External links
- Official Website
- The Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2006 show Part 1 | Part 2
| Date | April 21, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Presenters | Stian Barsnes Simonsen, Nadia Hasnaoui |
| Host Broadcaster | NRK |
| Venue | Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway |
| Winning Song | Fotball e Supert by Ole Runar |
| Number of Songs | 10 |
| Nul points | None |
| Interval Act | Malin Reitan |
The Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2006 is Norway's fifth national Melodi Grand Prix Junior for singers ages 8 to 15 years old. It was held on April 21, 2006, in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway. It was broadcast live for a total of 1 hour and 15 minutes. The hosts were Stian Barsnes Simonsen and Nadia Hasnaoui. A total of 10 children participated. The contest was won by 10-year-oldOle Runar Gillebo with his song Fotball e supert (Football is super). Ole won the public vote by a landslide and received the trophy from Malin Reitan, who won the 2005 contest.
As the winners of Norway's national competition, Ole, Sondre, and Drops went on to compete in MGP Nordic 2006, with participants from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
The album Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2006 containing the songs of the finals reached No. 3 on the VG-lista Norwegian Albums Chart on week 18 of 2006.
| No. | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | KayCee | "Forelska" | Eliminated |
| 02 | Sigurd Marthinussen | "Mer av oss" | Super finalist |
| 03 | Drops | "Sjokoland" | Super finalist |
| 04 | Annette Haga | "Jeg savner deg" | Eliminated |
| 05 | Marianne Evensen | "Tivoli" | Eliminated |
| 06 | Sondre Pettersen | "Tatt" | Super finalist |
| 07 | Ane Finstad | "Trodde det var deg" | Eliminated |
| 08 | Gitarjentene | "Tenk" | Eliminated |
| 09 | Anna Elise Berg | "Hæmlihet" | Eliminated |
| 10 | Ole Runar Gillebo | "Fotball e supert" | Super finalist |
| No. | Artist | Song | Position | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sigurd Marthinussen | "Mer av oss" | 4 | 22,484 |
| 02 | Drops | "Sjokoland" | 3 | 22,836 |
| 03 | Sondre Pettersen | "Tatt" | 2 | 25,642 |
| 04 | Ole Runar Gillebo | "Fotball e supert" | 1 | 51,478 |
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