The Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2012 was Norway's eleventh national Melodi Grand Prix Junior for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held in Oslo Spektrum on Saturday, September 1, 2012, and ten songs participated and broadcast live Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). It was hosted by Margrethe Røed and Tooji,NRK.no: Tooji programleder for MGPjr. (in Norwegian) the winner of Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix 2012.
The winner was the duo Marcus & Martinus with the song "To dråper vann"Performance of Marcus & Martinus during Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2012 finals (English: "Two Drops of Water"). The song proved to be a hit and was included on their debut album Hei.
The album Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2012 containing the songs of the finals reached No. 2 on the VG-lista Norwegian Albums Chart on weeks 36 of 2012 staying at No. 2 for just one week.
NRK released all the participating songs on the compilation album Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2012. The album spent 21 weeks on the Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart, reaching number two as the album's highest chart position.
Broadcast NRK received 513 songs in an open competition and a jury selected ten of them for the final at Oslo Spektrum on Saturday, September 1, 2012. Margrethe Røed and Tooji were the hosts. The participants included one group, two sibling duos and seven solo artists.
First, the ten finalists performed their songs, and television viewers voted four of them to the super final. The four super finalist songs were performed again, before the viewers voted again. Former Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2005 participant Lido performed during the interval before the winner was announced.
The winner was chosen by television viewers, and voting was only possible via SMS or on the MGPjr website. Only the winner was announced, the rest of the songs remained unplaced. The winners were ten-year-old twin brothers Marcus & Martinus from Trofors.
Results
First round No. Artist Full name Song Result1MinaMina Nystad"Mas"Eliminated2BergeBerge Ohm"På vent"Super finalist3JulieJulie Stokke"Bare vær dæ sjøl"Eliminated4SebastianSebastian Eikeland"Hekta"Eliminated5Beat TrackFelix Øverli, Jon Erlend Nordby and Jenny Marie Haugland "Drømmer"Super finalist6My Brother & MeAriel Kristine Skjærvik and Kevin Endré Skjærvik"Gi aldri opp"Eliminated7NinaNina Ugland"La meg forstå"Eliminated8VickyRuth Victoria Rømyhr"Skate"Super finalist9FridaFrida Augusta Gudim"Du kan stole på meg"Eliminated10Marcus & MartinusMarcus Gunnarsen and Martinus Gunnarsen"To dråper vann"Super finalist
Super Final The exact number of public votes was unknown. Only the winner was announced.
No. Artist Song Position01Berge Ohm"På vent"02Beat Track"Drømmer"03Ruth Victoria Rømyhr"Skate"04Marcus & Martinus"To dråper vann"1
References
External links Official website