Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020

18th annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was the eightteenth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It took place at the TVP Headquarters, Warsaw, Poland on 29 November 2020, Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) was the host broadcaster for the event.[6] The motto for the contest was "Move The World".

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020
#MoveTheWorld!
Dates
Final29 November 2020
Host
VenueTVP Headquarters, Warsaw, Poland[1][2]
Presenter(s)
Executive supervisorMartin Österdahl[3]
Executive producerMarta Piekarska[4]
Host broadcasterTelewizja Polska (TVP)
Websitejunioreurovision.tv/event/poland-2020 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries12
Debuting countries Germany
Returning countriesNone
Non-returning countries
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.[5]
Winning song France
"J'imagine"
2019 ← Junior Eurovision Song Contest → 2021

Results

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On 8 September 2020, it was confirmed that twelve countries would take part in the contest. Germany would make their first appearance, while Albania, Australia, Ireland, Italy, North Macedonia, Portugal and Wales would not return, having participated in 2019.[7]

Armenia withdrew from the contest on 5 November 2020 due to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, reducing the number of participating countries to 12.[8]

Draw[9] Country[7] Artist[10] Song[10] Language(s) Place[11] Points[11] Location
01   Germany Susan "Stronger with You" German, English 12 66 Hamburg[12]
02   Kazakhstan Karakat Bashanova "Forever" Kazakh, English 2 152 Almaty[13]
03   Netherlands Unity "Best Friends" Dutch, English 4 132 Aalsmeer[14]
04   Serbia Petar Aničić "Heartbeat" Serbian, English 11 85 Warsaw.[15]
05   Belarus Arina Pehtereva "Aliens" Russian, English 5 130 Minsk[16]
06   Poland Ala Tracz "I'll Be Standing" Polish, English 9 90 Warsaw[15]
07   Georgia Sandra Gadelia "You Are Not Alone" Georgian, English 6 111 Tbilisi[17]
08   Malta Chanel Monseigneur "Chasing Sunsets" English 8 100 Warsaw[15]
09   Russia Sofia Feskova "My New Day" Russian, English 10 88 Moscow[18]
10   Spain Soleá "Palante" Spanish 3 133 Madrid[19]
11   Ukraine Oleksandr Balabanov "Vidkryvai (Open Up)" (Відкривай) Ukrainian, English 7 106 Warsaw[15]
12   France Valentina Tronel "J'imagine" French 1 200 Paris[20]

Score sheet

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Split results
Place Online Voting Jury
Country Points Country Points
1   France 112   France 88
2   Spain 73   Kazakhstan 83
3   Kazakhstan 69   Belarus 73
4   Netherlands 64   Georgia 69
5   Belarus 57   Netherlands 68
6   Ukraine 54   Spain 60
7   Serbia 50   Ukraine 52
8   Malta 49   Malta 51
9   Poland 44   Poland 46
10   Russia 44   Russia 44
11   Georgia 42   Serbia 35
12   Germany 39   Germany 27
Voting results[21]
Voting procedure used:
  100% jury vote
  100% online voting
Total score
Online voting
Germany
Kazakhstan
Netherlands
Serbia
Belarus
Poland
Georgia
Malta
Russia
Spain
Ukraine
France
Contestants
Germany 66 39 5 2 3 2 2 5 2 6
Kazakhstan 152 69 3 8 10 10 3 12 10 12 4 7 4
Netherlands 132 64 12 7 4 5 8 6 6 2 10 5 3
Serbia 85 50 3 4 4 5 2 3 1 1 12
Belarus 130 57 7 12 1 12 12 3 7 6 5 6 2
Poland 90 44 2 6 5 8 2 8 8 4 2 1
Georgia 111 42 5 10 6 5 1 5 1 7 12 12 5
Malta 100 49 1 7 1 6 6 10 1 7 4 8
Russia 88 44 6 4 3 8 4 3 3 3 10
Spain 133 73 10 2 10 6 7 7 1 4 5 8
Ukraine 106 54 4 1 2 3 10 7 10 8 7
France 200 112 8 8 12 7 12 1 4 12 8 6 10

12 points

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

N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
3   Belarus   Kazakhstan,   Poland,   Serbia
  France   Belarus,   Malta,   Netherlands
2   Georgia   Spain,   Ukraine
  Kazakhstan   Georgia,   Russia
1   Netherlands   Germany
  Serbia   France

Spokespersons

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The following people announced the jury 12 points for their respective country:

  1.   Germany – Olivia[source?]
  2.   Kazakhstan – Saniya Zholzhaksynova[22]
  3.   Netherlands – Robin de Haas[23]
  4.   Serbia – Darija Vračević[24]
  5.   Belarus – Ksenia Galetskaya[25]
  6.   Poland – Marianna Józefina Piątkowska[26]
  7.   Georgia – Marita Khvedelidze[27]
  8.   Malta – Leah Mifsud[28]
  9.   Russia – Mikella Abramova and Khryusha[29]
  10.   Spain – Melani García[30]
  11.   Ukraine – Sophia Ivanko[31]
  12.   France – Nathan Laface

References

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  1. "It's time to #MoveTheWorld!". junioreurovision.tv. 16 May 2020.
  2. "Eurowizja Junior 2020 – Prowadzący: dobre ciepło!". TVP VOD. 7 October 2020.
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  4. "How to create a remote show in 2020". junioreurovision.tv. 29 November 2020.
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  7. 7.0 7.1 "13 countries will 'Move the World' at Junior Eurovision 2020". junioreurovision.tv. EBU. 8 September 2020.
  8. "Armenia withdraws from Junior Eurovision 2020". Junioreurovision.tv. EBU. 5 November 2020.
  9. "This is the running order for Junior Eurovision 2020". Junioreurovision.tv. EBU. 23 November 2020. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Poland 2020 Participants". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Final of Poland 2020". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  12. Granger, Anthony (27 November 2020). "Junior Eurovision 2020 Rehearsal Diaries – Germany – Susan – Stronger With You". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. The recording of the performance took place at the NDR studios in Hamburg.
  13. "Казахстанская исполнительница Каракат Башанова готовится к гранд-финалу "Junior Eurovision"". Qazaq TV. 27 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  14. "Maud gaat met Unity voor 'Douze Points'". aalsmeervandaag.nl. 27 November 2020. Leuk voor Maud is dat de opname plaats vond in de studio's van Crown. Dat was dus een thuiswedstrijd voor haar.
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Stojanović, Nikola (28 October 2020). "Four Countries Are Going To Record Their JESC Performances At TVP?". ESCBubble. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. (...) four countries are going to record their performances at TVP those countries are Poland, Serbia, Ukraine and Malta.
  16. Granger, Anthony (2 November 2020). "Belarus: Arina Pehtereva Will Film Junior Eurovision Performance Tomorrow". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Arina Pehtereva will film her performance of "Aliens" for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 tomorrow in Minsk.
  17. Granger, Anthony (26 November 2020). "Junior Eurovision 2020 Rehearsal Diaries – Georgia – Sandra Gadelia – You Are Not Alone". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Sandra Gadelia recorded her performance for the contest in Tbilisi at the GPB studios.
  18. Granger, Anthony (24 November 2020). "Junior Eurovision 2020 Rehearsal Diaries – Russia – Sofia Feskova – My New Day". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. The recording of the Russian performance took place in Moscow at the end of October.
  19. Granger, Anthony (23 November 2020). "Junior Eurovision 2020 Rehearsal Diaries – Spain – Soleá – Palante". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. The recording of the Spanish performance took place in Madrid in mid-October.
  20. Granger, Anthony (26 November 2020). "Junior Eurovision 2020 Rehearsal Diaries – France – Valentina – J'imagine". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. The French performance was recorded in Paris at the end of October.
  21. "Results of the Final of Poland 2020". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  22. Herbert, Emily (25 November 2020). "Kazakhstan: Saniya Zholzhaxynova Revealed as Junior Eurovision 2020 Spokesperson". Eurovoix.
  23. Farren, Neil (30 September 2020). "Netherlands: Robin Revealed as Spokesperson for Junior Eurovision 2020". Eurovoix.
  24. Farren, Neil (24 November 2020). "Serbia: Darija Vračević Revealed As Spokesperson for Junior Eurovision 2020". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  25. Granger, Anthony (27 November 2020). "Belarus: Ksenia Galetskaya Announced as Spokesperson for Junior Eurovision". Eurovoix. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  26. Granger, Anthony (28 November 2020). "Poland: Marianna Józefina Returns as Spokesperson for Junior Eurovision". Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  27. Granger, Anthony (17 November 2020). "Georgia: Marita Khvedelidze Revealed as Spokesperson for Junior Eurovision". Eurovoix. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  28. "Leah Mifsud – Facebook post". 29 November 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020 – via Facebook.[non-primary source needed]
  29. Granger, Anthony (27 November 2020). "Russia: Alsou's Daughter Mikella Abramova Announced as Spokesperson". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020.
  30. "Melani será la portavoz del jurado de España en Eurovisión Junior 2020" (in Spanish). RTVE. 16 November 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020.
  31. Farren, Neil (25 November 2020). "Ukraine: Sophia Ivanko Revealed As Spokesperson for Junior Eurovision 2020". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

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