The Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2009 was Norway's eighth national Melodi Grand Prix Junior

Melodi Grand Prix Junior

Melodi Grand Prix Junior is the Norwegian national final that selects the entry to represent Norway in the annual Melodi Grand Prix Nordic junior singing competition. Between 2003 and 2005, Norway sent its winners to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, when MPG Nordic wasn't active...

 for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held in Oslo Spektrum

Oslo Spektrum

Oslo Spektrum is an indoor multi-purpose arena in east central Oslo, Norway. It opened in December 1990. It is currently owned and operated by Norges Varemesse , who also own and operate the Norges Varemesse conference center in Lillestrøm which is Norway's largest conference center...

, Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, Norway

Norway

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 and broadcast live Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) on 5 September 2008 at the Oslo Spektrum

Oslo Spektrum

Oslo Spektrum is an indoor multi-purpose arena in east central Oslo, Norway. It opened in December 1990. It is currently owned and operated by Norges Varemesse , who also own and operate the Norges Varemesse conference center in Lillestrøm which is Norway's largest conference center...

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There were 540 submissions out of which 10 were chosen for the finals, a mix of solo singers, but also two bands, and two hip-hop contributions. The competition was won by Jørgen Dahl Moe with his song "Din egen vei" and the runner up was Mystery with their song "Rock e sunt". Bothe went on to represent Norway in MGP 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...

, Melodi Grand Prix 2009.

The album Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2009 containing the songs of the finals reached #1 on the VG-lista

VG-lista

VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...

Norwegian Albums Chart on week 38 of 2005 staying at the top of the charts for 1 week.

Finalists

• Ingvild
• Jørgen (winner)
• Maren
• Finstad Bad Boys
• Martine
• Lisa
• 2 Boys (Sondre og Marcus)
• Sikt Inn
• Rachel og Anney
• Mystery (runner up)