The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2000 in order to select its entry for the contest.

Ten entries competed in a show that took place on 4 March 2000 and the winner was determined over two rounds of voting from a five-member jury panel and a regional televote.

The broadcaster held the national final on 4 March 2000 at its Studio 1 in Oslo, hosted by Hans Christian Andersen and Stine Buer and was televised on NRK1.

[3] Among the competing artists was former Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest entrant Jan Werner Danielsen who represented Norway in 1994 alongside Elisabeth Andreassen.

The jury then distributed points that had a weighting equal to the votes of two televoting regions and the top four entries were selected to proceed to the second round, the superfinal.

The jury then distributed points that again had a weighting equal to the votes of two televoting regions, leading to the victory of "My Heart Goes Boom" performed by Charmed.

[11][12] Ahead of the contest Norway were considered one of the favourites to win among bookmakers, alongside the entries from Estonia, Ireland and the Netherlands.