A total of 26 songs participated – the highest number in the history of the competition.

[1] The competition consisted of five semi-finals, a "wild card" show, and the final on Saturday 20 February 2021.

Of these, six songs were pre-qualified, while the rest had to qualify through the five semi-finals and the wild card show.

[4] Linhave left the show from the fifth semi-final, citing long-term back problems, and was replaced by Silje Nordnes.

[4] In the first round, all twelve finalists performed once, after which the four best songs proceeded to the gold final.

After the gold duel, the results of the online voting were revealed by representatives of Norway's five regions, which led to the victory of "Fallen Angel" performed by Tix.