Melodi Grand Prix Junior (MGP jr.) is the Norwegian national final that selects the entry to represent Norway in the annual Melodi Grand Prix Nordic

MGP Nordic

MGP Nordic is a Scandinavian song contest for children aged 8 to 15, organized by DR, NRK, SVT and YLE through FST5...

 junior singing competition. Between 2003 and 2005, Norway sent its winners to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Junior Eurovision Song Contest

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest , is an international song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union annually since 2003 and is open exclusively to broadcasters that are members of the EBU. It is held in a different European city each year.The competition has many...

, when MPG Nordic wasn't active. In 2006 Norway withdrew itself from JESC

Junior Eurovision Song Contest

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest , is an international song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union annually since 2003 and is open exclusively to broadcasters that are members of the EBU. It is held in a different European city each year.The competition has many...

, along with Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 and Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

, to participate in Melodi Grand Prix Nordic instead. from 2010 melodi grand prix junior ended with the national final.

History

In November 2006, Finland joined the project. The collaborating TV companies are NRK, SVT, DR, and FST5/YLE.

Winners

Year	Series	Article	Artist	Song	Translation
2002	1st	MGP jr. 2002 Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2002 Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2002 was the first ever music competition in Norway in the series Melodi Grand Prix Junior for children aged 9 and 15 years. The winners were To små karer with the song "Paybacktime"...	To små karer	Paybacktime	Paybacktime
2003	2nd	MGP jr. 2003 Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2003 Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2003 was the second music competition in Norway in the series Melodi Grand Prix Junior for children aged 9 and 15 years...	2U	Sinnsykt gal forelsket	Crazy in love
2004	3rd	MGP jr. 2004 Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2004 Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2003 was the third music competition in Norway in the series Melodi Grand Prix Junior for children aged 9 and 15 years...	@lek	En stjerne skal jeg bli	I'm gonna be a star
2005	4th	MGP jr. 2005 Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2005 The Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2005 was Norway's fourth national Melodi Grand Prix Junior for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held on May 28, 2005, in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway with a live television show of 1 hours and 15 minutes presented by Stian Barsnes Simonsen and Nadia Hasnaoui...	Malin Malin Reitan Malin is a Norwegian singer. She finished 3rd in Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with her song Sommer og skolefri. She is also a recording artist with two released albums. She sings in her regional dialect.-Biography:Malin's career as a singer started when she was nine years old...	Sommer og skolefri	Summer and school free
2006	5th	MGP jr. 2006 Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2006 The Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2006 is Norway's fifth national Melodi Grand Prix Junior for singers ages 8 to 15 years old. It was held on April 21, 2006, in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway. It was broadcast live for a total of 1 hour and 15 minutes. The hosts were Stian Barsnes Simonsen and Nadia...	Ole Runar	Fotball e supert	Football is great
2007	6th	MGP jr. 2007 Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2007 The Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2007 was Norway's sixth national Melodi Grand Prix Junior for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held on June 2, 2007, in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway and broadcast live presented by Stian Barsnes Simonsen. Nine participants participated and the contest was won by...	Celine Celine Helgemo Celine Solemsløkk Helgemo is a Norwegian child singer and songwriter. She won an international song competition MGP Nordic 2007 with her song "Bæstevænna" when she was 12 years old, and has released a platinum-certified album.Helgemo comes from Orkdal, near Trondheim...	Bæstevænna	Best friends
2008	7th	MGP jr. 2008 Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2008 The Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2008 was Norway's seventh national Melodi Grand Prix Junior for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held on June 2, 2007, in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway and broadcast live Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation on 5 September 2008 at the Oslo Spektrum.From over 500...	The BlackSheeps The BlackSheeps The BlackSheeps is a band from Nesseby in northern Norway. Their breakthrough came following their participation in the MGP jr, a song contest for children organised by Norwegian state broadcaster NRK. Having won MGP jr 2008 with the song Oro jaska, beana the group went on to represent Norway in...	Oro jaska, beana	Be quiet, dog
2009	8th	MGP jr. 2009 Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2009 The Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2009 was Norway's eighth national Melodi Grand Prix Junior for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway and broadcast live Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation on 5 September 2008 at the Oslo Spektrum.There were 540 submissions out of which...	Jørgen	Din egen vei	Your own way
2010	9th	MGP jr. 2010 Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2010 The Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2010 was Norway's ninth national Melodi Grand Prix Junior for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway and broadcast live Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation ....	Torstein	Svikter aldri igjen	Never let you down again
2011	10th	MGP jr. 2011	Sval	Trenger deg	Need you