junior song contest junior song contest 12th annual junior song contest took place time malta time contest hosted previous year winning country national broadcaster pbs host broadcaster event final took place november near television personality hosted marking time junior history presenter total sixteen countries participated italy montenegro making winner contest represented italy song bulgaria armenia finished second place respectively italy victory competition edition marked time inaugural contest country won year location december national broadcaster pbs announced junior song contest place malta winner press conference representatives broadcaster showed desire host event following victory contest executive supervisor junior song contest announced host city contest island malta host island instead time malta hosted related events june confirmed contest held large sheds middle shed main audience area stage sheds audience entrances exits stalls total capacity people inside buildings format graphic design ceo host broadcaster revealed junior song contest logo slogan slogan logo inspired cross coloured segments represented feature malta sand sea stone grass sky dusk sunset included theme extreme sports partially filmed malta complex stage design presented meeting held september milan based design company given task designing stage contest stage like appearance inspired triangle shaped junior logo venue approximately size production team moved venue october host september announced host contest known malta presenting editions malta national selection song contest person host contest single running order heads meeting malta september broadcaster pbs production team sought permission change running order rule allow artists randomly select position number system agreed change host country malta pick position random followed countries open close picked randomly remaining countries select random perform second half draw took place opening ceremony palace november pre draw decide order countries select running order halves took place november hosted pbs production team decided running order avoid similar entries performing method senior contests executive supervisor presented finalised running order shortly opening ceremony rehearsals national broadcaster pbs decided meeting september participating countries rehearsals running order allowing school visits personal trips participants carried previous years voting voting system reverted system previously junior senior contests prior national awarded points maximum points favourite songs way votes announced remained unchanged seven points appeared screen whilst participating countries read points october announced new online voting system introduced contest allow countries world vote favourite entry votes official voting results country received online votes presented new online voting winner award winners presentation conference order prevent vote rigging online results published junior website concluded website crashing online voting award awarded participating countries september confirmed sixteen countries taking contest countries included italy montenegro countries returned junior contest including croatia seven year absence cyprus took serbia bulgaria year respectively results represented italy song declared winner votes cast sixteen participating countries kids jury breakdown votes cast points countries given points start voting country got points summary split number selection respectively country jury grand final san voted awards press vote press center contest members press allowed vote favourite acts overall results votes cast countries country eligible potential participation junior song contest needs active member unknown issue participation active members like song contest sixteen countries confirmed participation contest following active members announced decisions shown active members austria july austrian broadcaster revealed making début contest september revealed official list participating countries participating contest malta belgium flemish language children television channel owned operated said longer interested junior song contest czech_republic said ruled participation contest july revealed making début contest denmark danish national broadcaster commercial broadcaster said plans return junior finland representative swedish language broadcaster stated making début contest july finnish language broadcaster said wouldn participate germany german broadcaster announced début contest believed contest success german television marketing standards observed contest possibly début contest greece previously reported plus greece going participate contest july greek broadcaster internet television confirmed web site participating hungary despite heavily rumoured planning début contest july hungarian broadcaster announced taking contest iceland broadcaster confirmed july going début junior ireland irish broadcasters announced december interest participating junior song contest despite attending steering group meeting irish broadcaster shown interested contest require funding ireland rejected funding requests network stated making début malta working harder funding high hopes participate contest july broadcaster revealed returning contest lithuania june announced contest malta macedonia september confirmed macedonia withdrawn contest september revealed official list participating countries participating contest malta norway norwegian broadcaster stated december norway won return poland polish broadcaster announced august poland won return contest portugal despite initially confirming participation contest july portuguese broadcaster portugal announced september portugal return contest romania representative romanian broadcaster romanian television stated interview romania considering return contest absent august confirmed romania returning said high hopes return spain song contest copenhagen head spanish delegation said planning participate contest spain return future open auditions held country switzerland swiss broadcaster confirmed returning united_kingdom itv bbc announced bring united_kingdom channel welsh language broadcaster confirmed bring united_kingdom junior non active members august executive supervisor said investigating possibility allowing commercial networks members field contestants spain according junior official twitter account negotiating spanish private channels manage return spain contest september announced decision allowing private channels hasn taken time edition international broadcasts voting order country announces votes order performance details running order published welcome reception november shown alongside participating country announced points kids jury voting commentators countries sent commentators malta country order add insight participants necessary provision voting information participating countries non participating countries following non participating countries sent commentators malta radio television broadcasts contest united_states williams life radio official album junior song contest malta compilation album released november album features songs contest karaoke versions
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014