NORWAY – Since its release Elsie Bay’s Death Of Us is the bookmakers’ favourite at least at this stage, to win MGP 2022 and represent Norway in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest.
An internet controversy has been caused in the last few hours on Twitter, as there are many who claim that Elsie Bay’s Death Of Us has very strong similarities, not with one, but with two songs. Twitter users find several similarities in Death Of Us, both with Lana Del Rey’s Young And Beautiful and Aurora’s Forgotten Love, which is also Norwegian.
To emphasize these similarities, Twitter users also made relevant videos, where they compare the two pieces, in places where the similarities are more than enough.
Although we contacted Elsie Bay for an answer there was nothing official we can post. Though NRK’s MGP “boss” Stig Karlsen was kind enough to send us a reply regarding the issue.
“Itโs very cool that there is such a big interest for the Norwegian MGP songs internationally. Regarding the song ยซDeath Of Usยป, it is not even close to being plagiarism with the songs mentioned. Picking up inspiration from songs and artists is a natural process when creating something new, and you will always find some similarities with other songs. Accusations like this seem to be a traditional part of Eurovision every year. It’s all good.”
We are also delighted to host a special video message exclusively for oikotimes by Elsie Bay.
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