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Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2005

Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2005
Date May 28, 2005
Presenters Stian Barsnes Simonsen, Nadia Hasnaoui
Host Broadcaster NRK
Venue Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
Winning Song Sommer og Skolefri by Malin Reitan
Number of Songs 10
Nul points None
Interval Act @lek

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 television show of 1 hours and 15 minutes presented by Stian Barsnes Simonsen and Nadia Hasnaoui. 10 participants participated, The contest was won by 9-year-old Malin Reitan with her song Sommer og Skolefri (Summer and schoolfree). 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 live on stage.

Malin 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 #1 on the VG-lista Norwegian Albums Chart on week 23 of 2005 staying at the top of the charts for 1 week.


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