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.

This article is about Norwegian song contest. For the Danish contest of the same name, see MGP Junior (Danish TV series).
Melodi Grand Prix Junior
Country of originNorway
Original languageNorwegian
Production
Running timeVaries
Release
Original networkNRK
Original releaseFebruary 23, 2002 (2002-02-23) –
present

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 Melodi Grand Prix Nordic and the contest used to select the entry for MGP Nordic 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]

Presenters

Winners
Year Date Artist Real Name(s) Language Song Translation
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/Shut up, 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 nation
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 May 28, 2022 TBA Norwegian TBA

See also

References
  1. Herbert, Emily (21 December 2021). "Junior Eurovision: NRK Sent A Delegation To Paris, Possible Return in 2022?". Eurovoix.
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