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| Junior Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Also known as | Junior Eurovision JESC Junior ESC |
| Genre | Song contest |
| Created by | Bjørn Erichsen |
| Based on | MGP Nordic by DR |
| Presented by | Various presenters |
| Country of origin | Various participating countries |
| Original languages | English and French |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Various host cities |
| Running time | 1 hour, 45 minutes (2003) 2 hours (2009–2013, 2020) 2 hours, 15 minutes (2004–2008, 2017) 2 hours, 30 minutes (2014–2016, 2018–2019, 2022–2023) 2 hours and 40 minutes (2021) |
| Production companies | European Broadcasting Union Various national broadcasters |
| Original release | |
| Release | 15 November 2003 – present |
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The Junior Eurovision Song Contest (sometimes shortened to JESC or simply Junior Eurovision) is an international song contest held every year by the European Broadcasting Union since 2003. Each year, different child singers representing countries in Europe perform a song and the winner is decided through voting.
Between 27 million and 33 million people watch every year. This makes it the second largest music competition in the world after Eurovision Song Contest.
Slogans
[change | change source]Starting in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005, each contest was given a different theme and slogan.
| Year | Host country | Host city | Slogan | Refs |
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| 2003 |  Denmark | Copenhagen | —[a] | — |
| 2004 |  Norway | Lillehammer | —[b] | — |
| 2005 |  Belgium | Hasselt | Let's Get Loud | [1] |
| 2006 |  Romania | Bucharest | Let the Music Play | [2] |
| 2007 |  Netherlands | Rotterdam | Make a Big Splash | [3] |
| 2008 |  Cyprus | Limassol | Fun in the Sun | [4] |
| 2009 |  Ukraine | Kyiv | For the Joy of People | [5] |
| 2010 |  Belarus | Minsk | Feel the Magic | [6] |
| 2011 |  Armenia | Yerevan | Reach for the Top! | [7][8] |
| 2012 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | Break the Ice | [9] |
| 2013 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Be Creative | [10] |
| 2014 |  Malta | Marsa | #Together | [11] |
| 2015 |  Bulgaria | Sofia | #Discover | [12][13] |
| 2016 | Malta | Valletta | Embrace | [14] |
| 2017 |  Georgia | Tbilisi | Shine Bright | [15][16] |
| 2018 | Belarus | Minsk | #LightUp | [17] |
| 2019 |  Poland | Gliwice | Share the Joy | [18] |
| 2020 | Poland | Warsaw | #MoveTheWorld | [19][20] |
| 2021 |  France | Paris | Imagine | [21] |
| 2022 | Armenia | Yerevan | Spin the Magic | [22] |
| 2023 | France | Nice | Heroes | [23][24][25] |
| 2024 |  Spain | Madrid | TBA | TBA |
List of contests
[change | change source]The first Contest was won by Croatian singer Dino Jelusić with the song "Ti si moja prva ljubav".
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- ↑ Before the Prespa agreement in 2018 presented as Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- ↑ Serbia and Montenegro only participated once in 2005 and in the following year, the federation between the two countries was dissolved. Thus, Serbia continued to participate independently from 2006 and Montenegro was given the option to participate that year, which did not happen. Montenegro participated for the first time in 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Participated as part of Serbia and Montenegro in 2005.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Not a member of the EBU, but participates by special invitation.
- ↑ Participated as part of the United Kingdom between 2003 and 2005 and from 2022.
Winning entries
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Hasselt 2005". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Bucharest 2006". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Rotterdam 2007". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Lemesos 2008". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Kyiv 2009". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Minsk 2010". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (16 July 2011). "Official JESC 2011 Logo Released". Eurovoix. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Yerevan 2011: Reach for the top!". junioreurovision.tv. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Amsterdam 2012". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Creating the Common Song". junioreurovision.tv. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ Fisher, Luke James (18 December 2013). "Malta to host Junior Eurovision 2014". JuniorEurovision.tv. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ "Sofia 2015". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "#Discover the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015". Eurovision. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Valletta 2016". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (12 May 2017). ""Shine Bright" the Slogan of Junior Eurovision 2017". Eurovoix. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Georgia gears up to host its first Eurovision event!". Eurovision. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "#LIGHTUP for the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Minsk". Eurovision. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Junior Eurovision 2019: Share the Joy". junioreurovision.tv. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Poland 2020". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "It's time to #MoveTheWorld!". junioreurovision.tv. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Paris 2021". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Everything you need to know about Junior Eurovision 2022". junioreurovision.tv. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (10 May 2023). "Junior Eurovision 2023 Slogan Announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Nice 2023". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Junior Eurovision 2023: What to expect in Nice". Eurovision. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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