Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | |
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#Discover | |
Dates | |
Final | 21 November 2015 |
Host | |
Venue | Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria |
Presenter(s) | Poli Genova |
Directed by | Christian Biondani Gordon Bonello |
Executive supervisor | Vladislav Yakovlev |
Executive producer | Joana Levieva-Sawyer |
Host broadcaster | Bulgarian National Television (BNT) |
Website | junioreurovision |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 17 |
Debuting countries | |
Returning countries | |
Non-returning countries | |
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Vote | |
Voting system | Each country/jury awards 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs. |
Winning song | Malta "Not My Soul" |
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the thirteenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and took place, for the first time, in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian national broadcaster BNT was the host broadcaster for the event. The final took place on 21 November 2015 and was held at the Arena Armeec in Sofia. Poli Genova, a Bulgarian singer and former representative of Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 (and later the Eurovision Song Contest 2016), hosted the show. A total of seventeen countries participated, with Australia and Ireland making their debuts. Albania and Macedonia returned after being absent since the 2012 and 2013 contests, respectively. Croatia and Cyprus withdrew after returning in the 2014 edition, while Sweden withdrew for the first time since 2008.
The winner of the contest was Destiny Chukunyere, who represented Malta with the song "Not My Soul". Armenia and Slovenia finished in second and third place, respectively. This was Malta's second victory in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, having won previously in 2013. This contest marked the second time a country won twice in a three-year period (following Belarus winning twice in a period of three years between 2005 and 2007). Malta's 185 points were also the highest number of points ever received at the time, beating Spain's record of 171 points set during the 2004 edition.
Following Italy's win at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014, the European Broadcasting Union had given the Italian broadcaster RAI the first refusal to host the 2015 contest. [1] However, on 15 January 2015, RAI declined the right to host the contest. The Executive Supervisor for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Vladislav Yakovlev, praised the Italian broadcaster RAI for their time looking into the possibilities of hosting, even though they made their debut appearance in 2014, and further explained how the EBU were in a lucky position to have received bids from two countries. [2]
The EBU announced later that day that they had received bids from two countries to host the contest; those countries being Bulgaria and last year host Malta, [3] who finished in second and fourth places respectively in 2014. [4] Bulgarian broadcaster BNT confirmed on 15 January they had submitted a bid to host the 2015 contest. [5] The national broadcaster for Malta, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), stated prior to the 2014 contest that they would host again if they won. [6]
On 26 January 2015, it was announced that Bulgaria had been chosen to host the 2015 edition, which took place on 21 November 2015. [7] It was the first time that the nation organised any Eurovision event. [8] In March 2015, it was confirmed that Sofia would be the host city, with the Arena Armeec being the host venue. [7]
On 7 October 2015, it was confirmed that seventeen countries would take part in the contest. Australia and Ireland made their debut, Albania returned after a two-year absence and Macedonia returned after a one-year absence. Croatia and Cyprus withdrew after returning in the 2014 edition, while Sweden withdrew for the first time since 2008. It was the first time since 2007, that 17 countries would take part. [9]
Prior to the event, a digital compilation album featuring all the songs from the 2015 contest was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music Group on 13 November 2015. [10] [11] This is the first since the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 not to include karaoke versions of all the songs.
Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) |
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Albania | RTSH | Mishela Rapo | "Dambaje" | Albanian, English [lower-alpha 1] |
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Armenia | AMPTV | Mika | "Love" | Armenian, English |
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Australia | SBS | Bella Paige | "My Girls" | English |
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Belarus | BTRC | Ruslan Aslanov | "Volshebstvo (Magic)" (Волшебство) | Russian, English |
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Bulgaria | BNT | Gabriela Yordanova and Ivan Stoyanov | "Colour of Hope" | Bulgarian |
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Georgia | GPB | The Virus | "Gabede" (გაბედე) | Georgian |
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Ireland | TG4 | Aimee Banks | "Réalta na Mara" | Irish [lower-alpha 2] |
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Italy | RAI | Chiara and Martina | "Viva" | Italian [lower-alpha 3] |
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Macedonia | MRT | Ivana Petkovska and Magdalena Aleksovska | "Pletenka – Braid of Love" (Плетенка) | Macedonian [lower-alpha 3] |
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Malta | PBS | Destiny Chukunyere | "Not My Soul" | English |
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Montenegro | RTCG | Jana Mirković | "Oluja" (Олуја) | Montenegrin |
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Netherlands | AVROTROS | Shalisa | "Million Lights" | Dutch, English |
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Russia | VGTRK | Mikhail Smirnov | "Mechta (Dream)" (Мечта) | Russian, English |
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San Marino | SMRTV | Kamilla Ismailova | "Mirror" | Italian, English |
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Serbia | RTS | Lena Stamenković | "Lenina pesma" (Ленина песма) | Serbian |
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Slovenia | RTVSLO | Lina Kuduzović | "Prva ljubezen" | Slovene, English [lower-alpha 4] |
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Ukraine | NTU | Anna Trincher | "Pochny z sebe" (Почни з себе) | Ukrainian, English |
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On 22 May 2015, a press conference devoted to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest was held in Vienna during the organisation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. At the press conference, the slogan for the 2015 Junior contest was revealed to be #Discover. The slogan was selected to signify how the Junior Eurovision Song Contest endeavours to find new melodies, explore new people and create links between individuals. [14]
On 23 June 2015, the EBU in conjunction with the host broadcaster BNT, presented the official logo for the 2015 edition, during the Steering Group meeting held in Sofia. [15] Viara Ankova, the Director General of the host broadcaster explained that the logo's concept was inspired behind the idea of a seeded head of a dandelion being blown, "something that everyone has done as a child". [15]
The logo shows how Bulgaria’s young people are the seeds of the future; venturing out from the safety of tradition to explore and discover a new future for themselves and for us all.
— Viara Ankova, General Director of BNT [15]
The postcards used to introduce each competing nation during the show were built around the concept of selfies. [16] The postcards featured the competing artists sending their selfie to a group of three teenagers in Bulgaria, which would then inspire their adventures. Different sights and cities were showcased with the teenagers documenting their journey through their own selfies and sending them to the competing artist. [16]
Bulgarian singer Poli Genova was announced as the host of the competition on 21 October 2015. [17] Genova had previously represented Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011. In addition, the running order draw and opening ceremonies were hosted by Bulgarian singer Joanna Dragneva, who had also previously represented Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008 as part of Deep Zone Project. [18]
The event took place on 21 November 2015 at 20:30 EET (19:30 CET). Seventeen countries participated, with the running order published on 15 November 2015. 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 185 points, with Armenia, Slovenia, Belarus, and Albania completing the top five. Montenegro, San Marino, the Netherlands, Italy, and Macedonia occupied the bottom five positions. [19]
The opening of the show featured Krisia Todorova, Bulgaria's 2014 representative alongside Hasan & Ibrahim, performed a short reworked sequence of the theme song "#Discover". The participants were introduced bt the traditional flag parade to the theme music with dancers on stage and were joined at the end by host Genova who sang the last line of the theme song. The interval acts included the competing artists perform the theme song together, Genova performed during the interlude whilst Bulgaria's representatives in 2014 performed their second placed entry "Planet of the Children" as well as new song "Not The Only One". Vincenzo Cantiello closed the interval and performed his winning song "Tu primo grande amore". [20]
R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place [lower-alpha 5] |
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1 | Serbia | Lena Stamenković | "Lenina pesma" | 79 | 7 |
2 | Georgia | The Virus | "Gabede" | 51 | 10 |
3 | Slovenia | Lina Kuduzović | "Prva ljubezen" | 112 | 3 |
4 | Italy | Chiara and Martina | "Viva" | 34 | 16 |
5 | Netherlands | Shalisa | "Million Lights" | 35 | 15 |
6 | Australia | Bella Paige | "My Girls" | 64 | 8 |
7 | Ireland | Aimee Banks | "Réalta na Mara" | 36 | 12 |
8 | Russia | Mikhail Smirnov | "Mechta (Dream)" | 80 | 6 |
9 | Macedonia | Ivana Petkovska and Magdalena Aleksovska | "Pletenka – Braid of Love" | 26 | 17 |
10 | Belarus | Ruslan Aslanov | "Volshebstvo (Magic)" | 105 | 4 |
11 | Armenia | Mika | "Love" | 176 | 2 |
12 | Ukraine | Anna Trincher | "Pochny z sebe" | 38 | 11 |
13 | Bulgaria | Gabriela Yordanova and Ivan Stoyanov | "Colour of Hope" | 62 | 9 |
14 | San Marino | Kamilla Ismailova | "Mirror" | 36 | 14 |
15 | Malta | Destiny Chukunyere | "Not My Soul" | 185 | 1 |
16 | Albania | Mishela Rapo | "Dambaje" | 93 | 5 |
17 | Montenegro | Jana Mirković | "Oluja" | 36 | 13 |
The order in which each country announced their votes was the same as the running order of the performances. Details of the running order were published by the EBU on 15 November 2015. [21] The spokespersons are shown below alongside each participating country. [22]
Destiny Chukunyere who represented Malta with the song "Not My Soul", was declared the winner after all the votes had been cast from all of the seventeen participating countries and the kids' jury. [23] Below is a full breakdown of how the votes were cast. [24]
Place | Combined | Jury | Televoting | |||
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Country | Points | Country | Points | Country | Points | |
1 | Malta | 185 | Malta | 157 | Malta | 143 |
2 | Armenia | 176 | Armenia | 149 | Armenia | 134 |
3 | Slovenia | 112 | Belarus | 101 | Slovenia | 98 |
4 | Belarus | 105 | Slovenia | 77 | Albania | 86 |
5 | Albania | 93 | Serbia | 73 | Bulgaria | 77 |
6 | Russia | 80 | Albania | 69 | Russia | 65 |
7 | Serbia | 79 | Australia | 67 | Belarus | 61 |
8 | Australia | 64 | Russia | 57 | Serbia | 53 |
9 | Bulgaria | 62 | Netherlands | 53 | San Marino | 51 |
10 | Georgia | 51 | Italy | 43 | Ireland | 43 |
11 | Ukraine | 38 | Georgia | 40 | Georgia | 41 |
12 | Ireland | 36 | Montenegro | 21 | Ukraine | 35 |
13 | Montenegro | 36 | Ukraine | 19 | Australia | 32 |
14 | San Marino | 36 | Ireland | 19 | Montenegro | 23 |
15 | Netherlands | 35 | San Marino | 15 | Macedonia | 22 |
16 | Italy | 34 | Bulgaria | 14 | Italy | 13 |
17 | Macedonia | 26 | Macedonia | 12 | Netherlands | 9 |
Voting procedure used: 50% jury and televote 100% jury vote | Total score | Kids Jury | Serbia | Georgia | Slovenia | Italy | Netherlands | Australia | Ireland | Russia | Macedonia | Belarus | Armenia | Ukraine | Bulgaria | San Marino | Malta | Albania | Montenegro | |
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Contestants | Serbia | 79 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | ||||||
Georgia | 51 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
Slovenia | 112 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |||
Italy | 34 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 35 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Australia | 64 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | |||||
Ireland | 36 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
Russia | 80 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | ||||||
Macedonia | 26 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Belarus | 105 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | |||
Armenia | 176 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | ||
Ukraine | 38 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||
Bulgaria | 62 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||
San Marino | 36 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
Malta | 185 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | ||
Albania | 93 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |||
Montenegro | 36 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
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. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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8 | Malta | Albania , Armenia , Australia , Bulgaria , Kids Jury, San Marino , Serbia , Slovenia |
4 | Armenia | Belarus , Georgia , Netherlands , Russia |
2 | Serbia | Macedonia , Montenegro |
1 | Albania | Italy |
Bulgaria | Ireland | |
Italy | Malta | |
San Marino | Ukraine |
For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, it needs to be an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). [27] It is unknown whether the EBU issue invitations of participation to all 56 active members like they do for the Eurovision Song Contest. [27] The EBU Active Members listed below have made the announcements regards their decisions. [28]
In August 2014, executive supervisor Vladislav Yakovlev said that they are working on finding a way to allow commercial networks to participate in the contest, although they are not EBU members. [42] [43]
The contest was broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website and YouTube. The online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov. [46]
Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref. |
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Albania | TVSH, RTSH Muzikë, Radio Tirana | Andri Xhahu | [47] |
Armenia | Armenia 1 | Avet Barseghyan | [48] |
Australia | SBS One | Ash London and Toby Truslove | [49] |
Belarus | Belarus 1, Belarus 24 | Anatoly Lipetski | [50] |
Bulgaria | BNT 1, BNT HD, BNT World | Elena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev | |
Georgia | GPB 1TV | Tuta Chkheidze | [51] |
Ireland | TG4 | Stiofán Ó Fearail and Caitlín Nic Aoidh | [52] |
Italy | Rai Gulp | Simone Lijoi | [53] |
Macedonia | MRT 1 | Tina Tautovic and Spasija Veljanoska | |
Malta | TVM2 (live), TVM (delayed) | Corazon Mizzi | [54] |
Montenegro | TVCG 2 (live), TVCG SAT (delayed) | Dražen Bauković and Tamara Ivanković | [55] |
Netherlands | NPO 3 | Jan Smit | [56] |
Russia | Karousel | Olga Shelest | |
San Marino | SMRTV | Lia Fiorio and Gilberto Gattei | [57] |
Serbia | RTS2, RTS Satelit | Silvana Grujić | [58] [59] |
Slovenia | TV SLO 1 | Andrej Hofer | [60] |
Ukraine | UA:Pershyi | Timur Miroshnychenko |
The following non-participating countries also sent commentators to Bulgaria for radio, television and online broadcasts of the contest.
Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref. |
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Germany | NDR website | Thomas Mohr | [61] |
New Zealand | World FM | Ewan Spence | [62] |
Singapore | 247 Music Radio | ||
United Kingdom | Cotswold FM, Fun Kids, Oystermouth Radio, Radio Six International, Shore Radio | ||
United States | WUSB |
At the press center during the contest, members of the press were allowed to vote for their favourite acts. Below is the top five overall results, after all the votes had been cast.
Country | Song | Performer(s) | Result |
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Malta | "Not My Soul" | Destiny Chukunyere | 759 |
Australia | "My Girls" | Bella Paige | 642 |
Armenia | "Love" | Michael Varosyan | 543 |
Russia | "Mechta (Dream)" | Mikhail Smirnov | 520 |
Serbia | "Lenina pesma" | Lena Stamenković | 499 |
Croatia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest five times, and won the inaugural edition in 2003. Croatian broadcaster Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT), a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), were responsible for the country's participation. Croatia participated in the first four editions, from 2003 to 2006, organising a national final to select the country's entrant. The first representative to participate for Croatia was Dino Jelusić with the song "Ti si moja prva ljubav", which finished in first place out of sixteen participating entries, with a score of 134 points. Croatia was absent from the contest between 2007 and 2013, but HRT decided to return to the contest in 2014 and selected their entry internally. In 2014, Josie finished in last place for Croatia with the song "Game Over", after which HRT again withdrew from competing the following year.
The participation of Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. The current Spanish participant broadcaster in the contest is Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE). Spain used a national selection format, broadcasting a show entitled Eurojunior, for their participation at the contests. The first representative to participate for the nation at the 2003 contest was Sergio with the song "Desde el cielo", which finished in second place out of sixteen participating entries, achieving a score of 125 points. Spain did not participate from 2007 to 2018, but returned to the contest in 2019.
Cyprus has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest nine times since debuting at the first contest in 2003. The country's best result was eighth place, which was achieved both at the 2004 and 2006 contests with Marios Tofi and the song "Oneira" and Luis Panagiotou and Christina Christofi and the song "Agoria koritsia" respectively. The national broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) has hosted the event for Cyprus once, in 2008 in Limassol. The nation's last appearance in the contest was in 2017, they will return in 2024 for the contest in Madrid.
Belarus has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in every edition since its inception in 2003 until 2020. The Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC), then a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), has been responsible for the selection process of its participants since its debut. The country hosted the contest at the Minsk-Arena in 2010 and again in 2018.
The participation of Latvia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. Latvijas Televīzija (LTV), a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), were responsible for the selection process of their participation. Latvia used a national selection format, broadcasting shows entitled "Bērnu Eirovīzija" and later "Balss Pavēlnieks", for their participation at the contests. The first representative to participate for the nation at the 2003 contest was Dzintars Čīča with the song "Tu esi vasarā", which finished in ninth place out of sixteen participating entries, achieving a score of thirty-seven points. Latvia were originally absent from the competition from 2006 to 2009. Latvia briefly returned in 2010 and 2011 however again withdrew from competing after the contest held in Yerevan, and have yet to make their return to the contest.
The participation of Serbia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began in Bucharest, Romania at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006, having previously participated in 2005 as part of Serbia and Montenegro. Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are responsible for the selection process of its entrants. Serbia used the national selection format broadcasting a show titled Izbor za Dečju pesmu Evrovizije for its participation at the contests between 2006 and 2010.
France has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest seven times, debuting in Lillehammer, Norway, at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004. France Télévisions, a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), is responsible for the selection process of their participation. The first representative to participate for the nation was Thomas Pontier with the song "Si on voulait bien", which finished in sixth place out of eighteen participating entries, achieving a score of seventy-eight points. France did not participate after 2004, and made its return to the contest in 2018, 14 years later. France has won the contest on three occasions: in 2020, with Valentina and the song "J'imagine", in 2022, with Lissandro and the song "Oh Maman!", and in 2023, with Zoé Clauzure and the song "Cœur".
Armenia has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since 2007. Armenian Public Television (ARMTV), a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), have been responsible for the selection process of their participants since their debut.
The participation of Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 which took place in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), have been responsible for the selection process of their participants since their debut. The first representative to participate for the nation at the 2007 contest was Mariam Romelashvili with the song "Odelia Ranuni", which finished in fourth place out of seventeen participating entries, achieving a score of one hundred and sixteen points. Since their debut, Georgia has never missed an edition of the contest, with three of these participations resulting in a win. These wins occurred in 2008, 2011 and 2016, making Georgia the most successful country in the contest, alongside France. They hosted the contest for the first time in 2017 at the Olympic Palace in Tbilisi.
The participation of Israel in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) were responsible for the selection process of their participation in 2012 and 2016, with the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC) taking over participation from 2018. The first representative to participate for the nation was Kids.il with the song "Let the Music Win", which finished in eighth place out of twelve participating entries, achieving a score of 68 points. Israel did not return to the contest in 2013, and also sat out of the 2014 and 2015 contests. However, following their success at the 2015 and 2016 Eurovision Song Contests, the IBA expressed an interest in making a return to competing at Junior Eurovision. Israel returned to the contest in 2016, with their entrant being selected internally. Israel then withdrew from the contest in 2017, before returning again in 2018, and withdrawing again in 2019.
Albania debuted in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2012. Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), has been responsible for the selection process of their participants since their debut.
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 was the 11th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine on 30 November 2013. The venue for the contest was announced on 17 April 2013, as the Palace "Ukraine". Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) was the host broadcaster for the event. 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 took place in last year's winning country, as well as the first time that the event was held in the same city twice. A total of twelve countries participated, with Macedonia and Malta making a return, and Albania, Belgium and Israel choosing to withdraw. San Marino made their debut in the contest. Cyprus was originally the thirteenth country to take part but pulled out the last minute.
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 12th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and took place, for the first time, in Malta. This was the third time that the contest was hosted by the previous year's winning country. Maltese national broadcaster PBS was the host broadcaster for the event. The final took place on 15 November 2014 and was in the Malta Shipbuilding in Marsa, near Valletta. Moira Delia, a Maltese television personality, hosted the show, marking the first time in Junior Eurovision history that there was only one presenter of the show.
Montenegro debuted at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014, which was held in Marsa, Malta. Prior to its debut as an independent nation, Montenegro participated at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 as part of Serbia and Montenegro. After taking part in the 2014 and 2015 contests, the nation has not returned to the contest.
Bulgaria participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, as the host country, after Italy who had won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014, declined the invitation from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to host the contest. The event took place at the Arena Armeec on 21 November 2015. National broadcasters Bulgarian National Television (BNT) and bTV jointly organised the national selection process, in order to decide who would represent them on home soil.
Australia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest five times between 2015 and 2019. Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), was responsible for the selection process of their participants at the 2015 and 2016 contests, with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) taking over the country's participation from 2017. SBS previously broadcast every edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest on a delay.
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the fourteenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which took place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, in Valletta, Malta. This was the second time that Malta have hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, their first being in 2014. Jon Ola Sand was appointed as the Executive Supervisor for the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, following the dismissal of the former supervisor, Vladislav Yakovlev.
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the fifteenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It took place on 26 November 2017 at the Olympic Palace, in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. This was the fifth time that the contest was hosted by the previous year's winning country. The visual design and contest slogan, "Shine Bright", were revealed in May 2017.
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