Morten Thomassen reports on the next song that did not make the 2023 Norwegian Eurovision final. ESC Covers google translated it from Norwegian to English.

Every year, some celebrities are drawn in, both because they primarily have something to do musically, but also perhaps because they create a little extra buzz about MGP by taking part.

Alejandro tried for a second time, but this time with a song he thought he could stand for much more than his first attempt.

And he has absolutely nothing to be ashamed of, for me this was a convincing performance of a Latin song that was playful and heartfelt at the same time.

But, are Norwegians just as ready for such fierce rhythms on a cold winter’s evening, well, it couldn’t quite seem that way.

Mr. Fuentes only had a 16% chance of qualifying, if you are to believe those who do this kind of thing, and the low number is probably due to a type of music that does not too often tempt us Norwegians.

It probably didn’t help that NRK did a not very good job of distributing the 21 contributions over 3 semi-finals when the two Latino songs appeared in the same semi-final.

NRK certainly has potential for improvement there, because it was not up to Alejandro to create fire and flame on stage, but not with those who voted.

Photo credit – Morten Thomassen