Melodi Grand Prix Nordic 2009 was the fifth and final MGP Nordic, a Scandinavian song contest for children aged 8 to 15. The contest was held on November 28, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden, with Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden participating. Each country submitted two songs to participate in the first round with the top placing entry from each country proceeding to the super-final. The winner of MGP Nordic 2009 was host country Sweden's Ulrik Munther with "En vanlig dag".
National selections Norway decided: 5 September 2009 Denmark decided: 26 September 2009 Sweden decided: 2 October 2009 Finland decided: 9 October 2009
Participating countries
+Participants of MGP Nordic 2009CountryBroadcasterArtistSongLanguageSongwriter(s)DRPelleB""DanishEngledrys""Emma AslkingYle FemAmanda Sjöholm""SwedishAmanda SjöholmThe Black White Boys""Oscar NyholmNRKJørgen Dahl Moe""NorwegianJørgen Dahl MoeMystery""SVTUlrik Munther""SwedishUlrik MuntherRebecca Jansson""Rebecca Jansson
Denmark Pelle Blarke, better known as PelleB, wrote "Kun min" alongside Mathilde Christensen, whom not much is known about. "Kun min" features guest vocals from then 14-year-old Freya Bertel. Engledrys is the moniker of then 8-year-old Emma Askling, along with two backup singers. "Familien, min bedste ven" was written by Emma herself.
Finland Amanda Sjöholm was born on New Year's Day 1997. "Jag vill leva" is self-written and is about how she wants to live a free life. Not much is known about The Black White Boys or their song "Kommer du ihåg mig?".
Norway Sweden
Final Each of the Scandinavian countries are represented by two artists. The artist with the most votes from each country proceeds to the Super Final.
The four artists with the most votes were Amanda from Finland, PelleB from Denmark, Jørgen from Norway and Ulrik from Sweden.
DrawCountryArtistSongResult 1 Mystery "" Out2 Amanda Sjöholm "" Super-final3 PelleB "" Super-final4 Jørgen Dahl Moe "" Super-final 5 The Black White Boys "" Out6 Ulrik Munther "" Super-final 7 Engledrys "" Out 8 Rebecca Jansson "" Out
Super-final Each super finalist sang their songs again for the Scandinavian public. The viewers then voted for the second time whilst the second interval act took place, which was MGP Nordic 2008 winners The BlackSheeps. Sweden was the winner with 36 points, getting 12 points from the other three countries. Denmark was second, while Norway and Finland each got 20 points, thus being in the bottom two. Ulrik sang "En vanlig dag" once more while the credits rolled.
DrawCountryArtistSong PointsPlace 1 Amanda Sjöholm "" 20 4 2 PelleB "" 28 2 3 Jørgen Dahl Moe "" 20 34 Ulrik Munther ""361
Voting
Televoting Results Amanda Sjöholm 20 6 6 8 PelleB 28 8 8 12 Jørgen Dahl Moe 20 6 8 6 Ulrik Munther 36 12 12 12
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