MGP Nordic

MGP Nordic (Melodi Grand Prix Nordic) was a Scandinavian song contest for children aged 8 to 15, organized by DR, NRK, SVT and Yle through Yle Fem. It originated as a 2000 spin-off of Denmark's Eurovision Song Contest national final known as De unges Melodi Grand Prix, but expanded to become MGP Nordic in 2002 with the addition of Norway and Sweden. The competing entries were sung primarily in the official or co-official languages of the corresponding countries and written solely by the participants.

MGP Nordic
Also known asMelodi Grand Prix Nordic
GenreMusic competition
Created byDR
Country of origin
No. of seasons5
Production
Running timeVarious
Release
Original networkDR, NRK, SVT (2002–2009)
Yle Fem (2007–2009)
Original release27 April 2002 (2002-04-27) –
28 November 2009 (2009-11-28)
Related

History

MGP Nordic was put on hiatus in 2003 when the European Broadcasting Union began to organize the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, a pan-European expansion of the concept. Regional finalists were sent to the new competition instead of MGP Nordic until 2006, when the countries jointly pulled out of the contest due to concerns over the ethical treatment of competitors.[1] As a result, MGP Nordic was revived in 2006, with the new addition of Finland to the competition a year later.

In 2010, the contest was supposed to have taken place in Oslo, Norway, but it was cancelled due to Denmark pulling out in order to revise the participant requirements for DR's participation in the contest.[2] SVT has since begun competing in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest again for Sweden, returning in 2010. As a result, MGP Nordic was cancelled and has not returned since.

National selections
Country Competition Language Broadcaster National final venue
 Denmark De unges Melodi Grand Prix Danish DR Various[lower-alpha 1]
 Finland Melodi Grand Prix Swedish Yle Fem Yle Headquarters
 Norway MGPjr Norwegian/Sami NRK Oslo Spektrum
 Sweden Lilla Melodifestivalen[lower-alpha 2] Swedish SVT SVT Television Centre

List of contests
Year Winner Artist Song Date Presenter Venue Location
2002  Denmark Razz "Kickflipper" 27 April Camilla Ottesen, Josefine Sundström, and Stian Barsnes Forum Copenhagen Denmark Copenhagen
2006 SEB "Tro på os to" 25 November Therese Merkel and Henrik Johnson SVT Television Centre Sweden Stockholm
2007  Norway Celine Helgemo "Bæstevænna" 24 November Nadia Hasnaoui and Stian Barsnes Oslo Spektrum Norway Oslo
2008 The BlackSheeps[3] "Oro jaska beana" 29 November Jakob Riising and Signe Lindkvist Musikhuset Store Sal Denmark Aarhus
2009  Sweden Ulrik Munther[4] "En vanlig dag" 28 November Ola Lindholm SVT Television Centre Sweden Stockholm

Scoretable
Rank Country 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third Place Fourth Place Total
1  Denmark 2 2 1 0 5
2  Norway 2 0 2 1 5
3  Sweden 1 3 1 0 5
4  Finland 0 0 0 3 3

See also

References
  1. "News - Scandinavian JESC pull-out". ESC Today. 18 April 2006. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  2. "Stopp for MGP Nordic" [Stop MGP Nordic] (in Norwegian). VG. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  3. Hætta, Mathis (November 10, 2009). "The BlackSheeps geasuhii" [The BlackSheeps a popular draw] (in Northern Sami). Ávvir. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  4. "Sverige knep segern i Melodi Grand Prix Nordic" [Sweden wins the Melodi Grand Prix Nordic] (in Swedish). YLE Svenska. November 28, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2010.

Notes
  1. 2002: TV-Byen Studio 3 (Copenhagen); 2006–2007; 2009: DR Studio (Aarhus); 2008: Musikhuset Store Sal (Aarhus)
  2. Known as MGP Junior in 2002
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