Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017
'Shine Bright'
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Dates
Final 26 November 2017
Host
Venue Olympic Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia
Presenter(s) Helen Kalandadze
Lizi Japaridze
Director Simon Gibney
Gordon Bonello
Executive supervisor Jon Ola Sand
Executive producer Sergi Gvarjaladze
Host broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB)
Opening act Mariam Mamadashvili with "Mzeo"
All participants with "Shine Bright"
Interval act The Virus with "Atsabatsa"
Lizi Japaridze and Helen Kalandadze
Georgian Dancers
Participants
Number of entries 16
Debuting countries None
Returning countries  Portugal
Withdrawing countries  Bulgaria
 Israel
Vote
Voting system Each country's professional jury award 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs. International viewers vote for 3–5 songs, and votes are converted to points by proportional representation.
Winning song  Russia
"Wings"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2016 • 2017 • 2018►

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the fifteenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It took place on 26 November 2017 at the Olympic Palace, in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. This was the fifth time that the contest was hosted by the Junior winning country. The visual design and contest slogan, "Shine Bright", were revealed in May 2017.

Sixteen countries participated in the contest, which saw the return of Junior for the first time since Junior and the withdrawals of Junior and Junior. The winner was Polina Bogusevich, who represented Junior with the song "Wings", marking the second time that Russia has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and the first time since The Tolmachevy Twins in 2006, and the third overall victory for the country in any Eurovision-related events. The last victory in any Eurovision event for Russia was when Dima Bilan won the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade. Junior and Junior finished in second and third place, respectively.

Location

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During the Winner's Press Conference of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016, Jon Ola Sand - Head of Live Events, announced that the EBU would invite broadcasting members to submit applications to host the 2017 contest, which would take place on 26 November 2017.[1][2]

Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) announced on 22 November 2016 that they had begun talks with the EBU in connection to hosting the 2017 contest. The first refusal of hosting rights to the winning country of the previous is something that was introduced by the EBU since the Junior.[3]

The EBU confirmed in February 2017 that the contest would be hosted by Georgia.[4] This was the first Eurovision event hosted by the country, despite them winning a record three times. It was confirmed on 26 February 2017 that Tbilisi would host the contest.[5]

Venue

File:New sports hall 2 (Tbilisi).jpg
Olympic Palace of Tbilisi, venue for the 2017 contest

On 16 March 2017, it was announced that the Tbilisi Sports Palace would be the host venue for the contest.[6] However, on 9 August 2017, the venue was changed to the 4,000-capacity Olympic Palace in Tbilisi which was considered more suitable for hosting the contest.[7]

Officially opened on 13 July 2015 by Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Garibashvili, the venue was built to host the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. The complex features two halls that are capable of hosting several sporting events.[8]

Format

Visual design

File:Stage of JESC 2017.png
Olympic Palace's stage

The theme for the contest, Shine Bright, was unveiled on 12 May 2017 during a press conference prior to the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev. The emblem is a multi-coloured, stylized sun, representing a "burst" of expression; Jon Ola Sand explained that the theme reflected the goal of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest to give youth "a moment to shine and an opportunity to showcase their full potential as young artists".[9]

Hosts

File:JESC 2017. Lizi Japaridze and Helen Kalandadze during dress rehearsal.jpg
Japaridze and Kalandadze during dress rehearsal

On 3 October 2017, it was announced that Helen Kalandadze and Lizi Japaridze would host the contest. Japaridze is the third person under the age of sixteen to ever host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, after Ioana Ivan in 2006 and Dmytro Borodin in 2009, and also the first former participant to host an edition of the contest. Japaridze previously represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014, where she placed eleventh with the song "Happy Day". Kalandadze is a television presenter and singer, who previously was a backing singer for Georgia's 2010 Eurovision entry "Shine" by Sofia Nizharadze.[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 24 November 2017 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 26 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. For the first time, viewers could also vote for their own country's song.[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. Engman also designed the adult contest trophy. From this year, the design of the trophy was unified and awarded to the subsequent winners. The main trophy was a glass microphone with colored lines inside the upper part, which symbolize the flow of sound.[13]

Participating countries

On 9 August 2017, it was confirmed that sixteen countries would take part in the contest. Portugal marked their first appearance since Junior, while Bulgaria and Israel withdrew.[7]

Draw Country[7] Artist[14] Song[14] Language(s) Place Points
01  Cyprus Nicole Nicolaou "I Wanna Be a Star" Greek, English 16 45
02  Poland Alicja Rega "Mój Dom" Polish 8 138
03  Netherlands FOURCE "Love Me" Dutch, English 4 156
04  Armenia Misha "Boomerang" Armenian, English 6 148
05  Belarus Helena Meraai "I Am the One" Russian 5 149
06  Portugal Mariana Venâncio "Youtuber" Portuguese 14 54
07  Ireland Muireann McDonnell "Súile Glasa" Irish 15 54
08  Macedonia Mina Blažev "Dancing Through Life" Macedonian, English 12 69
09  Georgia Grigol Kipshidze "Voice of the Heart" Georgian 2 185
10  Albania Ana Kodra "Don't Touch My Tree" Albanian, English 13 67
11  Ukraine Anastasiya Baginska "Don't Stop" Ukrainian, English 7 147
12  Malta Gianluca Cilia "Dawra Tond" English, Maltese 9 107
13  Russia Polina Bogusevich "Wings" Russian, English 1 188
14  Serbia Irina Brodić & Jana Paunović "Ceo svet je naš" Serbian 10 92
15  Australia Isabella Clarke "Speak Up" English 3 172
16  Italy Maria Iside Fiore "Scelgo (My Choice)" Italian, English 11 86

Scoreboard

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 European Broadcasting Union (EBU).[15] 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

  •  Austria – The Austrian national broadcaster, ORF, announced on 31 May 2017 that they would not debut in the contest in 2017, with no intention to participate for the next few years.[16]
  •  Bulgaria – On 23 May 2017, the Bulgarian national broadcaster, Bulgarian National Television (BNT), provisionally confirmed their participation in the 2017 contest.[17] However, on 7 June 2017, it was revealed that due to the election of the company's new Director-General, that the broadcaster had withdrawn its application.[18] On 22 September 2017, it was announced that Bulgaria would not participate in the contest.[19]
  •  Croatia – The Croatian national broadcaster, Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT), had confirmed that the broadcaster was looking at the possibility of returning to the contest in 2017. However, Croatia was not on the final list of participants released by the EBU.[20]
  •  Hungary – On 13 July 2017, Hungarian national broadcaster Médiaszolgáltatás-támogató és Vagyonkezelő Alap (MTVA) stated that they were not ruling out a debut at the 2017 contest.[21] However, on 25 July 2017, MTVA announced that they would not debut in 2017.[22]
  •  Israel – The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) shut down on 9 May 2017.[23] The new broadcasting network Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC, "KAN") was not a member of the EBU at the time, which was a requirement to participate in the contest.[24] It was revealed on 6 July 2017 that an agreement had been signed between the EBU and IPBC, allowing the broadcaster to participate in EBU contests such as the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, despite not having full membership.[25] Israel was not on the final list of participants released by the EBU.

The following broadcasters publicly declined to participate in the contest without providing any further explanations:

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International broadcasts and voting

Voting and spokespersons

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  1.  Cyprus – Maria Christophorou[39]
  2.  Poland – Dominika Ptak
  3.  Netherlands – Thijs Schlimback[40]
  4.  Armenia – Lilit Tokhatyan
  5.  Belarus – Saba Karazanashvili[41]
  6.  Portugal – Duarte Valença
  7.  Ireland – Walter McCabe
  8.  Macedonia – Kjara Blažev[42]
  9.  Georgia – Lizi Tavberidze (Georgian representative in the Junior as part of The Virus)[43]
  10.  Albania – Sabjana Rizvanu[44]
  11.  Ukraine – Sofia Rol (Ukrainian representative in the Junior contest)[45]
  12.  Malta – Mariam Andghuladze[46]
  13.  Russia – Tonya Volodina
  14.  Serbia – Mina Grujić
  15.  Australia – Liam Clarke
  16.  Italy – Sofia Bartoli[47]

Commentators

Participating countries

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Non-participating countries

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Official album

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017: Tbilisi
Compilation album by Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Released 10 November 2017
Genre Pop
Length 47:11
Label Universal
Junior Eurovision Song Contest chronology
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016: Valletta
(2016)		 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017: Tbilisi
(2017)		 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018: Minsk
(2018)

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017: Tbilisi, is a compilation album put together by the European Broadcasting Union, and was released by Universal Music Group on 10 November 2017. The album features all the songs from the 2017 contest.[61]

No. Title Artist Length
1. "Don't Touch My Tree"   Ana Kodra (Junior) 3:01
2. "Boomerang"   Misha (Junior) 2:58
3. "Speak Up"   Isabella Clarke (Junior) 2:57
4. "I Am the One"   Helena Meraai (Junior) 3:01
5. "I Wanna Be a Star"   Nicole Nicolaou (Junior) 3:01
6. "Voice of the Heart"   Grigol Kipshidze (Junior) 3:01
7. "Súile glasa"   Muireann McDonnell (Junior) 2:57
8. "Scelgo (My Choice)"   Maria Iside Fiore (Junior) 2:54
9. "Dancing Through Life"   Mina Blažev (Junior) 3:01
10. "Dawra tond"   Gianluca Cilia (Junior) 2:41
11. "Love Me"   FOURCE (Junior) 3:02
12. "Mój dom"   Alicja Rega (Junior) 3:00
13. "Youtuber"   Mariana Venâncio (Junior) 2:58
14. "Ceo svet je naš"   Irina Brodić & Jana Paunović (Junior) 2:47
15. "Wings"   Polina Bogusevich (Junior) 2:54
16. "Don't Stop"   Anastasiya Baginska (Junior) 2:58
Total length:
 47:11

See also

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