Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
'Share the Joy'
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Dates
Final 24 November 2019
Host
Venue Gliwice Arena, Gliwice, Silesia, Poland
Presenter(s)
Director
  • Marcin Migalski
  • Tomasz Motyl
Executive supervisor Jon Ola Sand
Executive producer Leszek Ratajczak
Host broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP)
Opening act Flag parade introducing the 19 participating countries
Interval act Roksana Węgiel with "Anyone I Want to Be"[1]
All participants with "Share The Joy"[2]
Participants
Number of entries 19
Debuting countries None
Returning countries  Spain
Withdrawing countries  Azerbaijan
 Israel
Vote
Voting system Each country's professional jury awards 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 song  Poland
"Superhero"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2018 • 2019 • 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.

Nineteen countries participated in the contest, with Junior taking part for the first time since Junior,[3] while Junior and Junior have withdrawn from the contest. Poland's Viki Gabor with the song "Superhero" was the winner of the contest, which makes 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.

Junior, which debuted in 2018, placed second, their best result to date. Returning country Junior placed third. The Junior and Junior rounded off the top five whilst Junior, Junior and Junior earned their worst placements to date, respectively at thirteenth, fourteenth and nineteenth (last).

Location

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Gliwice Arena in Gliwice, venue of 2019 Junior Eurovision.

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Venue

The contest took place at Gliwice Arena, a sport and entertainment hall with a capacity of 17,178 in the main arena. It is considered one of the largest entertainment and sports halls in Poland.

Bidding phase and host city selection

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 is located in Poland
Location of the candidate cities (red) and the chosen host city (blue)

Prior to Poland's confirmation, two other countries had announced their intentions to host the event. These bids were from Armenia and Kazakhstan.[4]

If the Kazakh proposal had been accepted, the Kazakh broadcaster Khabar Agency said it would have moved the contest to October 2019 due to possible adverse weather conditions in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan, which was proposed as the host city, around the original dates of the contest. Ιt would also have been the first time that an associate member was chosen to host an EBU flagship event.[5] 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. For instance, this rule does not allow the competition to be held in Australia if the country wins, although they became an effective participant in 2016.[6]

On 10 December 2018, it was confirmed by the EBU that Poland would host the 2019 contest.[7] Two days earlier, it was revealed that the MP for the city of Gliwice, Jarosław Gonciarz, had written to the Head of Telewizja Polska (TVP), calling for the contest to be held in the city at the recently-built Gliwice Arena.[8]

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.[9] The same day, TVP issued a statement that the city had not yet been chosen.[10]

On 6 March 2019, during the press conference held by TVP and the EBU, it was confirmed that the contest would be held in the city of Gliwice with Silesian Voivodeship cooperation.[11] This was the first time since the 2014 contest that the event is not hosted by a country's capital, as Warsaw does not have a suitable venue to host an event of this size.[12]

Key:  †   Host venue

Potential bids
City[13] Venue Capacity
Gdańsk Ergo Arena 15,000
Gliwice Gliwice Arena † 17,178
Katowice Spodek 11,500
Kraków Tauron Arena Kraków 20,400
Łódź Atlas Arena 13,800
Szczecin Arena Szczecin 7,027
Toruń Arena Toruń 9,250

Format

Visual design

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Stage at the Arena Gliwice.

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.[14]

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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."[14]

Hosts

On 22 August 2019, it was announced that Ida Nowakowska, Aleksander Sikora and winner of the previous contest Roksana Węgiel would host the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest.[15] 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 and a multimedia person while Sikora is a Breakfast television host.

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.[16] Konarska previously hosted the Eurovision Young Dancers 2005 in Warsaw.

Voting

File:Viki Gabor JESC 2019 winner.jpg
Viki Gabor with the winner's trophy.

The results was determined by national juries and an online audience vote. The first phase of the online voting started on 22 November at 20:00 CET when a recap of all the rehearsal performances were shown on the official website before the viewers could vote. This round of voting stopped on 24 November at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting was took place during the live show, which started at 16:00 CET, straight after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five, including their own country. The number of points was determined by the percentage of votes received. The public vote counts for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% come from the professional juries.[17]

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.[18] The main trophy is a glass microphone with colored lines inside the upper part, which symbolize the flow of sound.[19]

Participating countries

On 18 July 2019, the EBU released the official list of participants with 19 competing countries. Spain marked their first appearance since Junior, while Azerbaijan and Israel withdrew.

Draw[20] Country[21] Artist[22] Song Language(s) Place Points
01  Australia Jordan Anthony "We Will Rise" English 8 121
02  France Carla "Bim Bam Toi" French[lower-alpha 1] 5 169
03  Russia Tatyana Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak "A Time for Us" Russian, English 13 72
04  Macedonia Mila Moskov "Fire" Macedonian, English 6 150
05  Spain Melani García "Marte" Spanish 3 212
06  Georgia Giorgi Rostiashvili "We Need Love" Georgian, English 14 69
07  Belarus Liza Misnikova "Pepelny (Ashen)" (Пепельный) Russian, English 11 92
08  Malta Eliana Gomez Blanco "We Are More" English, Maltese 19 29
09  Wales Erin Mai "Calon yn Curo (Heart Beating)" Welsh 18 35
10  Kazakhstan Yerzhan Maksim "Armanyńnan qalma" (Арманыңнан қалма) Kazakh, English 2 227
11  Poland Viki Gabor "Superhero" Polish, English 1 278
12  Ireland Anna Kearney "Banshee" Irish 12 73
13  Ukraine Junior "The Spirit of Music" Ukrainian, English 15 59
14  Netherlands Matheu "Dans met jou" Dutch, English 4 186
15  Armenia Karina Ignatyan "Colours of Your Dream" Armenian, English 9 115
16  Portugal Joana Almeida "Vem comigo (Come with Me)" Portuguese, English 16 43
17  Italy Marta Viola "La voce della terra" Italian, English 7 129
18  Albania Isea Çili "Mikja ime fëmijëri" Albanian 17 36
19  Serbia Junior "Podigni glas (Raise Your Voice)" (Подигни глас) Serbian, English 10 109

Notes

  1. ↑ Contains one repeated phrase in English.

Scoreboard

Jury

Results
Total score
Online voting
Australia
France
Russia
North Macedonia
Spain
Georgia
Belarus
Malta
Wales
Kazakhstan
Poland
Ireland
Ukraine
Netherlands
Armenia
Portugal
Italy
Albania
Serbia
Contestants
 Australia 121 39 12 1 8 4 8 8 10 1 10 6 5 2 7
France 169 84 10 1 5 6 6 10 2 1 5 10 1 7 8 5 8
Russia 72 57 3 10 2
North Macedonia 150 50 4 1 7 2 10 5 12 2 7 10 7 7 3 10 4 7 2
Spain 212 104 1 8 10 7 4 7 7 8 8 6 5 8 12 12 5
Georgia 69 32 5 3 1 8 5 8 3 4
Belarus 92 48 6 3 6 3 2 7 1 6 10
Malta 29 27 1 1
Wales 35 26 3 6
Kazakhstan 227 79 7 2 8 5 8 12 12 7 12 12 2 12 12 4 6 7 8 12
Poland 278 166 10 1 7 12 4 10 10 6 12 4 8 8 5 3 2 10
Ireland 73 34 4 6 2 3 5 10 3 2 3 1
Ukraine 59 31 3 8 6 7 1 3
Netherlands 186 81 12 12 4 4 10 5 5 6 6 2 12 12 5 10
Armenia 115 45 8 5 10 6 7 7 3 2 5 3 4 4 6
Portugal 43 43
Italy 129 64 2 7 2 8 6 2 3 1 4 12 5 4 2 1 6
Albania 36 29 5 2
Serbia 109 63 6 3 12 4 1 1 4 4 3 1 3 4

12 points

N. Contestant Voting nation
7 Kazakhstan Belarus, Georgia, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Wales
4 Netherlands Armenia, Australia, France, Portugal
2 Poland Kazakhstan, Spain
Spain Albania, Italy
1 Australia Russia
Serbia North Macedonia
North Macedonia Malta
Italy Ireland

Online voting

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.[24] 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

  •  Bulgaria – On 11 September 2018, Bulgarian National Television (BNT) announced that at the time being they were not planning a return to the 2019 contest.[25] On 6 January 2019, BNT reiterated that they did not have plans to return to the contest in 2019 via their official Eurovision Twitter account.[26] It was later revealed on 8 June 2019 that BNT had amassed massive debts, and were declared bankrupt.[27] Bulgaria did not appear on the final list of participants published on 18 July 2019.
  •  Cyprus – On 10 June 2019, Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) confirmed that they would not return in the 2019 contest due to "a management decision".[28]
  •  Czech Republic – On 10 June 2019, it was revealed that Česká televize (ČT) had not made a full decision about participation, but were not expecting to be a participant, stating that their focus was on the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.[29] On 19 June 2019, ČT confirmed that they would not debut in the 2019 contest.[30]
  •  Finland – On 10 June 2019, Yleisradio (Yle) confirmed that they would not debut in 2019 as they have a strong principle of not putting children in an "adult contest".[31]
  •  Germany – On 10 May 2019, KiKa, The Children's Channel of ARD and ZDF confirmed that they would not debut in the 2019 contest as their planning program for 2019 had already been concluded. However, they are going to be in contact with NDR and they keep following up the topic.[32] Germany was not on the final list of participating countries.
  •  Latvia – On 14 June 2019, Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) confirmed that they would not participate in the 2019 contest, as their priorities this year are participating in the Eurovision Song Contest, and the newest format of Eurovision, Eurovision Choir. LTV stated that "The preparation of our entries for both competitions is a long and complicated process both for the artists and the production teams, therefore, we have decided to participate in these two".[33]
  •  Montenegro – On 2 June 2019, Radio Televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) confirmed that they would not return to the contest in 2019 due to budget issues.[34]
  •  Norway – On 11 April 2019, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) confirmed that they would not return to the contest in 2019 because their rules do not fit the international event, but NRK will follow the contest closer than before.[35]
  •  Scotland – On 29 June 2019, BBC Alba confirmed that they would not debut in 2019 due to their participation in the Eurovision Choir that year, however they confirmed that talks had taken place that could enable participation in 2020.[36]
  •  Slovakia – According to Eurovision blog Eurofestivales, press spokesperson Erika Rusnáková for Slovak broadcaster Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS) stated that they were evaluating and supervising the possibility of debuting in the contest.[37] However, on 10 June 2019, RTVS confirmed that they would not debut in the 2019 contest.[38]
  •  Slovenia – On 3 June 2019, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV Slovenija) confirmed that they would not participate in the 2019 contest due to the cost of participation.[39]

The following countries and broadcasters confirmed their non-participation without offering further explanation:

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Commentators and spokespersons

Spokespersons

The following people announced the jury 12 points for their respective country:[52]

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  1.  Australia – Szymon
  2.  France – Karolina
  3.  Russia – Alisa Khilko and Khryusha
  4.  North Macedonia – Magdalena
  5.  Spain – Violeta Leal
  6.  Georgia – Anastasia Garsevanishvili
  7.  Belarus – Emilia
  8.  Malta – Paula
  9.  Wales – Cadi
  10.  Kazakhstan – Aruzhan Hafiz
  11.  Poland – Marianna Józefina Piątkowska
  12.  Ireland – Leo Kearney
  13.  Ukraine – Darina Krasnovetska (Ukrainian representative in the Junior contest)
  14.  Netherlands – Anne Buhre (Dutch representative in the Junior contest)
  15.  Armenia – Erik Antonyan
  16.  Portugal – Zofia
  17.  Italy – Maria Iside Fiore (Italian representative in the Junior contest)
  18.  Albania – Efi Gjika (Albanian representative in the Junior contest)
  19.  Serbia – Bojana Radovanović (Serbian representative in the Junior contest)

Commentators

Participating countries

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Non-participating countries

Official album

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019: Gliwice
Compilation album by Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Released 8 November 2019
Genre Pop
Length 56:37
Label Universal
Junior Eurovision Song Contest chronology
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018: Minsk
(2018)		 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019: Gliwice
(2019)		 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020: TBA
(2020)

Junior Eurovision Song Contest Gliwice 2019 is a compilation album put together by the European Broadcasting Union, and was released by Universal Music Group on 8 November 2019. The album features all the songs from the 2019 contest.[71]

No. Title Artist Length
1. "Mikja Ime Femijeri"   Isea Çili (Junior) 3:07
2. "Colors Of Your Dream"   Karina Ignatyan (Junior) 3:02
3. "We Will Rise"   Jordan Anthony (Junior) 3:01
4. "Pepelny"   Liza Misnikova (Junior) 3:01
5. "Bim bam toi"   Carla (Junior) 2:53
6. "We Need Love"   Giorgi Rostiashvili (Junior) 2:55
7. "Banshee"   Anna Kearney (Junior) 3:01
8. "La Voce Della Terra"   Marta Viola (Junior) 3:01
9. "Armanyńnan Qalma"   Yerzhan Maxim (Junior) 2:59
10. "We Are More"   Eliana Gomez Blanco (Junior) 3:03
11. "Dans Met Jou"   Matheu (Junior) 2:55
12. "Fire"   Mila Moskov (Junior) 3:00
13. "Superhero"   Viki Gabor (Junior) 2:52
14. "Vem Comigo (Come With Me)"   Joana Almeida (Junior) 2:59
15. "A Time For Us"   Tatyana Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak (Junior) 3:00
16. "Podigni glas"   Darija Vračević (Junior) 2:58
17. "Marte"   Melani García (Junior) 3:00
18. "The Spirit of Music"   Sophia Ivanko (Junior) 2:42
19. "Calon yn Curo"   Erin Mai (Junior) 2:59
Total length:
 56:37

See also

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