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MGP Nordic (Melodi Grand Prix Nordic) is a Scandinavian song contest for children aged 8 to 15, organized by DR, NRK, SVT and YLE through FST5. 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.
MGP Nordic was put on hiatus in 2003 when the European Broadcasting Union began to organize the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, an 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 2007, with the new addition of Finland to the competition.
MGP Nordic will not be held in 2010, because Denmark has pulled out to revise the participant requirements for DR's participating in the contest. SVT has since begun competing in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest again for Sweden, returning in 2010.
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National Selections
Country Competition Language Broadcaster Denmark MGP Danish DR Finland Melodi Grand Prix Swedish YLE FST5 Norway Melodi Grand Prix Junior Norwegian/Sami NRK Sweden Lilla Melodifestivalen Swedish SVT History
Year Winner Artist Song Date Presenter Venue Location 2002 
DenmarkRazz "Kickflipper" April 27 Camilla Ottesen, Josefin Sundström & Stian Barsnes Forum Copenhagen Copenhagen2006 DenmarkSEB "Tro på os to" November 25 Therese Merkel & Henrik Johnson SVT Television Centre 
Stockholm2007 
NorwayCeline Helgemo "Bæstevænna" November 24 Nadia Hasnaoui & Stian Barsnes Oslo Spektrum Oslo2008 NorwayThe BlackSheeps[2] "Oro jaska beana" November 29 Jakob Riising & Signe Lindkvist Århus Music Studio Aarhus2009 SwedenUlrik Munther[3] "En vanlig dag" November 28 Ola Lindholm SVT Television Centre StockholmScoretable
Rank Country First place Second place Third place Total 1 Denmark2 2 1 5 2 Norway2 0 3 5 3 Sweden1 3 1 5 4 
Finland0 0 1 1 References
- ^ "News - Scandinavian JESC pull-out". ESC Today. 18 April 2006. http://esctoday.com/news/read/5926. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Hætta, Mathis (November 10, 2009). "The BlackSheeps geasuhii [The BlackSheeps a popular draw]" (in Northern Sámi). Ávvir. http://www.avvir.no/index.php?news=759. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ^ "Sverige knep segern i Melodi Grand Prix Nordic [Sweden wins the Melodi Grand Prix Nordic]" (in Swedish). YLE Svenska. November 28, 2009. http://svenska.yle.fi/nyheter/sok.php?id=173613&sokvariant=arkivet&lookfor=Fyll%20i%20ett%20sökord%20här!&advanced=yes&starttid=&sluttid=&antal=10. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
See also
- Melodi Grand Prix Junior Norway's National MGP Competition
- Lilla Melodifestivalen Swedish National MGP Competition
External links
- The Official Norwegian MGP jr. site
- The Official Swedish MGP jr. site
- The Official Danish MGP jr. site
- The Official Finnish MGP jr. site
MGP Nordic Years Winners MGP Nordic was not held between 2003 and 2005 due to countries competing in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
In 2010 , MGP Nordic was cancelledCategories:- MGP Nordic
- Music competitions
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest
- Music competitions in Denmark
- Music competitions in Finland
- Music competitions in Norway
- Music competitions in Sweden
- 2000 establishments in Denmark
- 2007 establishments in Finland
- 2002 establishments in Norway
- 2002 establishments in Sweden
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