 | 50 | 6 |
| 4 | Mileo | "Frankenstein" | 54 | 35 | 89 | 4 |
| 5 | Silke | "Forevermore" | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Alexander Rybak | "Rise" | 66 | 126 | 192 | 2 |
| 7 | Emma | "Northern Lights" | 28 | 99 | 127 | 3 |
| 8 | Leonardo Amor | "Prayer" | 60 | 13 | 73 | 5 |
| 9 | Jonas Lovv | "Ya Ya Ya" | 96 | 169 | 265 | 1 |
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| 1 | "Into the Wild" | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | ||
| 2 | "Snap Back" | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 3 | "Lullaby" | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 4 | "Frankenstein" | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 54 | |
| 5 | "Forevermore" | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | "Rise" | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 66 |
| 7 | "Northern Lights" | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 28 | |
| 8 | "Prayer" | 8 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 60 |
| 9 | "Ya Ya Ya" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 96 |
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At Eurovision
In January, Norway was drawn to compete in the 2nd half of the 2nd Semi Final.
On May 14, 2026, Jonas Lovv took the stage for Norway, performing his song "Ya Ya Ya" in the 2nd Semi Final. Lovv qualified for the Grand Final. Lovv qualified alongside nine other contestants including Søren Torpegaard Lund, Delta Goodrem and Daniel Zizka.
On May 16, 2026, he performed as the 23rd number in the grand final. He secured a grand total of 134 points (115 jury points, and 19 public points), landing Norway at 14th place [23]
Voting
Points awarded to Norway
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Detailed voting results
Each participating broadcaster assembles a seven-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent and two of which have to be between 18 and 25 years old. Each jury, and individual jury member, is required to meet a strict set of criteria regarding professional background, as well as diversity in gender and age. No member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.[26] The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.
The following members comprised the Norwegian jury:[25]
- Daniel Grindeland
- Jørn Kristian Dahl
- Kevin Haugan
- Hanne Sørvaag
- Ingrid Vårvik
- Janne Monsen Tveit
- Regina Tucker
| R/O | Country | Jury | Televote | |||||||||
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| Juror A | Juror B | Juror C | Juror D | Juror E | Juror F | Juror G | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
| 01 |  Bulgaria | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 02 |  Azerbaijan | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 03 |  Romania | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| 04 |  Luxembourg | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | ||
| 05 |  Czechia | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| 06 | Armenia | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 13 | |
| 07 | Switzerland | 6 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | |
| 08 |  Cyprus | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 12 | |
| 09 |  Latvia | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | |
| 10 | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 |  Australia | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| 12 |  Ukraine | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 13 |  Albania | 10 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 |  Malta | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 15 | Norway | |||||||||||
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| Juror A | Juror B | Juror C | Juror D | Juror E | Juror F | Juror G | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
| 01 | Denmark | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| 02 |  Germany | 21 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 22 | ||
| 03 |  Israel | 9 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 04 | Belgium | 19 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 23 | ||
| 05 | Albania | 6 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 | |
| 06 |  Greece | 22 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 14 | ||
| 07 | Ukraine | 12 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | |
| 08 | Australia | 4 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 09 |  Serbia | 20 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 15 | ||
| 10 | Malta | 23 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 18 | ||
| 11 | Czechia | 1 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 19 | |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 13 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | Croatia | 7 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 16 | ||
| 14 | United Kingdom | 15 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 21 | ||
| 15 |  France | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 16 |  Moldova | 8 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 12 | ||
| 17 |  Finland | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 18 |  Poland | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 | ||
| 19 |  Lithuania | 17 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 17 | ||
| 20 | Sweden | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 21 | Cyprus | 16 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 22 |  Italy | 10 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |
| 23 | Norway | |||||||||||
| 24 | Romania | 24 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 25 |  Austria | 11 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 24 | ||