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Stig Karlsen, the Head of Delegation of Norway, will step down from his position from NRK for a new position and also from the producer position of Melodi Grand Prix.

MELODI GRAND PRIX

Stig was the producer of Melodi Grand Prix between 2015 and 2024. For the past 10 years, Stig re-created the MGP and make it the strongest national finals for several editions.

You can rewatch the editions of MGP in their archive from NRK.

MELODI GRAND PRIX | ARCHIVE

NEW JOB FOR STIG

Stig will work with Jannicke Mikkelsen (Norway’s first female astronaut). Stig will be handling Jannicke’s media and communications in relation to her space travel. He will be also responsible to produce Jannicke’s media content from her SpaceX trip.

Stig Karlsen says:

Now I’m going to change jobs. I love MGP and Eurovision and have enjoyed working with it for many years.  10 years is a decent length of time for a project, and now this fantastic offer came up with a Norwegian astronaut, so now the time had come.

Karlsen adds:

It is because of this job offer that I got. I believe that music and culture are a bridge-builder, and I also believe that the EBU will get the event back in order.

Stig will initially take nine months of leave from NRK and start his new job on 1 October, by then,he should have finished the job of finding next year’s MGP artists and songs.

WHO WILL BE THE NEW HOD?

NRK is currently looking for the person who will replace Stig Karlsen. At the moment, we have no name for the next producer of MGP and the HOD (can be the same person or not necessarly). NRK Entertainment Manager, Charlo Halvorsen, said that:

We are in the process of finding Stig’s successor as music manager for MGP. This is one of MusikNorway’s most important jobs, so we take the time to find the right person, with the right skills and heart for the country’s biggest music competition.

Our team wish the best of luck to Stig in his new position and thank him for everything he done in the past years with Norway’s participantion in Eurovision and MGP.

Source: NRK