The winner of the competition, Subwoolfer with "Give That Wolf a Banana", went on to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy in May 2022.

The contest consisted of four semi-finals, a two-part "wild card" round (Sistesjansen, "Last chance") and a final, held at the H3 Arena in Fornebu across January and February 2022.

[1][2] The concept is similar to the competition in 2021:[4][5] one contestant qualified for the final from each of the previous rounds, while another five added up to these as pre-qualified entrants, for a total of ten finalists.

[7] About one week after the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, NRK officially opened for songwriters to submit entries for Melodi Grand Prix 2022.

[8] In addition to the open submission, NRK also looked for possible entries through targeted search and direct dialogue with the Norwegian music industry.