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. Ten participants competed. The contest was won by 9-year-old Malin Reitan with her song "Sommer og skolefri". She received the award from 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".
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
First round No. Artist Song Result014 You"Dans, data og dumle"Super finalist02Lil'P"Hiphop selvbiografi"Eliminated03Charlotte Tepstad Carlsen"Kjendiser"Eliminated04Karoline Wendelborg"Står i regnet"Eliminated05Maskerte barn"Bygda mi"Eliminated06Rikke Reinholdtsen and Malin J. Nordahl"Det e teit"Eliminated07New Justice"Skola e en slum"Super finalist08Malin Reitan"Sommer og skolefri"Super finalist09Silje Risdal"Mobba"Eliminated10Friends"Sammen"Super finalist
Super Final 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 03Malin"Sommer og skolefri"143,201 04 Friends "Sammen" 3 15,458