Melodi Grand Prix Junior
Melodi Grand Prix Junior, also spelled as MGP jr. and MGPjr, is a Norwegian television music competition for children between the ages of 8 and 15. The contestants sings primarily in Norwegian, but have also sung in Northern Sami, another language of Norway.
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| Country of origin | Norway |
| Original language | Norwegian |
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| Running time | Varies |
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| Original network | NRK |
| Original release | February 23, 2002 – present |
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History
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 Melodi Grand Prix Nordic and the contest used to select the entry for MGP Nordic until 2009. Contest is still held annually, but it's not used u-to select an entry for any contest.
Presenters
- Thomas Numme (2002)
- Stian Barsnes-Simonsen (2002–2008)
- Nadia Hasnaoui (2004–06)
- Kåre Magnus Bergh (2009–10)
- Marthe Sveberg Bjørstad (2009)
- Ingrid Gjessing Linhave (2010, 2016)
- Margrethe Røed (2011–15)
- Alex Rosén (2011)
- Tooji (2012–14)
- Nicolay Ramm (2016–17)
- Mikkel Niva (2017–19)
- Sigrid Velle Dypbukt (2018–19)
- Selma Ibrahim Karlsen (2020-)
- Victor Sotberg (2020-)
Winners
| Year | Date | Artist | Real Name(s) | Language | Song | Translation |
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| 2002 | February 23, 2002 | To små karer | Nicolay Ramm, Christoffer B. Claussen | Norwegian | "Paybacktime" | |
| 2003 | September 6, 2003 | 2U | Charlot Daysh, Joakim Harestad Haukaas | Norwegian | "Sinnsykt gal forelsket" | Crazy in love |
| 2004 | June 12, 2004 | @lek | Aleksander Moberg | Norwegian | "En stjerne skal jeg bli" | I'm gonna be a star |
| 2005 | May 28, 2005 | Malin | Malin Reitan | Norwegian | "Sommer og skolefri" | Summer and school free |
| 2006 | April 22, 2006 | Ole Runar | Ole Runar Gillebo | Norwegian | "Fotball e supert" | Football is super |
| 2007 | June 2, 2007 | Celine | Celine Helgemo | Norwegian | "Bæstevænna" | Best friends |
| 2008 | September 5, 2008 | The BlackSheeps | Agnete Johnsen, Emelie Nilsen, Alexander Touryguin, Viktoria Eriksen |
Norwegian, Northern Sami |
"Oro jaska, beana" | Be quiet, dog |
| 2009 | September 5, 2009 | Jørgen | Jørgen Dahl Moe | Norwegian | "Din egen vei" | Your own way |
| 2010 | September 4, 2010 | Torstein | Torstein Snekvik | Norwegian | "Svikter aldri igjen" | Never let you down again |
| 2011 | September 3, 2011 | Sval | Sval Rosenløw Eeg | Norwegian | "Trenger deg" | Need you |
| 2012 | September 1, 2012 | Marcus & Martinus | Marcus Gunnarsen, Martinus Gunnarsen | Norwegian | "To dråper vann" | Two drops of water |
| 2013 | August 31, 2013 | Unik 4 | Audun Rørmark, Simen Bakkåker, Annika Momrak, Eline Nesje |
Norwegian | "Så sur da" | So mad |
| 2014 | August 30, 2014 | Mathea-Mari | Mathea-Mari Glittenberg | Norwegian | "#online" | – |
| 2015 | November 7, 2015 | Thea | Thea Floer Kulseng | Norwegian | "Du gjør mæ så gla" | You make me so happy |
| 2016 | November 5, 2016 | Vilde og Anna | Vilde Hjelle, Anna Naustdal | Norwegian | "Vestlandet" | Western Norway |
| 2017 | November 4, 2017 | Oselie | Oselie Henden | Norwegian | "Verda vår" | Our world |
| 2018 | November 3, 2018 | 4everU | Eline Roa Gran, Savannah Løver, Maria Elisabeth Heitmann, Bettina Ranvik |
Norwegian | "Forandring" | Change |
| 2019 | May 25, 2019 | Anna & Emma | Anna Vestreheim, Emma H. Ylvisåker | Norwegian | "Kloden er syk" | The world is sick |
| 2020 | August 22, 2020 | Hennika | Hennika Eggum Huuse | Norwegian | "Kan ikke la deg gå" | Can't let you go |
| 2021 | May 29, 2021 | Josefine & Oskar | Josefine Westgaard, Oskar Armandus Høgetveit | Norwegian | "Smitte deg med glede" | Infect yourself with joy |
| 2022 | TBA 2022 | TBA | Norwegian | TBA | ||
See also
- MGP Junior, Denmark's national MGP competition
- Lilla Melodifestivalen, Swedish national MGP competition
- Melodi Grand Prix Nordic
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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