Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2006

The Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2006 is Norway's fifth national Melodi Grand Prix Junior for singers ages 8 to 15 years old. It was held on April 21, 2006, in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway. It was broadcast live for a total of 1 hour and 15 minutes. The hosts were Stian Barsnes Simonsen and Nadia Hasnaoui. A total of 10 children participated. The contest was won by 10-year-old Ole Runar Gillebo with his song Fotball e supert (Football is super). Ole won the public vote by a landslide and received the trophy from Malin Reitan, who won the 2005 contest.

Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2006
DateApril 21, 2006
PresentersStian Barsnes Simonsen, Nadia Hasnaoui
Host BroadcasterNRK
VenueOslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
Winning SongFotball e Supert by Ole Runar
Number of Songs10
Nul pointsNone
Interval ActMalin Reitan

As the winners of Norway's national competition, Ole, Sondre, and Drops went on to compete in MGP Nordic 2006, with participants from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.

The album Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2006 containing the songs of the finals reached No. 3 on the VG-lista Norwegian Albums Chart on week 18 of 2006.

Results

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First round

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No. Artist Song Result
01 KayCee "Forelska" Eliminated
02 Sigurd Marthinussen "Mer av oss" Super finalist
03 Drops "Sjokoland" Super finalist
04 Annette Haga "Jeg savner deg" Eliminated
05 Marianne Evensen "Tivoli" Eliminated
06 Sondre Pettersen "Tatt" Super finalist
07 Ane Finstad "Trodde det var deg" Eliminated
08 Gitarjentene "Tenk" Eliminated
09 Anna Elise Berg "Hæmlihet" Eliminated
10 Ole Runar Gillebo "Fotball e supert" Super finalist

Super Final

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No. Artist Song Position Votes
01 Sigurd Marthinussen "Mer av oss" 4 22,484
02 Drops "Sjokoland" 3 22,836
03 Sondre Pettersen "Tatt" 2 25,642
04 Ole Runar Gillebo "Fotball e supert" 1 51,478

Interval acts

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The halftime acts included Mira Craig performing "Who Make You" and Malin Reitan performing "Sommer og skolefri".

See also

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