| Runtime: | Varies |
| Language: | Norwegian (main) Sami (secondary) |
| Country: | Norway |
| Network: | NRK |
Melodi Grand Prix Junior, also spelled as MGPjr, is a Norwegian television song competition for aspiring singers between the ages of 8 and 15 that was held annually between 2002 and 2022. The competing songs are written by the participants themselves and are sung primarily in Norwegian, and on several occasions, there were songs in Northern Sami, another language of Norway.
Many past winners went on to become stars, such as 2002's Nicolay Ramm, 2005's Malin Reitan, 2007's Celine Helgemo, 2009's Jørgen Dahl Moe, 2012's Marcus & Martinus, 2014's Mathea-Mari Glittenberg, and 2017's Oselie Henden.
The idea was taken from the Danish broadcaster Danmarks Radio, who launched a song contest for aspiring singers aged 8 to 15 in spring 2000. The format was a success and caught the attention of Norway and Sweden in 2002.
From 2003 to 2005, the contest used to select the Norwegian entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC). In 2006 Norway withdrew from the contest to participate in MGP Nordic and the contest used to select the entry for the Scandinavian counterpart until 2009. MGPjr is still held annually, but it's not used to select an entry for any contest. Shortly after Junior Eurovision 2021, NRK revealed that a delegation was sent to Paris to watch how much the contest evolved, raising questions about a possible return in 2022.[1]
Only days after the 2022 edition of MGPjr ended, NRK announced changes to the format, thus putting the contest's future in jeopardy.[2]
| Year | Date | Venue | Artist | Real Name(s) | Song< | --Of course the songs are in Norwegian or Sami--> | Other contests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | February 23 | Oslo Spektrum | Nicolay Ramm, Christoffer B. Claussen | "Paybacktime" | MGP Nordic 2002 | ||
| 2003 | September 6 | 2U | Charlot Daysh, | "Sinnsykt gal forelsket" | Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||
| 2004 | June 12 | @lek | "En stjerne skal jeg bli" | Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | |||
| 2005 | May 28 | Malin | Malin Reitan | "Sommer og skolefri" | Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||
| 2006 | April 22 | Ole Runar | "Fotball e supert" | MGP Nordic 2006 | |||
| 2007 | June 2 | Celine | Celine Helgemo | "Bæstevænna" | MGP Nordic 2007 | ||
| 2008 | September 5 | The BlackSheeps | Agnete Johnsen, Emelie Nilsen, Alexander Touryguin, Viktoria Eriksen | "Oro jaska, beana" | MGP Nordic 2008 | ||
| 2009 | September 5 | Jørgen | "Din egen vei" | MGP Nordic 2009 | |||
| 2010 | September 4 | Torstein | "Svikter aldri igjen" | rowspan="13" | |||
| 2011 | September 3 | Sval | Sval Rosenløw Eeg | "Trenger deg" | |||
| 2012 | September 1 | Marcus & Martinus | Marcus Gunnarsen, Martinus Gunnarsen | "To dråper vann" | |||
| 2013 | August 31 | Unik 4 | Audun Rørmark, Simen Bakkåker, Annika Momrak, Eline Nesje | "Så sur da" | |||
| 2014 | August 30 | Mathea-Mari | Mathea-Mari Glittenberg | "#online" | |||
| 2015 | November 7 | Thea | Thea Floer Kulseng | "Du gjør mæ så gla" | |||
| 2016 | November 5 | Vilde & Anna | Vilde Hjelle, Anna Naustdal | "Vestlandet" | |||
| 2017 | November 4 | Telenor Arena | Oselie | Oselie Henden | "Verda vår" | ||
| 2018 | November 3 | 4everU | Eline Roa Gran, Savannah Løver, Maria Elisabeth Heitmann, Bettina Ranvik | "Forandring" | |||
| 2019 | May 25 | Anna & Emma | Anna Vestreheim, Emma H. Ylvisåker | "Kloden er syk" | |||
| 2020 | August 22 | Oslo Spektrum | Hennika | Hennika Eggum Huuse | "Kan ikke la deg gå" | ||
| 2021 | May 29 | Josefine & Oskar | Josefine Westgaard, Oskar Armandus Høgetveit | "Smitte deg med glede" | |||
| 2022 | May 28 | Telenor Arena | William | William Alexander Høyem Ribe | "Tusen tanker" | ||