Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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The Junior Eurovision Song Contest, often known simply as Junior Eurovision, is an international children's song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 2003. Each participating broadcaster submits an original song representing its country to be performed –by children– and broadcast live to all of them via the Eurovision and Euroradio networks, and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner.
The competition is a spin-off the Eurovision Song Contest with which it has many similarities. Each participating broadcaster sends an original song lasting three minutes at most, to be performed by children of its choice aged 9 to 14 on the day of the contest, repsesenting its country and competing against the other participating entries.<ref name="JESC2021">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Since 2017, viewers from all around the world are invited to vote for their favourite entries through online voting,<ref name="JESC2021" /> and a national jury assembled by each participating broadcaster also vote for their favourites.<ref name="rules06" /> The overall winner of the contest is the entry that receives the most points after the scores from every country have been collected and totalled. The main differences with the Eurovision Song Contest are that in the junior version, the song must be predominantly in the language of the country it represents, and viewers can vote for their own country. The most recent winning song is "{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}" performed by Andria Putkaradze representing Template:Esccnty, who won the Template:Escyr in Madrid, Spain.
In addition to the participating countries, the contest has also been broadcast in Finland in 2003 and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2004 and from 2006 to 2011, Andorra in 2006, Iceland in 2021 and Luxembourg in 2024, although these countries have not yet taken part in the contest. Since 2006, the contest has been streamed live on the Internet through the official website of the contest.<ref name="onlinestream">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Australia was invited to participate in the Template:Escyr contest, while Kazakhstan was invited in the Template:Escyr contest, making it the only major Eurovision event to feature multiple EBU associate member broadcasters.
Origins and historyEdit
The origins of the contest date back to 2000 when {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (DR) held a song contest for Danish children that year and the following year.<ref name="IMDBMGP2000">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="IMDBMGP2001">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The idea was extended to a Scandinavian song festival in 2002, MGP Nordic, with Denmark, Norway, and Sweden as participants.<ref name="IMDBMGP2002">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="esconnet1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2001 and 2002, Polish broadcaster {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (TVP) hosted two pilot editions of an international song contest for children in Konin with the name {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (Template:Langx) in 2001 and {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (Template:Langx) in 2002 but the whole project was called {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}.<ref name="festiwaldzieciecy">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Eurokonkurs 2002">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref> TVP went on to hold further editions in Konin between 2003 and 2006, some time of which after Poland's initial withdrawal from Junior Eurovision Song Contest. In 2006, {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} returned as {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (Template:Langx) and was hosted by Dominika Rydz and Weronika Bochat, who represented Poland in Template:Escyr as part of girl group KWADro.<ref name="Eurokonkurs 2006">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref>
In November 2002, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) picked up the idea for a song contest featuring children and opened the competition to all member broadcasters making it a pan-European event. The working title of the programme was "Eurovision Song Contest for Children",<ref name="press2003">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> branded with the name of the EBU's long-running and already popular song competition, the Eurovision Song Contest. DR was asked to host the first edition after its experience with MGP Nordic.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
After a successful first contest in Copenhagen, the second faced several location problems. The event originally should have been organised by British broadcaster ITV in Manchester.<ref name="manhost">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> ITV then announced that due to financial and scheduling reasons, it would not host the event.<ref name="manpullout">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is also thought that another factor to their decision was the previous year's audience ratings for ITV which were below the expected amount.<ref name="ukrates">Template:Cite news</ref> The EBU approached Croatian broadcaster {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (HRT), who had won the previous contest, to stage the event in Zagreb,<ref name="crohost">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> though it later emerged that HRT had 'forgotten' to book the venue in which the contest would have taken place.<ref name="norhost">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was at this point, with five months remaining until the event would be held, that Norwegian broadcaster {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (NRK) stepped in to host the contest in Lillehammer.<ref name="norhost" />
Broadcasters have had to bid for the rights to host the contest since 2004 to avoid such problems from happening again. The broadcasters from Template:Esccnty were therefore the first to successfully bid for the rights to host the contest in 2005.<ref name="belconf">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
All contests have been broadcast in 16:9 widescreen and in high definition.<ref name="widehigh">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> All have also had a CD produced with the songs from the show. Between 2003 and 2006, DVDs of the contest were also produced though this ended due to lack of interest.<ref name="DVD">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
As of Template:Escyr, the winner of the contest is decided by 50% televote and 50% national jury vote. The winners of all previous contests had been decided exclusively by televoting. Between 2003 and 2005 viewers had around 10 minutes to vote after all the songs had been performed.<ref name="8to152005" /> Between Template:Escyr and Template:Escyr the televoting lines were open throughout the programme.<ref name="allvotes">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Since 2011 viewers vote after all the songs had been performed.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Profits made from the televoting during the 2007 and 2008 contests were donated to UNICEF.<ref name="UNICEF">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Prior to 2007, a participating broadcaster's failure in not broadcasting the contest live would incur a fine. Now broadcasters are no longer required to broadcast the contest live, but may transmit it with some delay at a time that is more appropriate for children's television broadcast.<ref name="banfine">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The 2007 contest was the subject of the 2008 documentary Sounds Like Teen Spirit: A Popumentary. The film followed several contestants as they made their way through the national finals and onto the show itself.<ref name="film">Template:Cite magazine</ref> It was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival 2008<ref name="imdbsounds">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and was premiered in Ghent, Belgium<ref name="belprem">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref> and also in Limassol, Cyprus,<ref name="cyprem">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> where the 2008 contest was held.
FormatEdit
The format of the contest has remained relatively unchanged over the course of its history in that the format consists of successive live musical performances by the artists entered by the participating broadcasters. The EBU claims that the aim of the programme is "to promote young talent in the field of popular music, by encouraging competition among the [...] performers".<ref name="aim">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The programme was always screened on a Saturday night in late November or early December and lasts approximately two hours and fifteen minutes.<ref name="aim" /> Between 2016 and 2023, the contest was screened on Sunday afternoon instead.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Traditionally the contest will consist of an opening ceremony in which the performers are welcomed to the event, the performances of the entries, a recap of the songs to help televoting viewers decide which entries to vote for, an interval act usually performed after the televoting has closed, the results of the televoting or back-up jury voting which is then followed by the declaration of the winning song and its reprise. At various points throughout the show, networks may opt out for a few minutes to screen a commercial break.
Since 2008 the winning entry of each contest has been decided by a mixture of televoting and national juries, each counting for fifty per cent of the points awarded by each country.<ref name="rulechanges08">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The winners of all previous contests had been decided exclusively by televoting. The ten entries that have received the most votes in each country are awarded points ranging from one to eight, then ten and twelve.<ref name="08list">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead link</ref> These points are then announced live during the programme by a spokesperson appointed by the corresponding participating broadcaster (who, like the performers, is aged between ten and fifteen). Once all participating countries have announced their results, the song that has received the most points is declared the winner of that year's contest.
Until 2013 the winners receive a trophy and a certificate.<ref name="rules06">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Since 2013 contest the winner, runner-up and third place all win trophies and certificates.<ref name="Trophies">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Originally, unlike its adult version, the winning broadcaster did not receive the rights to host the next contest. From 2014 until 2017, the winning broadcaster had first refusal on hosting the following contest. Italy's {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (RAI) used this clause in 2015 to decline hosting the contest that year after its victory in 2014. On 15 October 2017, the EBU announced a return to the original system in 2018, claiming that it would help provide broadcasters with a greater amount of time to prepare, ensuring the continuation of the contest into the future.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, from 2019, all contests have been hosted by the previous year's winning broadcaster, with the exception of the 2024 contest being hosted by the runner-up of the 2023 contest, Spain's {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (RTVE), after the 2023 winner, France's {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, declined to host again after hosting in 2021 and 2023.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The contest usually features two presenters, one man and one woman,<ref name="pres05">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="pres07">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> who regularly appear on stage and with the contestants in the green room. The presenters are also responsible for repeating the results immediately after the spokesperson of each participating broadcaster to confirm which country the points are being given to. Between 2003 and 2012, the spokespersons gave out the points in the same format as the adult contest, behind a backdrop of a major city of that country in the broadcaster's television studio. From 2013 onwards, the spokespersons give the points from their country on the arena stage, as opposed to the adult contest where spokespersons are broadcast live from their respective country (with the exception of 2020, due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic).<ref name="12p" />
Despite the Junior Eurovision Song Contest being modelled on the format of the Eurovision Song Contest, there are many distinctive differences that are unique to the children's contest. From 2005 to 2015 every contestant was automatically awarded 12 points to prevent the contestants scoring zero points, although ending with 12 points total was in essence the same as receiving zero,<ref name="12p">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> however, no entry has ever received nul points in total scoring.
Entry restrictionsEdit
The song must be written and sung in the national language (or one of the national languages) of the country being represented. However, they can also have a few lines in a different language. The same rule was in the adults' contest from 1966 to 1972 and again from 1977 to 1998. This rule was later changed in 2009 so that up to 25% of a song could be in a different language, usually English. This rule was changed again in 2017, now allowing up to 40% to be in a different language.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Originally the competition was open to children between the ages of 8 and 15,<ref name="8to152005">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> however in 2007 the age range was narrowed so that only children aged 10 to 15 on the day of the contest were allowed to enter.<ref name="aim" /> In 2016 the age range was changed again. From now on children aged 9 to 14 on the day of the contest are allowed to enter.
The song submitted into the contest cannot have previously been released commercially and must last 3 minutes at most.<ref name="JESC2021" /> The rule stating that performers also must not have previously released music commercially was active from 2003 to 2006.<ref name="rules03">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This rule was dropped in 2007 thus allowing already experienced singers and bands in the competition. As a result, NRK chose to withdraw from the contest.<ref name="ruleskaz" />
Since 2008, adults have been allowed to assist in the writing of entries.<ref name="ruleskaz">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Previously, all writers had to be aged 10 to 15.
OrganisationEdit
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The contest is organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), together with the host broadcaster in co-production with all the participating broadcasters. The original executive supervisor of the contest was Svante Stockselius who also headed the Steering Group that decides on the rules of the contest, which broadcaster hosts the next contest and oversees the entire production of each programme. In 2011, he was succeeded by Sietse Bakker.<ref name="steering">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2013, Vladislav Yakovlev took over the position.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Yakovlev was dismissed without any clear reason after three contests, and was replaced by Jon Ola Sand, who had been Executive Supervisor for the Eurovision Song Contest since Template:Escyr.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 30 September 2019, Sand announced his intention to step down as Executive Supervisor and Head of Live Events after the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Martin Österdahl was named his successor, starting with the 2020 contest.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Steering Group meetings tend to include the Heads of Delegation whose principal job is to liaise between the EBU and the broadcaster they represent. It is also their duty to make sure that the performers are never left alone without an adult and to "create a team atmosphere amongst the [performers] and to develop their experience and a sense of community."<ref name="rules06" />
The table below lists all Executive Supervisors of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since the first edition (2003):
| Country | Name | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagu | Svante Stockselius | 2003–2010 |
| Template:Flagu | Sietse Bakker | 2011–2012 |
| Template:Flagu | Vladislav Yakovlev | 2013–2015 |
| Template:Flagu | Jon Ola Sand | 2016–2019 |
| Template:Flagu | Martin Österdahl | 2020–present |
Junior Eurovision logo and themeEdit
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The former generic logo was introduced for the Template:Escyr in Limassol,<ref name="newlogo" /> to create a consistent visual identity. Each year of the contest, the host broadcaster creates a sub-theme which is usually accompanied and expressed with a sub-logo and slogan.
The generic logo was revamped in March 2015, seven years after the first generic logo was created.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The logo was used for the first time in the Template:Escyr in Sofia.
The generic logo was again updated after Nice was revealed as the host city for the Template:Escyr, where the "heart flag" symbol of the adult Eurovision Song Contest is featured, and has been in use ever since.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
SlogansEdit
Each contest since 2005 has had a slogan, chosen by the host broadcaster. Based on the slogan, the theme and the visual design are developed.
ParticipationEdit
All active member broadcasters of the EBU are permitted to take part in the contest,<ref name="rules06" /> though the contest has been broadcast in several non-participating countries.<ref name="manhost" /><ref name="israelscreens">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Associate member broadcasters of the EBU may be eligible to compete, dependent on approval by the contest's steering group.
Participation in the contest tends to change dramatically each year. The original Scandinavian broadcasters left the contest in 2006 because they found the treatment of the contestants unethical,<ref name="scanpullout">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and revived the MGP Nordic competition, which had not been produced since the Junior Eurovision Song Contest began. The Template:Esccnty is the only country to have taken part every year since the first contest in 2003.
Broadcasters from 41 countries have competed at least once. Listed are all the countries that have taken part in the competition, alongside the year in which they made their debut:
Winning entriesEdit
Template:Further Overall, songs from twelve countries have won the contest since the inaugural edition in Template:Escyr. Five countries have won the contest once: Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty, and the Template:Esccnty. Five have won the contest twice: Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty and Template:Esccnty. Template:Esccnty has won the contest three times, while Template:Esccnty is currently the country that has won the most editions, winning four times. Both Croatia and Italy achieved their wins on their debut participation in the contest.
| † | Upcoming event |
| Year | Date | Host city | Entries | Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Song | Artist | Points | Margin | ||||
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Copenhagen | 16 | Template:Esc | lang}}" | Dino Jelusić | 134 | 9 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Lillehammer | 18 | Template:Esc | lang}}" | María Isabel | 171 | 31 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Hasselt | 16 | Template:Flagdeco Template:Esccnty | lang}}" Template:Small | Ksenia Sitnik | 149 | 3 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Bucharest | 15 | Template:Esc | lang}}" Template:Small | Tolmachevy Sisters | 154 | 25 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Rotterdam | 17 | Template:Flagdeco Template:Esccnty | lang}}" Template:Small | Alexey Zhigalkovich | 137 | 1 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Limassol | 15 | Template:Esc | "Bzz.." | Bzikebi | 154 | 19 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Kyiv | 13 | Template:Esc | "Click Clack" | Ralf Mackenbach | 121 | 5 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Minsk | 14 | Template:Esc | "Mama" Template:Small | Vladimir Arzumanyan | 120 | 1 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Yerevan | 13 | Template:Esc | "Candy Music" | Candy | 108 | 5 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Amsterdam | 12 | Template:Esc | lang}}" Template:Small | Anastasiya Petryk | 138 | 35 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Kyiv | 12 | Template:Esc | "The Start" | Gaia Cauchi | 130 | 9 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Marsa | 16 | Template:Esc | lang}}" | Vincenzo Cantiello | 159 | 12 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Sofia | 17 | Template:Esc | "Not My Soul" | Destiny Chukunyere | 185 | 9 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Valletta | 17 | Template:Esc | lang}}" Template:Small | Mariam Mamadashvili | 239 | 7 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Tbilisi | 16 | Template:Esc | "Wings" | Polina Bogusevich | 188 | 3 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Minsk | 20 | Template:Esc | "Anyone I Want to Be" | Roksana Węgiel | 215 | 12 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Gliwice | 19 | Template:Esc | "Superhero" | Viki Gabor | 278 | 51 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Warsaw | 12 | Template:Esc | lang}}" | Valentina | 200 | 48 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Paris | 19 | Template:Esc | lang}}" Template:Small | Maléna | 224 | 6 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Yerevan | 16 | Template:Esc | "Oh Maman!" | Lissandro | 203 | 23 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Nice | 16 | Template:Esc | "Cœur" | Zoé Clauzure | 228 | 27 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Madrid | 17 | Template:Esc | "To My Mom" | Andria Putkaradze | 239 | 26 |
| Template:Escyr | Template:Dts | Template:Flagdeco Tbilisi | † Upcoming event | |||||
Interval acts and guest appearancesEdit
The tradition of interval acts between the songs in the competition programme and the announcement of the voting has been established since the inaugural contest in 2003. Interval entertainment has included such acts as girl group Sugababes and rock band Busted (Template:ESCYr),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Westlife in Template:ESCYr, juggler Vladik Myagkostupov from the world-renowned Cirque du Soleil (Template:ESCYr)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and singer Katie Melua in Template:ESCYr.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Former Eurovision Song Contest participants and winners have also performed as interval acts, such as Dima Bilan and Evridiki in Template:ESCYr, Ani Lorak (Template:ESCYr), Alexander Rybak in Template:ESCYr and Sirusho (Template:ESCYr). Emmelie de Forest and the co-host that year, Zlata Ognevich, performed in Template:ESCYr. 2015 host Poli Genova and Jedward were two of the interval acts in Template:ESCYr.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:ESCYr winner Duncan Laurence and the intended Template:ESCYr Polish entrant Alicja Szemplińska performed as interval acts in the Template:ESCYr, with the former having his appearance inserted via chroma keying. Template:ESCYr runner-up Barbara Pravi, Template:ESCYr Armenian entrant Rosa Linn and Template:ESCYr French entrant Amir did the same in the Template:ESCYr, Template:ESCYr and Template:ESCYr respectively.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The winners of Junior Eurovision from 2003 to 2009 performed a medley of their entries together on stage during the 2010 interval.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As part of the 2022 interval, 11 previous winners performed in a medley of all the winning songs to date, for the occasion of the 20th edition of the event; the other eight winning songs were performed by the Tavush Diocese Children's Choir.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The previous winner has performed on a number of occasions since 2005, and from 2013 all participants have performed a "common song" together on stage during the interval. Similar performances took place in 2007 and 2010 with the specially-commissioned UNICEF songs "One World"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and "A Day Without War" respectively, the latter with Dmitry Koldun.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The official charity song for the Template:ESCYr contest was "We Can Be Heroes", the money from the sales of which went to the Dutch children's charity KidsRights Foundation.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Template:ESCYr event in Limassol, Cyprus finished with the presenters inviting everyone on stage to sing "Hand in Hand", which was written especially for UNICEF and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest that year.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ruslana was invited to perform at the 2013 contest, which took place in her country's capital Kyiv.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, on the day of the contest she withdrew from the show, in protest against disproportionate violence used against protesters during the Euromaidan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Since Template:ESCYr (with the exceptions of 2014 and 2017), the opening of the show has included a "Parade of Nations" or the "Flag Parade", similar to the Olympic Games opening ceremony. The parade was featured in some previous editions of the adult Eurovision Song Contest until its official adoption in 2013.
Eurovision Song ContestEdit
Below is a list of former participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest who have gone on to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. Since Template:Escyr, the winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest has been invited as a guest at the adult contest the following year.Template:Efn
| Country | JESC year | Participant | ESC year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Esccnty | Template:Esccnty | Monica Manucharova | Template:Esccnty | Backing vocalist for Iveta Mukuchyan |
| Template:Esccnty | Backing vocalist for Sevak Khanagyan | |||
| Template:Esccnty | Template:Esccnty | Iru KhechanoviTemplate:Efn | Template:Esccnty | Competed with "Echo" which placed twelfth in the second semi-final |
| Template:Esccnty | Template:Esccnty | Ieva ZasimauskaitėTemplate:Efn | Template:Esccnty | Competed with "When We're Old" which placed twelfth in the final |
| Template:Esccnty | Template:Esccnty | Destiny Chukunyere | Template:Esccnty | Backing vocalist for Michela |
| Template:Esccnty | Was due to compete with "All of My Love"; contest cancelled | |||
| Template:Esccnty | lang}}" which placed seventh in the final | |||
| Template:Esccnty | Template:Esccnty | OG3NETemplate:Efn | Template:Esccnty | Competed with "Lights and Shadows" which placed eleventh in the final |
| Template:Esccnty | Stefania LiberakakisTemplate:Efn | Template:Esccnty | Was due to represent Greece with "Supergirl"; contest cancelled | |
| Template:Esccnty | Represented Greece with "Last Dance" which placed tenth in the final | |||
| Template:Esccnty | Template:Esccnty | Weronika BochatTemplate:Efn | Template:Esccnty | Backing vocalist for Marcin Mroziński |
| Template:Esccnty | Template:Esccnty | Tolmachevy Sisters | Template:Esccnty | Competed with "Shine" which placed seventh in the final |
| Template:Esccnty | Template:Esccnty | Michele Perniola | Template:Esccnty | Competed as a duet performing "Chain of Lights" which placed sixteenth in the second semi-final |
| Template:Esccnty | Anita SimonciniTemplate:Efn | |||
| Template:Esccnty | Template:Esccnty | Nevena Božović | Template:Esccnty | Competed as a member of Moje 3 with "Ljubav je svuda" which placed eleventh in the first semi-final |
| Template:Esccnty | lang}}" which placed eighteenth in the final |
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