Norway in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
| Norway in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Participating broadcaster | Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 3 |
| First appearance | 2003 |
| Last appearance | 2005 |
| Highest placement | 3rd: 2005 |
| Host | 2004 |
Participation history
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Norway's page at JuniorEurovision.tv  | |
 For the most recent participation seeNorway in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | |
Norway has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest three times and was the host of the 2004 Contest, held in the Norwegian city of Lillehammer.
History
Norway's best result in the contest came in 2005, when Malin Reitan came third for Norway with the song "Sommer og skolefri". In 2006, NRK decided to withdraw from the contest, along with Sweden's SVT and Denmark's DR as a protest against the excess pressure being put on the singers. Instead, the Scandinavian broadcasters revived MGP Nordic, previously held in 2002.[1] Norway has not participated in the contest since. NRK did, however, send an observer to the junior contest in 2021 despite its non-participation. Shortly after the 2021 contest, NRK revealed that technical support was sent to Paris to see how much the contest evolved, raising questions about a possible return in 2022 after a 16-year break.[2]
In May 2023, the EBU talked about how they can work to remove pressure from Junior Eurovision for the first time since 2005 in hopes that the Nordic broadcasters, including NRK, would approve.[3] Later that year in October, the EBU launched a child safety and protection protocol that aims to remove pressure, in hopes of bringing back the Nordic countries in 2024 and beyond.[4] On November 26 2023, Norway confirmed it would be broadcasting the 2024 contest, and is yet to confirm whether or not they will participate.[5]
Participation overview
| 3 | Third place |
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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| 2003 | 2U | "Sinnsykt gal forelsket" | Norwegian | 13 | 18 |
| 2004 | @lek | "En stjerne skal jeg bli" | Norwegian | 13 | 12 |
| 2005 | Malin | "Sommer og skolefri" | Norwegian | 3 | 123 |
Commentators and spokespersons
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The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov.[6] The Norwegian broadcaster, NRK, sent their own commentators to each contest in order to provide commentary in the Norwegian language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from Norway. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2003.
| Year(s) | Commentator | Spokesperson |
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| 2003 | Stian Barsnes-Simonsen | Benna Jimm |
| 2004 | Jonna Støme | Ida Margrete Rinde Sunde |
| 2005 | Nadia Hasnaoui | Karoline Wendelborg |
| 2006–2023 | No broadcast | Did not participate |
Hostings
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
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| 2004 | Lillehammer | Håkons Hall | Nadia Hasnaoui and Stian Barsnes-Simonsen |
See also
- Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest – Senior version of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
- Norway in the Eurovision Young Dancers – A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21.
- Norway in the Eurovision Young Musicians – A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.
References
- ^ "Scandinavian JESC pull-out". ESCToday. 18 April 2006. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ Herbert, Emily (21 December 2021). "Junior Eurovision: NRK Sent A Delegation To Paris, Possible Return in 2022?". Eurovoix.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (10 May 2023). "Junior Eurovision 2023 Slogan Announced". Eurovoix.
- ^ Mancheño, José Miguel (3 October 2023). "La UER pondrá en marcha un nuevo protocolo de protección a la infancia en Eurovisión Junior" [The EBU will launch a new child protection protocol at Junior Eurovision]. ESCplus España (in Spanish).
- ^ geocool8 (2023-11-27). "Norway will broadcast Junior Eurovision 2024!". r/eurovision. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Fisher, Luke James (21 November 2015). "Tonight: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015!". Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Bulgaria 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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