Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Shine Bright
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 logo.svg
Date and venue
Final
  • 26 November 2017
Venue Olympic Palace
Tbilisi, Georgia
Organisation
Organiser European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Executive supervisor Jon Ola Sand
Production
Host broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB)
Directors Simon Gibney
Gordon Bonello
Executive producer Sergi Gvarjaladze
Presenters Helen Kalandadze
Lizi Japaridze
Participants
Number of entries16
Returning countriesFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Non-returning countriesFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
  • JESC 2017 Map 2.svg
         Competing countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2017
Vote
Voting systemEach country's professional jury award 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs. International viewers vote for 3–5 songs, and votes are converted to points by proportional representation.
Winning songFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
"Wings"
2016  Junior Eurovision Song Contest  2018
Event page at junioreurovision.tv OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the fifteenth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, held on 26 November 2017 at the Olympic Palace, in Tbilisi, Georgia, and presented by Helen Kalandadze and Lizi Japaridze. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), who staged the event after winning the 2016 contest for Georgia with the song "Mzeo" by Mariam Mamadashvili. This was the fifth time that the contest was hosted by the previous year's winning broadcaster. The visual design and contest slogan, "Shine Bright", were revealed in May 2017.

Contents

Broadcasters from sixteen countries participated in the contest, which saw the return of Portugal for the first time since 2007 and the withdrawals of Bulgaria and Israel.

The winner was Russia with the song "Wings" by Polina Bogusevich, marking the second time that Russia has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and the first time since The Tolmachevy Twins in 2006, and the third overall victory for the country in any Eurovision-related events. The last victory in any Eurovision event for Russia was when Dima Bilan won the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade. Georgia and Australia finished in second and third place, respectively.

Location

Georgia Tbilisi location map.svg
The Olympic Palace (marked in blue) was announced as the new venue, after the larger capacity Tbilisi Sports Palace (red) was considered unsuitable for hosting the contest.

During the Winner's Press Conference of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016, Jon Ola Sand - Head of Live Events, announced that the EBU would invite broadcasting members to submit applications to host the 2017 contest, which would take place on 26 November 2017. [1] [2]

Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) announced on 22 November 2016 that they had begun talks with the EBU in connection to hosting the 2017 contest. The first refusal of hosting rights to the winning country of the previous is something that was introduced by the EBU since the 2013 contest. [3]

The EBU confirmed in February 2017 that the contest would be hosted by Georgia. [4] This was the first Eurovision event hosted by the country, despite them winning a record three times. It was confirmed on 26 February 2017 that Tbilisi would host the contest. [5]

Venue

On 16 March 2017, it was announced that the Tbilisi Sports Palace would be the host venue for the contest. [6] However, on 9 August 2017, the venue was changed to the 4,000-capacity Olympic Palace in Tbilisi which was considered more suitable for hosting the contest. [7]

Officially opened on 13 July 2015 by Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Garibashvili, the venue was built to host the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. The complex features two halls that are capable of hosting several sporting events. [8]

Participants

On 9 August 2017, the EBU released the official list of participants with 16 competing countries. Portugal returned to the contest, marking their first appearance since 2007, while Bulgaria and Israel withdrew, the latter after returning to the contest for a one-off appearance in 2016. [7]

Prior to the event, a digital compilation album featuring all the songs from the 2017 contest was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music Group on 10 November 2017. [9]

Participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 [7] [10]
CountryBroadcasterArtistSongLanguageSongwriter(s)
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania RTSH Ana Kodra"Don't Touch My Tree (Mos ma prekni pemën)"Albanian, English
  • Jorgo Papingji
  • Kristi Popa
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia AMPTV Misha"Boomerang"Armenian, English
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia ABC Isabella Clarke"Speak Up"English
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus BTRC Helena Meraai"I Am the One"Russian
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus CyBC Nicole Nicolaou"I Wanna Be a Star"Greek, English Constantinos Christoforou
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia GPB Grigol Kipshidze"Voice of the Heart"Georgian
  • Giga Kukhianidze
  • Temo Sajaia
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland TG4 Muireann McDonnell"Súile Glasa"Irish
  • Muireann McDonnell
  • James McGuire
  • Robert McGuire
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy RAI Maria Iside Fiore"Scelgo (My Choice)"Italian, English
  • Maria Iside Fiore
  • Marco Iardella
  • Fabrizio Palaferri
  • Stefano Rigamonti
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia MRT Mina Blažev"Dancing Through Life"Macedonian, EnglishAleksandar Masevski
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta PBS Gianluca Cilia"Dawra Tond"English, Maltese
  • Emil Calleja Bayliss
  • Dominic Cini
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands AVROTROS Fource"Love Me"Dutch, English
  • Joost Griffioen
  • Stas Swaczyna
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland TVP Alicja Rega"Mój dom"PolishMarek Kościkiewicz
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal RTP Mariana Venâncio"Youtuber"Portuguese
  • Mariana Andrade
  • João Cabrita
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia VGTRK Polina Bogusevich "Wings"Russian, EnglishTaras Demchuk
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia RTS Irina Brodić and Jana Paunović"Ceo svet je naš" (Цео свет је наш)Serbian
  • Irina Brodić
  • Ognjen Cvekić
  • Lejla Hot
  • Jana Paunović
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine UA:PBC Anastasiya Baginska"Don't Stop" (Не зупиняй)Ukrainian, English
  • Anastasiya Baginska
  • Kateryna Komar

Format

Visual design

Olympic Palace's stage Stage of JESC 2017.png
Olympic Palace's stage

The theme for the contest, Shine Bright, was unveiled on 12 May 2017 during a press conference prior to the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv. The emblem is a multi-coloured, stylized sun, representing a "burst" of expression; Jon Ola Sand explained that the theme reflected the goal of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest to give youth "a moment to shine and an opportunity to showcase their full potential as young artists". [11]

Language

The original rules of the competition were changed, allowing up to 40% of each song to be in a language other than the national language of the representative's country, instead of 25% as in previous years. [12] This allowed countries, such as the winner, Russia, to have both a verse and a chorus in English, rather than just a chorus.

Hosts

Japaridze and Kalandadze during dress rehearsal JESC 2017. Lizi Japaridze and Helen Kalandadze during dress rehearsal.jpg
Japaridze and Kalandadze during dress rehearsal

On 3 October 2017, it was announced that Helen Kalandadze and Lizi Japaridze would host the contest. Japaridze is the third person under the age of sixteen to ever host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, after Ioana Ivan in 2006 and Dmytro Borodin in 2009, and also the first former participant to host an edition of the contest. Japaridze previously represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014, where she placed eleventh with the song "Happy Day". Kalandadze is a television presenter and singer, who previously was a backing singer for Georgia's 2010 Eurovision entry "Shine" by Sofia Nizharadze. [13]

Voting

The results were determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country used a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who were citizens of the country they represent. The first phase of the online voting started on 24 November 2017 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances were shown on the official website before the viewers could vote. Following this recap, voters had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting ended on 26 November at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and started after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers could vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. For the first time, viewers could also vote for their own country's song. [14]

The number of points were determined by the percentage of votes received. The public vote counted for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% came from the professional juries. [15]

Trophy

The trophy was designed by Kjell Engman of the Swedish glass company Kosta Boda. Engman also designed the adult contest trophy. From this year, the design of the trophy was unified and awarded to the subsequent winners. The main trophy was a glass microphone with colored lines inside the upper part, which symbolize the flow of sound. [16]

Contest overview

Polina Bogusevich with the trophy JESC 2017. Polina Bogusevich with prize (3).jpg
Polina Bogusevich with the trophy

The event took place on 26 November 2017 at 18:00 GET (16:00 CET). [17] [18] Sixteen countries participated, with the running order published on 20 November 2017. [19] All the countries competing were eligible to vote with the jury vote, as well as participating and non-participating countries under an aggregated international online vote, eligible to vote. [20] Russia won with 188 points. [21] Georgia came second with 185 points and won the jury vote, with Australia, the Netherlands (who won the online vote), and Belarus completing the top five. Macedonia, Albania, Portugal, Ireland, Cyprus occupied the bottom five positions. [22]

The opening of the show featured last year's winner Mariam Mamadashvili performing her winning entry "Mzeo" with a choir and was followed by the traditional flag parade accompanied by the theme song "Shine Bright", composed by Giga Kukhianidze and Gordon Bonello. [23]

R/OCountryArtistSongPointsPlace
1Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Nicole Nicolaou"I Wanna Be a Star"4516
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Alicja Rega"Mój dom"1388
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Fource"Love Me"1564
4Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Misha"Boomerang"1486
5Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Helena Meraai"I Am the One"1495
6Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal Mariana Venâncio"Youtuber"5414
7Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Muireann McDonnell"Súile Glasa"5415
8Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Mina Blažev"Dancing Through Life"6912
9Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Grigol Kipshidze"Voice of the Heart"1852
10Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Ana Kodra"Don't Touch My Tree (Mos ma prekni pemën)"6713
11Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Anastasiya Baginska"Don't Stop"1477
12Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Gianluca Cilia"Dawra Tond"1079
13Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Polina Bogusevich "Wings"1881
14Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Irina Brodić and Jana Paunović"Ceo svet je naš"9210
15Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Isabella Clarke"Speak Up"1723
16Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Maria Iside Fiore"Scelgo (My Choice)"8611

Spokespersons

  1. Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus  Maria Christophorou [24]
  2. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  Dominika
  3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  Thijs Schlimback [25]
  4. Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia  Lilit Tokhatyan
  5. Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  Saba Karazanashvili [26]
  6. Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal  Duarte Valença
  7. Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  Walter McCabe
  8. Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia  Kjara Blažev [27]
  9. Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia  Lizi Tavberidze [28]
  10. Flag of Albania.svg  Albania  Sabjana Rizvanu [29]
  11. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine   Sofia Rol [30]
  12. Flag of Malta.svg  Malta  Mariam Andghuladze [31]
  13. Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  Tonya Volodina
  14. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  Mina Grujić
  15. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  Liam Clarke
  16. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  Sofia Bartoli [32]

Detailed voting results

Split results
PlaceCombinedJuryOnline Vote
CountryPointsCountryPointsCountryPoints
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 188Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 143Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 112
2Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 185Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 122Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 81
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 172Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 93Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 79
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 156Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 92Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 69
5Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 149Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 80Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 67
6Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 148Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 80Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 66
7Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 147Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 77Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 61
8Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 138Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 48Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 56
9Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 107Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 44Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 49
10Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 92Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 37Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 45
11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 86Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 32Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 44
12Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 69Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 28Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 42
13Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 67Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 26Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 42
14Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 54Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 12Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 41
15Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 54Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 9Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 40
16Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 45Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 5Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 35
Detailed voting results [33]
Voting procedure used:
  100% jury vote
  100% online vote
Total score
Jury vote score
Online vote score
Jury vote
Cyprus
Poland
Netherlands
Armenia
Belarus
Portugal
Ireland
Macedonia
Georgia
Albania
Ukraine
Malta
Russia
Serbia
Australia
Italy
Contestants
Cyprus45540212
Poland138776111064512728365161
Netherlands156441125410614455
Armenia1489256121088210101071023
Belarus14980696527101555212848
Portugal54945243
Ireland54124233114
Macedonia6928411331146531
Georgia185143423127121271010121210128106
Albania673235873248
Ukraine1478067765854368243127
Malta1072681621512
Russia18812266108841012512127587122
Serbia92484434268347227
Australia172937927125768471837610
Italy863749413661610

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received from each country's professional juries.

N.ContestantNation(s) giving 12 points
6Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Flag of Albania.svg  Albania , Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia , Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus , Flag of Poland.svg  Poland , Flag of Russia.svg  Russia , Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia , Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia , Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia , Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
1Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia

Other countries

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). [34] It is currently unknown whether the EBU issue invitations of participation to all 56 active members like they do for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Active EBU members

Broadcasts

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
CountryBroadcaster(s)Commentator(s)Ref.
Flag of Albania.svg Albania TVSH Andri Xhahu [45]
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Armenia 1 Gohar Gasparyan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia ABC Me Grace Koh, Pip Rasmussen and Tim Mathews [46]
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Belarus 1, Belarus 24 Evgeny Perlin [47]
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus RIK 2, RIK Sat Kyriacos Pastides
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia First Channel Demetre Ergemlidze
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland TG4 Eoghan McDermott
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Rai Gulp Laura Carusino  [ it ] and Mario Acampa  [ it ] [48]
Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia MRT 1 Eli Tanaskovska
Flag of Malta.svg Malta TVM1 No commentary
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands NPO Zapp Jan Smit
Flag of Poland.svg Poland TVP2 Artur Orzech [49]
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal RTP1, RTP Internacional, RTP Africa Hélder Reis  [ pt ] and Nuno Galopim [50] [51]
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Carousel Lipa Teterich [52]
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia RTS2, RTS Satelit Olga Kapor and Tamara Petković [53]
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine UA:Pershyi Timur Miroshnychenko [54]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
CountryBroadcaster(s)Commentator(s)Ref.
Flag of Israel.svg Israel KAN No commentary [55]
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Channel 31 Unknown [56]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United KingdomRadio Six International, Fun Kids, Radio Telstar, Castlepoint FMEwan Spence, Lisa-Jayne Lewis [57]

See also

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