MGP Nordic (''Melodi Grand Prix Nordic'') was a
Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...
n song contest for children aged 8 to 15, organized by
DR,
NRK
NRK, an abbreviation of the Norwegian ''Norsk Rikskringkasting AS'', generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and the largest ...
,
SVT and
Yle
Yleisradio Oy ( Finnish, literally "General Radio Ltd." or "General Broadcast Ltd."; abbr. Yle ; sv, Rundradion Ab, italics=no), translated to English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, found ...
through
Yle Fem
Yle Fem (''Yle Five'') was Yle's Finland-Swedish national television channel, providing television programmes in the Swedish language in Finland. It was a public-service channel principally intended for Finland's Swedish-speaking minority. Cre ...
. It originated as a 2000 spin-off of
Denmark
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, establish ...
'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
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 the ...
and
Sweden.
History
MGP Nordic was put on hiatus in 2003 when the
European Broadcasting Union began to organize 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 ...
'', 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.
As a result, MGP Nordic was revived in 2006, with the new addition of
Finland
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to the competition a year later.
In 2010, the contest was supposed to have taken place in
Oslo, Norway
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, but it was cancelled due to Denmark pulling out in order to revise the participant requirements for
DR's participation in the contest.
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
List of contests
Scoretable
See also
* ''
MGP Junior'', Denmark's national MGP competition
* ''
Melodi Grand Prix Junior
Melodi Grand Prix Junior, also spelled as MGPjr, is a Norwegian television song competition for aspiring singers between the ages of 8 and 15. The competing songs are written by the participants themselves and are sung primarily in Norwegian, and ...
'', Norway's national MGP competition
* ''
Lilla Melodifestivalen
(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 and again from ...
'', Swedish national MGP competition
* ''
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 ...
'', a pan-European version of the concept
References
External links
The Official Norwegian MGP jr. siteThe Official Swedish MGP jr. siteThe Official Danish MGP jr. siteThe Official Finnish MGP jr. site
{{MGP Nordic
Singing talent shows
Song contests
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
Recurring events established in 2002
Recurring events disestablished in 2009