(known as MGP Junior in 2002) was a Swedish televised song competition for children aged 8 to 15, organised by (SVT). The competing songs were primarily in Swedish and written by the participants themselves.
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 among Scandinavian countries. In – and –, 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. returned in 2012, with the winner being decided by only a jury. In 2015, was cancelled to focus on a new singing contest called . If Sweden were return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in the future, they would use a new selection format to replace , as runs from October to November.
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. As of 2023, SVT has yet to return to Junior Eurovision, regardless of selection process.
In March 2024, SVT announced the organization of , 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. In Hello Mello, teenagers were assigned specially-made songs written by well-known songwriters, with lyrics in either Swedish or English, and performed those assigned songs during the live episodes.
Editions Year Date Venue Presenter(s) Winning artist(s) Winning song Other contests 2002SVT HeadquartersJosefine Sundström and Henry ChuSofie Larsson""MGP Nordic 2002 2003Victoria DyringThe Honeypies""Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 2004Magnus Carlsson and Mela TesfazionLimelights""Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 2005Nanne Grönvall and M+""Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 2006Anna Book and Kitty JutbringBenjamin Wahlgren""MGP Nordic 2006 2007Josefine Sundström and Måns ZelmerlöwSk8""MGP Nordic 2007 2008Nassim Al FakirLinn Eriksson""MGP Nordic 2008 2009Ola LindholmUlrik Munther""MGP Nordic 2009 2012Gröna LundMolly Sandén and Lova Sönnerbo""Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 2013Behrang Miri and Kim OhlssonElias Elffors Elfström""Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 2014Kim OhlssonJulia Kedhammar""Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014
See also MGP Nordic Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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