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MGP Junior | |
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![]() Some of the participants in MGP 2023. | |
Country of origin | Denmark |
Original language | Danish |
Production | |
Running time | Varies |
Original release | |
Network | DR |
Release | 13 April 2000 present | –
Related | |
Junior Eurovision Song Contest | |
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MGP Junior (standing for Melodi Grand Prix) is a Danish song contest for children aged 8 to 15. It originated in 2000 as a spin-off of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, before coming the national selection for the now-extinct MGP Nordic in 2002 and from 2006 to 2009. From 2003 to 2005, MGP Junior was Denmark's national selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, a pan-European version of the format.
The songs are performed primarily in Danish and written by the participants themselves. Many past contestants have gone on to be renowned recording artists, such as 2002's Morten Fillipsen, 2003's Anne Gadegaard, and 2014's Emma Pi Hedeboe.