Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2005

The Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2005 was Norway's fourth national Melodi Grand Prix Junior for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held on May 28, 2005, in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway with a live broadcast of an hour and 15 minutes presented by Stian Barsnes-Simonsen and Nadia Hasnaoui. 10 participants competed, The contest was won by 9-year-old Malin Reitan with her song "Sommer og skolefri". She received the award out of the hands of @lek, who won the 2004 contest. During the interval, Wig Wam performed "In My Dreams" and Jorun Stiansen performed "This Is the Night".

Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2005
DateMay 28, 2005
PresentersStian Barsnes Simonsen, Nadia Hasnaoui
Host BroadcasterNRK
VenueOslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
Winning Song"Sommer og Skolefri" by Malin Reitan
Voting system100% public voting
Number of Songs10
Nul pointsNone
Interval Act@lek

Malin, who didn't turn 10 until August, went on to represent Norway in the 2005 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, where she placed 3rd.

The album Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2005 containing the songs of the finals reached No. 1 on the VG-lista Norwegian Albums Chart on week 23 of 2005 staying at the top of the charts for 1 week.

Results

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First round

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No. Artist Song Result
01 4 You "Dans, data og dumle" Super finalist
02 Lil'P "Hiphop selvbiografi" Eliminated
03 Charlotte Tepstad Carlsen "Kjendiser" Eliminated
04 Karoline Wendelborg "Står i regnet" Eliminated
05 Maskerte barn "Bygda mi" Eliminated
06 Rikke Reinholdtsen and Malin J. Nordahl "Det e teit" Eliminated
07 New Justice "Skola e en slum" Super finalist
08 Malin Reitan "Sommer og skolefri" Super finalist
09 Silje Risdal "Mobba" Eliminated
10 Friends "Sammen" Super finalist

Super Final

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No. Artist Song Position Votes
01 4 You "Dans, data og dumle" 4 15,276
02 New Justice "Skola e en slum" 2 26,360
03 Malin "Sommer og skolefri" 1 43,201
04 Friends "Sammen" 3 15,458