Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2009 Explained

The Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2009 was Norway's eighth national Melodi Grand Prix Junior for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway and broadcast live Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) in September 2009.

There were 540 submissions out of which 10 were chosen for the finals, a mix of solo singers, but also two bands, and two hip-hop contributions. The competition was won by Jørgen Dahl Moe[1] with his song "Din egen vei" and the runner up was Mystery with their song "Rock e sunt". Both went on to represent Norway in MGP Nordic 2009.

The album Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2009 containing the songs of the finals reached No. 1 on the VG-lista Norwegian Albums Chart on week 38 of 2005 staying at the top of the charts for 1 week.

Results

First round

No. Artist Song Result
01Finstad Bad Boys"Vi er gutta"Eliminated
02Martine Othelie Almaas"Æ villa bort"Eliminated
032Boys"Du og jeg"Eliminated
04Ingvild Fjeldheim"Sangen"Super finalist
05Sikt inn"Alt hva jeg vil bli"Eliminated
06Maren Klethagen"Jeg bare smiler"Super finalist
07Jørgen Dahl Moe"Din egen vei"Super finalist
08Mystery"Rock e sunt"Super finalist
09Lisa Winsjansen Restad"Hjerte banke"Eliminated
10Rachel Kashafali and Anney Niokyndi"Skolen"Super finalist

Super Final

The exact number of public votes was unknown. Only first and second places were announced during then.

No. Artist Song Position
01Ingvild Fjeldheim"Sangen"
02Maren Klethagen"Jeg bare smiler"
03Jørgen Dahl Moe"Din egen vei"1
04Mystery"Rock e sunt"2
05Rachel Kashafali and Anney Niokyndi"Skolen"

Notes and References

  1. http://www.vg.no/musikk/grand-prix/artikkel.php?artid=573599 VG: Jørgen vant Melodi Grand Prix jr. – Jeg er så glad at det er helt utrolig