{{Short description|Series of Scandinavian song contests}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | alt_name = ''Melodi Grand Prix Nordic'' | genre = Music competition | creator = DR | presenter = | country = {{hlist|Denmark|Finland|Norway|Sweden}} | num_seasons = 5 | executive_producer = | runtime = Various | company = | channel = DR, NRK, SVT (2002–2009)<br>Yle Fem (2007–2009) | first_aired = {{start date|2002|4|27|df=yes}} | last_aired = {{end date|2009|11|28|df=yes}} | related = {{Plainlist| * ''De unges Melodi Grand Prix'' * ''Dansk Melodi Grand Prix'' * ''Junior Eurovision Song Contest'' }} }} '''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.
==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.<ref name="scanpullout">{{cite web|publisher=ESC Today |date=18 April 2006 |url=http://esctoday.com/news/read/5926 |title=News - Scandinavian JESC pull-out |accessdate=19 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117203712/http://esctoday.com/news/read/5926 |archivedate=17 January 2010 }}</ref> As a result, MGP Nordic was revived in 2006,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/840848|title=Scandinavian TV Says No To Junior Eurovision|newspaper=Sveriges Radio |date=20 April 2006|accessdate=10 August 2024|via=sverigesradio.se}}</ref> with the new addition of Finland to the competition a year later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://esctoday.com/6829/finland_to_join_mgp_2007/|title=Finland to join MGP 2007|website=ESCToday.com|first=Stella|last=Floras|date=27 November 2006|accessdate=10 August 2024}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.vg.no/rampelys/tv/melodi-grand-prix/stopp-for-mgp-nordic/a/10005359/ |title= Stopp for MGP Nordic |trans-title=Stop MGP Nordic |date= 5 May 2010 |publisher= VG |accessdate= 5 May 2010 |language =Norwegian}}</ref> 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== {| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! Country ! Competition ! Language ! Broadcaster ! National final venue ! Held |- | {{Flagu|Denmark}} | ''De unges Melodi Grand Prix'' | Danish | DR | Various{{efn|name=DenmarkMGPvenues|2002: TV-Byen Studio 3 (Copenhagen); 2006–2007; 2009: DR Studio (Aarhus); 2008: Musikhuset Store Sal (Aarhus)}} | 2000–2009, 2011–present |- | {{Flagu|Finland}} | ''Melodi Grand Prix'' | Swedish | Yle Fem | Yle Headquarters | 2007–2021 |- | {{Flagu|Norway}} | ''MGPjr'' | Norwegian/Sami | NRK | Oslo Spektrum | 2002–2022 |- | {{Flagu|Sweden}} | ''Lilla Melodifestivalen''{{efn|Known as ''MGP Junior'' in 2002}} | Swedish | SVT | SVT Television Centre | 2002–2009, 2012–2014 |}
==List of contests== {| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Year ! Winner ! Artist ! Song ! Date ! Presenter ! Venue ! Location |- | 2002 | rowspan="2"|{{flagu|Denmark}} | Razz | "Kickflipper" | 27 April | Camilla Ottesen, Josefine Sundström, and Stian Barsnes | Forum Copenhagen | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Copenhagen |- | 2006 | SEB | "Tro på os to" | 25 November | Therese Merkel and {{ill|Henrik Johnson|sv}} | SVT Television Centre | {{flagicon|Sweden}} Stockholm |- | 2007 | rowspan="2"|{{flagu|Norway}} | Celine Helgemo | "Bæstevænna" | 24 November | Nadia Hasnaoui and Stian Barsnes | Oslo Spektrum | {{flagicon|Norway}} Oslo |- | 2008 | The BlackSheeps<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.avvir.no/index.php?news=759 |title= The BlackSheeps geasuhii |trans-title=The BlackSheeps a popular draw |author= Hætta, Mathis |date= November 10, 2009 |publisher= Ávvir |accessdate=February 27, 2010 |language =Northern Sami}}</ref> | "Oro jaska beana" | 29 November | {{ill|Jakob Riising|da}} and {{ill|Signe Lindkvist|da}} | Musikhuset Store Sal | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Aarhus |- | 2009 | {{flagu|Sweden}} | Ulrik Munther<ref>{{cite web |url= http://svenska.yle.fi/nyheter/sok.php?id=173613&sokvariant=arkivet&lookfor=Fyll%20i%20ett%20sökord%20här!&advanced=yes&starttid=&sluttid=&antal=10 |title= Sverige knep segern i Melodi Grand Prix Nordic |trans-title= Sweden wins the Melodi Grand Prix Nordic |author= |date= November 28, 2009 |publisher= YLE Svenska |accessdate= February 27, 2010 |language= Swedish }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | "En vanlig dag" | 28 November | Ola Lindholm | SVT Television Centre | {{flagicon|Sweden}} Stockholm |- |}
==Scoretable== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Rank ! Country ! {{Gold1}} Winner ! {{Silver2}} Runner-up ! {{Bronze3}} Third Place ! Fourth Place ! Total |- | 1 | {{flagu|Denmark}} | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |- | 2 | {{flagu|Norway}} | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |- | 3 | {{flagu|Sweden}} | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |- | 4 | {{flagu|Finland}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3<!--Finland and Norway each had 20 points in 2009, but Finland placed fourth--> | 3 |}
== See also == * ''MGP Junior'', Denmark's national MGP competition * ''Melodi Grand Prix Junior'', Norway's national MGP competition * ''Lilla Melodifestivalen'', Swedish national MGP competition * ''Junior Eurovision Song Contest'', a pan-European version of the concept
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== External links == * [http://www.nrk.no/mgpjr/ The Official Norwegian MGP jr. site] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20091025213332/http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=117233 The Official Swedish MGP jr. site] * [http://www.dr.dk/mgp/ The Official Danish MGP jr. site] * [http://svenska.yle.fi/mgp/ The Official Finnish MGP jr. site]
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