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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".

MGP Nordic 2009
Dates
Final	November 28, 2009
Host
Venue	SVT Studios, Stockholm Sweden
Presenter(s)	Ola Lindholm
Host broadcaster	SVT
Participants
Number of entries	8 entries, 2 from each Scandinavian country
Vote
Voting system	Points are given depending on which placing each country got in each others votings, 1st place receiving 12 points, 2nd place 8 points and 3rd place 6 points. Each country can not vote for themselves.
Winning song	Sweden "En vanlig dag"
2008 ← MGP Nordic

National selections

• Norway decided: 5 September 2009
• Denmark decided: 26 September 2009
• Sweden decided: 2 October 2009
• Finland decided: 9 October 2009

Participants

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.[1]

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Language	Result
1	Norway	Mystery	"Rock e sunt"	Norwegian	Out
2	Finland	Amanda Sjöholm	"Jag vill leva"	Swedish	Super-final
3	Denmark	PelleB	"Kun min"	Danish	Super-final
4	Norway	Jørgen Dahl Moe	"Din egen vei"	Norwegian	Super-final
5	Finland	The Black White Boys	"Kommer du ihåg mig?"	Swedish	Out
6	Sweden	Ulrik Munther	"En vanlig dag"	Swedish	Super-final
7	Denmark	Engledrys	"Familien, min bedste ven"	Danish	Out
8	Sweden	Rebecca Jansson	"Skaffa en annan tjej"	Swedish	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 shared third place. Ulrik sang "En vanlig dag" once more while the credits rolled.

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Language	Points	Place
1	Finland	Amanda Sjöholm	"Jag vill leva"	Swedish	20	3
2	Denmark	PelleB	"Kun min"	Danish	28	2
3	Norway	Jørgen Dahl Moe	"Din egen vei"	Norwegian	20	3
4	Sweden	Ulrik Munther	"En vanlig dag"	Swedish	36	1

Voting

		Televoting Results
	Amanda Sjöholm	20	6	6		8
	PelleB	28		8	8	12
	Jørgen Dahl Moe	20	8		6	6
	Ulrik Munther	36	12	12	12

References

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