Melodi Grand Prix Junior
| Melodi Grand Prix Junior | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Norway |
| Original language(s) | Norwegian |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Oslo Spektrum |
| Running time | Varies |
| Release | |
| Original network | NRK |
| Original release | 2002 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Melodi Grand Prix Junior, also spelled as MGP jr. and MGPjr, is a Norwegian television music competition for children and adolescents under the age of 16. The contestants sings primarily in Norwegian, but it has also been sung in Sami, another language of Norway.
Between 2003 and 2005, Norway sent its winners to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC), when MPG Nordic wasn't active. In 2006 Norway withdrew itself from JESC, along with Denmark and Sweden, to participate in Melodi Grand Prix Nordic instead.
Between 2006 and 2009 the contest was also the national final that selected the entry to represent Norway in the Melodi Grand Prix Nordic junior singing competition, a specialized Scandinavian competition for children and adolescents. From 2010 and onwards, MGPjr ends in the national final after the winner song is selected.
Winners
| Year | Artist | Language | Song | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | To små karer | Norwegian | "Paybacktime" | – |
| 2003 | 2U | Norwegian | "Sinnsykt gal forelsket" | Crazy in love |
| 2004 | @lek | Norwegian | "En stjerne skal jeg bli" | I’m gonna be a star |
| 2005 | Malin | Norwegian | "Sommer og skolefri" | Summer and school free |
| 2006 | Ole Runar | Norwegian | "Fotball e supert" | Football is super |
| 2007 | Celine | Norwegian | "Bæstevænna" | Best friends |
| 2008 | The BlackSheeps | Norwegian, Sami | "Oro jaska, beana" | Be quiet, dog |
| 2009 | Jørgen | Norwegian | "Din egen vei" | Your own way |
| 2010 | Torstein | Norwegian | "Svikter aldri igjen" | Never let you down again |
| 2011 | Sval | Norwegian | "Trenger deg" | Need you |
| 2012 | Marcus & Martinus | Norwegian | "To dråper vann" | Two drops of water |
| 2013 | Unik 4 | Norwegian | "Så sur da" | So angry then |
| 2014 | Mathea-Mari | Norwegian | "#Online" | – |
| 2015 | Thea | Norwegian | "Du gjør mæ så gla" | You make me so happy |
| 2016 | Vilde & Anna | Norwegian | "Vestlandet" | Western Norway |
See also
- MGP Junior, Denmark's national MGP competition
- Lilla Melodifestivalen, Swedish national MGP competition
- Melodi Grand Prix Nordic
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest