Stig mentioned that despite all six shows taking place in the same venue, no two shows will be the same, and that all of the shows will bring something different. He also went on to say that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,  NRK have drawn up different scenarios for Melodi Grand Prix 2021, depending on what the situation is like in Norway at the time. He remains adamant that the show will have an audience, although it might be a smaller audience than usual: “Of course there will be fewer people in the audience, but we plan on including the whole country. It will be a different kind of MGP season, but we do nothing by halves.”