Barely a day after the Melodi Grand Prix final in Trondheim Spektrum is history, news meets the winners at Kvilhaugen farm. It has been a long night. – I went to bed at half past six and fell asleep around seven thirty, says band member Magnus Børmark. But notes that the shape is good. – Yes, I didn’t really make it to the alcohol service, but there were so many nice people to talk to, he continues. Vocalist Gunnhild Sundli says she has spent the last few hours lying on the sofa ruffling the children’s hair. – Now it was nice to have fresh air, she says. Both members say it’s good to have some fresh air the day after the victory. Here they are at Kvilhaugen farm in Trondheim. Photo: Jøte Toftaker / news – Full klikkings Gåte won MGP 2024 with the most votes from the public. Six points ahead of KEiiNO, who was the favorite of the European jury. The result was weighted with 60% popular vote and 40% jury vote. The last decisive seconds were quite bad, say the Trønders. – It was absolutely terrible before it was clarified, says Gunnhild Sundli. – Waiting for that number, then the tears rolled. Then it was full of clicks, continues Børmark. And since then, congratulatory messages and cheers have poured in. – You know you’ve won the MGP when you have 76 SMSes on your mobile. So just start working. A fantastically good feeling, says Børmark. But what about what everyone is wondering – will it be a trip to Malmö? People protest if they think it’s good When asked about Israel’s participation in the international final, and what the new winners now think, they answer as follows: – Now we are in a new position, because we have won. So we’ll take another round and figure out how best to solve it. We have to take one thing at a time to sort. There is a lot of pressure and noise, so we take it easy. – Is that a tricky question to ask? – No, by no means. We think it’s good that people say what they think. There are many ways to express one’s will to achieve peace in the world, and we will find ours. We probably have a way of doing it, but we don’t want to say more about that right now, say Børmark and Sundli. Here the victory was a fact. Photo: Linda Marie Vedeler / news The band says they play music, and that music has some qualities that cancel out the differences that politics, religion, culture and nationality create between people. – Music has a property where this ends, and this is where we operate. International ambitions Now they are excited about what the future will bring. But the ambitions are clear. – We have a bit of an audience abroad, but not the boost we need to get over the hump. We have the raw material and are a solid live band, says Børmark. He believes this will now change. And vocalist Sundli says it’s important that the audience sees Gåte live, because it’s something different than just hearing the music. – Riddle must be experienced. And this most likely means that we may have to make a living from being artists from now on.
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Puzzled the day after – no decision made on further participation in Melodi Grand Prix – news Trøndelag – Local news, TV and radio
