junior song contest junior song contest french junior shortened junior junior song competition organised annually open exclusively broadcasters members held different european city year city host contest competition similarities song contest taken participating broadcaster sends act members aged day contest original song lasting minutes seconds minutes compete entries entry represents country served participating broadcaster viewers participating countries invited vote favourite performances national jury participating country vote overall winner contest entry received points scores country collected totalled current winner won contest bulgaria soul highest scoring winner destiny malta won contest record points addition countries taking contest screened australia year estonia finland germany broadcast inaugural contest followed countries participate contest streamed live internet official website contest australia invited sing contest origins history origins contest date held song contest danish children year following year idea extended scandinavian song festival denmark norway sweden participants picked idea song contest featuring children opened competition member broadcasters making pan european event working title programme song contest children branded popular song competition song contest denmark asked host programme experience contests successful contest second faced location problems event originally organised british broadcaster itv manchester itv announced financial scheduling reasons contest place united_kingdom thought factor decision previous years audience ratings itv expected approached croatian broadcaster won previous contest stage event later emerged forgotten book venue contest taken place point months remaining event held norwegian broadcaster stepped host contest broadcasters bid rights host contest avoid problems happening belgium country successfully bid rights host contest contests broadcast high definition produced songs dvds contest produced ended lack interest winner contest decided national jury vote winners previous contests decided exclusively viewers minutes vote songs performed lines open programme viewers vote songs performed profits contests donated prior participating broadcaster failure broadcasting contest live fine broadcasters longer required broadcast contest live transmit delay time appropriate children television broadcast contest subject documentary sounds like teen spirit film followed contestants way national finals shown toronto international film festival premiered belgium cyprus contest held format format contest remained relatively unchanged course history format consists successive live musical performances artists entered participating broadcasters claims aim programme promote young talent field popular music encouraging competition performers programme screened saturday night late november early december lasts approximately hours minutes traditionally contest consist opening ceremony performers welcomed event performances entries songs help viewers decide entries vote interval act usually performed closed results jury voting followed declaration winner reprise winning song points networks opt minutes screen commercial break winning entry contest decided mixture national counting percent points awarded country winners previous contests decided exclusively entries received votes country awarded points ranging points announced live programme spokesperson representing participating country like participants aged participating countries announced results country received points declared winner year contest winners receive trophy certificate contest winner runner place win trophies certificates originally unlike adult version winning country receive rights host contest changed winning country refusal hosting contest contest usually features man woman contests exceptions regularly appear stage contestants green room responsible repeating results immediately spokesperson broadcaster confirm country points given giving points arena stage despite junior song contest modelled format song contest distinctive differences unique children contest instance main vocals sung live contest backing vocals recorded backing track country entry selected televised national final circumstances prevent permission gained country performance allowed maximum performers stage opposed original number song contest contestant automatically awarded points prevent contestants scoring zero points ending points total essence receiving zero entry received infamous points entry restrictions song written sung national language national languages country represented lines different language rule adults contest performers nationals country lived years originally competition open children ages age range narrowed presently children aged day contest allowed enter song submitted contest previously released commercially minutes seconds minutes onwards rule stating performers previously released music commercially active rule dropped allowing experienced singers bands competition result chose withdraw contest adults allowed assist writing entries previously writers aged organisation contest produced year executive supervisor contest heads decides rules contest broadcaster hosts contest oversees entire production programme succeeded took position executive supervisor current executive supervisor norwegian executive supervisor song contest meetings tend include principal job broadcaster represent duty sure performers left adult create team atmosphere performers develop experience sense community list executive junior song contest appointed edition following participation active member broadcasters permitted vote contest contest screened non participating countries participation contest tends change dramatically year original scandinavian broadcasters left contest found treatment contestants revived competition produced junior song contest began thirty countries participated netherlands represented act contest listed countries taken competition alongside year debut winning entries overall countries won contest inaugural contest seven won contest armenia croatia italy russia spain ukraine netherlands won contest twice georgia malta croatia italy achieved wins debut participation contest song contest list participants junior song contest gone participate senior version contest winner junior song contest invited guest final adult contest member member
Junior Eurovision Song Contest