Melodi ni Solarie 81

The 81st edition of Melodi ni Solarie took place in after its 8th victory in the previous edition.
The songs were chosen equally by two juries; however only one jury voted in the semifinals and the final happened with three juries voting equally in a final that happened live on plug.dj.
The same format was applied for this edition, since Melodi ni Solarie 77 - 12 songs in every semifinal with 6 qualifiers in each plus two wildcards and two direct finalists (the top 2 of the previous edition).
In the end, took its 6th title (the second title in three editions), cementing a record of four editions in a row in the top 2. The province also became the first province to date to have won as a runner-up qualifier and the only province so far to have reached the top 4 in such a position.
With Atlas Genius' victory, Australia took its 6th title home and English language made its 42nd winner (first time a song sung in English wins in 9 editions). ended up as the runner-up, conquering its second top 4 in its brief history in the festival and its second best result to date.
The jury title went for the first time to with the victory of Svalestup. It's also the 3rd time a band from Norway wins the jury title and the first time a song sung in Norwegian wins it. ended in 2nd place and was the 3rd.
==Semifinal 1==
Draw	Province	Artist 	Song 	Semi
1 	 	The Surfing Magazines	Voices Carry Through The Mist	9
2 	 	Night Beats 	Her Cold Cold Heart 	8
3 	 	Tennis 	Runner 	6
4 	 	Steiner & Madlaina 	Das Schöne Leben 	10
5 	 	Banyan 	La Sirena 	11
6 	 	Sussurruído 	Palavras nos Muros 	12
7 	 	Blitzen Trapper 	Black River Killer 	7
8 	 	Garrett Kato 	Take It Slowly 	4
9 	 	Cat Clyde 	Mama Said 	3
10 	 	Plant and Animals 	Lightshow 	2
11 	 	Son Mieux 	Easy 	1
12 	 	Pond 	Paint Me Silver 	5
==Semifinal 2==
Draw	Province	Artist 	Song 	Semi
1 	 	Karkwa 	Oublie Pas 	2
2 	 	St. Paul and The Broken Bones	Call Me 	1
3 	 	Tess Parks 	Somedays 	9
4 	 	The Brian Jonestown Massacre 	Pish 	11
5 	 	Blaudzun 	Promises of No Man's Land	3
6 	 	Weird Owl 	White Hidden Fire 	12
7 	 	The Long Winters 	Blue Diamonds 	10
8 	 	Low Roar 	Bones 	6
9 	 	Hak Baker 	Quaser 	7
10 	 	Svalestup 	Alt Du Treng 	8
11 	 	Nick Melvey 	Moment of Surrender 	5
12 	 	Skott 	Porcelain 	4
==Final==
Draw	Province	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
1 	 	Skott 	Porcelain 	14 	4
2 	 	Svalestup 	Alt Du Treng 	2 	40
3 	 	Low Roar 	Bones 	7 	28
4 	 	Pond 	Paint Me Silver 	11 	18
5 	 	Garrett Kato 	Take It Slowly 	16 	1
6 	 	Cat Clyde 	Mama Said 	15 	5
7 	 	St. Paul and The Broken Bones	Call Me 	5 	32
8 	 	Atlas Genius 	Stockholm 	1 	48
9 	 	Plant and Animals 	Lightshow 	13 	10
10 	 	Karkwa 	Oublie Pas 	10 	25
11 	 	Nick Melvey 	Moment of Surrender 	12 	15
12 	 	Tennis 	Runner 	9 	27
13 	 	Son Mieux 	Easy 	3 	36
14 	 	Blaudzun 	Promises of No Man's Land	4 	33
15 	 	Démira 	Dragons 	6 	30
16 	 	Night Beats 	Her Cold Cold Heart 	8 	27
==Winning Song==
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==Jury Results==
Draw	Province	Artist 	Song
1° 	 	Svalestup	Alt Du Treng
2° 	 	Cat Clyde	Mama Said
3° 	 	Tennis 	Runner