French
DeutschJunior Eurovision Song Contest 2024
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Let's Bloom | |
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| Dates | |
| Final | 16 November 2024 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Caja Mágica, Madrid, Spain |
| Presenter(s) | |
| Artistic director | Marvin Dietmann |
| Directed by | Mercè Llorens |
| Executive supervisor | Martin Österdahl |
| Executive producer | Ana María Bordas |
| Host broadcaster | Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) |
| Website | junioreurovision |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 17 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries |  Cyprus San Marino |
| Non-returning countries |  United Kingdom |
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | The 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. |
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is the upcoming 22nd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE). The contest is set to take place on 16 November 2024 at Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain, marking the first time that the contest is held in the country as well as the first Eurovision event in Madrid, and Spain in general, since the Eurovision Song Contest 1969. The contest will also be the first since 2015 to be held on a Saturday.
Seventeen countries will participate in the contest, with Cyprus and San Marino returning after six- and eight-year absences respectively, while the United Kingdom opted not to participate after doing so the previous year.
Location
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Unlike the Eurovision Song Contest, the winning broadcaster of the previous year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest does not automatically receive the right to host the next edition. However, since 2011 (with the exceptions of 2012, 2015, and 2018) it has become customary for winners to take on hosting duties, and since 2019, the winning broadcaster has had the right of first refusal on hosting the following competition. In 2015, 2014 winner, Italian broadcaster RAI, was given this right but ultimately opted out of it.[1]
On 27 November 2023, upon its victory in the 2023 contest on home soil, French broadcaster France Télévisions announced that talks would be conducted with the EBU regarding the hosting of the 2024 contest, as multiple countries had expressed interest in doing so and it did not want a "French monopoly on Junior Eurovision", having already hosted the event twice in a three-year span;[2] It ultimately opted not to host in 2024. Spanish broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), which had finished in second place in the 2023 contest, was announced as the host for 2024 on 14 February 2024,[3] with the Caja Mágica in Madrid announced as the venue on 10 May 2024.[4] This will mark the first time that the contest has been held in the country, as well as the first Eurovision event hosted by Spain since the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, also held in Madrid.
Bidding phase and host city selection
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Upon the confirmation of Spain as the host country for 2024, the Generalitat Valenciana announced that it would bid to host the contest in a city in the Valencian Community; since 2022, the autonomous community has hosted Benidorm Fest, the Spanish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest.[5] The mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, expressed interest in hosting the event in the city,[6] followed by the mayor of Málaga, Francisco de la Torre.[7] Madrid, Granada and Zaragoza also announced their readiness to host the competition.[8][9] Ana María Bordas, head of the Spanish delegation for the contest, had said that the broadcaster had received several bids upon the host country announcement and that a decision would be taken within the following weeks.[10] Valencia, Barcelona, Málaga, Granada and Zaragoza were reported to have submitted an official bid by mid-March 2024.[9][11] Shortly after, however, Zaragoza announced its withdrawal due to the unavailability of the intended venue for an assessment visit.[12] In mid-April, Barcelona was unofficially reported to be in the forefront of the selection process, with Palau Sant Jordi considered as the potential venue,[13] but by the end of the month the city dropped out of the running due to the lack of an adequate venue available for late 2024.[14][15]
RTVE and the EBU scheduled a press conference at Malmömässan in Malmö on 10 May 2024, during the adult contest, where the selected host city was revealed to be Madrid, with Caja Mágica as the selected venue.[4][16][17]
Participating countries
[edit]On 3 September 2024, the EBU announced that 17 countries would participate in the 2024 contest. Cyprus is set to return to the contest after a six-year absence, while San Marino is set to return after an eight-year absence, despite originally confirming non-participation. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom opted not to participate after doing so the previous two years.[18]
Prior to the contest, a digital compilation album featuring all the songs from the 2024 contest was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music on 1 November 2024.[19]
| Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | RTSH | Nikol Çabeli | "Vallëzoj" | Albanian |
| [20] |
 Armenia | AMPTV | Leo | "Cosmic Friend" | Armenian, English |
| [21] |
| Cyprus | CyBC | Maria Pissarides | "Crystal Waters" | Greek, English |
| [22] |
 Estonia | ERR | Annabelle | "Tänavad" | Estonian | Sven Lõhmus | [23] |
 France | France Télévisions | Titouan | "Comme ci, comme ça" | French | [24] | |
 Georgia | GPB | Andria Putkaradze | "To My Mom" | Georgian |
| [25] |
 Germany | Kika/NDR | Bjarne | "Save the Best for Us" | German, English |
| [26] |
 Ireland | TG4 | Enya Cox Dempsey | "Le chéile" | Irish |
| [27] |
 Italy | RAI | Simone Grande | "Pigiama party" | Italian, English | [28] | |
 Malta | PBS | Ramires Sciberras | "Stilla ċkejkna" | Maltese |
| [29] |
 Netherlands | AVROTROS | Stay Tuned | "Music" | Dutch, English |
| [30] |
 North Macedonia | MRT | Ana and Aleksej | "Marathon" | Macedonian, English |
| [31] |
 Poland | TVP | Dominik Arim | "All Together" | Polish, English | [32] | |
 Portugal | RTP | Victoria Nicole | "Esperança" | Portuguese, Spanish | Victoria Nicole | [33] |
| San Marino | SMRTV | Idols SM | "Come noi" | Italian | [34] | |
 Spain | RTVE | Chloe DelaRosa | "Como la Lola" | Spanish |
| [35] |
 Ukraine | Suspilne | Artem Kotenko | "Hear Me Now" | Ukrainian, English | Svitlana Tarabarova | [36] |
Production
[edit]Visual design
[edit]On 3 September 2024, along with the list of participating countries, RTVE and the EBU revealed the theme art and slogan of the 2024 contest, "Let's Bloom", as well as the stage design. The theme art features the image of a blooming flower, which "references the blossoming of young artists".[18]
Presenters
[edit]On 12 September 2024, RTVE revealed Ruth Lorenzo, Marc Clotet and Melani García as the presenters of the show. Lorenzo had represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 and hosted Benidorm Fest 2024, while García had represented Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019.[37]
Interval acts
[edit]In April 2024, it was reported that RTVE had started negotiations with María Isabel to be a guest or host the contest on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of her victory in 2004.[38][39]
Contest overview
[edit]The event will take place on 16 November 2024 at 18:00 CET. Seventeen countries will participate, with the running order published on 10 October.[40] All the countries competing will be eligible to vote with the jury vote, as well as participating and non-participating countries under an aggregated international online vote.[41]
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | Simone Grande | "Pigiama party" |
| 2 | Estonia | Annabelle | "Tänavad" |
| 3 | Albania | Nikol Çabeli | "Vallëzoj" |
| 4 | Armenia | Leo | "Cosmic Friend" |
| 5 | Cyprus | Maria Pissarides | "Crystal Waters" |
| 6 | France | Titouan | "Comme ci comme ça" |
| 7 | North Macedonia | Ana and Aleksej | "Marathon" |
| 8 | Poland | Dominik Arim | "All Together" |
| 9 | Georgia | Andria Putkaradze | "To My Mom" |
| 10 | Spain | Chloe DelaRosa | "Como la Lola" |
| 11 | Germany | Bjarne | "Save the Best for Us" |
| 12 | Netherlands | Stay Tuned | "Music" |
| 13 | San Marino | Idols SM | "Come noi" |
| 14 | Ukraine | Artem Kotenko | "Hear Me Now" |
| 15 | Portugal | Victoria Nicole | "Esperança" |
| 16 | Ireland | Enya Cox Dempsey | "Le chéile" |
| 17 | Malta | Ramires Sciberras | "Stilla ċkejkna" |
Spokespersons
[edit]The following people will announce the jury 12 points for their respective country:
Broadcasts
[edit]All participating broadcasters may choose to have on-site or remote commentators providing insight and voting information to their local audience. The European Broadcasting Union will also provide international live streams of the contest through their official YouTube channel with no commentary.
| Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | ERR | ETV2 | Estonian: Marko Reikop | [44] |
| ETV+ | Russian: Aleksandr Hobotov and Julia Kalenda | [45] | ||
| France | France Télévisions | France 2 | Stéphane Bern and Valentina | [46] |
| Germany | ARD/ZDF | Kika | Consi | [47] |
| Georgia | GPB | 1TV | TBA | [48] |
| Italy | RAI | Rai 2, RaiPlay | Mario Acampa | [49] |
| Poland | TVP | TVP2, TVP Polonia | TBA | [50] |
| Portugal | RTP | RTP1, RTP Internacional | TBA | [51] |
| San Marino | SMRTV | San Marino RTV | Mirco Zani and Roberto Bagazzoli | [52] |
| Spain | RTVE | La 1, TVE Internacional | Spanish: Julia Varela and Tony Aguilar Catalan: Sònia Urbano and Xavi Martínez | [53][54][55] |
| Radio Nacional | David Asensio and Sara Calvo | |||
| Ràdio 4 | Sònia Urbano and Xavi Martínez |
| Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Croatia | HRT | HRT 2 | TBA | [56] |
 Lithuania | LRT | LRT televizija | TBA | [57] |
 Montenegro | RTCG | TBA | [58][59] | |
See also
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