Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
#LightUp
JESC 2018 Logo.jpg
Dates
Final25 November 2018
Host
Venue Minsk-Arena, Minsk, Belarus
Presenter(s) Evgeny Perlin
Zinaida Kupriyanovich
Helena Meraai
Directed byGordon Bonello
Daniel Jelinek
Executive supervisor Jon Ola Sand
Executive producerOlga Shlyager
Host broadcaster Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC)
Website www.junioreurovision.tv/event/minsk-2018 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Participants
Number of entries20
Debuting countriesFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Returning countriesFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Non-returning countriesFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
  • JESC 2018 Map 2.svg
         Competing countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2018
Vote
Voting systemEach country's professional jury award 12, 10, 8–1 points to their top 10 songs. International viewers vote for 3–5 songs, and votes are converted to points by proportional representation.
Winning songFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
"Anyone I Want to Be"
2017  Junior Eurovision Song Contest  2019

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. [1] It was the second time that the contest was held in Belarus, after it staged the 2010 edition at the same venue.

Contents

A record twenty countries took part in the contest, with Kazakhstan and Wales participating for the first time. France returned for the first time since 2004, alongside Azerbaijan for the first time since 2013 and Israel after missing the 2017 edition. Cyprus withdrew from the contest. Last year's winner Polina Bogusevich performed her entry again as the interval act, alongside the common song "#LightUp" sung by all the participants.

The winner was Roksana Węgiel, who represented Poland with the song "Anyone I Want to Be". Poland won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for the first time. Returning country France came second, their best result at the contest, while Australia placed third for the second year in a row. Kazakhstan was the fourth best performing debuting nation, after Croatia and Italy's victories in 2003 and 2014 respectively, and Armenia's second place in 2007, finishing sixth, whilst Wales came last.

Location

Minsk Arena in Minsk, where 2018 Junior Eurovision was hosted. Minsk Arena during JESC 2018.jpg
Minsk Arena in Minsk, where 2018 Junior Eurovision was hosted.

The EBU confirmed on 15 October 2017 that the contest would be hosted by Belarus. [2] This was the second time Belarus hosts the Junior Eurovision Song contest, after hosting the 2010 contest.

Venue

On 21 November 2017, Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister Vasily Zharko confirmed that the contest was scheduled to be held at Minsk-Arena in November 2018. [3] The arena previously hosted the 2010 contest. However, on 26 November 2017, it was confirmed by the host broadcaster that the exact location of the contest is still unknown, stating that Minsk Arena was one of the possible options. [4] On 18 March 2018, the 15,000-capacity Minsk-Arena was confirmed as the venue by the contest organisers. [1]

Participating countries

On 25 July 2018, the EBU released the official list of participants with 18 competing countries. Later, this number was specially expanded to 19. Since Israel had won the adult contest that year, IPBC should register a participant and send an observer delegation to Minsk. [5] Kazakhstan were invited to make their debut appearance in the contest this year.

Despite initially withdrawing from the contest on 2 July 2018 due to financial and structural difficulties, [6] Ukraine was added at the last hour to the list of participating countries on 2 August 2018, setting a record of 20 participating countries. [7]

Participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 [8]
CountryBroadcasterArtistSongLanguageSongwriter(s)
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania RTSH Efi Gjika"Barbie" Albanian, English
  • Efthimia Gjika
  • Hristina Gjika
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia AMPTV L.E.V.O.N"L.E.V.O.N" Armenian Artem Valter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia ABC Jael"Champion"EnglishMSquared
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan İTV Fidan Huseynova"I Wanna Be Like You" Azerbaijani, English
  • Fidan Huseynova
  • Ayten Ismikhanova
  • Isa Melikov
  • Elvira Michieva
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus BTRC Daniel Yastremski"Time" Russian, English
  • Kirill Good
  • Roman Kolodko
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France France Télévisions Angélina "Jamais sans toi" French, English
  • Sarah Age Ali
  • Julien Comblat
  • Gary Fico
  • Nicolas Stawski
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia GPB Tamar Edilashvili"Your Voice" Georgian, English
  • Aleksandre Lordkipanidze
  • Sopho Toroshelidze
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland TG4 Taylor Hynes"IOU" Irish
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel IPBC Noam Dadon"Children Like These" Hebrew Eden Hason
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy RAI Melissa and Marco"What Is Love" Italian, English
  • Marco Boni
  • Melissa Di Pasca
  • Franco Fasano
  • Mario Gardini
  • Marco Iardella
  • Fabrizio Palaferri
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan KA Daneliya Tuleshova "Òzińe sen" (Өзіңе сен) Kazakh, English
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia MRT Marija Spasovska"Doma" (Дома) Macedonian
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta PBS Ela"Marchin' On"English
  • Emil Calleja Bayliss
  • Cyprian Cassar
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands AVROTROS Max and Anne"Samen" Dutch, English
  • Babette Labeij
  • Robin van Veen
  • Dimitri Veltkamp
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland TVP Roksana Węgiel "Anyone I Want to Be" Polish, English
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal RTP Rita Laranjeira"Gosto de tudo (já não gosto de nada)" Portuguese João Só
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia VGTRK Anna Filipchuk"Unbreakable"Russian, EnglishTaras Demchuk
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia RTS Bojana Radovanović"Svet" (Свет) Serbian
  • Marija Marić Marković
  • Bojana Radovanović
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine UA:PBC Darina Krasnovetska"Say Love" Ukrainian, English
  • Mykhailo Klymenko
  • Darina Krasnovetska
  • Volodymyr Sharykov
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales S4C Manw"Perta" Welsh
  • Ifan Siôn Davies
  • Ywain Gwynedd
  • Richard James Hooson Roberts

Format

Visual design

The stage during rehearsals for the opening act and flag parade. JESC 2018 stage.jpg
The stage during rehearsals for the opening act and flag parade.

The slogan was the hashtag #LightUp. The logo of the contest was based around a morning star made of vertically inverted soundwaves. The source of inspiration was the artistic potential and creative aspiration of the young participants who fill the scene like a star. [1]

Hosts

The hosts during a dress rehearsal Hosts of JESC 2018.jpg
The hosts during a dress rehearsal

On 26 October 2018, it was announced that Eugene Perlin and Zinaida Kupriyanovich would be the main hosts of the contest, together with Helena Meraai in the green room. [9] Meraai is the fourth person under the age of sixteen to ever host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, after Ioana Ivan in 2006, Dmytro Borodin in 2009 and Lizi Japaridze in 2017, and is also the second former participant to host an edition of the contest. Meraai previously represented Belarus in the 2017 contest, where she placed fifth with the song "I Am the One". Perlin is one of the main country's television presenters and was the Eurovision commentator between 2013 and 2019, whilst Kupriyanovich is a singer and artist who has participated in Belarus' national selections for the 2015 and 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contests and latter represented the country at the 2019 adult contest. It was also announced that Denis Dudinsky and Anna Kviloria would host the opening ceremony. [10]

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 23 November 2018 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 25 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, including their own country. [11]

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. [12]

Trophy

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. [13] The main trophy is a glass microphone with colored lines inside the upper part, which symbolize the flow of sound. [14]

Postcards

Each postcard took place in a different location in Belarus. They all consisted of the upcoming participant putting on a virtual reality headset and, through it, experiencing a location in Belarus while doing various activities. At the conclusion of the postcard, the upcoming participant would take their headset off, and the performance would commence. [15]

Contest overview

Roksana Wegiel and her dance troupe with trophy JESC 2018. Roksana Wegiel and dancers with trophy.jpg
Roksana Węgiel and her dance troupe with trophy

The event took place on 25 November 2018 at 17:00 MSK (16:00 CET). [1] [16] Twenty countries participated, with the running order published on 19 November 2018. [17] 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. [11] Poland won with 215 points, also winning the online vote. [18] France came second with 203 points, with Australia (who won the jury vote), Ukraine, and Malta completing the top five. Azerbaijan, Albania, Portugal, Serbia, Wales occupied the bottom five positions. [19]

The opening of the show featured the traditional flag parade. During the interval, Russian singer Polina Bogusevich performed a new version of her winning song "Wings". All participants then joined on stage for a rendition of the common song, "#LightUp". [20]

R/OCountryArtistSongPointsPlace
1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Darina Krasnovetska"Say Love"1824
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Rita Laranjeira"Gosto de tudo (já não gosto de nada)"4218
3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Daneliya Tuleshova "Òzińe sen"1716
4Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Efi Gjika"Barbie"4417
5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Anna Filipchuk"Unbreakable"12210
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Max and Anne"Samen"9113
7Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Fidan Huseynova"I Wanna Be Like You"4716
8Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Daniel Yastremski"Time"11411
9Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Taylor Hynes"IOU"4815
10Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Bojana Radovanović"Svet"3019
11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Melissa and Marco"What Is Love"1517
12Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Jael"Champion"2013
13Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Tamar Edilashvili"Your Voice"1448
14Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Noam Dadon"Children Like These"8114
15Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Angélina "Jamais sans toi"2032
16Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Marija Spasovska"Doma"9912
17Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia L.E.V.O.N"L.E.V.O.N"1259
18Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Manw"Perta"2920
19Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Ela"Marchin' On"1815
20Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Roksana Węgiel "Anyone I Want to Be"2151

Spokespersons

  1. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine   Anastasiya Baginska [21]
  2. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  Nadezhda Sidorova [22]
  3. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  Aruzhan Khafiz [23]
  4. Flag of Albania.svg  Albania  Daniil Lazuko [22]
  5. Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  Dina Baru and Khryusha
  6. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  Vincent Miranovich [22]
  7. Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan  Valeh Huseynbeyli [24]
  8. Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  Arina Rovba
  9. Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  Alex Hynes [25]
  10. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  Lana Karić
  11. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  Yan Musvidas [22]
  12. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  Ksenia Galetskaya [22]
  13. Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia  Nikoloz Vasadze [26]
  14. Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  Adi
  15. Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France  Daniil Rotenko and Lubava Marchuk [22]
  16. Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia  Arina Pekhtereva [22]
  17. Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia  Vardan Margaryan
  18. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales  Gwen Rowley
  19. Flag of Malta.svg  Malta  Milana Borodko [22]
  20. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  Grace

Detailed voting results

Split results
PlaceCombinedJuryOnline Vote
CountryPointsCountryPointsCountryPoints
1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 215Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 148Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 136
2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 203Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 138Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 117
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 201Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 105Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 103
4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 182Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 104Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 78
5Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 181Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 94Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 70
6Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 171Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 86Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 68
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 151Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 79Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 62
8Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 144Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 68Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 57
9Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 125Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 64Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 53
10Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 122Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 61Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 53
11Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 114Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 60Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 47
12Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 99Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 55Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 43
13Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 91Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 34Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 42
14Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 81Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 23Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 39
15Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 48Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 17Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 36
16Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 47Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 12Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 35
17Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 44Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 10Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 34
18Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 42Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 30
19Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 30Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 29
20Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 29Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 0Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 28
Detailed voting results [27]
Voting procedure used:
  100% jury vote
  100% online vote
Total score
Jury vote score
Online vote score
Jury vote
Ukraine
Portugal
Kazakhstan
Albania
Russia
Netherlands
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Ireland
Serbia
Italy
Australia
Georgia
Israel
France
Macedonia
Armenia
Wales
Malta
Poland
Contestants
Ukraine18210478762343358710851025412
Portugal42042
Kazakhstan17168103547586456846
Albania44103411125
Russia12260621431228510726
Netherlands912368121323461
Azerbaijan47173063431
Belarus114615310281025111210
Ireland481236318
Serbia302282
Italy151945764104710677731283
Australia2011485312123710126127312826771210
Georgia144105397251222122105121058101
Israel8134474371516232
France203861175126778674416112
Macedonia996435212101112127547
Armenia125557036365364874
Wales29029
Malta18113843108858105108481212104385
Poland215791368184410210561236

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 Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus , Flag of Italy.svg  Italy , Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands , Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal , Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine , Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
3Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland , Flag of Israel.svg  Israel , Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Flag of Albania.svg  Albania , Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan , Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia , Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

Online voting

A total of 1,283,921 valid votes were received during the voting windows. [28] [29]

Online voting results [29]
ContestantVotesPoints
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland ~150,529136
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France ~129,499117
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan ~114,003103
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine ~86,33378
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia ~77,47870
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands ~75,26468
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ~68,62362
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy ~63,08957
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia ~58,66253
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus ~58,66253
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel ~52,02147
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta ~47,59443
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal ~46,48742
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia ~43,16639
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland ~39,84636
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia ~38,73935
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania ~37,63234
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan ~33,20530
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales ~32,09829
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia ~30,99128
Total1,283,921

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. [30] 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 RTSH Andri Xhahu [37]
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Armenia 1 Mika, Dalita
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia ABC Me Grace Koh, Pip Rasmussen, and Lawrence Gunatilaka [38]
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan İTV Shafiga Efendiyeva [24]
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Belarus 1 and Belarus 24 Georgiy Koldun and Andrey Makaenok [39]
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France France 2 Madame Monsieur and Stéphane Bern [40]
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia First Channel Helen Kalandadze and George Abashidze [41]
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland TG4 Mícheál Ó Ciarradh and Sinéad Ní Uallacháin [42]
Flag of Israel.svg Israel Kan Educational Dudu Erez and Alma Zohar
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Rai Gulp Federica Carta and Mario Acampa [43]
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Khabar 24 Unknown [44]
Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia MRT 1 Eli Tanaskovska [45]
Flag of Malta.svg Malta TVM No commentary
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands NPO Zapp Jan Smit
Flag of Poland.svg Poland TVP ABC, TVP Polonia and TVP HD Artur Orzech [46]
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal RTP1, RTP Internacional and RTP África Nuno Galopim [47]
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Carousel Anton Zorkin
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia RTS2 and RTS Satelit Tamara Petković [48]
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine UA:First, UA:Crimea and UA:Kultura Timur Miroshnychenko [49] [50]
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales S4C Welsh: Trystan Ellis-Morris, English: Stifyn Parri [51] [52]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
CountryBroadcaster(s)Commentator(s)Ref.
Flag of New Zealand.svg New ZealandWorld FM 88.2Ewan Spence, Sharleen Wright and Ben Robertson [53]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United KingdomRadio Six International and Fun Kids

Official album

Cover art of the official album JESC 2018 album cover.jpg
Cover art of the official album

Junior Eurovision Song Contest Minsk 2018 is a compilation album put together by the European Broadcasting Union, and was released by Universal Music Group on 16 November 2018. [54] The album features all the songs from the 2018 contest. [55]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019</span> International song competition for youth

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zinaida Kupriyanovich</span> Musical artist

Zinaida Alexandrovna Kupriyanovich, sometimes known professionally as Zina Kupriyanovich or Zena, and now known as Zina Bless, is a Belarusian singer, actress, and television presenter. Kupriyanovich represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Like It", placing 24th in the final. She has additionally cohosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, and voiced the Russian dub of the eponymous character in the film Moana (2016).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020</span> International song competition for youth

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was the 18th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by Telewizja Polska (TVP) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The contest took place on 29 November 2020, and was held in Warsaw, Poland, following the country's victory at the 2019 contest with the song "Superhero" by Viki Gabor. This was the first time the contest was held in the same country for two consecutive years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021</span> International song competition for youth

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.

Belarus participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Warsaw, Poland. Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC) selected Arina Pehtereva with her song "Aliens" through an internal selection. She achieved 5th place with 130 points.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022</span> International song competition for youth

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 20th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV). The contest took place on 11 December 2022 at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan, Armenia, following the country's victory at the 2021 contest with the song "Qami Qami" by Maléna. This was the second time that Armenia hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the first being in 2011.

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