| Alt Name: | MGP Junior |
| Genre: | Music competition |
| Creator: | SVT |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Language: | Swedish |
| Num Seasons: | 11 |
| Channel: | SVT |
| Italic Title: | no |
Swedish: Lilla Melodifestivalen (known as MGP Junior in 2002) was a Swedish televised song competition for children aged 8 to 15, organised by Swedish: [[Sveriges Television]]|i=unset (SVT). The competing songs were primarily in Swedish and written by the participants themselves.
In 2002 and again from 2006 to 2009, 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 (JESC) instead, a similar competition with countries across Europe. In 2006, SVT withdrew from JESC along with Denmark and Norway and revived MGP Nordic.
In 2010, SVT returned to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, although the entrant was selected internally. Swedish: Lilla Melodifestivalen returned in 2012, with the winner being decided by only a jury. In 2015, Swedish: Lilla Melodifestivalen 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 Swedish: Lilla Melodifestivalen, as Swedish: Supershowen runs from October to November.
Shortly after the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021, SVT and Norway's broadcaster NRK revealed that delegations were sent to that year's host city Paris to watch how much the contest evolved.[1] As of 2023, SVT has yet to return to Junior Eurovision, regardless of selection process.
In March 2024, SVT announced the organization of Hello Mello, a new show aimed at identifying young talents aged 13 to 15 which is considered a continuation of Lilla Melodifestivalen. The announcement was made during the final of Melodifestivalen 2024.[2]
| Year | Date | Venue | Presenter(s) | Winning artist(s) | Winning song | Other contests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | SVT Headquarters | Josefine Sundström and Henry Chu | Sofie Larsson | "Swedish: Superduperkillen|i=unset" | MGP Nordic 2002 | |
| 2003 | Victoria Dyring | The Honeypies | "Swedish: Stoppa mig!|i=unset" | Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||
| 2004 | Magnus Carlsson and Mela Tesfazion | Limelights | "Swedish: Varför jag?|i=unset" | Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||
| 2005 | Nanne Grönvall and | M+ | "Swedish: Gränslös kärlek|i=unset" | Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||
| 2006 | Anna Book and Kitty Jutbring | Benjamin Wahlgren | "Swedish: Hej, Sofia!|i=unset" | MGP Nordic 2006 | ||
| 2007 | Josefine Sundström and Måns Zelmerlöw | Sk8 | "Swedish: Min största första kärlek|i=unset" | MGP Nordic 2007 | ||
| 2008 | Nassim Al Fakir | Linn Eriksson | "Swedish: En sång från hjärtat|i=unset" | MGP Nordic 2008 | ||
| 2009 | Ola Lindholm | Ulrik Munther | "Swedish: En vanlig dag|i=unset" | MGP Nordic 2009 | ||
| 2012 | Gröna Lund | Molly Sandén and | Lova Sönnerbo | "Swedish: Mitt mod|i=unset" | Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | |
| 2013 | Behrang Miri and Kim Ohlsson | Elias Elffors Elfström | "Swedish: Det är dit vi ska|i=unset" | Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||
| 2014 | Kim Ohlsson | Julia Kedhammar | "Swedish: Du är inte ensam|i=unset" | Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 |