Released 17 February 2015 Genre Pop
alternative Label Mørland | Format Digital download Length 3:04 Writer(s) Kjetil Mørland | |
"A Monster Like Me" is a song written by Norwegian singer-songwriter Kjetil Mørland and performed by Mørland and Debrah Scarlett. The song represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. It was released as a digital download in Norway on 17 February 2015, later it was included on Mørland's first studio album Make a Sail (2016).
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Melodi Grand Prix 2015
During the Melodi Grand Prix 2015 press conference on 21 January 2015, "A Monster Like Me" was announced as one of the eleven songs competing to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. The song was performed ninth in the running order and was one of the four songs that continued to the Gold Final. "A Monster Like Me" received 88,869 votes overall, only 3,496 votes ahead of the runner-up, and won the opportunity to compete in Vienna.
After winning Melodi Grand Prix, the song peaked at number 24 in VG-lista.
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "A Monster Like Me" was first released onto YouTube on 20 February 2015 at a total length of three minutes and thirteen seconds.