Melodi Grand Prix Junior

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Melodi Grand Prix Junior
Country of originNorway
Original languagesNorwegian (main)
Sami (secondary)
Production
Running timeVaries
Original release
NetworkNRK
ReleaseFebruary 23, 2002 (2002-02-23) –
May 28, 2022 (2022-05-28)

Melodi Grand Prix Junior, also spelled as MGPjr, is a Norwegian television song competition for aspiring singers between the ages of 8 and 15 that was held annually between 2002 and 2022. The competing songs are written by the participants themselves and are sung primarily in Norwegian, and on several occasions, there were songs in Northern Sami, another language of Norway.

Many past winners went on to become stars, such as 2002's Nicolay Ramm, 2005's Malin Reitan, 2007's Celine Helgemo, 2009's Jørgen Dahl Moe, 2012's Marcus & Martinus, 2014's Mathea-Mari Glittenberg, and 2017's Oselie Henden.

History

The idea was taken from the Danish broadcaster Danmarks Radio, who launched a song contest for aspiring singers aged 8 to 15 in spring 2000. The format was a success and caught the attention of Norway and Sweden in 2002.

From 2003 to 2005, the contest used to select the Norwegian entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC). In 2006 Norway withdrew from the contest to participate in MGP Nordic and the contest used to select the entry for the Scandinavian counterpart until 2009. MGPjr is still held annually, but it's not used to select an entry for any contest. Shortly after Junior Eurovision 2021, NRK revealed that a delegation was sent to Paris to watch how much the contest evolved, raising questions about a possible return in 2022.[1]

Only days after the 2022 edition of MGPjr ended, NRK announced changes to the format, thus putting the contest's future in jeopardy.[2]

Presenters

Winners

Year Date Venue Artist Real Name(s) Song (translation) Other contests
2002 February 23 Oslo Spektrum To små karer [no] Nicolay Ramm, Christoffer B. Claussen "Paybacktime" MGP Nordic 2002
2003 September 6 2U Charlot Daysh, Joakim Harestad Haukaas [nn] "Sinnsykt gal forelsket" (Crazy in love) Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
2004 June 12 @lek Aleksander Moberg [no] "En stjerne skal jeg bli" (I'm gonna be a star) Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004
2005 May 28 Malin Malin Reitan "Sommer og skolefri" (Summer and school free) Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
2006 April 22 Ole Runar Ole Runar Gillebo [no] "Fotball e supert" (Football is super) MGP Nordic 2006
2007 June 2 Celine Celine Helgemo "Bæstevænna" (Best friends) MGP Nordic 2007
2008 September 5 The BlackSheeps Agnete Johnsen, Emelie Nilsen, Alexander Touryguin, Viktoria Eriksen "Oro jaska, beana" (Be quiet/Shut up, dog) MGP Nordic 2008
2009 September 5 Jørgen Jørgen Dahl Moe [no] "Din egen vei" (Your own way) MGP Nordic 2009
2010 September 4 Torstein Torstein Snekvik [no] "Svikter aldri igjen" (Never let you down again)
2011 September 3 Sval Sval Rosenløw Eeg "Trenger deg" (Need you)
2012 September 1 Marcus & Martinus Marcus Gunnarsen, Martinus Gunnarsen "To dråper vann" (Two drops of water)
2013 August 31 Unik 4 Audun Rørmark, Simen Bakkåker, Annika Momrak, Eline Nesje "Så sur da" (So mad)
2014 August 30 Mathea-Mari Mathea-Mari Glittenberg "#online"
2015 November 7 Thea Thea Floer Kulseng "Du gjør mæ så gla" (You make me so happy)
2016 November 5 Vilde & Anna Vilde Hjelle, Anna Naustdal "Vestlandet" (Western nation)
2017 November 4 Telenor Arena Oselie Oselie Henden "Verda vår" (Our world)
2018 November 3 4everU Eline Roa Gran, Savannah Løver, Maria Elisabeth Heitmann, Bettina Ranvik "Forandring" (Change)
2019 May 25 Anna & Emma Anna Vestreheim, Emma H. Ylvisåker "Kloden er syk" (The world is sick)
2020 August 22 Oslo Spektrum Hennika Hennika Eggum Huuse "Kan ikke la deg gå" (Can't let you go)
2021 May 29 Josefine & Oskar Josefine Westgaard, Oskar Armandus Høgetveit "Smitte deg med glede" (Infect yourself with joy)
2022 May 28 Telenor Arena William William Alexander Høyem Ribe "Tusen tanker" (A thousand thoughts)

See also

References

  1. ^ Herbert, Emily (21 December 2021). "Junior Eurovision: NRK Sent A Delegation To Paris, Possible Return in 2022?". Eurovoix.
  2. ^ Pettersen, Jørn (31 May 2022). "NRK usikre på MGPjr i 2023" (in Norwegian).