MGP Nordic 2002 was the first annual

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, a song competition eligible to singers from

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between the ages of 8 and 15. It took place on 27 April 2002 in

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, Denmark and was hosted by

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and Josefin Sundström. The winner was then 12-year-old Razz from Denmark with his song "Kickflipper".

Creation of the MGP Nordic

The contest originated in 2000 when Denmark's Radio held a song contest for Danish children that year and in 2001. The idea was extended to a Scandinavian song competition in 2002, MGP Nordic, with Denmark, Norway and Sweden as participants. The MGP competition was combined with

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 ...

after its creation in

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. MGP Nordic was cancelled from 2003 to

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when the countries sent their finalists to JESC. But

and

pulled out in

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and began holding MGP Nordic competitions again, preferring the original

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n competition.

participated in both contests in 2006 and

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, with different contestants, but pulled out of JESC in

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before returning a year later.

Entries

Each of the three countries holds preselection contests with ten national finalists: Sweden's MGP Junior which was later known as

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, Norway's MGPjr, and Denmark's De Unges Melodi Grand Prix. The three winners from each country compete in the final MGP Nordic competition.

National selections

* Norway decided: 23 February 2002 * Denmark decided: 23 March 2002 * Sweden decided: 14 April 2002

Participants

Denmark

* Morten Fillipsen, aged 15 at the time, was born in Hunderup and was raised in

. "Du er ikke som de andre pi'r" is about the girl he has a crush on and later appeared on his debut album ''Hold om mig''. * Razz, real name Rasmus Ott, was born in Klarup. "Kickflipper" later appeared on his debut album of the same name along with an English version called "Kickflipping". * Emma Thorsteinsson was born on 11 August 1991, and "Du er den, som jeg vil ha'" is about the joys of spending time with a boy she has a crush on.

Norway

* To Små Karer is a rap duo consisting of

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and Christoffer B. Claussen, both of which were born in 1988. "Paybacktime" is gangsta-oriented and is about beating the counter-mafia. * Black Jackets is a pop-rock band featuring lead singer Julie Thorp, guitarist Håkon Solvang, bassist Mathias Thorp, who is Julie's brother, and drummer Henrik Fossum. * Wicked Instinct is made up of lead singer Tina Indrevær, keyboardist Elise Saltnes, bassist Eirik Kvamme, guitarists Øyvind Zahl and Robert Ulricksborg, and drummer Lars Dahl. "Eg e'kkje aleine" is a soul ballad dedicated to Tina's mother, who passed away in 1999.

Sweden

* Sofie Larsson was born on 3 February 1990 in

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. "Superduperkille" is dedicated to her friend Benjamin. * Fairytale consists of Sofie Andrén, Matilda Lundquist, and Elisabeth Karlsson. The group welcomed a new member, Emelie Rosen, later on. * Joel Andersson, aged 14 at the time of the contest, was born in

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. In "När blev du och jag vi?", Joel regrets being with his girlfriend for some time, leading to a breakup.

Results

Each participating country sent 3 acts to perform.

Scoreboard

This points was given: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12

Refernences

External links

SVT

NRK

DR
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