Meet the Reviewers of Eurovision 2023 on NRK TV: Espen Borge, Jim Ødegård Pedersen, Marie Sophie Hellevang-Jensen and Subhan Sohail

This year’s reviewers consist of NRK’s ​​permanent Eurovision reviewer Espen Borgeas well as three members of the public jury in the program “Address: Liverpool” on NRK TV: Jim Ødegård Pedersen, Marie Sophie Hellevang-Jensen and Subhan Sohail!

Aspen:

Music and humor reviewer at NRK.

• Relationship to Eurovision: Strained into ballads, played up into a joke!

• This year’s favorite entry: Finland and Käärijä med «Cha Cha Cha»!

• Favorite of all time: Tajči – “Let’s Go Crazy” (Yugoslavia, 1990)

Marie:

32 years old and works as a music teacher.

• My relationship with Eurovision: The Eurovision Song Contest has been the highlight of the year for me for 14 years, and a big moment all my life.

• This year’s favorite entry: La Zarra – “Obviously” (Frankrike)

• Favorite entry of all time: «Gravity» by Zlata Ognevich (Ukraine, 2013)

Jim:

39 years old, leader of the public jury in «Address: Liverpool» on NRK TV, and NRK-declared Eurovision expert.

• My relationship with Eurovision: I live and breathe ESC – it has become a lifestyle as much as a hobby.

• This year’s favorite entry: Can’t pick just one! Hope France wins, think Finland wins, fear Sweden and Loreen, and Austria is this year’s guilty pleasure.

• Favorite entry of all time: “Poupée de cire, Poupée de son” sung by France Gall. It won the competition for Luxembourg in 1965! GORGEOUS ⭐️

Subhan:

17 years old, studying media and communication at upper secondary school.

• My relationship with Eurovision: Eurovision has been my hobby for more than five years now. It’s my favorite holiday!

• This year’s favorite entry: Sweden (Loreen with “Tattoo”) and Great Britain (Mae Muller with “I Wrote a Song”). Love them both so much!

• Favorite entry of all time: The Netherlands and S10 with «The Depth» from 2022. It’s the most beautiful song I’ve heard in my entire life!