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Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2007

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Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2007
DateJune 2, 2007
PresentersStian Barsnes-Simonsen
Host BroadcasterNRK
VenueOslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
Winning songBæstevænna by Celine Helgemo
Voting systemTelevoting, the winner is the one with most votes
Number of entries9
Nul pointsNone
Interval actVenke Knutson
Previous editionMGPjr 2006
Next editionMGPjr 2008

The Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2007 was Norway's sixth national Melodi Grand Prix Junior for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held on June 2, 2007, in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway and broadcast live presented by Stian Barsnes Simonsen. Nine participants participated and the contest was won by 11-year-old Celine Helgemo with her song Bæstevænna (Bestfriends). She received the award out of the hands of Ole Runar, who won the 2006 contest with his song "Fotball e supert".

The first and second-place winners, Celine and the duo Martin & Johannes, were Norway's participants in MGP Nordic 2007 with additional contestants from Denmark, Sweden, and Finland.

The album Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2007 containing the songs of the finals reached No. 1 on the VG-lista Norwegian Albums Chart on week 24 of 2007 staying at the top of the charts for 1 week.

Results

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First round

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No. Artist Song Result
01 Celine Helgemo "Bæstevænna" Super finalist
02 Angels "Vi hopper og spretter" Eliminated
03 Føniks "Den fineste" Super finalist
04 Susanne Mollestad "Ingen vei" Eliminated
05 Tre små pønkere "Vibira" Super finalist
06 Ivan Neeraas "Drømmedama" Eliminated
07 Kristin Aspelund "Katt og mus" Eliminated
08 The Real Five "Kolbotn" Eliminated
09 Martin Henriksen and Johannes Zimmer "Når vi blir berømt" Super finalist

Super Final

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Here's the results from the superfinal. Highlighted contestants went to MGP Nordic 2007.

No. Artist Song Position Votes
01 Celine Helgemo "Bæstevænna" 1 16,877
02 Føniks "Den fineste" 4 11,572
03 Tre små pønkere "Vibira" 3 13,510
04 Martin Henriksen and Johannes Zimmer "Når vi blir berømt" 2 14,267

Interval Acts

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During the interval, Venke Knutson performed her song "Holiday".