Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Imagine
Dates
Final19 December 2021
Host
VenueLa Seine Musicale, Paris, France
Presenter(s)Carla
Élodie Gossuin
Olivier Minne
Directed byJulian Gutierrez
Franck Broqua
Executive supervisorMartin Österdahl[1]
Executive producerAlexandra Redde-Amiel
Host broadcasterFrance Télévisions
Websitejunioreurovision.tv/event/paris-2021
Participants
Number of entries19
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries
Non-returning countries Belarus
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         Competing countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2021
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 songs, and their votes are distributed proportionally. The votes of the jury and the audience make up 50% of all votes.
Winning song Armenia
"Qami Qami"
2020 ← Junior Eurovision Song Contest → 2022

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.[2]

Nineteen countries participated in the contest, with Albania, Armenia, Ireland, Italy, North Macedonia and Portugal all returning after their absence from the previous edition. Azerbaijan and Bulgaria returned after two and four-year absences respectively. For the first time in 19 editions, Belarus did not participate, as the country's broadcaster is under a three-year suspension from the EBU, making the Netherlands the only country to have participated every year since the contest's first edition in 2003.

Armenia's Maléna was the winner of the contest with the song "Qami Qami". This was Armenia's second victory in the contest, following their win in 2010. Poland, host country France, Georgia and Azerbaijan completed the top five, with this being the highest placement for Azerbaijan to date. Meanwhile, the Netherlands finished in last place for the first time in the contest's history. Ireland and Spain also achieved their lowest placings to date, the latter finishing outside the top five for the first time.

Location

La Seine Musicale, venue of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021

On 9 December 2020, it was announced that the contest was set to take place in France in 2021.[3] It was hosted in Paris at La Seine Musicale, a 6,000-seat concert hall located on Île Seguin.[4][5] The contest was held on 19 December, which is the latest date for the contest ever. The last time the contest was held in December was in 2012.

Bidding phase and host city selection

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is located in France
Paris
Paris
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Location of the selected host city (in blue)

Unlike Eurovision's adult version, the winning country originally did not receive the automatic rights to host the next contest. However, for the contests since 2011 (with the exceptions of 2012 and 2018), the winning country has had first refusal on hosting the next competition. Italy used this clause in 2015 to decline to host the contest after their victory in 2014. On 15 October 2017, the EBU announced a return to the original system in 2018, to help provide broadcasters with a greater amount of time to prepare, and to ensure the continuation of the contest into the future.[6]

On 9 December 2020, it was confirmed by the EBU that France, having won the 2020 contest, would host the 2021 contest.[3] The French Head of Delegation Alexandra Redde-Amiel had previously stated that France Télévisions was keen to host the contest.[7] Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) had also expressed an interest in hosting the contest if they had won the 2020 contest.[8]

On 20 May 2021, during a press conference held by France Télévisions and the EBU, it was confirmed that the contest would be held in Paris. It was the second consecutive time the contest is held in a capital city.[9]

Participating countries

On 2 September 2021, 19 countries were confirmed to be participating in the contest, equaling the number of participating countries from 2019.[10] Albania, Armenia, Ireland, Italy, North Macedonia and Portugal all returned after a one-year absence, while Azerbaijan and Bulgaria returned after two and four-year absences respectively. For the first time since the contest's inception, Belarus did not participate, as the country's broadcaster BTRC is in the midst of a three-year suspension from the EBU.[11][12] This made it the first edition since the 2004 contest to not see any of the previous year's participating countries withdraw voluntarily, as well as the first since 2018 to see the number of participating countries actively increase from the year before.

Prior to the event, a digital compilation album featuring all the songs from the 2021 contest was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music Group on 3 December 2021.[13][14]

Participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021[10][15]
Country Broadcaster Artist Song Language Songwriter(s)
 Albania RTSH Anna Gjebrea "Stand By You" Albanian, English
  • Gannin Arnold
  • Endi Cuci
  • Anna Gjebrea
  • Sani M'airura
  • Adam Watts
 Armenia AMPTV Maléna "Qami Qami" (Քամի Քամի) Armenian, English[a]
  • Maléna
  • Vahram Petrosyan
  • Tokionine
  • David Tserunyan
 Azerbaijan İTV Sona Azizova "One of Those Days" Azerbaijani, English
  • Sona Azizova
  • Maria Broberg
  • Hampus Eurenius
  • Fransisco Faria
  • Javid Shahbazbayov
  • Martin Wiik
 Bulgaria BNT Denislava and Martin "Voice of Love" Bulgarian, English
 France France Télévisions Enzo "Tic Tac" French
  • Léa Ivanne
  • Alban Lico
 Georgia GPB Niko Kajaia "Let's Count the Smiles" Georgian, English, French Giga Kukhianidze
 Germany KiKa Pauline "Imagine Us" German, English
  • Torben Brüggemann
  • Alex Henke
  • Ricardo Munoz
  • Patrick Salmy
 Ireland TG4 Maiú Levi Lawlor "Saor (Disappear)" Irish[b]
  • Anna Banks
  • Brendan McCarthy
  • Cyprian Cassar
  • Lesley Ann Halve
  • Niall Mooney
  • Lauren White Murphyy
 Italy RAI Elisabetta Lizza "Specchio (Mirror on the Wall)" Italian, English
  • Franco Fasano
  • Marco Iardella
  • Fabrizio Palaferri
  • Stefano Rigamonti
 Kazakhstan KA Alinur Khamzin and Beknur Zhanibekuly "Ertegı älemı (Fairy World)" (Ертегі әлемі) Kazakh, French
  • Gabriel Boileau Cloutier
  • Nurbolat Qanay
 Malta PBS Ike and Kaya "My Home" English
 Netherlands AVROTROS Ayana "Mata sugu aō ne" (またすぐ会おうね) Dutch, English[c] Ferry Lagendijk
 North Macedonia MRT Dajte Muzika "Green Forces" Macedonian, English
  • Robert Bilbilov
  • Robin Zimbakov
 Poland TVP Sara James "Somebody" Polish, English
  • Jan Bielecki
  • Dominik Buczkowski-Wojtaszek
  • Patryk Kumór
  • Tom Martin
 Portugal RTP Simão Oliveira "O rapaz" Portuguese
 Russia VGTRK Tanya Mezhentseva "Mon ami" Russian, English[d]
 Serbia RTS Jovana and Dunja "Oči deteta (Children's Eyes)" (Очи детета) Serbian Ana Frlin
 Spain RTVE Levi Díaz "Reír" Spanish David Roma
 Ukraine UA:PBC Olena Usenko "Vazhil" (Важіль) Ukrainian

Returning artists

The Russian representative, Tanya Mezhentseva, has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest before; she represented Russia in 2019 along with Denberel Oorzhak, finishing in 13th place with the song "A Time for Us". This is only the third case (all of whom have been from Russia) in the competition to feature a returning artist from previous editions after Katya Ryabova (Russia 2009 and 2011) and Lerika (Moldova 2011 and Russia 2012).[16] The Armenian representative, Maléna, was set to participate in 2020 with the song "Why" before Armenia withdrew from the competition.[17]

Production

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Several measures were taken by the organisers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the spread of the Omicron variant. Although the live show was held with a full capacity audience wearing masks,[18][19] the jury show, which took place on 18 December, was held without an audience.[20] The opening ceremony, which took place on 13 December, was held without delegations attending.[21]

In preparation for the event, the EBU had been considering three scenarios in which the contest could be held, which were announced on 24 August. The three scenarios include:[22][23]

Format

Presenters

Presenters from left to right: Élodie Gossuin, Olivier Minne and Carla.

Carla, Élodie Gossuin and Olivier Minne were the presenters of the show. Carla was also the French entrant in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019. The hosts were revealed during a press conference on 17 November.[25]

Visual design

Photograph of the stage lit in blue, with at the back a wide LED-screen with the Junior Eurovision 2021 logo with the text "Imagine"; above the stage are numerous blue and yellow lights
The stage of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021

The slogan for the contest, Imagine, was revealed on 20 May 2021 during a press conference prior to the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[26][27] The slogan was chosen as a reference to the previous year's winning song "J'imagine", as well as a way to encourage children to be creative and pursue their dreams.[28]

The official logo and theme artwork for the contest was unveiled on 24 August 2021. The artwork was inspired by three themes: imagination, Christmas and the Eiffel Tower.[29]

Postcards

Contestants were featured in "postcard" video introductions, set in a different location in Paris, or surrounding areas in France. Each began with a short clip of the upcoming performer flying over the skies of Paris via green screen, followed by an extended sequence involving dance troupes dancing in a specific Parisian location. Following that, a stream of light in the colours of the upcoming country's flag entered La Seine Musicale, and the upcoming participant's face was projected onto the exterior of the venue, signalling the beginning of the upcoming performance.[30]

Contest overview

The event took place on 19 December 2021 at 16:00 CET. Nineteen countries participated, with the running order published on 13 December 2021.[31] 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.[32] Armenia won with 224 points, also winning the online vote.[33] Poland came second with 218 points, with France (who won the jury vote), Georgia, and Azerbaijan completing the top five. Spain, Bulgaria, Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands occupied the bottom five positions.

The opening of the show featured the traditional flag parade, accompanied by French DJ duo Ofenbach performing a medley of their discography.[34][35] During the interval, Valentina performed a Christmas version of her winning song "J'imagine". All participants then joined on stage for a rendition of the common song, "Imagine". Barbara Pravi closed the interval with a performance of her song "Voilà", with which she represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.[36]

R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1  Germany Pauline "Imagine Us" 61 17
2  Georgia Niko Kajaia "Let's Count the Smiles" 163 4
3  Poland Sara James "Somebody" 218 2
4  Malta Ike and Kaya "My Home" 97 12
5  Italy Elisabetta Lizza "Specchio (Mirror on the Wall)" 107 10
6  Bulgaria Denislava and Martin "Voice of Love" 77 16
7  Russia Tanya Mezhentseva "Mon ami" 124 7
8  Ireland Maiú Levi Lawlor "Saor (Disappear)" 44 18
9  Armenia Maléna "Qami Qami" 224 1
10  Kazakhstan Alinur Khamzin and Beknur Zhanibekuly "Ertegı älemı (Fairy World)" 121 8
11  Albania Anna Gjebrea "Stand By You" 84 14
12  Ukraine Olena Usenko "Vazhil" 125 6
13  France Enzo "Tic Tac" 187 3
14  Azerbaijan Sona Azizova "One of Those Days" 151 5
15  Netherlands Ayana "Mata sugu aō ne" 43 19
16  Spain Levi Díaz "Reír" 77 15
17  Serbia Jovana and Dunja "Oči deteta (Children's Eyes)" 86 13
18  North Macedonia Dajte Muzika "Green Forces" 114 9
19  Portugal Simão Oliveira "O rapaz" 101 11

Spokespersons

The 12 points from the juries were announced live by a spokesperson from each country. Countries that did not provide their own spokesperson had their 12 points announced by a local student from Paris.[37][38]

  1.  Germany – Venetia
  2.  Georgia – Sandra Gadelia[39]
  3.  Poland – Matylda[40]
  4.  Malta – Eden
  5.  Italy – Céleste
  6.  Bulgaria – Arianne
  7.  Russia – Liza Gureeva[41]
  8.  Ireland – Rueben Levi Hackett[42]
  9.  Armenia – Karina Ignatyan[43]
  10.  Kazakhstan – Zere
  11.  Albania – Alex
  12.  Ukraine – Oleksandr Balabanov[44]
  13.  France – Angélina[45]
  14.  Azerbaijan – Suleyman
  15.  Netherlands – Matheu[46]
  16.  Spain – Lucía Arcos[47]
  17.  Serbia – Katie
  18.  North Macedonia – Fendi
  19.  Portugal – Manon

Detailed voting results

Split results
Place Combined Jury Online vote
Country Points Country Points Country Points
1  Armenia 224  France 120  Armenia 109
2  Poland 218  Poland 116  Poland 102
3  France 187  Armenia 115  Portugal 92
4  Georgia 163  Azerbaijan 109  France 67
5  Azerbaijan 151  Georgia 104  Ukraine 63
6  Ukraine 125  Russia 74  Serbia 62
7  Russia 124  Kazakhstan 64
59
8  Kazakhstan 121  Ukraine 62
9  North Macedonia 114  Italy 60  Kazakhstan 57
10  Italy 107  North Macedonia 55
50
11  Portugal 101  Malta 47
12  Malta 97  Albania 45
47
13  Serbia 86  Bulgaria 39
14  Albania 84  Spain 30  Germany 46
15  Spain 77[e]  Serbia 24  Azerbaijan 42
16  Bulgaria 77  Germany 15
39
17  Germany 61  Netherlands 9
18  Ireland 44  Portugal 9  Bulgaria 38
19  Netherlands 43  Ireland 5  Netherlands 34
Detailed voting results[48]
Voting procedure used:
  100% jury vote
  100% online vote
Total score
Jury vote score
Online vote score
 Jury vote
Germany
Georgia
Poland
Malta
Italy
Bulgaria
Russia
Ireland
Armenia
Kazakhstan
Albania
Ukraine
France
Azerbaijan
Netherlands
Spain
Serbia
North Macedonia
Portugal
Contestants
 Germany 61 15 46 4 4 5 2
Georgia 163 104 59 12 7 5 3 12 8 2 6 12 7 5 2 10 8 5
Poland 218 116 102 12 4 10 8 6 1 12 1 5 4 10 2 3 10 8 7 5 8
Malta 97 47 50 6 8 2 2 2 3 3 8 4 1 4 4
Italy 107 60 47 6 5 6 8 8 10 6 1 6 4
Bulgaria 77 39 38 3 3 10 5 3 3 5 1 6
Russia 124 74 50 5 4 1 3 7 12 7 1 12 3 3 4 12
Ireland 44 5 39 5
Armenia 224 115 109 10 5 12 5 2 6 7 6 6 7 10 7 10 8 2 12
Kazakhstan 121 64 57 3 1 7 7 1 1 12 4 4 7 8 6 2 1
Albania 84 45 39 4 1 7 6 8 8 1 10
Ukraine 125 62 63 7 8 12 10 2 3 6 2 12
France 187 120 67 8 12 6 8 3 10 4 10 7 8 12 7 12 6 7
Azerbaijan 151 109 42 2 10 10 2 12 7 10 1 10 1 12 8 5 6 3 10
Netherlands 43 9 34 4 1 3 1
Spain 77 30 47 1 3 6 2 5 4 2 4 3
Serbia 86 24 62 7 6 2 2 7
North Macedonia 114 55 59 2 8 5 5 12 5 5 10 3
Portugal 101 9 92 4 4 1

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

N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
3  France  Georgia,  Netherlands,  Serbia
 Georgia  Armenia,  France,  Malta
 Russia  Azerbaijan,  Kazakhstan,  North Macedonia
2  Armenia  Poland,  Portugal
 Azerbaijan  Italy,  Ukraine
 Poland  Germany,  Ireland
 Ukraine  Bulgaria,  Spain
1  Kazakhstan  Russia
 North Macedonia  Albania

Online voting

According to the EBU, a total of over 4.3 million valid votes were received during the voting windows.[49]

Online voting results[50]
Country Points Estimated votes based on points
 Armenia 109 ~425,000
 Poland 102 ~398,000
 Portugal 92 ~359,000
 France 67 ~261,000
 Ukraine 63 ~246,000
 Serbia 62 ~242,000
 Georgia 59 ~230,000
 North Macedonia 59 ~230,000
 Kazakhstan 57 ~222,000
 Malta 50 ~195,000
 Russia 50 ~195,000
 Italy 47 ~183,000
 Spain 47 ~183,000
 Germany 46 ~179,000
 Azerbaijan 42 ~164,000
 Albania 39 ~152,000
 Ireland 39 ~152,000
 Bulgaria 38 ~148,000
 Netherlands 34 ~133,000

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.[51]

Active EBU members

  •  Belgium – Walloon broadcaster RTBF stated in June that participation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest was considered too expensive.[52] Belgium last participated in 2012 with their entry solely supported by Flemish broadcaster VRT, while their last Walloon entry was in 2005.
  •  Estonia – Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) did not debut at the 2021 contest due to financial issues, but the broadcaster would consider debuting in the coming years.[53] Estonia, however, debuted in 2023.
  •  Israel – Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC) confirmed that they would not be participating in the junior contest due to focusing their efforts on the Eurovision Song Contest.[54] Israel last participated in 2018.
  •  Lithuania – Lithuanian Head of Delegation Audrius Giržadas confirmed that broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) would not be returning to the contest in 2021, citing low ratings during their time in the contest and the cost of participation.[55] Lithuania last participated in 2011.
  •  United Kingdom – At a Junior Eurovision press event in May 2021, the EBU stated that they were working to bring the United Kingdom back to the contest, possibly for the 2021 edition.[56] However, the country did not appear on the final list of participants in September. The United Kingdom last participated as a unified nation in 2005.
  •  Wales – In February 2021, S4C confirmed their non-participation.[57][58] Wales last participated in 2019.

Associate EBU members

  •  Australia – In August 2021, Australian broadcaster SBS indirectly confirmed that discussions about participation in the 2021 edition were ongoing, suggesting that the country could return after a year of absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but did not disclose what their final decision was likely to be.[59][60] Later that month, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), who had organised Australia's participation between 2017 and 2019, confirmed that they would not be participating in the 2021 contest, leaving the door open for SBS to take over if they were so inclined.[61] A day after ABC announced they would not return, SBS stated they had ruled out a return as well.[62] Australia last participated in 2019.

Non-EBU members

  •  Belarus – Belarusian broadcaster BTRC was expelled from the EBU on 1 July, therefore losing the rights to broadcast and participate in the contest unless another Belarusian broadcaster joins the EBU.[63] In August 2021, it was confirmed that the suspension would last for three years, however, the EBU can review it at any point before it expires.[64]

Broadcasts

Broadcasts in participating countries
Country Broadcaster(s)[65] Commentator(s) Ref.
 Albania RTSH, RTSH Muzikë, Radio Tirana 1 Andri Xhahu [66]
 Armenia AMPTV Arman Margaryan and Hrachuhi Utmazyan [67]
 Azerbaijan İTV Un­known
 Bulgaria BNT 1, BNT 4 Elena Rosberg and Petko Kralev [68]
 France France 2 Stéphane Bern and Laurence Boccolini [69]
 Georgia GPB Nikoloz Lobiladze [70]
 Germany KiKa Constantin Zöller [71][72]
 Ireland TG4 Louise Cantillon [73]
 Italy Rai Gulp, RaiPlay Mario Acampa, Marta Viola and Giorgia Boni [74][75][76]
 Kazakhstan Khabar Agency Kaldybek Zhaisanbai and Mahabbat Esen [77]
 Malta TVM No commentary [78]
 Netherlands AVROTROS Buddy Vedder [46][79]
 North Macedonia MKRTV Eli Tanaskovska [37]
 Poland TVP1, TVP Polonia, TVP ABC Marek Sierocki [pl] and Aleksander Sikora [pl] [80][81][82]
 Portugal RTP1, RTPi, RTPi Asia, RTPi America Nuno Galopim [83][84]
 Russia Carousel Anton Zorkin and Khryusha [41][85]
 Serbia RTS 2, RTS Svet Tijana Lukić [86][87]
 Spain La 1, TVE Internacional Tony Aguilar and Julia Varela [47]
 Ukraine UA:Kultura Viktor Diachenko [44][88]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster(s) Commentator(s) Ref.
 Iceland RÚV[f] Felix Bergsson [89][90]

Some countries rebroadcast the event several days later in late 2021 or early 2022 like Albania and Portugal during Christmas.[91]

Viewing figures

According to the EBU, 33 million people watched the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021, with a viewing share of 15.6%.[92] France had record high viewing figures for the contest, while the Netherlands had record low viewing figures.[93][94] For the following countries, viewership information is known:

Estimated viewership by country
Country Viewership Ref(s)
 Bulgaria 230,000 [95]
 France 1,638,000 [93][96]
 Germany 230,000 [96]
 Ireland 22,000 [97]
 Italy 15,112 [98][96]
 Netherlands 175,000 [94][96]
 Poland 4,900,000 [96]
 Portugal 288,000 [96]
 Russia 513,000[g] [96]
 Spain 911,000 [96]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Contains phrases in Western Armenian
  2. ^ Contains one repeated phrase in English and phrases in French
  3. ^ Contains two repeated phrases in Japanese
  4. ^ Contains two phrases in French
  5. ^ In case of a tie, the country that had a higher online voting result is deemed to have finished higher.
  6. ^ The show was broadcast on RÚV on a 2-hour and 45-minute delay
  7. ^ Only includes cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants

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