Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)
  • Artist: 10 September 2017
  • Song: 7 October 2017
Selected entrantIsabella Clarke
Selected song"Speak Up!"
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 172 points
Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Australia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place on 25 November 2017, in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Australian broadcaster ABC is responsible for choosing their entry for the contest. Isabella Clarke was internally selected to represent Australia in Georgia. Her song for the contest, "Speak Up", was revealed on 7 October 2017.

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Background

Prior to the 2017 Contest, Australia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice since its debut in 2015, with the song "My Girls" performed by Bella Paige. [1] In 2016, Alexa Curtis represented Australia with the song "We Are", achieving fifth place. [2]

Before Junior Eurovision

On 10 September 2017, it was announced that Isabella Clarke had been internally chosen by the broadcaster to represent Australia. Isabella's song "Speak Up" was revealed on 7 October 2017. [3]

Artist and song information

Isabella Clarke
Born (2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 (age 19) [4]
Origin Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2013–present

Isabella Clarke

Isabella Clarke (born 31 May 2004) is an Australian singer who represented Australia at the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Speak Up". She started singing when she was nine. The last 2 years she has performed at The Victorian State Schools Spectacular in Australia [5]

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which took place on 20 November 2017, Australia was drawn to perform fifteenth on 26 November 2017, following Serbia and preceding Italy. [6]

Voting

In 2017, a new voting system was introduced, in which the results were determined by 50% online voting and 50% jury voting. Every country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two children aged between 10 and 15 who were citizens of the country they represented. The rankings of those jurors were combined to make an overall top ten. [7]

The online voting consisted of two phases. The first phase of the online voting began on 24 November 2017 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances was shown on the contest's website Junioreurovision.tv before the viewers could vote. After this, voters also had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting ended on Sunday 26 November at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and began right after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers were able vote for a minimum of three and a maximum of five songs. [8] They were also able to vote for their own country's song. These votes were then turned into points which were determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song received 10% of the votes, it received 10% of the available points.

Detailed voting results

Detailed voting results from Australia [9]
DrawCountryJuror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror EAverage RankPoints Awarded
01Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 151515111215
02Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5683656
03Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1114713912
04Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 29139583
05Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 9224738
06Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1413371311
07Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 101214151514
08Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 12311411101
09Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 14924210
10Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 755101074
11Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 61065147
12Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 37128365
13Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 41412112
14Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 88106892
15Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
16Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 131111121413

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The Netherlands participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place in Tbilisi, Georgia on 26 November 2017. The Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS is responsible for the organisation of their representative at the contest. Their entry was selected through the national selection Junior Songfestival 2017. It consisted of six contestants who were divided into two semifinals, having been broadcast on 2 & 9 September 2017. The final was broadcast on 16 September 2017. The boy band Fource, a quartet consisting of the four boys Jannes, Niels, Max and Ian, were selected as the winners of the national selection. Their song for the contest, "Love Me", was released on 6 October 2017.

Russia won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took take place on 26 November 2017, in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Russian broadcaster Russia-1, owned by the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Polina Bogusevich won the contest with the song "Wings".

Malta participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 on 26 November 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Maltese entrant for the 2017 contest was selected through a national final, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) on 1 July 2017, while their song was selected internally. Each of the ten participants performed covers of non-Eurovision candidate songs during the national final. Gianluca Cilia was declared winner with his cover of Perdere l'amore.

Ukraine participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which will be held in Tbilisi, Georgia on 26 November 2017. Their entrant was selected through a national selection, organized by the Ukrainian broadcaster NTU. The semi-final took place on 8 August 2017, where the 27 eligible submissions performed in front of a jury, and then they chose ten artists to qualify to the final, which took place on 25 August 2017. As a result, Anastasiya Baginska won the Ukrainian selection and got the right to represent Ukraine in Tbilisi, Georgia with the song "Don't Stop ".

Italy participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place on 26 November 2016 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Italian broadcaster Rai Gulp, which is a channel owned by Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Maria Iside Fiore was internally selected to represent Italy with the song "Scelgo ".

Serbia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place on 26 November 2017, in Tbilisi, Georgia. Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Irina Brodić and Jana Paunović were selected from national selection to represent Serbia with the song "Ceo svet je naš".

Macedonia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place on 25 November 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Macedonian broadcaster MRT was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Mina Blažev was internally selected on 8 September 2017 as the Macedonian representative and her song for the contest, "Dancing Through Life", was presented on 8 October 2017.

On 9 August, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that Portugal would participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. This was the first time that Portugal has participated in the contest since 2007, with Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) being responsible for the selection of their participant.

Belarus participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which took place in Minsk, Belarus on 25 November 2018. The Belarusian entry for the 2018 contest was selected through a national final organised by the Belarusian broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus. It saw ten competing acts participating in a televised production where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury made up of music professionals and a public vote.

Russia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which took place on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus.

Australia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Australian broadcaster ABC was responsible for choosing their entry for the contest. Jael was internally selected to represent Australia in Belarus.

Macedonia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which took place on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. Macedonian broadcaster MRT was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Marija Spasovska was internally selected on 18 August 2018 as the Macedonian representative.

Georgia competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France. The children's talent show Ranina was used for the fourth year in a row to select Georgia's representative, Niko Kajaia, who performed at the contest with the song "Let's Count the Smiles". He finished 4th place out of 19 participating countries.

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References

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  2. ↑ Escudero, Victor M.; Jordan, Paul (20 November 2016). "Georgia wins the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest!". www.junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Díaz, Sebastián (10 September 2017). "Australia chooses Isabella Clarke for Junior Eurovision 2017". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "About Isabella Clarke (in Portuguese)". Archived from the original on 2017-10-22. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  5. ↑ Díaz, Sebastián (10 September 2017). "Australia chooses Isabella Clarke for Junior Eurovision 2017". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "The running order for Junior Eurovision 2017 is revealed!". European Broadcasting Union. 20 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Granger, Anthony (15 November 2018). "Junior Eurovision 2018 – How Does The Voting Work?". Eurovoix.
  8. ↑ Farren, Neil (10 November 2017). "Voting in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 "Results of the Final of Tbilisi 2017". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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