Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Share the Joy
Junior Eurovision 2019 Logo.jpg
Dates
Final24 November 2019
Host
Venue Gliwice Arena, Gliwice-Silesia, Poland
Presenter(s)
Directed by
  • Marcin Migalski
  • Tomasz Motyl
Executive supervisor Jon Ola Sand
Executive producerLeszek Ratajczak
Host broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP)
Website junioreurovision.tv/event/gliwice-silesia OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Participants
Number of entries19
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countriesFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Non-returning countriesFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
  • JESC 2019 Map 2.svg
         Competing countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2019
Vote
Voting systemThe professional jury of each country awards a set of 12, 10, 8-1 points to 10 songs. Viewers around the world vote for 3-5 songs, and their votes are distributed proportionally. The votes of the jury and the audience make up 50% of all votes.
Winning songFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
"Superhero"
2018  Junior Eurovision Song Contest  2020

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the seventeenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by Telewizja Polska (TVP) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It was held on 24 November 2019, at the Gliwice Arena in Gliwice, Poland, following the country's victory at the 2018 contest in Minsk, Belarus, with the song "Anyone I Want to Be", performed by Roksana Węgiel. It was the first time Poland had hosted the contest, as well as the first Eurovision event to be held in the country since the Eurovision Young Dancers 2013.

Contents

Nineteen countries participated in the contest, with Spain taking part for the first time since 2006, [1] while Azerbaijan and Israel did not return to the contest after having participated in 2018.

Poland's Viki Gabor with the song "Superhero" was the winner of the contest, making Poland the first country to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest two years in a row and the first country to win on home soil. Kazakhstan placed second, their best result. Returning country Spain placed third. The Netherlands and France completed the top five.

Location

Gliwice Arena in Gliwice, venue of 2019 Junior Eurovision. Hala-gliwice-20170620.jpg
Gliwice Arena in Gliwice, venue of 2019 Junior Eurovision.

The 2019 contest took place in Poland for the first time, following the country's victory at the 2018 edition with the song "Anyone I Want to Be", performed by Roksana Węgiel. It was the sixth time that the contest had been hosted by the previous year's winning country. The contest took place in Gliwice Arena, a sport and entertainment hall with a capacity of 17,178 in the main arena. It is considered one of the mixed uses venue in Poland.

Bidding phase and host city selection

Poland adm location map.svg
Location of the host city (blue), shortlisted cities (green) and other bidding cities (red)

Prior to Poland's confirmation two other countries had announced their intentions to host the event. These bids were from Armenia and Kazakhstan. [2] Had the Kazakh proposal been accepted, it would've marked the first time an associate member was chosen to host an EBU flagship event. [3] Kazakh broadcaster Khabar Agency said they would have moved the contest to October due to possible adverse weather conditions in the country's capital Astana, which was proposed as the host city. However, for this to happen, the general rules of the competition would have to be changed, because as in the adult competition, the competition cannot be held in a non-full member state of the EBU, even if the country in question is an effective participant of the contest. [4]

After Poland's victory in the 2018 contest, the director-general of Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP), Jacek Kurski, stated that the country would apply to host the event in 2019, [5] and on 10 December 2018, it was confirmed by the EBU that Poland would host the 2019 contest. [6]

Immediately following the final, Kurski stated that Warsaw would not host as it does not have a suitable venue to host an event of this size, marking the first time since the 2014 contest that the event is not hosted in the host country's capital. [7] On 18 January 2019, in an interview for TVP Info, Director-General of the EBU Noel Curran stated that the contest would be held in Kraków, [8] however the same day TVP issued a statement that the city had not yet been chosen. [9] In February 2019 it was revealed that three cities remained in the race: Gliwice, Szczecin and Toruń, and that all of the bids were approved by the EBU, meaning that the final decision regarding the host was exclusively up to the host broadcaster. [10] [11] On 6 March 2019, during a press conference held by TVP and the EBU, it was confirmed that the contest would be held in Gliwice in cooperation with the Silesian Voivodeship. [12]

Key:    Host venue    Shortlisted

CityVenueNotesRef.
Gdańsk Ergo Arena The venue was reportedly booked during the planned start of the preparations. [13] [14]
Gliwice Gliwice Arena Candidacy supported by the MP for the city of Gliwice, Jarosław Gonciarz, who made an official call to TVP to select Gliwice as the host city. [13] [15]
Katowice Spodek The venue can hold around 11,500 spectators, although in practice this number is limited to between 8 and 10 thousand due to stage set-up obscuring the view. [13]
International Congress CentreConsists of multiple halls, with the capacity ranging from 100 to 10,000. [16] [17]
Kraków Tauron Arena Kraków The largest and most modern entertainment and sports venue in Poland with a capacity of up to 22,000 spectators. Hosted the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship tournament. [13] [18]
Łódź Atlas Arena [13]
Szczecin Netto Arena Candidacy supported by the Szczecin Agency of Arts. [13] [19]
Toruń Arena Toruń [13]

Participating countries

On 18 July 2019, 19 countries were confirmed to be participating in the contest. [20] Spain returned to the contest, marking their first appearance since 2006. [21] Azerbaijan and Israel both withdrew after returning to the contest for a one-off appearance in 2018.

Prior to the event, a digital compilation album featuring all the songs from the 2019 contest was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music Group on 8 November 2019. [22]

Participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 [20] [23]
CountryBroadcasterArtistSongLanguageSongwriter(s)
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania RTSH Isea Çili"Mikja ime fëmijëri" Albanian
  • Saimir Çili
  • Jorgo Papingji
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia AMPTV Karina Ignatyan"Colours of Your Dream" Armenian, English
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia ABC Jordan Anthony"We Will Rise"English
  • Jordan Anthony
  • MSquared
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus BTRC Liza Misnikova"Pepelny (Ashen)" (Пепельный)Russian, English
Flag of France.svg  France France Télévisions Carla " Bim bam toi " French [a]
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia GPB Giorgi Rostiashvili"We Need Love" Georgian, EnglishDavid Evgenidze
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland TG4 Anna Kearney"Banshee" Irish
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy RAI Marta Viola"La voce della terra" Italian, English
  • Emilio di Stefano
  • Franco Fasano
  • Marco Iardella
  • Fabrizio Palaferri
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan KA Yerzhan Maxim"Armanyńnan qalma" (Арманыңнан қалма) Kazakh, English
  • Timur Balymbetov
  • Aldabergenov Daniyar
  • Khamit Shangaliyev
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta PBS Eliana Gomez Blanco"We Are More"English, Maltese
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands AVROTROS Matheu"Dans met jou" Dutch, English
  • Willem Laseroms
  • Jermain van der Bogt
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia MRT Mila Moskov"Fire" Macedonian, English
  • Magdalena Cvetkoska
  • Lazar Cvetkoski
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland TVP Viki Gabor "Superhero" Polish, English [b]
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal RTP Joana Almeida"Vem comigo (Come with Me)" Portuguese, EnglishJoão Pedro Coimbra
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia VGTRK/NTV Tatyana Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak"A Time for Us" Russian, EnglishDmitry Northman
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia RTS Darija Vračević"Podigni glas (Raise Your Voice)" (Подигни глас) Serbian, English
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain RTVE Melani García "Marte" Spanish
  • Manu Chalud
  • Pablo Mora
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine UA:PBC Sophia Ivanko"The Spirit of Music" Ukrainian, English
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales S4C Erin Mai"Calon yn curo (Heart Beating)" Welsh

Format

Visual design

The stage of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 Eurowizja Junior 2019 - scena.jpg
The stage of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019

The theme for the contest, Share the Joy, was revealed on 13 May 2019 during a press conference prior to the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The press conference included Gert Kark (Project Manager), Konrad Smuga (Creative Director), Marta Piekarska (Project Coordinator) and Roksana Węgiel, the winner of the 2018 contest. [24] The logo features a brightly coloured kite to symbolize "freedom, light and shared joyous moments." The creative concept represents "how working together makes us better, stronger and can bring joy and happiness as we celebrate the beautiful things in life." [24]

The trophy was designed by Kjell Engman of the Swedish glass company Kosta Boda, using the same design as was first introduced in the 2017 contest. [25] The main trophy is a glass microphone with colored lines inside the upper part, which symbolize the flow of sound. [26]

Postcards

Each postcard took place in a different location in Poland. They all began with a short clip of the upcoming performer looking through a telescope at their postcard's location. A group of people performing an activity in said location was then shown. This activity was also included as a hashtag at the bottom of the screen. At completion of the activity, the upcoming performer is shown moving a digital kite (the logo of the contest) decorated with their country's flag, signalling the commencement of their performance. [27]

Presenters

On 22 August 2019, it was announced that Ida Nowakowska, Aleksander Sikora  [ pl ] and the previous year's winner Roksana Węgiel would host the 2019 contest. [28] Węgiel is the first former winner to host an edition of the contest as well as the fifth person under the age of 16 to do so. Nowakowska is a Polish-American digital influencer, while Sikora is a breakfast television host.

Additionally, on 24 September 2019, journalists and TV hosts Agata Konarska and Mateusz Szymkowiak were confirmed as the hosts for the Opening Ceremony, which took place on 18 November in Silesian Theatre in Katowice, the capital city of the host region of Silesia. [29] Konarska previously hosted the Eurovision Young Dancers 2005 in Warsaw.

Contest overview

Viki Gabor with the winner's trophy. Viki Gabor - winner of JESC 2019.jpg
Viki Gabor with the winner's trophy.

The event took place on 24 November 2019 at 16:00 CET. Nineteen countries participated, with the running order published on 18 November 2019. [30] 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. [31] Poland won with 278 points, also winning the online vote. Kazakhstan came second with 227 points and won the jury vote, with Spain, the Netherlands and France completing the top five. Ukraine, Portugal, Albania, Wales and Malta occupied the bottom five positions.

The opening of the show featured the traditional flag parade, accompanied by theme music created by Polish DJ Gromee, who represented the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. [32] During the interval, Roksana Węgiel performed her winning song "Anyone I Want to Be". All participants then joined on stage for a rendition of the common song, "Share the Joy", which was followed by a dance routine by host Ida Nowakowska inspired by the competition's slogan.

R/OCountryArtistSongPointsPlace
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Jordan Anthony "We Will Rise"1218
2Flag of France.svg  France Carla " Bim bam toi "1695
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Tatyana Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak "A Time for Us"7213
4Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Mila Moskov "Fire"1506
5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Melani García "Marte"2123
6Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Giorgi Rostiashvili "We Need Love"6914
7Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Liza Misnikova "Pepelny (Ashen)"9211
8Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Eliana Gomez Blanco "We Are More"2919
9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Erin Mai "Calon yn curo (Heart Beating)"3518
10Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Yerzhan Maxim "Armanyńnan qalma"2272
11Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Viki Gabor "Superhero"2781
12Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Anna Kearney "Banshee"7312
13Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Sophia Ivanko "The Spirit of Music"5915
14Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Matheu "Dans met jou"1864
15Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Karina Ignatyan "Colours of Your Dream"1159
16Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Joana Almeida "Vem comigo (Come with Me)"4316
17Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Marta Viola "La voce della terra"1297
18Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Isea Çili "Mikja ime fëmijëri"3617
19Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Darija Vračević "Podigni glas (Raise Your Voice)"10910

Spokespersons

The following people announced the jury 12 points for their respective country: [33]

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  Szymon
  2. Flag of France.svg  France  Karolina
  3. Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  Alisa Khilko and Khryusha
  4. Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia  Magdalena
  5. Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  Violeta Leal
  6. Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia  Anastasia Garsevanishvili
  7. Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  Emilia Niewinskaja
  8. Flag of Malta.svg  Malta  Paula
  9. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales  Cadi Morgan
  10. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  Aruzhan Khafiz
  11. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  Marianna Józefina Piątkowska
  12. Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  Leo Kearney
  13. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  Darina Krasnovetska
  14. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  Anne Buhre
  15. Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia  Erik Antonyan
  16. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  Zofia
  17. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  Maria Iside Fiore
  18. Flag of Albania.svg  Albania  Efi Gjika
  19. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  Bojana Radovanović

Detailed voting results

Split results
PlaceCombinedJuryOnline Vote
CountryPointsCountryPointsCountryPoints
1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 278Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 148Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 166
2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 227Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 112Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 104
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 212Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 108Flag of France.svg  France 84
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 186Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 105Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 81
5Flag of France.svg  France 169Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 100Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 79
6Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 150Flag of France.svg  France 85Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 64
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 129Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 82Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 63
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 121Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 70Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 57
9Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 115Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 65Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 50
10Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 109Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 46Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 48
11Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 92Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 44Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 45
12Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 73Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 39Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 43
13Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 72Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 37Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 39
14Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 69Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 28Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 34
15Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 59Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 15Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 32
16Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 43Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 9Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 31
17Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 36Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 7Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 29
18Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 35Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 2Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 27
19Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 29Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 26
Detailed voting results [34]
Voting procedure used:
  100% jury vote
  100% online vote
Total score
Jury vote score
Online vote score
Jury vote
Australia
France
Russia
North Macedonia
Spain
Georgia
Belarus
Malta
Wales
Kazakhstan
Poland
Ireland
Ukraine
Netherlands
Armenia
Portugal
Italy
Albania
Serbia
Contestants
Australia12182391218488101106527
France1698584101566102151017858
Russia7215573102
North Macedonia15010050417210512271077310472
Spain212108104181074778865812125
Georgia69373253185834
Belarus9244486363271610
Malta2922711
Wales3592636
Kazakhstan227148797285812127121221212467812
Poland2781121661017124101061248853210
Ireland73393446235103231
Ukraine592831386713
Netherlands1861058112124410556621212510
Armenia115704585106773253446
Portugal43043
Italy12965642728623141254216
Albania3672952
Serbia10946636312411443134

12 points

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

N.ContestantNation(s) giving 12 points
7Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus , Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia , Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands , Flag of Poland.svg  Poland , Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia , Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine , Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia , Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia , Flag of France.svg  France , Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan , Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Albania.svg  Albania , Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia

Online voting

Online voting results [35]
ContestantVotesPoints
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland ~567,895166
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain ~355,789104
Flag of France.svg  France ~287,36884
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands ~277,10581
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan ~270,26379
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy ~218,94764
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia ~216,00063
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ~195,00057
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia ~171,05350
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus ~164,21148
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia ~153,94745
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal ~147,10543
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia ~133,00039
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland ~116,42134
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia ~109,47432
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine ~106,05331
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania ~99,21129
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta ~92,36827
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales ~88,94726
Total~3,770,000

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 EBU. [36] It is currently unknown whether the EBU issued 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 RTSH Andri Xhahu
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Armenia 1 Avet Barseghyan and Mane Grigoryan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia ABC Me Pip Rasmussen, Ava Madon and Drew Parker
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Belarus 1, Belarus 24 Evgeny Perlin [46]
Flag of France.svg France France 2 Stéphane Bern and Sandy Héribert [47]
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 1TV Demetre Ergemlidze and Tamar Edilashvili [48]
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland TG4 Sinéad Ní Uallacháin
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Rai Gulp Mario Acampa  [ it ] and Alexia Rizzardi [49] [50]
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Khabar Agency Kaldybek Zhaisanbai and Mahabbat Esen
Flag of Malta.svg Malta PBS No commentary
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands NPO Zapp Buddy Vedder [51] [52]
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia MRT 1 Eli Tanaskovska
Flag of Poland.svg Poland TVP1, TVP Polonia, TVP ABC Artur Orzech [53]
Flag of Portugal.svg PortugalLive: RTP1, RTP Internacional
Delayed: RTP Internacional Ásia, RTP África
Nuno Galopim [54] [55]
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Carousel Anton Zorkin [56] [57]
NTV Vadim Takmenev and Lera Kudryavtseva
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia RTS2 Tijana Lukić [58]
Flag of Spain.svg Spain La 1, TVE Internacional Tony Aguilar, Julia Varela and Víctor Escudero [59]
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine UA:First, UA:Kultura, UA:PBC regional channels Timur Miroshnychenko [60]
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales S4C Welsh: Trystan Ellis-Morris, English: Stifyn Parri [61]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
CountryBroadcaster(s)Commentator(s)Ref.
Flag of Israel.svg Israel KAN Un­known [62]
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania TVP Wilno  [ pl ] Artur Orzech [63]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Fun Kids Ewan Spence [64]

See also

Notes

  1. Contains one repeated phrase in English
  2. American Sign Language was also used during the live televised performance

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The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 was the 19th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by France Télévisions and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The contest was held on 19 December 2021 at La Seine Musicale in Paris, France, following the country's victory at the 2020 contest with the song "J'imagine", performed by Valentina. This was the first time the contest was held in France, as well as the first Eurovision event to be held in the country since Eurovision Young Dancers 1999 in Lyon and the first to be held in Paris since Eurovision Young Dancers 1989.

Poland hosted and participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Warsaw. Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) was responsible for the country's participation in the contest, and organised the national final Szansa na sukces to select the Polish entry for the contest. The national final was won by Ala Tracz with the song "I'll Be Standing", which represented Poland in the contest. She ended up 9th place with 90 points.

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.

Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "The Ride" written by Joakim Övrenius, Thomas Karlsson, Clara Rubensson and Johan Mauritzson. The song was performed by Rafał. In March 2021, the Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) announced that the Polish entry for the 2021 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands would be selected through an internal selection. Rafał and the song "The Ride" were announced as the Polish entry on 12 March 2021 during the TVP2 programme Pytanie na śniadanie.

Poland took part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France. Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) is responsible for the country's participation in the contest, and chose the Polish artist and song through the national selection Szansa na sukces.

Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with "River" performed by Ochman. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) first announced in September 2021 that the Polish entry for the 2022 contest would be chosen through an internal selection. However, the broadcaster later decided to organise the national final Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hit na Eurowizję! in order to select the Polish entry. The national final took place on 19 February 2022 and featured ten entries. "River" performed by Ochman was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public vote over two rounds of voting.

Poland competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022, which was held on 11 December 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia. Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) is responsible for the country's participation in the contest, and chose the Polish artist and song through the national selection Szansa na Sukces.

Poland competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Nice, France. Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) was responsible for the country's participation in the contest and again chose the Polish artist through the national selection Szansa na sukces, won by Maja Krzyżewska and her rendition of the internally selected song "I Just Need a Friend".

Poland is set to take part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Madrid, Spain, with "All Together" performed by Dominik Arim. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) is responsible for the country's participation in the contest and will choose the Polish entry through the national selection Szansa na sukces.

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