MGP Nordic 2002 was the first annual MGP Nordic, a song competition eligible to singers from

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

and

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

between the ages of 8 and 15. It took place on 27 April 2002 in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

, Denmark and was hosted by

Camilla Ottesen Camilla Ottesen (born 11 November 1972 in Frederiksberg, Denmark) is a Danish television presenter, notable for having hosted the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 with Remee Remee Sigvardt Jackman (né Mikkel Johan Imer Sigvardt; born ...

, Stian Barsnes Simonsen and Josefin Sundström. The winner was then 12-year-old Razz from Denmark with his song "Kickflipper".

Creation of the MGP Nordic

The contest originated in 2000 when Denmark's Radio held a song contest for Danish children that year and in 2001. The idea was extended to a Scandinavian song competition in 2002, MGP Nordic, with Denmark, Norway and Sweden as participants. The regional MGP Juniors competitions were combined with

Junior Eurovision Song Contest The Junior Eurovision Song Contest, often known simply as Junior Eurovision, is an international children's Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 2003. Each part ...

after the latter's creation in

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. MGP Nordic was cancelled from 2003 to

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

when the countries sent their finalists to JESC. But

and

pulled out in

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and began holding MGP Nordic competitions again, preferring the original

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n competition.

participated in both contests in 2006 and

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

, with different contestants, but pulled out of JESC in

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before returning a year later.

Entries

Each of the three countries holds preselection contests with ten national finalists: Sweden's MGP Junior which was later known as Lilla Melodifestivalen, Norway's MGPjr, and Denmark's De Unges Melodi Grand Prix. The three winners from each country compete in the final MGP Nordic competition.

National selections

* Norway decided: 23 February 2002 * Denmark decided: 23 March 2002 * Sweden decided: 14 April 2002

Participating countries

Denmark

* Morten Fillipsen, aged 15 at the time, was born in Hunderup and was raised in

. "Du er ikke som de andre pi'r" is about the girl he has a crush on and later appeared on his debut album ''Hold om mig''. * Razz, real name Rasmus Ott, was born in

Klarup Klarup is a town in Denmark. Located some east of Aalborg's city centre, it belongs to the Municipality of Aalborg in the North Jutland Region. Klarup has a population of 5,603 (1 January 2025).

. "Kickflipper" later appeared on his debut album of the same name along with an English version called "Kickflipping". * Emma Thorsteinsson was born on 11 August 1991, and "Du er den, som jeg vil ha'" is about the joys of spending time with a boy she has a crush on.

Norway

* To Små Karer is a rap duo consisting of

Nicolay Ramm Nicolay André Ramm (born 23 December 1988) is a Norwegian journalist, recording artist, presenter, comedian and actor. Education and work He has a journalism degree from Oslo University College, and he has a theater degree from East 15 Act ...

and Christoffer B. Claussen, both of which were born in 1988. "Paybacktime" is gangsta-oriented and is about beating the counter-mafia. * Black Jackets is a pop-rock band featuring lead singer Julie Thorp, guitarist Håkon Solvang, bassist Mathias Thorp, who is Julie's brother, and drummer Henrik Fossum. * Wicked Instinct is made up of lead singer Tina Indrevær, keyboardist Elise Saltnes, bassist Eirik Kvamme, guitarists Øyvind Zahl and Robert Ulricksborg, and drummer Lars Dahl. "Eg e'kkje aleine" is a soul ballad dedicated to Tina's mother, who passed away in 1999.

Sweden

* Sofie Larsson was born on 3 February 1990 in

Malmö Malmö is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, sixth-largest city in Nordic countries, the Nordic region. Located on ...

. "Superduperkille" is dedicated to her friend Benjamin. * Fairytale consists of Sofie Andrén, Matilda Lundquist, and Elisabeth Karlsson. The group welcomed a new member, Emelie Rosen, later on. * Joel Andersson, aged 14 at the time of the contest, was born in

Lysekil Lysekil () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Lysekil Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had about 7,600 inhabitants in 2018. Situated on the south tip of Stångenäs peninsula at the mouth of Gullmarn fjord, it ...

. In "När blev du och jag vi?", Joel regrets being with his girlfriend for some time, leading to a breakup.

Results

Each participating country sent 3 acts to perform.

Scoreboard

This points was given: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12

References

External links

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