MGP Nordic

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MGP Nordic

MGP Nordic Logo.
Format Song Contest for Kids
Created by Denmark
Production
Running time Varies
Broadcast
Original channel NRK, SVT, DR, FST5
Original run November 25, 2006 – present

MGP Nordic (Melodi Grand Prix Nordic) is an international song contest for children aged 8 - 15. Participating countries are Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland.

The Scandinavian competitions started in Denmark with its national de unges melodi grand prix held in 2000 and 2001. In 2002 it widened to Norway and Sweden and became MGP Nordic, where three finalists from each country competed, for a total of nine entries. In 2007, Finland joined which changed the structure to two entrants per country for a total of eight. Finland entered the 2007 MGP Nordic with a Swedish language song. Swedish is the second official language of Finland.

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest was created as an expansion to MGP in 2003 to include the rest of Europe. Denmark, Norway and Sweden discontinued MGP Nordic from 2003 to 2005 and instead send their national finalists to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. In 2006 the Nordic countries pulled out and began holding MGP Nordic competitions again. The rest of Europe continued with the JESC.

The cooperating TV networks are DR, NRK, SVT and FST5.


Contents

[edit] National Selections

Country Competition Language Broadcaster
Flag of Denmark Denmark De unges Melodi Grand Prix Danish DR
Flag of Finland Finland Melodi Grand Prix Swedish FST5
Flag of Norway Norway Melodi Grand Prix Junior Norwegian NRK
Flag of Sweden Sweden Lilla Melodifestivalen Swedish SVT

[edit] History

Year Article Winner Language Artist Song Translation Location
2002 MGP Nordic 2002 Flag of Denmark Denmark Danish Razz Kickflipper "Kick Flipper" Forum Copenhagen, Denmark
2006 MGP Nordic 2006 Flag of Denmark Denmark Danish Seb Tro på os to "Believe in the two of us" SVT Television Centre, Sweden
2007 MGP Nordic 2007 Flag of Norway Norway Norwegian Celine Bæstevænna "Best friends" Oslo Spektrum, Norway
2008 MGP Nordic 2008 TBA Århus, Denmark

[edit] See also

Melodi Grand Prix Junior Norway's National MGP Competition

[edit] External links