Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)
  • Artist: 1 September 2018
  • Song: 8 October 2018
Selected entrantJael
Selected song"Champion"
Selected songwriter(s)MSquared (Team)
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 201 points
Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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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.

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Background

Prior to the 2018 Contest, Australia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest three times 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] In 2017, Isabella Clarke represented Australia with her song "Speak Up" , achieving third place.

Before Junior Eurovision

On 1 September 2018, it was announced that Jael had been internally chosen by the broadcaster to represent Australia. [3]

Artist and song information

Jael Wena
Jael Wena at JESC 2018 (cropped).jpg
Background information
Born (2005-12-22) 22 December 2005 (age 17)
Melbourne, Australia
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2010–present

Jael

Jael Wena (born 22 December 2005) is an Australian singer of Congolese descent [4] who represented Australia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Champion", finishing third.

In 2019, she competed in the season 9 of Australia's Got Talent, and in 2022, she took part in season 11 of Australian edition of The Voice.

Champion

"Champion" is a song by Australian singer Jael. It represented Australia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 19 November 2018, Australia was drawn to perform twelfth on 25 November 2018, following Italy and preceding Georgia. [5]

Voting

The same voting system that was introduced in the 2017 edition was used, where 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. [6]

The online voting consisted of two phases. The first phase of the online voting began on 23 November 2018 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 25 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. [7] 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 [8]
DrawCountryJuror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror EAverage RankPoints Awarded
01Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 18187151718
02Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 111719181319
03Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 14141514314
04Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 6161117913
05Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 51157238
06Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 815183783
07Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 12108121411
08Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 91914114101
09Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 161310161617
10Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 17121781216
11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 151921847
12Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
13Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 37134665
14Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1993191515
15Flag of France.svg  France 43129874
16Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 138651192
17Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 102413556
18Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 7616101912
19Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 14111112
20Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 252610210

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Portugal participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which took place on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest.

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

Ireland participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, which took place on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Irish broadcaster TG4 is responsible for organising their entry for the contest through a national selection show entitled Junior Eurovision Éire. The national final took place on 11 November 2018, while the semifinals took place between 14 October and 4 November. This was Ireland's fourth appearance at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Malta participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Maltese entrant for the 2018 contest was selected through a national final, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) on 8 September 2018. A total of 16 finalists performed original songs for the first time since 2010. Ela Mangion was chosen to represent the island nation with the song "Marchin' On".

Serbia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, Belarus with the song "Svet" performed by Bojana Radovanović. Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) was responsible for selecting their entry for the contest.

Italy participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which took place on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Italian broadcaster Rai Gulp, which is a channel owned by Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Melissa and Marco were internally selected to represent Italy with the song "What Is Love", which finished seventh with 151 points at the event, receiving the top 12 points from the Macedonian jury and a cumulative 57 points through online voting.

Kazakhstan announced on 25 July 2018 that they would debut at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 to be held in Minsk, Belarus. The Kazakh broadcaster, Khabar Agency (KA), was responsible for the country's participation in the contest. A televised national selection process was held to select the Kazakh entry.

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.

Israel participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which took place on 25 November 2018, in Minsk, Belarus. The Israeli broadcaster Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. This is Israel's third appearance at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Azerbaijan participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Azerbaijani entry was selected through an internal selection. On 18 September 2018 it was revealed that Fidan Huseynova would represent Azerbaijan in the contest.

Ukraine participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, Belarus with the song "Say Love" performed by Darina Krasnovetska. Their entrant was selected through a national selection, organized by the Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC.

Georgia took part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, which was held on 24 November 2019 in Gliwice, Poland.

The Netherlands participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 which was held on 24 November 2019 in Gliwice, Poland. Matheu was selected with his song "Dans met Jou". Their entry was selected through the national selection Junior Songfestival 2019.

Russia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 which took place on 24 November 2019 in Gliwice, Poland. The Russian broadcaster All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Tatyana Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak won the national final on 24 September 2019 with the song "Vremya dlya nas". The Russian organisation team later opted to change the name of the song to "A Time for Us".

North Macedonia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 which took place on 24 November 2019 in Gliwice, Poland. The national broadcaster MRT was responsible for organising North Macedonia's entry for the contest. On 9 July 2019, Mila Moskov was internally selected as the Macedonian representative.

Belarus participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, held in Gliwice, Poland on 24 November 2019. The Belarusian entry for the 2019 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. Liza Misnikova represented Belarus with the song "Pepelny (Ashen)".

Belarus participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Warsaw, Poland. Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC) selected Arina Pehtereva with her song "Aliens" through an internal selection. She achieved 5th place with 130 points.

References

  1. ↑ Granger, Anthony (8 October 2015). "JESC'15: Australia Debuts, 17 Countries To Compete". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  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. ↑ Knox, David (1 September 2018). "Jael Wena to represent Australia at Junior Eurovision 2018". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Ususret Dječjem Eurosongu 2018. (1)
  5. ↑ Zwart, Josianne (19 November 2018). "Running order of Junior Eurovision 2018 revealed". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Granger, Anthony (15 November 2018). "Junior Eurovision 2018 – How Does The Voting Work?". Eurovoix.
  7. ↑ "Junior Eurovision fans: Cast your vote online!". Junioreurovision.tv. 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "Results of the Final of Minsk 2018". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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