Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | |
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Dates | |
Final | 20 November 2016 |
Host | |
Venue | Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta |
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Directed by | Gordon Bonello |
Executive supervisor | Jon Ola Sand |
Executive producer | Charles Dalli [1] |
Host broadcaster | Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) |
Website | www |
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Number of entries | 17 |
Debuting countries | None |
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Non-returning countries | |
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Vote | |
Voting system | Each country's adult & kid juries, as well as three expert jurors, award 12, 10, 8–1 points to their top 10 songs. |
Winning song | ![]() "Mzeo" |
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.
Seventeen countries participated in the contest with Montenegro and Slovenia both withdrawing from the competition after two contests, and San Marino withdrawing after three, whilst Cyprus returned after a one-year break, Israel returned after a three-year break and Poland returned to the contest after a record eleven-year break. For the first time since the inauguration of the contest the voting procedure did not include a public televote. The overall results were determined by combination of professional and young jurors.
The winner of the contest was Mariam Mamadashvili, who represented Georgia with the song "Mzeo", marking the third time Georgia has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (following 2008 and 2011 respectively), making Georgia the first country to win the competition three times. Armenia and Italy finished in second and third place, respectively.
During a press conference interview on 21 November 2015, a representative from the EBU stated that they had already begun approaching several broadcasters in regards to being the host country for the 2016 contest. On 13 April 2016, it was confirmed that Malta would host the contest. This was the second time that the country hosted the contest, having previously done so in 2014. [2]
The chosen venue was the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, the Maltese capital. The main stage was in the Republic Hall which typically seats up to 1,400 people, [3] while the green room was placed in a hall next to it, the Sacra Infermeria Hall. [4]
On 28 September 2016, it was confirmed that seventeen countries would take part in the contest. Cyprus, Israel, and Poland all returned after a one-year, three-year and eleven-year breaks respectively. Montenegro and Slovenia both withdrew from the competition after two contests, and San Marino withdrew after competing in the past three editions. [5] TVM, the Maltese television network operated by the Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), initially expected that a total of eighteen countries would participate in the 2016 contest. [6] [7]
Prior to the event, a digital compilation album featuring all the songs from the 2016 contest, as well as two new songs by 2015 winner Destiny Chukunyere: "Embrace" and "Fast Life", was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music Group on 12 November 2016. [8]
Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) |
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![]() | RTSH | Klesta Qehaja | "Besoj" | Albanian, English |
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![]() | AMPTV | Anahit and Mary | "Tarber" (Տարբեր) | Armenian, English |
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![]() | SBS | Alexa Curtis | "We Are" | English |
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![]() | BTRC | Alexander Minyonok | "Musyka moikh pobed (Music Is My Only Way)" (Музыка моих побед) | Russian, English |
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![]() | BNT | Lidia Ganeva | "Magical Day (Valsheben den)" (Вълшебен ден) | Bulgarian, English |
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![]() | CyBC | George Michaelides | "Dance Floor" | Greek, English |
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![]() | GPB | Mariam Mamadashvili | " Mzeo " (მზეო) | Georgian |
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![]() | TG4 | Zena Donnelly | "Bríce ar Bhríce" | Irish, English | Zena Donnelly |
![]() | IBA | Shir and Tim | "Follow My Heart" | Hebrew, English |
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![]() | RAI | Fiamma Boccia | "Cara mamma (Dear Mom)" | Italian, English |
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![]() | MRT | Martija Stanojković | "Love Will Lead Our Way (Ljubovta ne vodi)" (Љубовта не води) | Macedonian, English |
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![]() | PBS | Christina Magrin | "Parachute" | English |
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![]() | AVROTROS | Kisses | "Kisses and Dancin'" | Dutch, English |
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![]() | TVP | Olivia Wieczorek | "Nie zapomnij" | Polish, English |
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![]() | VGTRK | The Water of Life Project | "Water of Life" | Russian, English | Rita Dakota |
![]() | RTS | Dunja Jeličić | "U la la la" (У ла ла ла) | Serbian |
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![]() | NTU | Sofia Rol | "Planet Craves for Love" | Ukrainian, English |
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An announcement was made in December 2015, regarding the contract termination of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Executive Supervisor Vladislav Yakovlev. Yakovlev was fired without any clear reasons after three contests, and was replaced by Jon Ola Sand who has been Executive Supervisor for the Eurovision Song Contest since 2011. [10]
During a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden, on 13 May 2016, the logo and slogan of the contest were released, intending to represent the contest's values: connectivity, diversity, creativity and respect. [11] [12] [13] The slogan for the contest was "Embrace". On 10 September 2016, it was revealed that each of the postcards preceding the participants' performances would showcase Malta. [14] Filming took place in various locations, including Hastings Gardens and City Gate. [15]
On 8 October 2016, PBS released details regarding the proposed stage design for the contest. [16] The design included a circular stage with an LED backdrop and a spiral structure. [17]
On 28 October 2016, it was announced that Valerie Vella and Ben Camille would host the 2016 contest. [18] Vella is known in Malta as a television presenter, having hosted the Maltese national final for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2002, 2009 and 2011. [19] [20] [21] She presented the Maltese votes at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000 and 2005 [22] and commented on the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009 and 2010, [23] [24] as well as the Junior Eurovision Song Contest from 2004 to 2009. [25] Camille is also known both as a television presenter and an actor in Malta, notable for having acted in Maltese television show Strada Stretta . [26] He hosted Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2016 and presented the Maltese votes in the Eurovision Song Contest that year. [27]
During the press conference for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016, which was held in Stockholm, as the adult contest was being held there, the steering group announced several changes to the voting format for the 2016 contest. Previously, points had been awarded based on a combination of 50% national juries and 50% televoting, from each country with one more set of points also given out by a 'Kids' Jury'. The new voting system would be an adaptation of the new system used in the adult festival, but instead of the televoting, which was removed, a children's jury would be used by each country. In 2016, 1–8, 10, and 12 points were awarded based on a 50/50 combination of each country's Adult and Kids' Jury, announced by a spokesperson. This brought an end to the use of televoting for the first time. [28] For the first time, an expert panel from the professional music industry provided feedback on each of the artists performances. [29] The members of the panel were: Christer Björkman, Mads Grimstad, and the 2011 and 2012, participants at the adult version Jedward. [30] Also for the first time since 2005 the starting 12 points were dropped. In 2005 these were added to make sure nobody would receive no points.
The event took place on 20 November 2016 at 16:00 CET. [31] Seventeen countries participated, with the running order published on 15 November 2016. [32] All the countries competing were eligible to vote with the Adult and the Kids jury vote, as well as an Expert jury, eligible to vote. [28] Georgia won with 239 points, also winning the Adult jury vote. [33] Armenia came second with 232 points and won the Kids jury vote, with Italy, Russia (who won the Expert jury vote), and Australia completing the top five. Albania, Ukraine, Israel, Cyprus, and Serbia occupied the bottom five positions. [34]
The opening of the show featured last year's winner Destiny Chukunyere performing her winning entry "Not My Soul" followed by the traditional flag parade accompanied by the theme song "Embrace". The interval acts included Poli Genova performing her Eurovision 2016 entry "If Love Was a Crime" and Jedward performing "Hologram". [35] [36] All participants then joined on stage for a rendition of the common song, "We Are" (separate song from this year's Australian entry with the same name). [37]
R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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1 | ![]() | Zena Donnelly | "Bríce ar Bhríce" | 122 | 10 |
2 | ![]() | Anahit and Mary | "Tarber" | 232 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | Klesta Qehaja | "Besoj" | 38 | 13 |
4 | ![]() | The Water of Life Project | "Water of Life" | 202 | 4 |
5 | ![]() | Christina Magrin | "Parachute" | 191 | 6 |
6 | ![]() | Lidia Ganeva | "Magical Day (Valsheben den)" | 161 | 9 |
7 | ![]() | Martija Stanojković | "Love Will Lead Our Way (Ljubovta ne vodi)" | 41 | 12 |
8 | ![]() | Olivia Wieczorek | "Nie zapomnij" | 60 | 11 |
9 | ![]() | Alexander Minyonok | "Musyka moikh pobed (Music Is My Only Way)" | 177 | 7 |
10 | ![]() | Sofia Rol | "Planet Craves for Love" | 30 | 14 |
11 | ![]() | Fiamma Boccia | "Cara mamma (Dear Mom)" | 209 | 3 |
12 | ![]() | Dunja Jeličić | "U la la la" | 14 | 17 |
13 | ![]() | Shir and Tim | "Follow My Heart" | 27 | 15 |
14 | ![]() | Alexa Curtis | "We Are" | 202 | 5 |
15 | ![]() | Kisses | "Kisses and Dancin'" | 174 | 8 |
16 | ![]() | George Michaelides | "Dance Floor" | 27 | 16 |
17 | ![]() | Mariam Mamadashvili | " Mzeo " | 239 | 1 |
The first votes to be announced were those of the professional music industry jury, announced in the order of performance. The expert juries then announced their votes which had been cast live at the contest. Finally, the points awarded by the kids juries were announced as a total in order of the fewest to the greatest number of points received by each country. [38] The spokespersons are shown below alongside each participating country. [39]
The votes of the adult jury and the kids jury were cast after the second dress rehearsal, whereas the votes of the expert jury were cast after the performances at the final. [48] Mariam Mamadashvili who represented Georgia with the song "Mzeo", was declared the winner after all the votes had been announced from all of the seventeen participating countries and the expert juries. [49] Below is a full breakdown of how the votes were cast. [50] [51]
Place | Combined | Adult Jury | Expert Jury | Kids Jury | ||||
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Country | Points | Country | Points | Country | Points | Country | Points | |
1 | ![]() | 239 | ![]() | 144 | ![]() | 29 | ![]() | 110 |
2 | ![]() | 232 | ![]() | 99 | ![]() | 23 | ![]() | 105 |
3 | ![]() | 209 | ![]() | 94 | ![]() | 22 | ![]() | 105 |
4 | ![]() | 202 | ![]() | 92 | ![]() | 20 | ![]() | 103 |
5 | ![]() | 202 | ![]() | 86 | ![]() | 17 | ![]() | 99 |
6 | ![]() | 191 | ![]() | 84 | ![]() | 15 | ![]() | 83 |
7 | ![]() | 177 | ![]() | 80 | ![]() | 15 | ![]() | 68 |
8 | ![]() | 174 | ![]() | 78 | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | 65 |
9 | ![]() | 161 | ![]() | 68 | ![]() | 9 | ![]() | 65 |
10 | ![]() | 122 | ![]() | 56 | ![]() | 6 | ![]() | 57 |
11 | ![]() | 60 | ![]() | 23 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 36 |
12 | ![]() | 41 | ![]() | 21 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 24 |
13 | ![]() | 38 | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 20 |
14 | ![]() | 30 | ![]() | 17 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 13 |
15 | ![]() | 27 | ![]() | 15 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 12 |
16 | ![]() | 27 | ![]() | 6 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 12 |
17 | ![]() | 14 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 9 |
Voting procedure used: Adult jury Expert jury Kids jury | Total score | Adult jury score | Expert jury score | Kids jury score | Ireland | Armenia | Albania | Russia | Malta | Bulgaria | Macedonia | Poland | Belarus | Ukraine | Italy | Serbia | Israel | Australia | Netherlands | Cyprus | Georgia | |
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Contestants | Ireland | 122 | 56 | 9 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||
Armenia | 232 | 99 | 23 | 110 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |||||
Albania | 38 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
Russia | 202 | 68 | 29 | 105 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||
Malta | 191 | 80 | 6 | 105 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | ||||
Bulgaria | 161 | 78 | 15 | 68 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||
Macedonia | 41 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||
Poland | 60 | 21 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
Belarus | 177 | 92 | 20 | 65 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | ||||||
Ukraine | 30 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Italy | 209 | 84 | 22 | 103 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | ||||
Serbia | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Israel | 27 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Australia | 202 | 86 | 17 | 99 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 12 | |||||
Netherlands | 174 | 94 | 15 | 65 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
Cyprus | 27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Georgia | 239 | 144 | 12 | 83 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 12 |
Voting procedure used: Adult jury Expert jury Kids jury | Total score | Adult jury score | Expert jury score | Kids jury score | Mads Grimstad | Christer Björkman | Jedward | |
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Contestants | Ireland | 122 | 56 | 9 | 57 | 4 | 5 | |
Armenia | 232 | 99 | 23 | 110 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
Albania | 38 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 2 | |||
Russia | 202 | 68 | 29 | 105 | 10 | 7 | 12 | |
Malta | 191 | 80 | 6 | 105 | 2 | 4 | ||
Bulgaria | 161 | 78 | 15 | 68 | 8 | 6 | 1 | |
Macedonia | 41 | 17 | 0 | 24 | ||||
Poland | 60 | 21 | 3 | 36 | 3 | |||
Belarus | 177 | 92 | 20 | 65 | 6 | 12 | 2 | |
Ukraine | 30 | 18 | 0 | 12 | ||||
Italy | 209 | 84 | 22 | 103 | 12 | 10 | ||
Serbia | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | ||||
Israel | 27 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 | |||
Australia | 202 | 86 | 17 | 99 | 7 | 3 | 7 | |
Netherlands | 174 | 94 | 15 | 65 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
Cyprus | 27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | ||||
Georgia | 239 | 144 | 12 | 83 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Voting procedure used: Adult jury Expert jury Kids jury | Total score | Adult jury score | Expert jury score | Kids jury score | Ireland | Armenia | Albania | Russia | Malta | Bulgaria | Macedonia | Poland | Belarus | Ukraine | Italy | Serbia | Israel | Australia | Netherlands | Cyprus | Georgia | |
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Contestants | Ireland | 122 | 56 | 9 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
Armenia | 232 | 99 | 23 | 110 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | ||||
Albania | 38 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Russia | 202 | 68 | 29 | 105 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | ||||
Malta | 191 | 80 | 6 | 105 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bulgaria | 161 | 78 | 15 | 68 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||
Macedonia | 41 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||
Poland | 60 | 21 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||
Belarus | 177 | 92 | 20 | 65 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
Ukraine | 30 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Italy | 209 | 84 | 22 | 103 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |||
Serbia | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Israel | 27 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
Australia | 202 | 86 | 17 | 99 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | |||
Netherlands | 174 | 94 | 15 | 65 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 12 | |||||||
Cyprus | 27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Georgia | 239 | 144 | 12 | 83 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 12 |
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's adult and kids jury. Countries in bold gave the maximum 24 points (12 points apiece from the adult and kids jury) to the specified entrant.
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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). [53] It is unknown whether the EBU issue invitations of participation to all 56 active members like they do for the Eurovision Song Contest. [53] At a press conference held during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, the former contest Executive Supervisor, Vladislav Yakovlev, announced that broadcasters in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania had expressed interest in participation. [54] Additionally, during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest press conference held in Stockholm during the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, Jon Ola Sand confirmed that the EBU was in contact with a number of broadcasters regarding participation including Belgium, France, Germany and Spain. [55]
The EBU Active Members, listed below, had made the following announcements in regards to their decisions:
This section needs additional citations for verification .(June 2017) |
Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref. |
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![]() | TVSH, RTSH Muzikë, Radio Tirana | Andri Xhahu | [61] |
![]() | Armenia 1 | Avet Barseghyan | [62] |
![]() | SBS One | No commentary | [ citation needed ] |
![]() | Belarus 1, Belarus 24 | Julia Pertsova | [43] |
![]() | BNT 1, BNT HD, BNT World | Elena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev | [ citation needed ] |
![]() | CyBC 2 | Kyriacos Pastides | [63] |
![]() | GPB 1TV | Demetre Ergemlidze | [64] |
![]() | TG4 | Eoghan McDermott | [ citation needed ] |
![]() | Channel 1 | No commentary | [65] |
![]() | Rai Gulp | Simone Lijoi and Laura Carusino Vignera | [66] |
![]() | MRT 1 | Eli Tanaskovska | [ citation needed ] |
![]() | TVM | No commentary | [ citation needed ] |
![]() | NPO Zapp | Jan Smit | [67] |
![]() | TVP1 and TVP Polonia | Artur Orzech | [68] |
![]() | Carousel | Olga Shelest | [ citation needed ] |
![]() | RTS2, RTS Sat | Silvana Grujić | [69] |
![]() | UA:Pershyi | Timur Miroshnychenko | [70] |
Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref. |
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![]() | NDR website | Thomas Mohr | [71] |
![]() | World FM 88.2 | Ewan Spence, Lisa-Jayne Lewis, Sharleen Wright and Ben Robertson | [72] |
![]() | 247 Disco Heaven | Ewan Spence, Lisa-Jayne Lewis, Sharleen Wright and Ben Robertson | [72] |
![]() | TV SLO 2 | Andrej Hofer | [73] |
![]() | Radio Six International, Fun Kids, 103 The Eye | Ewan Spence, Lisa-Jayne Lewis, Sharleen Wright and Ben Robertson | [72] [74] |
![]() | KCGW-LP, KLZY-LP, KMJY-LP, WCGD-LP | Ewan Spence, Lisa-Jayne Lewis, Sharleen Wright and Ben Robertson | [72] |
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.
Cyprus has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 10 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 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 entitled Izbor za dečju pesmu Evrovizije for its participation at the contests between 2006 and 2010.
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 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.
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, 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.
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.
Malta selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 artist through a national selection on 11 July 2015, while their song was selected internally. The twenty acts competing to represent Malta were released on 26 June 2015. They performed covers or non-Eurovision candidate songs during the national final, and the winner's Junior Eurovision song was revealed at a later date. Destiny Chukunyere represented Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria with the song, Not My Soul. Malta won the competition with a record of 185 points, breaking the previous record held by Spain in the 2004 contest.
Malta participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 as the host country. The Maltese entrant for the 2016 contest in Valletta was selected through a national final, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) on 16 July 2016, while their song was selected internally. Each of the twenty participants performed covers or non-Eurovision candidate songs during the national final. Christina Magrin was declared the winner and her Junior Eurovision song "Parachute" was revealed on 27 October.
Poland participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 which took place on 20 November 2016, in Valletta, Malta. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. A national final of nine competing acts participated in a televised production where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from jury members made up of music professionals and a public telephone vote. On 15 October 2016, Olivia Wieczorek was selected to represent Poland with the song "Nie zapomnij".
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.
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the sixteenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It took place in the Belarusian capital city, Minsk on 25 November 2018 at the Minsk-Arena. It was the second time that the contest was held in Belarus, after it staged the 2010 edition at the same venue.
Malta participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020, to be held in Warsaw, Poland. Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) was responsible for the country's participation in the contest, and organised a national final to select the Maltese entry. Malta was represented in the contest by the song "Chasing Sunsets", written by Peter Borg, Aleandro Spiteri Monseigneur, Joe Roscoe and Emil Calleja Bayliss, and performed by Chanel Monseigneur. She achieved 8th place with 100 points.
Malta participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021, held in Paris, France. The Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) was responsible for the country's participation in the contest, and organized a national final to select the Maltese entry.
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Junior Eurovision Song Contest commentator Jan Smit
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