NRK has released the details of the jurors who voted as part of the international juries in the final of Melodi Grand Prix 2025.
Ten international juries voted as part of the final of Melodi Grand Prix 2025 determining 40% of the results of last nights show. Each jury was formed of between four and five members who awarded points from 12 to 1 to the participants.
Australia
- Emily Griggs – Head of Delegation for Australia at Eurovision
- Damian McDermott – Network Executive Producer for SBS’ Eurovision coverage
- Angela Downing – Assistant Head of Delegation at Eurovision
- Paul Clarke – Creative Director for Australia’s Eurovision entries
Croatia
- Maja Tokić – Head Juror – Editor of Dora 2025
- Luka Grgić – Creative professional
- Davor Medaković – Head of Music at HR2
- Jelena Balent – Singer
- Tihomir Preradović – Composer
Denmark
- Molly Plank – Head Juror – Head of Delegation for Denmark at Eurovision
- Christian Ellegaard – Journalist at DR
- Bryan Rice – Singer
- Ander Ugilt Andersen – Radio presenter
- Tilde Vinther – Backing singer
Finland
- Matti Myllyaho – Producer for UMK
- Eva Frantz – Eurovision commentator at YLE since 2011
- Aiija Puurtinen – Singer, musician and composer
- Jenni Lambert – Singer
- Enni Koistinen – Scriptwriter and social media content creator
Georgia
- Natia Uznadze – Head Juror – Producer of Eurovision & Junior Eurovision for Georgia
- Lasha Kapanandze – Head of Media for Georgia at Eurovision
- Manana Morchiladze – Music producer
- Zaza Orashvili – Director
- Salome Bakuradze – Singer
Iceland
- Felix Bergsson – Head Juror – Head of Delegation for Iceland at Eurovision
- Kolbrún María Másdóttir – TV presenter, Creative Director and backing vocalist for Iceland 2023
- Andrea Sigríður Jónsdóttir – Radio DJ
- Erna Hronn Olafsdottir – Singer and backing vocalist
- Vilhjálmur Ósk Vilhjálmsson – Theatre performer and producer
Luxembourg
- Eric Lehmann – Head Juror – Head of Delegation for Luxembourg at Eurovision
- Naomi Ayé Vajdovics Suárez – Singer and songwriter
- Romain Heck – Represented Luxembourg at Eurovision 1989 and 1992
- Rafaela Teixeira Fernandes – Singer
- Lucas Zagdoudi – Singer
Sweden
- Natalie Carrion – Head Juror – Singer and presenter
- Mathias Bridfelt – Music editor at SVT and SR
- Helene Wigren – PR Agent and Manager
- Robert Sehlberg – Music Director
- Natasha Azarmi – Music journalist
Ukraine
- Oksana Skybinska – Head Juror – Head of Delegation for Ukraine at Eurovision
- Oleg Tsurenko – Music journalist and Producer
- Ievgen Garbarenko – Songwriter and Music Producer
- German Nenov – Creative Producer
- Svitlana Tarabarova – Singer and Music Producer
United Kingdom
- Andrew Cartmell – Head Juror – Head of Delegation of the United Kingdom at Eurovision (did not vote in the selection)
- Chris Chilvers – Senior Music Programmer
- Victoria Needs – Marketing manager at a record label
- Harry Kersley – Classical singer
- Leila Al-Mitwally – Associate Producer at BBC Radio 1
- Kojo Samuel – Music Director
Kyle Alessandro will have the privilege of representing Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland in May 2025. Kyle Alessandro will perform in the second half of the first semi-final on May 13.
Image Source: Julia Marie Naglestad / NRK | Source: NRK
Norway debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960 and have won the contest three times – in 1985, 1995 and 2009. The country has the dubious record of finishing last the most times, twelve in total, and have received nul points four times. Norway last won the contest in 2009 when Alexander Rybak broke all records with his song “Fairytale”. He scored 387 points in the final, receiving 16 sets of 12 points and scoring points from every country.
