(known as ''MGP Junior'' in 2002) was a Swedish televised song competition for children aged 8 to 15, organised by (SVT). The competing songs were primarily in Swedish and written by the participants themselves.
History
In
2002
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and again from
2006
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to
2009
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, it was used to select the entry to represent Sweden in
Melodi Grand Prix Nordic, a song contest between Scandinavian countries. Between – and –, the winners participated in the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest (often shortened to JESC, Junior Eurovision or Junior EuroSong) is an international song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) annually since 2003. It is held in a diff ...
(JESC) instead, a similar competition with countries across Europe. In 2006, SVT withdrew from JESC along with
Denmark
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and
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
and revived MGP Nordic.
In 2010, SVT returned to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, although the entrant was selected internally. returned in 2012, with the winner being decided by only a jury. In 2015, was cancelled to focus on a new singing contest called . If Sweden were return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in the future, they would use a new selection format to replace , as runs from October to November.
Shortly after the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 was the 19th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by France Télévisions and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The contest was held on 19 December 2021 at La Seine Musica ...
, SVT and Norway's broadcaster
NRK
NRK, an abbreviation of the Norwegian ''Norsk Rikskringkasting Aksjeselskap, AS'', generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and ...
revealed that delegations were sent to that year's host city
Paris
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to watch how much the contest evolved.
As of 2022, SVT has yet to return to Junior Eurovision, regardless of selection process.
Editions
See also
* ''
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 a ...
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Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Sweden has participated at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest eleven times since its inception in . Two broadcasters have been responsible for Sweden's entries at Junior Eurovisionfrom 2003 to 2005, Sveriges Television (SVT) was responsible, before ...
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References
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Melodifestivalen
Singing competitions
Singing talent shows
2002 Swedish television series debuts
2014 Swedish television series endings
2000s Swedish television series
2010s Swedish television series
Swedish children's television series
Swedish-language television shows
Swedish music television series
Recurring events established in 2002
Recurring events disestablished in 2014
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