Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Be Creative
JESC 2013 logo.png
Date and venue
Final
  • 30 November 2013 [1]
Venue Palace "Ukraine"
Kyiv, Ukraine
Organisation
Organiser European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Executive supervisorVladislav Yakovlev
Production
Host broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU)
Director Sven Stojanovic
Executive producerVictoria Romanova [2]
Presenters Timur Miroshnychenko,
Zlata Ognevich
Participants
Number of entries12
Debuting countriesFlag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
Returning countries
Non-returning countries
  • JESC 2013 Map 2.svg
         Competing countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2013
Vote
Voting systemEach country awards 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs.
Winning songFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
"The Start" [3]
2012  Junior Eurovision Song Contest  2014
Event page at junioreurovision.tv OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 was the 11th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, held on 30 November 2013 at the Palace "Ukraine" in Kyiv, Ukraine, [1] [4] and presented by Timur Miroshnychenko and Zlata Ognevich. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU). [4] It was the second time the contest was held in Kyiv, the first being the 2009 contest. It was also the second time in the history of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest that the event was hosted by the previous year's winning broadcaster, as well as the first time that the event was held in the same city twice. The venue for the contest was announced on 17 April 2013. [5]

Contents

Broadcasters from a total of twelve countries participated, with Macedonia and Malta making a return, [6] [7] and Albania, [8] Belgium [9] and Israel choosing to withdraw. [10] San Marino made their debut in the contest. [11] Cyprus was originally the thirteenth country to take part but pulled out the last minute. [12]

The winner was Malta with the song "The Start" by Gaia Cauchi. This was Malta's first Junior Eurovision victory as well as their first victory in any Eurovision competition. [3] It also marked the first time in the history of the contest that a winning entry was sung entirely in English. This was also the first contest to introduce a new awards system: The winning country along with the second and third place countries each received a trophy. Sofia Tarasova, representing the host nation Ukraine, took second place and Ilya Volkov singing for Belarus took the third-place trophy.

Location

Palace "Ukraine", in Kyiv. Venue for the 2013 Junior Eurovision. UAPalace.jpg
Palace "Ukraine", in Kyiv. Venue for the 2013 Junior Eurovision.

The European Broadcasting Union invited broadcasters to bid for the rights to host the contest. [13] On 12 February 2013, the Ukrainian national broadcaster NTU and EBU announced that the 2013 contest would take place in Kyiv. [1] Palace "Ukraine" was confirmed as the host venue on 17 April. [5] The venue which is also known as the Ukrainian National Palace of Arts, better known as Palace "Ukraine" which is a venue administered by the State Directory of Affairs inside their public enterprises division and is one of the main venues for official events along with Palace of Sports in Kyiv, Ukraine, which hosted the 2009 contest. [14]

It was opened in 1970 as the biggest centre of culture and arts. The building was designed by a group of architects P. Zhylytskyi, I. Vayner, under the directorship of the project's author the distinguished architect of Ukrainian SSR Yevhenia Marychenko. [15] All of the architects were awarded Shevchenko National Prize (1971) for its design and construction. The building is trapezoidal, twenty eight meters tall and consists of over 300 rooms.

Participants

Cover art of the official album JESC 2013 album cover.jpg
Cover art of the official album

On 4 November 2013, it was confirmed that twelve countries would be taking part in the contest. [16] Prior to that, in October, it was announced that the executive supervisor managed to maintain the participation of thirteen countries for the contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. [17] The name of the thirteenth country was expected to be announced by the European Broadcasting Union on 29 October 2013. [17] It was later confirmed on 1 November 2013 that Cyprus were going to be the thirteenth country but withdrew at the last minute. [12]

This was the lowest number of entries since 2009, equalling the number of participants in 2012. San Marino made their debut, Macedonia returned after a one-year absence and Malta returned after a two-year absence. Albania and Israel withdrew after debuting in the 2012 edition, while Belgium withdrew for the first time since 2003.

Prior to the event, a digital compilation album featuring all the songs from the 2013 contest, along with karaoke versions, was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music Group on 22 November 2013. [18]

Participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 [16] [19]
CountryBroadcasterArtistSongLanguageSongwriter(s)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia AMPTV Monika"Choco Factory"Armenian, English
  • Emma Asatryan
  • Monika Avanesyan
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan İTV Rustam Karimov"Me and My Guitar"Azerbaijani, EnglishDmitry Saratsky
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus BTRC Ilya Volkov "Poy so mnoy" (Пой со мной)Russian
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia GPB The Smile Shop"Give Me Your Smile"Georgian, English
  • Giorgi Kukhianidze
  • The Smile Shop
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia MRT Barbara Popović "Ohrid i muzika" (Охрид и музика)Macedonian Barbara Popović
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta PBS Gaia Cauchi "The Start"English
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova TRM Rafael Bobeica"Cum să fim"Romanian, EnglishEugen Doibani
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands AVRO Mylène and Rosanne "Double Me"Dutch, English
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia VGTRK Dayana Kirillova "Dream On"Russian Dayana Kirillova
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino SMRTV Michele Perniola "O-o-O Sole intorno a me"Italian
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden SVT Eliias"Det är dit vi ska"SwedishElias Elffors Elfström
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine NTU Sofia Tarasova "We Are One"Ukrainian, English

Format

Victoria Romanova (executive producer), Vladislav Yakovlev (EBU Executive Supervisor) Victoria Romanova, Vladislav Yakovlev at JESC2013.jpg
Victoria Romanova (executive producer), Vladislav Yakovlev (EBU Executive Supervisor)

The executive supervisor of the Junior Eurovision steering group, Vladislav Yakovlev, announced on 17 July 2013 that there would be some changes being introduced to the contest from 2013 onwards. The contest would no longer focus on just the winning entry, but would also award prizes to the top three entries in acknowledgement of the talents of the young performers. [20]

It was also announced that the winner of Junior Eurovision 2013 would be at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, however the role that they would play had not been revealed at that time. [21]

The running order draw took place on 25 November 2013 during the contest's opening party. [22] [23]

Graphic design

Designer Elias Ledakis, who was responsible for the stage design of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece, was announced on 7 October 2013 as also being the designer for the 2013 Junior Eurovision stage. [17]

Radio broadcast

The official Junior Eurovision Twitter account revealed on 9 October that the contest was planned to be broadcast online and by national broadcasters, however the details were still being worked on. [24] On 21 November 2013, it was revealed that 98.8 Castle FM in Scotland would be the only radio station broadcasting the ceremony in the United Kingdom. [25] Radio Ukraine International would also be broadcasting the contest live.

Hosts

Presenters from left to right: Zlata Ognevich and Timur Miroshnychenko Zlata Ognevich and Timur Miroshnychenko at JESC 2013 2nd general rehearsal.jpg
Presenters from left to right: Zlata Ognevich and Timur Miroshnychenko

On 30 September 2013, it was confirmed that Timur Miroshnychenko would host the contest alongside Zlata Ognevich. [26] [27]

Contest overview

The top three of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013: Sofia Tarasova (Ukraine), Gaia Cauchi (Malta), and Ilya Volkov (Belarus) JESC 2013 winners - Ukraine, Malta, Belarus.jpg
The top three of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013: Sofia Tarasova (Ukraine), Gaia Cauchi (Malta), and Ilya Volkov (Belarus)

The event took place on 30 November 2013 at 20:00 EET (19:00 CET). Twelve countries participated, with the running order published on 25 November 2013. [22] All the countries competing were eligible to vote with the jury and televote, as well as a Kids Jury, eligible to vote. Malta won with 130 points, with Ukraine and Belarus completing the top three. [20] San Marino, Moldova, and Macedonia occupied the bottom three positions. [28]

The show began with two children, Andriy Boiko and Liza Kostiakina, [29] doing a puzzle of this year’s logo, Puzzle Man. The opening number featured several fairytale scenes with dancers and musicians on the stage, with LED screens and movable parts and puzzle pieces floating above the stage also featured. [30] The interval included Eurovision 2013 winner Emmelie de Forest performing "Only Teardrops", all participants performing the theme song "Be Creative", last year's winner Anastasiya Petryk and Zlata Ognevich also performed on stage. [31] [32] Some hours before the start of the contest Ruslana withdrew from performing at the event, [33] motivated by the violent actions of the Ukrainian authorities against the pro-European Union protests that were happening near the contest's venue. [34]

R/OCountryArtistSongPointsPlace
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Eliias"Det är dit vi ska"469
2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Rustam Karimov"Me and My Guitar"667
3Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Monika"Choco Factory"696
4Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino Michele Perniola "O-o-O Sole intorno a me"4210
5Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Barbara Popović "Ohrid i muzika"1912
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Sofia Tarasova "We Are One"1212
7Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Ilya Volkov "Poy so mnoy"1083
8Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Rafael Bobeica"Cum să fim"4111
9Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia The Smile Shop"Give Me Your Smile"915
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Mylène and Rosanne "Double Me"598
11Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Gaia Cauchi "The Start"1301
12Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Dayana Kirillova "Dream On"1064

Spokespersons

Some spokespersons from the 2013 edition: David Vardanyan (Armenia), Mariya Bakhireva (Russia), Denis Midone (Moldova), and Maxine Pace (Malta) JESC 2013 voting and spokespersons.jpg
Some spokespersons from the 2013 edition: David Vardanyan (Armenia), Mariya Bakhireva (Russia), Denis Midone (Moldova), and Maxine Pace (Malta)

The order in which each country announced their votes was in the order of performance. The running order draw took place on 25 November 2013 during the contest's opening party. [22] [23] The spokespersons from all of the participating countries are shown below alongside their respective country. [35] [36] [ better source needed ]

  1.   Kids Jury   Anastasiya Petryk
  2. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  Lova Sönnerbo
  3. Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan  Lyaman Mirzalieva
  4. Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia  David Vardanyan
  5. Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino  Giovanni
  6. Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia  Sofija Spasenoska
  7. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  Liza Arfush
  8. Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  Sasha Tkach
  9. Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova  Denis Midone
  10. Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia  Elene Megrelishvili
  11. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  Alessandro Wempe
  12. Flag of Malta.svg  Malta  Maxine Pace
  13. Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  Mariya Bakhireva

Detailed voting results

The trophies for the top three winners of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with official mascot "Puzzle-Man" JESC 2013 trophies.jpg
The trophies for the top three winners of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with official mascot "Puzzle-Man"
Detailed voting results [37]
Total score
Kids Jury
Sweden
Azerbaijan
Armenia
San Marino
Macedonia
Ukraine
Belarus
Moldova
Georgia
Netherlands
Malta
Russia
Contestants
Sweden4614351256142
Azerbaijan66472210310367
Armenia69344452412685
San Marino4252241323224
Macedonia19112111
Ukraine12181010812812777128
Belarus1081056667810881012
Moldova413313334441
Georgia917871010678556
Netherlands59265515461273
Malta13012871071212101261210
Russia1066121212867855103

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received. All countries were given 12 points at the start of voting to ensure that no country finished with nul points.

N.ContestantNation(s) giving 12 points
5Flag of Malta.svg  Malta   Kids Jury, Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia , Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova , Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands , Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia , Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan , Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus , Flag of Malta.svg  Malta , Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
1Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

Other countries

Broadcasts

Most countries sent commentators to Kyiv or commentated from their own country, to add insight to the participants and, if necessary, provide voting information. [35] [36] For the first time, the official Junior Eurovision website featured commentary online during the broadcast with commentary from the website's editor Luke Fisher and radio broadcaster Ewan Spence.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
CountryBroadcaster(s)Channel(s)Commentator(s)Ref.
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia ARMTV Armenia 1 Dalita and Vahe Khanamiryan
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan İTV Konul Arifgizi [36]
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus BTRC Belarus 1, Belarus 24 Anatoliy Lipetskiy [40]
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia GPB 1TV Natia Bunturi and Giorgi Grdzelishvili
Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia MRT MRT 1 Tina Teutovic and Spasija Veljanoska [41]
Flag of Malta.svg Malta PBS TVM Corazon Mizzi and Daniel Chircop [36]
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova TRM Moldova 1 Rusalina Rusu [36]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands AVRO Nederlands 3 Marcel Kuijer
Flag of Russia.svg Russia C1R, VGTRK Carousel Alexander Gurevich
Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino SMRTV San Marino RTV Lia Fiorio and Gilberto Gattei
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden SVT SVT Barnkanalen Ylva Hällen  [ sv ] and Edward af Sillén
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine NTU Pershyi Tetyana Terekhova [42]
Radio Ukraine International UR-1 Olena Zelinchenko, Valerij Kirichenko, Anastasia Jablonskaja
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
CountryBroadcaster(s)Channel(s)Commentator(s)Ref.
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia SBS SBS Two (1 December 2013)Andre Nookadu and Georgia McCarthy [43] [44]
Flag of Greece.svg Greece Dimosia Tileorasi DT Un­known [44]
Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo RTK RTK 1 [44]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 98.8 Castle FM Ewan Spence and Luke Fisher [44] [45]

See also

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