Lilla Melodifestivalen
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| Lilla Melodifestivalen | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | MGP Junior |
| Genre | Music competition |
| Created by | SVT |
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original language | Swedish |
| No. of seasons | 11 |
| Original release | |
| Network | SVT |
| Release | Original: 14 April 2002 – 6 June 2014 |
Lilla Melodifestivalen (known as MGP Junior in 2002) was a Swedish televised song competition for children aged 8 to 15, organised by Sveriges Television (SVT). It was used to select the entry to represent Sweden in Melodi Grand Prix Nordic, a song contest between Scandinavian countries. Between 2003–2005 and 2012–2014, 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. Lilla Melodifestivalen returned in 2012, with the winner being decided by only a jury. In 2015, Lilla Melodifestivalen was cancelled to focus on a new singing contest called Supershowen . If Sweden were return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in the future, they would use a new selection format to replace Lilla Melodifestivalen, as Supershowen runs from October to November.[dubious – discuss]
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] In April 2022, SVT annonuced that Sweden's 2022 participation was not planned at that the moment.[2]
Editions
| Year | Date | Presenter(s) | Winning artist(s) | Winning song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14 April | Josefine Sundström and Henry Chu | Sofie Larsson | "Superduperkillen" |
| 2003 | 4 October | Victoria Dyring | The Honeypies | "Stoppa mig!" |
| 2004 | 9 October | Magnus Carlsson and Mela Tesfazion | Limelights | "Varför jag?" |
| 2005 | 7 October | Nanne Grönvall and Shan Atci | M+ | "Gränslös kärlek" |
| 2006 | 6 October | Anna Book and Kitty Jutbring | Benjamin Wahlgren | "Hej, Sofia!" |
| 2007 | 5 October | Josefine Sundström and Måns Zelmerlöw | Sk8 | "Min största första kärlek" |
| 2008 | 4 October | Nassim Al Fakir | Linn Eriksson | "En sång från hjärtat" |
| 2009 | 2 October | Ola Lindholm | Ulrik Munther | "En vanlig dag" |
| 2012 | 6 June | Molly Sandén and Kim Ohlsson | Lova Sönnerbo | "Mitt mod" |
| 2013 | 6 June | Behrang Miri and Kim Ohlsson | Elias Elffors Elfström | "Det är dit vi ska" |
| 2014 | 6 June | Kim Ohlsson | Julia Kedhammar | "Du är inte ensam" |
See also
References
- ^ Herbert, Emily (21 December 2021). "Junior Eurovision: NRK Sent A Delegation To Paris, Possible Return in 2022?". Eurovoix.
- ^ Carros, David (21 April 2022). "La SBS australiana no aclara sus planes para Eurovisión Junior y la SVT sueca no participará en el festival de este año". ESCPlus (in Spanish).
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