Lilla Melodifestivalen

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Lilla Melodifestivalen
Also known asMGP Junior
GenreMusic competition
Created by SVT
Country of originSweden
Original languageSwedish
No. of seasons11
Original release
Network SVT
Release14 April 2002 (2002-04-14) 
6 June 2014 (2014-06-06)

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). The competing songs were primarily in Swedish and written by the participants themselves.

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History

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 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.[ citation needed ]

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  [ sv ]. 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] 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]

Editions

YearDateVenuePresenter(s)Winning artist(s)Winning songOther contests
200214 April 2002 SVT Headquarters Josefine Sundström and Henry Chu Sofie Larsson "Superduperkillen" MGP Nordic 2002
20034 October 2003 Victoria Dyring The Honeypies"Stoppa mig!" Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
20049 October 2004 Magnus Carlsson and Mela TesfazionLimelights"Varför jag?" Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004
20057 October 2005 Nanne Grönvall and Shan Atci  [ sv ]M+"Gränslös kärlek" Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
20066 October 2006 Anna Book and Kitty Jutbring Benjamin Wahlgren "Hej, Sofia!" MGP Nordic 2006
20075 October 2007 Josefine Sundström and Måns Zelmerlöw Sk8"Min största första kärlek" MGP Nordic 2007
20084 October 2008 Nassim Al Fakir Linn Eriksson"En sång från hjärtat" MGP Nordic 2008
20092 October 2009 Ola Lindholm Ulrik Munther "En vanlig dag" MGP Nordic 2009
20126 June 2012 Gröna Lund Molly Sandén and Kim Ohlsson  [ sv ]Lova Sönnerbo"Mitt mod" Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012
20136 June 2013 Behrang Miri and Kim OhlssonElias Elffors Elfström"Det är dit vi ska" Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013
20146 June 2014Kim OhlssonJulia Kedhammar"Du är inte ensam" Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014

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References

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  2. Mancheño, José Miguel (March 10, 2024). "SVT prepara el Hello Mello, la versión infantil del Melodifestivalen que podría devolver a Suecia a Eurovisión Junior". ESCPlus España (in Spanish). Retrieved August 10, 2024.