Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2012

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Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2012
DateSeptember 1, 2012
Presenters Margrethe Røed, Tooji
Host Broadcaster NRK
Venue Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
Winning songTo dråper vann by Marcus & Martinus
Voting systemTelevoting, the winner is the one with most votes
Number of entries10
Nul pointsNone
Interval act Lido
Previous edition MGPjr 2011
Next edition MGPjr 2013

The Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2012 was Norway's eleventh national Melodi Grand Prix Junior for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held in Oslo Spektrum on Saturday, September 1, 2012, and ten songs participated and broadcast live Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). It was hosted by Margrethe Røed and Tooji, [1] the winner of Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix 2012.

Contents

The winner was the duo Marcus & Martinus with the song "To dråper vann" [2] (English: "Two Drops of Water"). The song proved to be a hit and was included on their debut album Hei .

The album Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2012 containing the songs of the finals reached No. 2 on the VG-lista Norwegian Albums Chart on weeks 36 of 2012 staying at No. 2 for just one week.

NRK released all the participating songs on the compilation album Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2012. The album spent 21 weeks on the Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart, reaching number two as the album's highest chart position. [3]

Broadcast

NRK received 513 songs in an open competition and a jury selected ten of them for the final at Oslo Spektrum on Saturday, September 1, 2012. Margrethe Røed and Tooji were the hosts. The participants included one group, two sibling duos and seven solo artists. [4]

First, the ten finalists performed their songs, and television viewers voted four of them to the super final. The four super finalist songs were performed again, before the viewers voted again. Former Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2005 participant Lido performed during the interval before the winner was announced.

The winner was chosen by television viewers, and voting was only possible via SMS or on the MGPjr website. Only the winner was announced, the rest of the songs remained unplaced. The winners were ten-year-old twin brothers Marcus & Martinus from Trofors. [5] [6]

Results

First round

No.ArtistFull nameSongResult
1MinaMina Nystad"Mas"Eliminated
2BergeBerge Ohm"På vent"Super finalist
3JulieJulie Stokke"Bare vær dæ sjøl"Eliminated
4SebastianSebastian Eikeland"Hekta"Eliminated
5Beat TrackFelix Øverli, Jon Erlend Nordby and Jenny Marie Haugland"Drømmer"Super finalist
6My Brother & MeAriel Kristine Skjærvik and Kevin Endré Skjærvik"Gi aldri opp"Eliminated
7NinaNina Ugland"La meg forstå"Eliminated
8VickyRuth Victoria Rømyhr"Skate"Super finalist
9FridaFrida Augusta Gudim"Du kan stole på meg"Eliminated
10 Marcus & Martinus Marcus Gunnarsen and Martinus Gunnarsen"To dråper vann"Super finalist

Super Final

The exact number of public votes was unknown. Only the winner was announced.

No.ArtistSongPosition
01Berge Ohm"På vent"Unknown
02Beat Track"Drømmer"Unknown
03Ruth Victoria Rømyhr"Skate"Unknown
04 Marcus & Martinus "To dråper vann"1

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