JESC NICE 2023

2022 Junior Eurovision Song Contest ← Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 → Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024

The EBU (European Broadcasting Union) and France Télévisions are excited to announce that Nice will be the official Host City for this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday 26 November.

Following Lissandro’s victory at Junior Eurovision in Yerevan with the song Oh Maman! – France’s second win in three years – France Télévisions will organize the Contest at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice.

CALENDAR – Junior Eurovision Song Contest NICE 2023:

April:

01 – 🇬🇪 Georgia – რანინა ● Ranina 2023 – Round 1: Show 1 (Part I)
15 – 🇬🇪 Georgia – რანინა ● Ranina 2023 – Round 1: Show 2 (Part II)
22 – 🇬🇪 Georgia – რანინა ● Ranina 2023 – Round 2: Show 3 (Part I)
29 – 🇬🇪 Georgia – რანინა ● Ranina 2023 – Round 2: Show 4 (Part II)

May:

06 – 🇬🇪 Georgia – რანინა ● Ranina 2023 – Round 3: Show 5 (Part I)
13 – 🇬🇪 Georgia – რანინა ● Ranina 2023 – Round 3: Show 6 (Part II)
16 – 🇲🇰 North Macedonia – Internal Selection 2023 (Artist): Tamara Grujeska (Тамара Грујеска) ⭐️
20 – 🇬🇪 Georgia – რანინა ● Ranina 2023 – Round 4: Show 7 (Part I)
27 – 🇬🇪 Georgia – რანინა ● Ranina 2023 – Round 4: Show 8 (Part II)

June:

03 – 🇬🇪 Georgia – რანინა ● Ranina 2023 – Round 5: Show 9 – Semi-Final (Part I)
10 – 🇬🇪 Georgia – რანინა ● Ranina 2023 – Round 5: Show 10 – Final (Part II) (Artist): Anastasia Vasadze (ანასტასია ვასაძე) ⭐️
25 – 🇵🇹 Portugal – The Voice Portugal Kids (Artist): Júlia Machado ⭐️

July:

07 – 🇪🇸 Spain – Internal Selection 2023 – Final (Artist): Sandra Valero ⭐️
22 – 🇲🇹 Malta – MJESC 2023 – Semi-Final One
29 – 🇲🇹 Malta – MJESC 2023 – Semi-Final Two

August:

05 – 🇲🇹 Malta – MJESC 2023 – Special Show
12 – 🇲🇹 Malta – MJESC 2023 – Final (Artist): Yulan Law ⭐️
29 – 🇪🇪 Estonia – Internal Selection 2023 – Final (Artist): Arhanna Sandra Arbma ⭐️

September:

03 – 🇮🇪 Ireland – Junior Eurovision Éire 2023 – Heat One
04 – 🇵🇱 Poland – Szansa na sukces. Eurowizja Junior 2023 – Semi-Final One
10 – 🇮🇪 Ireland – Junior Eurovision Éire 2023 – Heat Due
10 – 🇵🇱 Poland – Szansa na sukces. Eurowizja Junior 2023 – Semi-Final Two
10 – 🇬🇪 Georgia – Internal Selection 2023 (Artist): Anastasia Vasadze (ანასტასია ვასაძე), Nikoloz Kharati (ნიკოლოზ ხარატი) ed Oto Bazerashvili (ოთო ბაზერაშვილი) ⭐️
17 – 🇮🇪 Ireland – Junior Eurovision Éire 2023 – Heat Three
17 – 🇵🇱 Poland – Szansa na sukces. Eurowizja Junior 2023 – Semi-Final Three
18 – 🇩🇪 Germany – Junior ESC – Wer fährt nach Nizza? (Song & Artist): ⭐️ FIA – “Ohne Worte” (Without words)
22 – 🇦🇱 Albania – Junior Fest Albania 2023 – Final: ⭐️ Viola Gjyzeli – “Bota Ime”
23 – 🇳🇱 The Netherlands – Junior Songfestival 2023 – Final: ⭐️ Sep & Jasmijn – “Holding On To You”
24 – 🇵🇱 Poland – Szansa na sukces – Eurowizja Junior 20232 – Final: ⭐️ Maja Krzyżewska – “I Just Need A Friend”
24 – 🇮🇪 Ireland – Junior Eurovision Éire 2023 – Heat Four

October:

01 – 🇮🇪 Ireland – Junior Eurovision Éire 2023 – Semi-Final
01 – 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Національному відборі на Дитяче Євробачення-2023 – Final: ⭐️
03 – 🇪🇸 Spain – Internal Selection 2023 – Final (Song): ⭐️ “LOVIU”
08 – 🇮🇪 Ireland – Junior Eurovision Éire 2023 – Final (Artist):
?? – 🇫🇷 France – Internal Selection 2022 – Final (Artist & Song): ⭐️
?? – 🇦🇲 Armenia – Internal Selection 2023 – Final (Artist): ⭐️
?? – 🇪🇪 Estonia – Internal Selection 2023 – Final (Song): ⭐️
?? – 🇬🇪 Georgia – Internal Selection 2023 – Final (Song): ⭐️
?? – 🇮🇪 Ireland – Junior Eurovision Éire 2023 – Final (Song): ⭐️
?? – 🇲🇹 Malta – MJESC 2023 – Final (Song): ⭐️
?? – 🇲🇰 North Macedonia – Internal Selection 2023 – Final (Song): ⭐️
?? – 🇵🇹 Portugal – Internal Selection 2023 (Song): ⭐️
?? – 🇮🇹 Italy – Internal Selection 2023 – Final (Artist & Song): ⭐️
?? – 🇬🇧 United Kindom – Internal Selection 2023 – Final (Artist & Song): ⭐️

November:

23 – Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Participation map: Green: Confirmed countries that have selected their song and/or performer; Purple: Confirmed countries that have not yet selected their song and/or performer; Yellow: Countries that participated in the past but not in 2023

Dates – Final: Sunday, 26 November 2023 – 16:00 CEST
Host – Venue & Location: Palais Nikaïa, Nice, 🇫🇷 France
Presenter(s): —
Musical Director: —
Director: Julian Gutierrez, Franck Broqua
Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl
Executive producer: Alexandra Redde-Amiel
Multicamera Director: —
Host broadcaster: France Télévisions (france•tv)
Opening Act: —
Interval Act: —
Motto: “Heroes”
Participants – Number of entries: 16 [🇦🇱 Albania (10ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (16ª), 🇫🇷 France (7ª), 🇬🇪 Georgia (17ª), 🇮🇪 Ireland (8ª), 🇮🇹 Italy (9ª), 🇲🇹 Malta (19ª), 🇳🇱 The Netherlands (21ª), 🇲🇰 FYRO Macedonia (18ª), 🇵🇱 Poland (10ª), 🇵🇹 Portugal (8ª), 🇪🇸 Spain (9ª), 🇺🇦 Ukraine (18ª), 🇬🇧 United Kindom (5ª), 🇩🇪 Germania (3ª), 🇪🇪 Estonia (1ª)]
Debuting countries: 🇪🇪 Estonia (1ª)
Returning countries: 🇩🇪 Germany ^[a] (3ª)
Non-returning countries: 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan ^[a] (5ª), 🇷🇸 Serbia (15ª)
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.
Winning song: “” – – (ª)

The EBU (European Broadcasting Union) and France Télévisions are excited to announce that Nice will be the official Host City for this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC).

Venue: Palais Nikaïa, Nice, France
Date: Sunday 26 November
Theme / Slogan: “Heroes”
Press photos: Nice gallery

Following Lissandro’s victory at JESC 2022 in Yerevan with the song “Oh Maman!” – France’s second win in three years – France Télévisions will organize the Contest at Palais Nikaïa in Nice.

The 21st edition of the Contest for talented 9 to 14-year-olds will be held on Sunday 26 November. The slogan and branding for the event will be revealed later this year.

The 2022 Junior Eurovision Song Contest reached 33 million viewers and was hosted in Yerevan by AMPTV. 4.6 million people saw content on the Contest’s official YouTube channel during the event with 2.5 million engagement actions across its digital platforms.

Martin Österdahl, Executive Supervisor, for JESC, said: “We are delighted to return to France for the 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest just 2 years after a spectacular hosting in Paris. The team at France Télévisions have the experience, vision, and passion to create something truly magical in Nice this November and we look forward to working with them in the coming months on another exciting show.”

Delphine Ernotte-Cunci, President of France Télévisions and President of the EBU added: “France Télévisions is proud to welcome young artists from all over Europe and beyond to celebrate the unifying power of music. I am very happy that this second edition of Junior Eurovision organized by France will be held in Nice, a city of history and culture emblematic of our country. Once again, this year, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest will delight young and old alike, who will follow this festive and popular event at the Palais Nikaïa and on the EBU’s public media channels.”

Alexandra Redde-Amiel, Head of Variety and Entertainment at France Télévisions, said: “This is an historic occasion! France has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice in 3 years thanks to Valentina and Lissandro whom we congratulate again! This is a source of immense pride for France Télévisions and all the French Delegation. “In 2023, the adventure starts again. What an honour to have the chance to organize and produce the show one of the greatest European musical shows once again in France alongside the EBU, all the delegations and all the young artists! The Junior Eurovision Song Contest shows how much cultural and musical power our new generations have in the world. Finally, we are extremely lucky to be welcomed by the City of Nice, the famous and iconic “French Riviera”, with its international aura. We’re incredibly grateful to Mayor Christian Estrosi and his team. The Palais Nikaia is a fantastic venue where we can create a unique and exceptional show. We are looking forward to creating, innovating and putting forward our “French touch” to make the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest shine on the European stage on 26 November.”

Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice, President of the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis, President of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region added: “It is an honour for the City of Nice to host a renowned European competition such as Junior Eurovision, which brings together some 20 participating countries and more than 33 million television viewers. Nice is a unique landscape, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which will be an exceptional setting to showcase the Junior Eurovision candidates. But it’s much more than that. Trusting the City of Nice to host and organize this unique evening in our Palais Nikaïa is proof that we are a European city that organizes world events, especially cultural ones.” Junior Eurovision will enable the City of Nice to shine once again throughout Europe thanks to extensive media coverage with 200 journalists present and high visibility on social networks. Significant economic spin-offs are expected, with more than 5,000 overnight stays generated just for the event.”

For the latest news on the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 follow the official digital channels and junioreurovision.tv

The 16 countries participating in Junior Eurovision 2023.

The European Broadcasting Union and France Télévisions have revealed the 16 countries participating in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Nice, France on Sunday 26 November.

**Participating Broadcasters**
🇦🇱 Albania (RTSH)
🇦🇲 Armenia (AMPTV)
🇪🇪 Estonia (ERR)
🇫🇷 France (France Télévisions – Host Broadcaster)
🇬🇪 Georgia (GPB)
🇩🇪 Germany (NDR)
🇮🇪 Ireland (TG4)
🇮🇹 Italy (Rai)
🇲🇹 Malta (PBS)
🇳🇱 Netherlands (AVROTROS)
🇲🇰 North Macedonia (MKRTV)
🇵🇱 Poland (TVP)
🇵🇹 Portugal (RTP)
🇪🇸 Spain (RTVE)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom (BBC)
🇺🇦 Ukraine (UA:PBC)

Estonia will be making their debut in the competition this year, while Germany are returning after one year away making this the first Junior Eurovision where all of the so-called ‘Big 5’ (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are competing together.

France is hosting ing the 21st edition of the competition, featuring new songs from young artists aged between 9 and 14-years-old, thanks to Lissandro’s victory with the rock-n-roll inspired Oh Maman! in Yerevan last year. Lissandro gave his country its second win in 3 years.

WE ARE THE HEROES OF OUR TIME. France Télévisions have chosen ‘Heroes’ as the theme for the event. More than a slogan, it was decided to use a word that inspires and gives children incredible strength and will feature throughout the event.

The accompanying artwork captures the energy of the word ‘Heroes’, with powerful, joyful colours and a ‘street art’ look that brings modernity and speaks to all generations.

The splashes, which will also feature each participating country’s flag, are made of a combination of paint, chalk, powder, and fireworks.

Through the artwork and slogan France Télévisions want to create a unique experience for the 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest and convey an explosion of happiness in a world where children are the Heroes.

Martin Österdahl, Executive Supervisor for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest said: ‘We’re delighted to be welcoming talented young artists from 16 countries this year to Nice for the 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It’s exciting to be returning to France so soon, to a new host city as well as welcoming a new country (Estonia) to the competition. Our colleagues at France TV have once again put together a great creative team to give us all a spectacular show and make the young artists feel like the Heroes they are.’

“UNIQUE AND SPECTACULAR”. Alexandra Redde-Amiel, Head of Variety, Games and Entertainment at France Télévisions, added: ‘We are so proud to be organizing the Junior Eurovision in France for the 2nd time, in Nice at the Palais Nikaïa. ‘Thanks again to Lissandro for making this 2nd victory possible! France Télévisions, and the entire French delegation, are looking forward to honouring the Contest more than ever, alongside the EBU and all the participating countries! We can’t wait to create a unique and spectacular show with outstanding contestants – true musical heroes as we continue to spread music throughout Europe and the rest of the world, sharing our cultures and passions. We look forward to welcoming you all on November 26. The show must go on!’

This year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice on Sunday 26 November at 16:00 CET.

Palais Nikaia, host venue of the 2023 contest.

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is the upcoming 21st edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster France Télévisions. The contest is set to take place on 26 November 2023 at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice, France, following the country’s victory at the 2022 contest with the song “Oh maman!” by Lissandro.^[3]^[4] This will be the second time that France will host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the first being in Paris in 2021.

Sixteen countries will participate in the contest, with Estonia participating for the first time and Germany returning after its absence from the previous edition, while Kazakhstan and Serbia will not take part. This will also be the first time that all members of the “Big Five” from the Eurovision Song Contest take part in the junior contest together.

1.Location. The contest will take place at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice, a multi-purpose concert hall.

1.1.Bidding phase and host city selection. Unlike in the Eurovision Song Contest, the winning country did not receive the automatic rights to host the next contest. However, since 2019, each contest has been hosted by the previous year’s winning country, and since 2011 (with the exceptions of 2012 and 2018), the winning country has had the right of first refusal on hosting the following competition. In 2015, Italy was given the option to host but ultimately opted out of it.

Following France’s win in 2022, French head of delegation Alexandra Redde-Amiel and Director General of France Télévisions Delphine Ernotte revealed that the country wishes to host the contest in 2023. On 3 April 2023, the EBU and France Télévisions announced that the contest would be held in Nice.

Format.

Rules. At the Edinburgh TV Festival in August 2023, Jean-Philip de Tender, Deputy Director General of the EBU, discussed the possibility of explicitly banning AI-generated content from the contest in order to preserve human contribution, maintaining that “creativity should come from humans and not from machines”.

Visual design. The 2023 contest is the first edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest to incorporate the Eurovision heart, which has been used in the adult contest since 2004, in its generic logo. The update was revealed during the host city announcement on 3 April 2023.

During a European Broadcasting Union press conference on 10 May 2023 in Liverpool, where the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was taking place, Alexandra Redde-Amiel, head of the French Eurovision delegation, announced the slogan of the contest, “Heroes”. The accompanying theme art was unveiled on 29 August, which features a street art look based on splashes of paint, chalk, powder and fireworks that “brings modernity and speaks to all generations”.

Participating countries. On 29 August 2023, the EBU announced that 16 countries will participate in the contest, with Estonia making its debut and Germany returning after a one-year absence, while Kazakhstan and Serbia will not take part:

**Participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023**
untry	Broadcaster	Artist	Song	Language	Songwriter(s)
Albania	RTSH	Viola Gjyzeli	“Bota ime”	Albanian	Enis Mullaj, Eriona Rushiti
Armenia	AMPTV	–	–	–	–
Estonia	ERR	Arhanna Sandra Arbma	–	Estonian	Karl-Ander Reismann, Leelo Tunga
France	France Télévisions	–	–	–	–
Georgia	GPB	Anastasia Vasadze (ანასტასია ვასაძე), Nikoloz Kharati (ნიკოლოზ ხარატი) ed Oto Bazerashvili (ოთო ბაზერაშვილი)	–	–	–
Germany	NDR	FIA	“Ohne Worte”	–
Ireland	TG4	–	–	–	–
Italy	RAI	–
Malta	PBS	Yulan	–	–	–
Netherlands	AVROTROS	Sep & Jasmijn	“Holding On to You”	Dutch, English	Robert Dorn
North Macedonia	MRT	Tamara Grujeska	–	–	–
Poland	TVP	Maja Krzyżewska	“I Just Need a Friend”	Polish, English	Carla Fernandez, Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek, Patryk Kumór, Maria Dzięcielak, Piotr Zborowski
Portugal	RTP	Júlia Machado		–	Aurora Pinto, Fernando Daniel, Twins, João Direitinh
Spain	RTVE	Sandra Valero	“Loviu”	–	Luis Ramiro, David Parejo Martín, Alejandro Martínez Valderrama, Diego Canter
Ukraine	UA:PBC	–
United Kingdom	BBC	–	–	–	–

2.0. Presenters.

2.2.Opening and interval acts.

3.Participating countries.

Country	Artist	Song (M – L)	Language(s)	Selection Process
Albania	Viola Gjyzeli	“Bota ime” () (M: Enis Mullaj; L: Eriona Rushiti)	Albanian	Junior Fest 2023, 20-09-2023
Armenia	–	“” () (M: ; L: )	–	Internal Selection, ??-??-2023
Estonia	Arhanna Sandra Arbma	“” () (M: Karl-Ander Reismann; L: Leelo Tungal)	Estonian	Internal Selection: Artist: 29-08-2023, Song:
Francia (organizzatore)	–	“” () (M: ; L: )	–	Internal Selection, ??-??-2023
Georgia	Anastasia Vasadze (ანასტასია ვასაძე), Nikoloz Kharati (ნიკოლოზ ხარატი) ed Oto Bazerashvili (ოთო ბაზერაშვილი)	“” () (M: ; L: )	–	Artist: Ranina 2023, 10-06-2023; Song: Internal Selection, ??-??-2023
Germania	FIA	“Ohne Worte”() (M: ; L: )	–	Junior ESC – Wer fährt nach Nice?, 18-09-2023
Irlanda	–	“” () (M: ; L: )	–	Artist: Junior Eurovision Éire 2023, 03-09-2023; Song: Internal Selection, ??-??-2023
Italia	–	“” () (M: ; L: )	–	Internal Selection, ??-??-2023
Macedonia del Nord	Tamara Grujeska	“” () (M: ; L: )	–	Artist: Internal Selection, 16-05-2023; Song: Internal Selection, ??-??-2023
Malta	Yulan Law	“” () (M: ; L: )	–	Artist: Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023, 12-08-2023; Song: Internal Selection, 15-09-2023
Paesi Bassi	Sep and Jasmijn	“Holding on to You” () (M: Robert Dorn; L: Robert Dorn)	Dutch, English	Junior Songfestival 2023, 23-09-2023
Polonia	Maja Krzyżewska	“I Just Need a Friend” () (M: Carla Fernandez, Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek, Patryk Kumór, Maria Dzięcielak, Piotr Zborowski; L: Carla Fernandez, Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek, Patryk Kumór, Maria Dzięcielak, Piotr Zborowski)	Polish, English	Szansa na sukces – Eurowizja Junior 2023, 24-09-2023
Portogallo	Júlia Machado	“” () (M: Aurora Pinto, Fernando Daniel, Twins, João Direitinho; L: Aurora Pinto, Fernando Daniel, Twins, João Direitinho)	–	Artist: The Voice Kids Portugal, 25-06-2023; Song: Internal Selection, ??-??-2023
Regno Unito	–	“” () (M: ; L: )	–	Internal Selection, ??-??-2023
Spagna	Sandra Valero	“LOVIU” () (M: Luis Ramiro, David Parejo Martín, Alejandro Martínez Valderrama, Diego Cantero; L: Luis Ramiro, David Parejo Martín, Alejandro Martínez Valderrama, Diego Cantero)	–	Artist: Internal Selection 2023, 07-07-2023; Song: Internal Selection: 16-10-2023
Ucraina	–	“” () (M: ; L: )	–	Nacvidbir 2023, ??-10-2023

How do I vote? You’ll be able to cast votes at JESC.TV from Friday 24 November at 20:00 CET. The voting window then closes just before the live show starts on Sunday 26 November, reopening for approximately 15 minutes after all the artists have performed.

No matter where in the world you are, from Friday the 24th of November you can vote for your favourites via JESC.TV where you will find a preview of all the performances.

After watching the previews, you can vote for three of your favourites. You can even vote for your own country if it’s participating in the Contest.

The are two voting windows in which you can cast your votes.

Voting Window 1: Friday 24 November, 20:00 CET – Sunday 26 November, 15:59 CET. The first voting window opens on Friday 24 December at 20:00 CET and closes on Sunday 26 November at 15:59 CET just before Junior Eurovision goes live from Nice.

Voting Window 2: Sunday 11 November, after song 16 has performed. The second voting window will open after the last song (number 16 in the running order) has performed during the broadcast of Junior Eurovision 2023. You then have approximately 15 minutes to cast your vote before the window closes.

The votes will be converted into points and revealed during the show.

Terms and Conditions can be found here.

Participating countries:

R/O	Country	Artist	Song	Language	Points	Place
1	Albania	Viola Gjyzeli	“Bota ime”	Albanian	–	–
2	Armenia	–	“”	–	–	–
3	Estonia	Arhanna Sandra Arbma	“”	Estonian	–	–
4	France	–	“”	–	–	–
5	Georgia	Anastasia Vasadze, Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili	“”	–	–	–
6	Germany	FIA	“Ohne Worte”	–	–	–
7	Ireland	–	“”	–	–	–
8	Italy	–	“”	–	–	–
9	North Macedonia	Tamara Grujeska	“”	–	–	–
10	Malta	Yulan	“”	–	–	–
11	The Netherlands	Sep and Jasmijn	“Holding on to You”	Dutch, English	–	–
12	Poland	Maja Krzyżewska	“I Just Need a Friend”	Polish, English	–	–
13	Portugal	Júlia Machado	“”	–	–	–
14	United Kingdom	–	“”	–	–	–
15	Spain	Sandra Valero	“Loviu”	–	–	–
16	Ukraine	–	“”	–	–	–

Detailed voting results:

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

**12 points awarded by juries**
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Spokespersons. The 12 points from the juries were announced live by a spokesperson from each country. Countries that did not provide their own spokesperson had their 12 points announced by a former winner or participant.

3.Other countries. For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, with the exception of Australia and Kazakhstan, it needs to be an active member of the EBU. Prior to the announcement of the list of participants by the EBU, active EBU member broadcasters in Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium (both Flemish and Walloon), Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Norway, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland, as well as associate members in Australia and Kazakhstan, confirmed they would not participate in the event.

4.Broadcasts. 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.

Broadcasts in participating countries.

Country	Broadcaster(s)	Channel(s)	Commentator(s)
Albania	RTSH
Armenia	ARMTV
Estonia	ERR	ETV
Francia	France Télévisions	France 2
Georgia	GPB
Germania	NDR	KiKA
Irlanda	TG4
Italia	Rai	Rai 2	Mario Acampa
Kazakistan	Khabar Agency	Khabar TV
Macedonia del Nord	MRT
Malta	PBS
Paesi Bassi	NPO
Polonia	TVP
Portogallo	RTP
Regno Unito	BBC	CBBC, BBC iPlayer
Spagna	RTVE
Ucraina	UA:PBC	Suspilne Kultura

Notes.

🎧 Listen: Official Junior Eurovision Album: Nice 2023 🇫🇷

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Countries (in order of appearance)
Final	Albania ⦁ Armenia ⦁ Estonia ⦁ France ⦁ Georgia ⦁ Germany ⦁ Ireland ⦁ Italy ⦁ Malta • The Netherlands ⦁ North Macedonia ⦁ Poland • Portugal ⦁ Spain ⦁ Ukraine • United Kingdom
Artists (in order of appearance)
Final	Viola Gjyzeli ⦁ Armenia ⦁ Arhanna Sandra Arbma ⦁ France ⦁ Anastasia Vasadze, Nikoloz Kharati & Oto Bazerashvili ⦁ FIA ⦁ Ireland ⦁ Italy ⦁ Yulan Law • Sep & Jasmijn ⦁ Tamara Grujeska ⦁ Maja Krzyżewska • Júlia Machado ⦁ Sandra Valero ⦁ Ukraine • United Kingdom
Songs (in order of appearance)
Final	“Bota ime” • “” • “” ⦁ “” ⦁ “” ⦁ “Othe Worte” • “” ⦁ “” • “” • “” ⦁ “Holding On to You” ⦁ “I Just Need a Friend” ⦁ “” ⦁ “LOVIU” • “” • “”

Official Music Video – Junior Eurovision 2023

• Heroes: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 🇫🇷 – Nice, Francia

• Viola Gjyzeli – Bota ime – Albania 🇦🇱

Viola Gjyzeli has won Albania’s national selection show ‘Junior Fest 2023’, and will represent her country at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Nice, France.

• Country: 🇦🇱 Albania

• National selection:

Selection process: Junior Fest 2023
Selection date(s): 22 September 2023
Host venue: –
Presenter(s): –
Host broadcaster: RTSH
Participants – Number of entries: 16
Voting system: –
Selection entrant: Viola Gjyzeli
Selection song: “Bota ime”
Selected songwriter(s): Eris Mullaj, Eriona Rushiti

• Final performance:

Final result: –

Albania will compete in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Nice, France. Albanian broadcaster RTSH is responsible for the country’s participation, and selected Viola Gjyzeli to represent the country with her song “Bota ime” through the national selection competition Junior Fest 2023.

Background. Prior to the 2023 contest, Albania had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest eight times since its first entry in 2012, only opting not to participate at the 2013, 2014 and 2020 contests. Albania has never won the contest, with their best result being in 2015, with the song “Dambaje” by Mishela Rapo achieving fifth place with a score of 93 points.[3] In 2022, Kejtlin Gjata represented Albania in Yerevan, Armenia with the song “Pakëz diell”. The country ended in 12th place out of 16 countries, achieving 94 points.

Before Junior Eurovision.

Junior Fest 2023. The Albanian broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) revealed in July 2023 that the Albanian representative will be chosen via the national selection competition Junior Fest 2023. Bojken Lako was named as the creative director for the competition, which was to undergo changes as compared to previous years. Interested artists from Albania and Kosovo were able to send in their applications, starting from 20 July 2023 until 25 August 2023. The competing acts were revealed on 30 August. The final, originally scheduled to take place on 20 September, was broadcast live on 22 September at 20:30 CET in front of the Pyramid of Tirana, marking the first live broadcast of Junior Fest since 2017. The winner was selected solely by a jury panel. In addition to the competition performances, Arsi Bako, Erma Mici, Niki Zaimi, Luna Çausholli, Melodajn Mancaku and Sardi Strugaj performed all thoughout the show as interval acts.

**Final – 22 September 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)
1	Amra Madani	“Rock Star”	Reinald Foçi
2	Françeska Kasa	“Perfekte Jam”	Ana Kodra
3	Elisa Skarra	“Një përqafim”	Enis Mullaj, Eriona Rushiti
4	Tea Metohu	“Smile”	Dorian Metohu
5	Rei Bardhollari	“Hasta Mañana”	Adrian Hila
6	Fiona Resuli	“Lodroj me yjet”	Klodian Rexhepaj, Fran Ukcama
7	Viola Gjyzeli	“Bota ime”	Enis Mullaj, Eriona Rushiti
8	Irsa Haxhillari	“Melodinë e saj”	Melodajn Mancaku
9	Era Hasanaj	“Bisedë me një yll”	Alfred Kaçinari, Ana Kaçinari
10	Ea Zoga	“Lule n’zemrën tuaj”	Florent Boshnjaku, Ramazan Ceka
11	Nikol Çabeli	“Vetëm unë”	Melodajn Mancaku, Wendi Mancaku
12	Anja Canaj	“E dua erën”	Kristi Bello, Mimoza Bici Dhima
13	Marianxhela Rodakaj	“Afrika”	Enis Mullaj, Eriona Rushiti
14	Kejt Hitaj	“Eja”	Enis Mullaj, Eriona Rushiti
15	Ajshel Zykollari	“Pas ëndrrës time eja”	Miron Kotani, Mimoza Bici Dhima

• ? – ? – Armenia 🇦🇲

• Country: 🇦🇲 Armenia

• National selection:

Selection process: Internal Selection 2023
Selection date(s): Artist: Ι Song:
Host venue: –
Presenter(s): –
Host broadcaster: AMPTV
Participants – Number of entries: –
Voting system: –
Selection entrant:
Selection song:
Selected songwriter(s):

• Final performance:

Final result: –

• Arhanna Sandra Arbma – ? – 🇪🇪 Estonia

Estonia will debut at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Nice, France, later this year. For their first participation they have chosen to send 11-year-old Arhanna Sandra Arbma, the champion of the Estonian talent show Tähtede Lava. Arhanna comes from the city of Räpina, and fell in love with singing at the age of 5. As part of her stagecraft, the vocalist is also learning to play the piano.

• Country: 🇪🇪 Estonia

• National selection:

Selection process: Internal Selection 2023
Selection date(s): Artist: Ι Song:
Host venue: –
Presenter(s): –
Host broadcaster: ERR
Participants – Number of entries: –
Voting system: –
Selection entrant: Arhanna Sandra Arbma
Selection song:
Selected songwriter(s): Karl-Ander Reismann, Leelo Tungal

• Final performance:

Final result: –

• ? – ? – France 🇫🇷

• Country: 🇫🇷 Francia

• National selection:

Selection process: Internal Selection 2023
Selection date(s): Artist: Ι Song:
Host venue: –
Presenter(s): –
Host broadcaster: France Télévisions
Participants – Number of entries: –
Voting system: –
Selection entrant:
Selection song:
Selected songwriter(s):

• Final performance:

Final result: –

• Anastasia Vasadze, Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili – ? – Georgia 🇬🇪

Anastasia Vasadze has won Georgia’s young talent contest ‘Ranina 2023’, and will represent her country in Nice at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with a song yet to be decided. And that’s not all! Anastasia will be accompanied by Nikoloz and Oto on the Junior Eurovision stage; both fellow finalists in Ranina. They’ll be hoping to build on the success of Mariam Bigvava who finished 3rd last year with her song I Believe. In 2018, at the age of 6, Anastasia won the children’s international competition Wonderland, before adding the Golden Muse 2021 title to her accomplishments which resulted in her being invited to the Malta International Festival, where a Georgian culture day was held. The singer studies at St. George’s International School, attending ballet classes, and balancing her school work with socialising. Anastasia enjoys playing football (her team is Real Madrid) and listening to Whitney Houston, Lady Gaga and Beyonce. She lives in Tbilisi with her Golden Retriever.

• Country: 🇬🇪 Georgia

• National selection:

Selection process: Artist: Ranina 2023 – Internal Selection 2023 Ι Song: Internal Selection 2023
Selection date(s): Artist: 10 June 2023 Ι Song:
Host venue: –
Presenter(s): –
Host broadcaster: GPB
Participants – Number of entries: –
Voting system: –
Selection entrant: Anastasia Vasadze, Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili
Selection song:
Selected songwriter(s):

• Final performance:

Final result: –

Georgia will compete in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in France, which will be held in Nice on 26 November 2023. The children’s talent show Ranina was used for the sixth year in a row to select Georgia’s representative, Anastasia Vasadze. Later, it was revealed that she would be joined by Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvlili.

Background. Prior to the 2023 contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest fifteen times since its debut in 2007, and since then they have never missed a single contest. Georgia is also the most successful country in the competition, with three victories in 2008, 2011 and 2016. In the 2022 contest, Mariam Bigvava represented Georgia with the song “I Believe” following her victory in the fifth season of Ranina, achieving 3rd place out of 16 with 161 points.

Before Junior Eurovision. For the sixth year in a row, Georgia used an original children’s talent show format, Ranina (Georgian: რანინა), as the selection method for their artist. Georgian broadcaster GPB confirmed that Ranina would be used for the sixth time in December 2022. The list of participants competing in the show was revealed on 1 February 2023, confirming that the show would once again have 10 competitors. On March 29, GPB announced that Ranina’s first episode will be aired on April 1.

Classical pianist David Aladashvili remained as the main host of the show. Last years finalist Vache Ghviniashvili joined him as co-host.

**List of Contestants**
Name	Age^[a]	Final place	Episode of elimination
Anastasia Vasadze ანასტასია ვასაძე	11 years old	Winner	N/A
Anastasia Berishvili ანასტასია ბერიშვილი	9 years old	Runner-up	Final
Gabriel Lomsadze გაბრიელ ლომსაძე	11 years old
Tamar Tomashvili თამარ თომაშვილი	12 years old
Soso Chachua სოსო ჩაჩუა	13 years old
Anaroza Gaprindashvili ანაროზა გაფრინდაშვილი	9 years old	6th place	After Round 4
Anastasia Masurashvili ანასტასია მასურაშვილი	11 years old	6th place
Datuna Kereselidze დათუნა კერესელიძე	11 years old	8th place
Demetre Okriashvili დემეტრე ოქრიაშვილი	13 years old	9th place
Mariam Gomiashvili მარიამ გომიაშვილი	12 years old	10th place

Round 1. The shows of round 1 took place on 1 and 15 April 2023.^[b] The candidates performed in a duet with participants from previous seasons including the winners from 2020-2022 Sandra Gadelia, Niko Kajaia and Mariam Bigvava. The jury members for this round were Giorgi Asanishvili, Dato Evgenidze, and Lisa Bagrationi.

**Show 1 – 1 April 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores			Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	G. Asanishvili	D. Evgenidze	L. Bagrationi	Final score
1	Anaroza Gaprindashvili (with Vache Ghviniashvili)	“Iq’o da ara” (იყო და არა)	39 (9 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	118
2	Mariam Gomiashvili (with Gega Shonia)	“Tovs da bardnis” (თოვს და ბარდნის)	38 (9 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	38 (9 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	115
3	Anastasia Vasadze (with Oto Bazerashvili)	“Nat’vris khe” (ნატვრის ხე)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
4	Demetre Okriashvili (with Sandra Gadelia)	“Gashale prtebii” (გაშალე ფრთები)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	118
5	Datuna Kereselidze (with Nikoloz Kharati)	“Sat’rpialo” (სატრფიალო)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (9 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	117

**Show 2 – 15 April 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury Score			Final Score
Draw	Artist	Song	G. Asanishvili	D. Evgenidze	L. Bagrationi	Final Score
1	Anastasia Masurashvili (with Nikoloz Kajaia)	“Sizmari” (სიზმარი)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
2	Tamar Tomashvili (with Anastasia Garsevanishvili)	“Rats q’velaze dzalian gviq’vars” (რაც ყველაზე ძალიან გვიყვარს)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
3	Gabriel Lomsadze (with Barbare Makhatadze)	“Tbiliso” (თბილისო)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	119
4	Soso Chachua (with Marita Khvedelidze)	“Gvinda gviq’vardes” (გვინდა გვიყვარდეს)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
5	Anastasia Berishvili (with Mariam Bigvava)	“Mze itsinis” (მზე იცინის)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120

Round 2. The shows of round 2 took place on 22 and 29 April. The candidates performed Georgian folk songs with the Shavnabada band. The jury members for this round were David Sakavaridze, Dato Evgenidze, and Maia Mikaberidze.

**Show 3 – 22 April 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores			Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	D. Sakavaridze	D. Evgenidze	M. Mikaberidze	Final score
1	Demetre Okriashvili	“Didebata” (დიდებათა)	39 (10 \| 10 \| 9 \| 10)	38 (10 \| 10 \| 9 \| 9)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	117
2	Mariam Gomiashvili	“Chela” (ჩელა)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	119
3	Anaroza Gaprindashvili	“Mindvrad dagich’er p’ep’elas” (მინდვრად დაგიჭერ პეპელას)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
4	Datuna Kereselidze	“Maglonia” (მაგლონია)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
5	Anastasia Vasadze	“Ach’aruli sakhumaro” (აჭარული სახუმარო)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120

**Show 4 – 29 April 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores			Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	D. Sakavaridze	D. Evgenidze	M. Mikaberidze	Final score
1	Anastasia Berishvili	“Kalakuri sat’rpialo” (ქალაქური სატრფიალო)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
2	Soso Chachua	“K’uchkhi bednieri” (კუჩხი ბედნიერი)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
3	Gabriel Lomsadze	“P’at’ara gogo” (პატარა გოგო)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
4	Tamar Tomashvili	“Mts’irula” (მწირულა)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
5	Anastasia Masurashvili	“Rach’uli suit’a” (რაჭული სუიტა)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120

Round 3. The shows of round 3 took place on 6 and 13 May 2023. The candidates performed together with Zviad Bolkvadze. The jury members for this round were Nukri Kapanadze, Dato Evgenidze, and Sopo Khalvashi.

**Show 5 – 6 May 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores			Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	N. Kapanadze	D. Evgenidze	S. Khalvashi	Final score
1	Anaroza Gaprindashvili	“Sopeli” (სოფელი)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
2	Datuna Kereselidze	“Modi gadavkandet bavshvobashi” (მოდი გადავქანდეთ ბავშვობაში)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
3	Mariam Gomiashvili	“Movdena” (მოვდენა)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
4	Demetre Okriashvili	“Datovlil nadzvebs” (დათოვლილ ნაძვებს)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
5	Anastasia Vasadze	“Khorumi” (ხორუმი)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120

**Show 6 – 13 May 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores			Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	N. Kapanadze	D. Evgenidze	S. Khalvashi	Final score
1	Anastasia Berishvili	“Me shen dagikhat’av” (მე შენ დაგიხატავ)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
2	Soso Chachua	“K’aruseli” (კარუსელი)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
3	Tamar Tomashvili	“Bavshvobashi damrcha” (ბავშვობაში დამრჩა)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
4	Anastasia Masurashvili	“Evel evel” (ეველ ეველ)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
5	Gabriel Lomsadze	“Sakartvelos” (საქართველოს)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120

Round 4. The shows of round 4 took place on 20 and 27 May 2023. The candidates performed songs in 10 different foreign languages, such as: Hebrew, French, Czech, Italian, African languages, Ukrainian, Spanish, English and Portuguese. The jury members for this round were Nodiko Tatishvili, Dato Evgenidze, and Tika Rukhadze.

**Show 7 – 20 May 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores			Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	N. Tatishvili	D. Evgenidze	T. Rukhadze	Final score
1	Datuna Kereselidze	“Mambo Italiano” (Rosemary Clooney)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	119
2	Anastasia Vasadze	“Yerushalaim shel zahav” (Naomi Shemer)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
3	Anaroza Gaprindashvili	“Paris sera toujours Paris” (Maurice Chevalier)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	119
4	Demetre Okriashvili	“Gde patki ptiachku shnize ma”	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	118
5	Mariam Gomiashvili	“Save Us”	39 (9 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (9 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	118

**Show 8 – 27 May 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores			Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	N. Tatishvili	D. Evgenidze	T. Rukhadze	Final score
1	Anastasia Masurashvili	“Ridna maty moya” (Platon Majboroda)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	38 (9 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	117
2	Gabriel Lomsadze	“Perfidia” (Alberto Domínguez)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
3	Soso Chachua	“All You Need Is Love” (The Beatles)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
4	Tamar Tomashvili	“O Morro Não Tem Vez” (Pedrinho Rodrigues)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
5	Anastasia Berishvili	“It Don’t Mean a Thing” (Ivie Anderson)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120

Semi-final qualification. The five participants who collected the most points throughout the four tours will advance to the semi-final, with the artists advancing to the next round being announced following the tallying of the scores at the end of the last show of the fourth round. The semi-finalists are Anastasia Berishvili, Anastasia Vasadze, Gabriel Lomsadze, Tamar Tomashvili and Soso Chachua.

**Semi-final qualification**
Artist	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total	Result
Anaroza Gaprindashvili	118	120	120	119	477	Eliminated
Anastasia Berishvili	120	120	120	120	480	Semi-finalist
Anastasia Vasadze	120	120	120	120	480	Semi-finalist
Anastasia Masurashvili	120	120	120	117	477	Eliminated
Gabriel Lomsadze	119	120	120	120	479	Semi-finalist
Datuna Kereselidze	117	120	120	119	476	Eliminated
Demetre Okriashvili	118	117	120	118	473	Eliminated
Tamar Tomashvili	120	120	120	120	480	Semi-finalist
Mariam Gomiashvili	115	119	120	118	472	Eliminated
Soso Chachua	120	120	120	120	480	Semi-finalist

Semi-final. The semi-final took place on 3 June 2023. The five contestants performed together with former Ranina participants, such as: Nikoloz Vasadze (2018), Anastasia Garsevanishvili (2019), Barbare Makhatadze (2021), Kato Chkareuli (2022) and last year winner Mariam Bigvava. The jury members for the semi-final were Buka Kartozia, Nato Metonidze and Sopo Toroshelidze.

All semi-finalists moved on to the final, due to a tie in the judges’s vote. This means that Ranina will have 5 finalists for the first time.

**Semi-final – 3 June 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song
1	Tamar Tomashvili	“Simghera tbilisdze” (სიმღერა თბილისზე)
2	Gabriel Lomsadze	“Meedzovis simghera” (მეეზოვის სიმღერა)
3	Anastasia Vasadze	“Lachini” (ლაჩინი)
4	Soso Chachua	“Somkhuri shalakho” (სომხური შალახო)
5	Anastasia Berishvili	“Sach’idao” (საჭიდაო)

Final. The final took place on 10 June 2023. The jury members for the semi-final were Davit Tsintsadze, Nato Metonidze and Sopo Toroshelidze.

At the end of the show Anastasia Vasadze was announced as the winner of the sixth season. This means that for the first time in Ranina’s history two girls have won in a row.

**Final – 10 June 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song
1	Anastasia Berishvili	“Chems simgheras vin gaigebs” (ჩემს სიმღერას ვინ გაიგებს)
2	Soso Chachua	“Janaia” (ჯანაია)
3	Tamar Tomashvili	“Isev is baghi” (ისევ ის ბაღი)
4	Gabriel Lomsadze	“Mukhambadzi” (მუხამბაზი)
5	Anastasia Vasadze	“Ram shemkmna adaminad” (რამ შემქმნა ადამიანად)

Preparations. On 12 September 2023, GPB announced that Anastasia will be supported on stage by Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili. Nikoloz and Oto both participated in the 2022 edition of Ranina and reached the final. Therefore, for the first time since The Virus in 2015, Georgia will not be represented by a soloist.

Notes.

^[a] ^ As of 1 February 2023, the day when the list of contestants was released by GPB.
^[b] ^ The show was originally scheduled to air on April 8, but was postponed 1 week due to technical issues

• FIA – Ohne Worte – 🇩🇪 Germany

Germany are sending FIA to Nice. FIA was born in Shanghai, and after the birth of her sister, the family moved back to Germany. They now live in Berlin with their two rabbits Simba and Puschel. If you ask FIA what her favourite hobby is, the first thing she says is ‘performing’; she sings and dances anytime and anywhere and is the entertainer in her family. During her appearance on this year’s season of The Voice Kids, FIA impressed audiences with her translation of the songs using sign language. She was inspired to do this by her little sister.

• Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

• National selection:

Selection process: National final 2023
Selection date(s): 18 September 2023
Host venue: –
Presenter(s): –
Host broadcaster: NDR
Participants – Number of entries: 10
Voting system: –
Selection entrant: FIA
Selection song: “Ohne Worte”
Selected songwriter(s):

• Final performance:

Final result: –

Germany is set to compete in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in France, which will be held on 26 November 2023 in Nice. National television station KiKa is responsible for the participation and selected the nation’s entrant via national selection, won by Fia with the song “Ohne Worte”.

Background. Germany announced on 8 July 2020 that it would debut in the 2020 contest held in Warsaw, Poland. Children’s station KiKa, a joint venture of the German national broadcasters ARD and ZDF, broadcasts the event within Germany and organises the selection of the nation’s entry. Their most recent entry before the 2023 contest was Pauline and her song “Imagine Us”, who placed 17th with 61 points in the 2021 contest.

In 2022, the country chose not to participate and instead took a “creative break” due to partial travel warnings for host country Armenia issued by the Federal Foreign Office. KiKa still broadcast the show and expressed interest in returning to the 2023 competition.

Before Junior Eurovision.

National final. The German television announced on 25 May 2023 that they would select the German representative internally for the first time. However, in early August it was reported that more details regarding the country’s participation would be revealed at the end of the month, and on 23 August it was revealed that a national final with 5 acts approached by the public broadcaster NDR would be held in September to select the German act for the contest instead.

The participants and one-minute excerpts of the demo versions of their songs were revealed on 8 September with a voting platform launching immediately afterwards, where viewers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland can cast their votes until 17 September. Following the combination of the results of the online voting (50%) and an international expert jury (50%), German child singer of Chinese descent Fia was announced as the winner of the selection on 18 September. The international jury consisted of Kelvin Jones, Tom Gregory and Christopher, as well as other unnamed members from France, Germany, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

**Online vote – 8–17 September 2023**
Artist	Song	Jury	Online voting	Place
Adriano	“Be My Girl”	5	3	4
Fia	“Ohne Worte“	1	1	1
Lenny	“Lieben lernen“	4	5	5
Rahel	“Believe”	3	2	2
Toby	“Stand Up”	2	4	3

• ? – ? – Ireland 🇮🇪

• Country: 🇮🇪 Ireland

• National selection:

Selection process: Artist:Junior Eurovision Éire 2023 Ι Song: Internal selection
Selection date(s): Artist: 8 October 2023 Ι Song:
Host venue: –
Presenter(s): –
Host broadcaster: TG4
Participants – Number of entries:–
Voting system: –
Selection entrant:
Selection song:
Selected songwriter(s):

• Final performance:

Final result: –

Ireland will compete in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023, which will be held on 26 November 2023 in Nice, France. Irish broadcaster TG4 will again use the televised national final Junior Eurovision Éire to select the artist, with the competing song being internally selected.

Background. Prior to the 2022 contest, Ireland had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest five times since its debut in 2015. In 2022, Sophie Lennon represented Ireland with the song “Solas”. She finished 4th with 150 points and achieved Irelands best result in their history.

Before Junior Eurovision.

Junior Eurovision Éire 2023. Irish broadcaster TG4 once again will use the national selection format Junior Eurovision Éire to select its representative. The details of the competition were revealed on 22 August 2023. Louise Cantillon returned to host the show for the third time in a row, with Darragh Ó Caoimh serving as a co-host for the second year in a row. As in previous editions, an in-studio jury will decide the results in the four heats and semi-final. As with the past two editions of the contest, the participants in Junior Eurovision Éire will perform Irish-language cover versions of famous songs during the competition.

Jury members. As in previous editions, the results of the four heats and semi-final will be decided by an in-studio jury of two permanent members and revolving guest judges. The two permanent judges are:

Niamh Ní Chróinín – Radio presenter, manager of Irish-language youth radio station Raidió Rí-Rá
Aindriú de Paor – RTÉ 2fm, RTÉ Sport and Spórt TG4 presenter

**Guest judges**
Artist	ESC Year(s)	Song(s)	Place (SF)	Points (SF)	Place (Final)	Points (Final)
Brooke Scullion	2022	“That’s Rich”	15	47	Failed to qualify
Niamh Kavanagh	1993	“In Your Eyes”	No semi-finals		1	187
Niamh Kavanagh	2010	“It’s for You”	9	67	23	25
Ryan O’Shaughnessy	2018	“Together”	6	179	16	136
Conor O’Donohoe (Wild Youth)	2023	“We Are One”	10	12	Failed to qualify

Heat 1. The first heat was broadcast on 3 September 2023, with Brooke Scullion as the guest judge. Gilian Brennan received the highest number of stars and advanced directly to the semi-final, while Liza O’Neil and Sophia Connolly Deane advanced to the sing-off stage and performed their covers a second time. After their second performances, the jury members selected Liza as the winner, granting her a spot in the semi-final.

**Heat 1 – 3 September 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song (Original artists)	Juror 1	Juror 2	Juror 3	Stars	Result
1	Liza O’Neil	“Driver’s Licence” (Olivia Rodrigo)	9	9	9	27	Sing-off
2	Gilian Brennan	“And I Am Telling You” (Jennifer Hudson)	9	10	10	29	Semi-final
3	Lottie O’Driscol Murray	“Ghost” (Ella Henderson)	7	9	9	25	Eliminated
4	Sophia Connolly Deane	“When the Party’s Over” (Billie Eilish)	9	9	10	28	Sing-off
5	Alanna Manton	“New York” (Paloma Faith)	8	9	7	24	Eliminated
6	Kiefer Byrne	“Leave A Light On” (Tom Walker)	7	8	7	22	Eliminated

**Sing-off – 3 September 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song (Original artists)	Votes	Result
1	Liza O’Neil	“Driver’s Licence” (Olivia Rodrigo)	2	Semi-final
2	Sophia Connolly Deane	“When the Party’s Over” (Billie Eilish)	1	Eliminated

Heat 2. The second heat was broadcast on 10 September 2023, with Niamh Kavanagh as the guest judge. Clare Keeley received the highest number of stars and advanced directly to the semi-final, while Jessica McKean and Charlotte Mackey advanced to the sing-off stage and performed their covers a second time. After their second performances, the jury members selected Jessica as the winner, granting her a spot in the semi-final.

**Heat 2 – 10 September 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song (Original artists)	Juror 1	Juror 2	Juror 3	Stars	Result
1	Jessica McKean	“I Will Always Love You” (Whitney Houston)	7	8	9	24	Sing-off
2	Clare Keeley	“Symphony” (Clean Bandit)	8	9	8	25	Semi-final
3	Michaela Grey	“Take Me to Church” (Hozier)	6	8	7	21	Eliminated
4	Kyla & Nicole Fox	“Ghost” (Luan Parle)	8	7	7	22	Eliminated
5	Charlotte Mackey	“September Song” (JP Cooper)	7	9	7	23	Sing-off
6	Abiha Mansoor	“Halo” (Beyoncé)	6	6	10	22	Eliminated

**Sing-off – 10 September 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song (Original artists)	Votes	Result
1	Jessica McKean	“I Will Always Love You” (Whitney Houston)	2	Semi-final
2	Charlotte Mackey	“September Song” (JP Cooper)	1	Eliminated

Heat 3. The third heat was broadcast on 17 September 2023, with Ryan O’Shaughnessy as the guest judge. Ellen McGloughlin received the highest number of stars and advanced directly to the semi-final, while Niamh Beatrix Smith and Grace Ruane advanced to the sing-off stage and performed their covers a second time. After their second performances, the jury members selected Niamh Beatrix as the winner, granting her a spot in the semi-final.

**Heat 3 – 17 September 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song (Original artists)	Juror 1	Juror 2	Juror 3	Stars	Result
1	Ellen McGloughlin	“Perfect” (Eddi Reader)	8	10	8	26	Semi-final
2	Niamh Beatrix Smith	“Counting Stars” (OneRepublic)	8	9	8	25	Sing-off
3	Lara Gleeson	“If I Could Turn Back Time” (Cher)	7	8	8	23	Eliminated
4	Grace Ruane	“Stay with Me” (Sam Smith)	8	8	9	25	Sing-off
5	MJ Kearin	“Spotlight” (Jennifer Hudson)	7	8	9	24	Eliminated
6	Amy Cotter	“These Days” (Rudimental)	7	8	7	22	Eliminated

**Sing-off – 17 September 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song (Original artists)	Votes	Result
1	Niamh Beatrix Smith	“Counting Stars” (OneRepublic)	2	Semi-final
2	Grace Ruane	“Stay with Me” (Sam Smith)	1	Eliminated

Heat 4. The fourth heat was broadcast on 24 September 2023, with Conor O’Donohoe as the guest judge. Sarah Burke received the highest number of stars and advanced directly to the semi-final, while Juliette Maguire and Lily-May Markham advanced to the sing-off stage and performed their covers a second time. After their second performances, the jury members selected Juliette as the winner, granting her a spot in the semi-final.

**Heat 4 – 24 September 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song (Original artists)	Juror 1	Juror 2	Juror 3	Stars	Result
1	Juliette Maguire	“Chandelier” (Sia)	7	8	6	21	Sing-off
2	Sarah Burke	“A Million Goodbyes” (Lea Heart)	8	9	9	26	Semi-final
3	Sophie O’Grady	“Castles” (Freya Ridings)	6	7	7	20	Eliminated
4	Lily-May Markham	“Nervous” (Gavin James)	7	8	7	22	Sing-off
5	Teagan Nolan	“The Man Who Can’t Be Moved” (The Script)	7	7	6	20	Eliminated
6	Mary-Kate McSorley	“Can’t Help Falling In Love” (Elvis Presley)	6	8	6	20	Eliminated

**Sing-off – 24 September 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song (Original artists)	Votes	Result
1	Lily-May Markham	“Nervous” (Gavin James)	1	Eliminated
2	Juliette Maguire	“Chandelier” (Sia)	2	Semi-final

• ? – ? – Italy 🇮🇹

• Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

• National selection:

Selection process: Internal selection 2023
Selection date(s): September 2023
Host venue: –
Presenter(s): –
Host broadcaster: RAI
Participants – Number of entries:–
Voting system: –
Selection entrant:
Selection song:
Selected songwriter(s):

• Final performance:

Final result: –

Italy will compete in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Nice, France. Italian broadcaster RAI is responsible for the country’s participation, and will select an artist via the internal selection.

Background. Prior to the 2023 contest, Italy had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest eight times since its debut in 2014, having won the contest on their first appearance with the song “Tu primo grande amore“, performed by Vincenzo Cantiello. On the country’s most recent appearance, in 2022, the Italian broadcaster internally selected Chanel Dilecta to represent Italy at the contest with the song “Bla Bla Bla”. She achieved eleventh place with 95 points.

Italy withdrew from the 2020 contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and despite initially announcing that they would not return in 2021, they ultimately announced their participation in the 2021 contest in France.

• Yulan – ? – Malta 🇲🇹

Yulan has the honour of representing her country when she won Malta’s pre-selection competition – Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Yulan triumphed in the contest competing against 11 other performers and her song will be revealed shorty. Yulan embarked on her musical journey through singing lessons at the age of 5, and she has also taken up both the violin and piano. A big fan of performing at festivals and participating in competitions, Yulan loves to meet like-minded artists and gain further experience on the stage. To date, she has participated in The Voice Kids Malta, Malta’s Got Talent, and New Wave Junior in Russia. The young performer has also competed in Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest three times before securing her first win in the 2023 edition of the contest.

• Country: 🇲🇹 Malta

• National selection:

Selection process:Artist: Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Ι Song: Internal selection 2023
Selection date(s): Artist:12 August 2023 Ι Song:
Host venue: –
Presenter(s): –
Host broadcaster: PBS
Participants – Number of entries:–
Voting system: –
Selection entrant: Yulan
Selection song:
Selected songwriter(s):

• Final performance:

Final result: –

Malta will compete in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Nice, France. Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) is responsible for the country’s participation in the contest, and organised a national final to select Yulan as the Maltese entrant, with her song being chosen internally.

Background. Prior to the 2022 contest, Malta had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest sixteen times since their first participation in the inaugural 2003 contest. Malta participated in every contest, with the exception of the 2011 and 2012 contests. Malta has won the contest twice: in 2013 with “The Start” performed by Gaia Cauchi, and in 2015 with “Not My Soul” performed by Destiny Chukunyere. In the 2022 contest, Malta was represented by the song “Diamonds in the Skies” performed by Gaia Gambuzza. The song placed last with 43 points.

Before Junior Eurovision.

Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Malta’s participation in the contest was confirmed by PBS in May 2023. PBS organised the national final Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 to select the Maltese entrant. Unlike the previous editions, the Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 selected an artist to represent Malta exclusively, with the song chosen afterwards. Artists were able to submit two covers version songs which showcase their singing abilities between 21 May 2023 and 16 June 2023, and the 24 semi-finalists were revealed on 3 July 2023 following a preliminary selection by a jury nominated by PBS.

Semi-finals. The semi-finals were broadcast on 22 and 29 July 2023, hosted by Ryan and Josmar. The allocation for the semi-finals was announced on 7 July 2023. The 12 finalists were announced on 5 August. The announcement took place as part of a special broadcast, during which a recap of all competing acts was played and the finalists were selected by the votes of a five-member jury panel (80%) and public televoting (20%).

**Semi-final 1 – 22 July 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song (Original artist)	Result
1	Emilie Vella	“Control” (Zoe Wees)	Eliminated
2	Mia Lanzon	“Crazy” (Gnarls Barkley)	Eliminated
3	Point Blank	“From Now On” (Hugh Jackman)	Advanced
4	Keira Farrugia	“I Know Where I’ve Been” (Queen Latifah)	Advanced
5	Emma Farrugia	“Holding Out For a Hero” (Bonnie Tyler)	Advanced
6	Isis Jade Miller	“Wings” (Little Mix)	Eliminated
7	Aaliyah Grech	“Rise” (Katy Perry)	Advanced
8	Dawn Desira	“Who’s Loving You?” (The Miracles)	Advanced
9	Geneve Dimech	“Hurt” (Christina Aguilera)	Eliminated
10	Shyann Cutajar	“Dancing with Your Ghost” (Sasha Alex Sloan)	Advanced
11	Ella Seychell Navarro	“Until I Found You” (Stephen Sanchez)	Eliminated
12	Cesca Galea	“Something’s Got a Hold on Me” (Etta James)	Advanced

**Semi-final 2 – 29 July 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song (Original artist)	Result
1	Anneka Xerri	“Lost On You” (LP)	Advanced
2	Naomi Camilleri	“Flowers” (Miley Cyrus)	Eliminated
3	Krista Chircop	“Remember” (Becky Hill and David Guetta)	Eliminated
4	Zoya Failla	“Something’s Got a Hold On Me” (Etta James)	Eliminated
5	Maria Curmi	“Feeling Good” (Nina Simone)	Eliminated
6	Chanel Mifsud	“All I Want” (Olivia Rodrigo)	Eliminated
7	Kaylyn Mallia	“Feeling Good” (Nina Simone)	Advanced
8	Yulan Law	“Hold My Hand” (Lady Gaga)	Advanced
9	Daylin Cassar Randich	“And I Am Telling You” (Jennifer Holliday)	Advanced
10	Jade Schembri	“All I Want” (Olivia Rodrigo)	Eliminated
11	Marcus Mifsud	“Before You” (Benson Boone)	Eliminated
12	Andrea Camilleri	“Somebody To Love” (Jefferson Airplane)	Advanced

Final. The final took take place on 12 August 2023, hosted by Ryan and Josmar. The show featured pre-recorded performances by the finalists and a live results reveal segment after the votes had been counted. The winner was selected by the votes of a jury panel (80%) and public televoting (20%). The jury consisted of Maltese Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entrant Claudia Faniello and Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023 finalists Matt Black and Ryan Hili. The interval act featured last years winner Gaia Gambuzza, who performed her song “Diamonds in the Skies”. Yulan Law was announced as the winner of the national final. Law had already attempted to represent the country thrice in the past, and has also been a finalist on the Maltese versions of The Voice Kids and Got Talent.

**Final – 12 August 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song	Place
1	Point Blank	“Born This Way” (Lady Gaga)	—
2	Yulan Law	“Reflection” (Christina Aguilera)	1
3	Kaylyn Mallia	“Tattoo” (Loreen)	—
4	Aaliyah Grech	“Mamma Knows Best” (Jessie J)	—
5	Anneka Xerri	“Can’t Hold Us” (Macklemore and Ryan Lewis)	—
6	Shyann Cutajar	“Unstoppable” (Sia)	—
7	Daylin Cassar Randich	“Remember” (Becky Hill and David Guetta)	2
8	Cesca Galea	“Trustfall” (P!nk)	—
9	Emma Farrugia	“Unicorn” (Noa Kirel)	—
10	Keira Farrugia	“Knock On Wood” (Amii Stewart)	—
11	Andrea Camilleri	“Bridges” (Alika)	—
12	Dawn Desira	“Crazy in Love” (Beyoncé)	3

• Sep & Jasmijn – Holding On to You – The Netherlands 🇳🇱

During the audition stage of Junior Songfestival, it was noticed that the voices of Sep (13) & Jasmijn (14) matched very nicely, and so this talented duo was formed. Their song, Holding On To You, explores the theme of close friendships, and begins as a ballad before eventually turning into a dance banger. Sep and Jasmijn love to sing, perform and make TikTok videos together. Jasmijn’s biggest passions are dancing, shopping and hanging out with friends, while Sep enjoys musical classes, gymnastics and athletics. They both have labradoodles and can’t live without their phones.

• Country: 🇳🇱 The Netherlands

• National selection:

Selection process: Junior Songfestival 2023
Selection date(s): 23 september 2023
Host venue: –
Presenter(s): –
Host broadcaster: AVROTROS
Participants – Number of entries:–
Voting system: –
Selection entrant: Sep & Jasmijn
Selection song: “Holding On to You”
Selected songwriter(s): Robert Dorn

• Final performance:

Final result: –

The Netherlands will compete in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in France, which will be held in Nice on 26 November 2023. Sep & Jasmijn were selected by AVROTROS to represent the country with their song “Holding On to You” through the televised national selection Junior Songfestival 2023.

Background. The Netherlands is the only country to have participated in every edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since the inaugural 2003 edition. The Netherlands have won the contest on one occasion: in 2009 with the song “Click Clack”, performed by Ralf Mackenbach. In the 2022 contest in Yerevan, Armenia, Luna represented the Netherlands with the song “La festa“. She finished in 7th place with 128 points.

Before Junior Eurovision.

Junior Songfestival 2023. AVROTROS selected the Dutch representative through the televised national final Junior Songfestival, held on 23 September 2023 at the RTM Stage in Rotterdam, a part of the Ahoy venue complex, hosted by Matheu Hinzen and Stefania.

Competing entries. Following the 2022 edition of the competition, the submissions process was opened for singers who want to represent the Netherlands in the 2023 contest. Following a call for participants which closed on 6 February 2023, NPO Zapp revealed the list of singers who made it through to the auditions round on 14 February. The auditions were broadcast in a series of three reveal videos published between 21 April and 19 May on the official Junior Songfestival YouTube channel. A total of 51 acts took part in the auditions, and 24 entrants passed to the academy stage of the selection. The finalists were revealed on 16 June 2023. They were then grouped into 4 acts–one male soloist, one mixed duo and two female trios– the compositions of which were revealed on 3 July.

Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Language(s)	–
Duron	“Magic”	Hansen Tomas, Simon Gitsels	Dutch, English	^–
Flare	“Side by Side”	Jermain van der Bogt, Willem Laseroms	Dutch, English	^–
Joy!	“Better Together”	Didier de Ruyter, Kirsten Michel	Dutch, English	^–
Sep & Jasmijn	“Holding On to You”	Robert Dorn	Dutch, English	^–

Final. The final took place on 23 September 2023 at 19:20 CET. During the online voting window of the final, the finalists performed a common theme song titled “Good Vibes”. The winner was determined through points given by a kids jury, a professional jury and public voting, each having equal weight. The kids jury consisted of Junior Songfestival 2022 winner Luna and finalist Mixed Up, while the professional jury consisted of Soy Kroon, Sosha Duysker and Meau.

**Junior Songfestival – 23 September 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song	Points				Place
Draw	Artist	Song	Kids jury	Prof. jury	Online vote	Total	Place
1	Duron	“Magic”	9	9	8	26	4
2	Flare	“Side by Side”	8	8	10	26	3
3	Joy!	“Better Together”	10	10	9	29	2
4	Sep & Jasmijn	“Holding On to You”	12	12	12	36	1

• Tamara Grujeska – ? – North Macedonia 🇲🇰

North Macedonia has confirmed Tamara Grujeska as their participant for Junior Eurovision in Nice, France. The young superstar made her first steps into the world of music at the age of 5 when she started appearing at children’s festivals in North Macedonia and then internationally. Her awards are stacking up, including an accolade from the prestigious Ezerski Biseri Festival in Struga, the highest Grand Prix award from Zvezdichki in Prilep, and a Grand Prix award from Angel Voice International 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia… So hopes are high. And, of course, North Macedonia has a good track record with Eurovision Song Contest participants named Tamara.

• Country: 🇲🇰 North Macedonia

• National selection:

Selection process:Artist: Internal selection 2023 Ι Song: Internal selection 2023
Selection date(s): Artist: Ι Song:
Host venue: –
Presenter(s): –
Host broadcaster: MRT
Participants – Number of entries:–
Voting system: –
Selection entrant: Tamara Grujeska
Selection song:
Selected songwriter(s):

• Final performance:

Final result: –

• Maja Krzyżewska – I Just Need a Friend – Poland 🇵🇱

Maja lives close to Suwałki, in Szeszupka. She is 13 years old and attends the 6th grade of primary school. She discovered her passion for music at the age of 4 when her mom encouraged her to join a music group at school and began to learn the piano. Besides singing, her favourite pastime is rhythmic gymnastics, and she loves new challenges, especially those that come with a touch of adrenaline. Maja has two younger siblings, Oliwier (6) and Lila (4).

• Country: 🇵🇱 Poland

• National selection:

Selection process: Artist: Szansa na sukces 2023 Ι Song: Internal selection 2023
Selection date(s): Heats: 3 September 2023, 10 September 2023, 17 September 2023 Ι Final: 24 September 2023
Host venue: –
Presenter(s): –
Host broadcaster: TVP
Participants – Number of entries:–
Voting system: –
Selection entrant: Maja Krzyżewska
Selection song: “I Just Need a Friend”
Selected songwriter(s): Carla Fernandez, Dominik Buczkowski-Wojtaczek, Patryk Kumór, Maria Dzięcielak, Piotr Zborowski

• Final performance:

Final result: –

Poland is set to compete in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Nice, France. Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) is responsible for the country’s participation in the contest and again chose the Polish artist through the national selection Szansa na sukces, won by Maja Krzyżewska and her rendition of the internally selected song “I Just Need a Friend”.

Background. Prior to the 2023 contest, Poland had participated in the contest nine times: In 2003 and 2004, Poland finished in last place, and they decided not to participate from 2005 to 2015. The country returned in 2016. Olivia Wieczorek was selected to represent the nation that year with the song “Nie zapomnij“. Olivia finished in 11th place out of 17 entries with 60 points. In both 2018 and 2019, Poland won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Roksana Węgiel and Viki Gabor respectively, becoming the first country to win the contest twice in a row. In 2022, Laura competed for Poland with the song “To the Moon” which ended up in 10th place out of 16 entries with 95 points.

Before Junior Eurovision.

Szansa na sukces. TVP selected the Polish representative with the television program Szansa na sukces (transl. Chance of Success); the same show was also used for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since 2019, and various times for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition consisted of four shows which concluded with a winning artist and competing song reveal on 24 September 2023. The shows were broadcast on TVP2, as well as online via the platform TVP VOD and at the broadcaster’s website tvp.pl, hosted by Aleksander Sikora [pl], who hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

Format. The casting for the show took place on 13 and 14 May, from which twenty-one acts were selected to advance to the competition. The format of the national final consisted of four shows: three pre-recorded heats with seven contestants each broadcast on 3, 10 and 17 September 2023, respectively, and a final broadcast live on 24 September 2023. In each heat, the contestants performed cover versions of randomly drawn songs and a three-member professional jury consisting of Marek Sierocki (Polish commentator of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest) and 2 unique members for each episode selected the winner of the episode which qualifies to the final and a runner-up which receives a honourable mention, but does not advance to the final. TVP reserved the right to select up to two wildcard contestants to advance to the final as well, with those contestants being given the Golden Ticket in the broadcast of the heat they competed in. The final featured the remaining contestants again performing cover versions of randomly drawn songs that were already performed during the heats, after which the 50/50 combination of votes from a three-member professional jury and a public vote decided the 2 superfinalists. The superfinalists then performed their renditions of the internally selected Polish entry, after which the winner was selected solely by public vote.

Shows.

Heat 1. The first heat was broadcast on 3 September 2023 at 15:15 CET. Joining permanent juror Marek Sierocki on the jury panel were:

Sara James – singer, runner-up of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Tulia – folk music band, represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

**Heat 1 – 3 September 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song (Original artists)	Result
1	Elena Popowicz	“Euphoria” (Loreen)	Eliminated
2	Miłosz Zarzeka	“Color of Your Life” (Michał Szpak)	Honourable mention
3	Daria Malicka	“Easy on Me” (Adele)	Golden Ticket
4	Leon Olek	“Counting Stars” (OneRepublic)	Finalist
5	Hanna Adamczyk	“Somebody” (Sara James)	Eliminated
6	Olivka Majewska	“Snap” (Rosa Linn)	Eliminated
7	Patrycja Kulicka	“If I Were Sorry” (Frans)	Eliminated

Heat 2. The second heat was broadcast on 10 September 2023 at 15:15 CET. Joining permanent juror Marek Sierocki on the jury panel were:

Cleo – singer-songwriter, represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Roksana Węgiel – singer, winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018

**Heat 2 – 10 September 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song (Original artists)	Result
1	Kornelia Woźniak	“Arcade” (Duncan Laurence)	Eliminated
2	Gracjana Górka	“Rise Up” (Andra Day)	Golden Ticket
3	Zuzanna Talkowska	“Solo” (Blanka)	Eliminated
4	Filip Robak	“Stand Up for Love” (Destiny’s Child)	Finalist
5	Viktoriia Tsariuk	“Photograph” (Ed Sheeran)	Honourable mention
6	Helena Włodarczyk	“Anyone I Want to Be” (Roksana Węgiel)	Eliminated
7	Małgorzata Manthey	“Flowers” (Miley Cyrus)	Eliminated

Heat 3. The third heat was broadcast on 17 September 2023 at 15:15 CET. Joining permanent juror Marek Sierocki on the jury panel were:

Gromee – DJ, represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Viki Gabor – singer, winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019

**Heat 3 – 17 September 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song (Original artists)	Result
1	Sabina Bednarz	“Dance Monkey” (Tones and I)	Eliminated
2	Emilia Franica	“Superhero” (Viki Gabor)	Eliminated
3	Antoni Pytlak	“Rain on Me” (Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga)	Eliminated
4	Antonina Smerkowska	“Anywhere” (Rita Ora)	Eliminated
5	Natalia Pawelska	“Light Me Up” (Gromee feat. Lukas Meijer)	Honourable mention
6	Kornelia Sadowska	“As It Was” (Harry Styles)	Eliminated
7	Maja Krzyżewska	“Set Fire to the Rain” (Adele)	Finalist

Final. The live final took place on 24 September 2023 at 15:10 CET. The jury voting in the first round consisted of chairperson Konrad Smuga (Art Director of the Polish performances in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest), as well as Daria Barycka (head of the TVP Entertainment Creation and Development Agency) and Grzegorz Urban (musical director of Szansa na Sukces). A commentary panel consisting of Blanka (represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023), Laura Bączkiewicz (represented Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022) and permanent juror Marek Sierocki provided feedback in regards to the show, but did not have voting power. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Laura performed “To the Moon” as the interval act.

**First Round – 24 September 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song (Original artists)	Jury	Televote	Total	Place
1	Gracjana Górka	“Flowers” (Miley Cyrus)	3	1	4	5
2	Leon Olek	“Dance Monkey” (Tones and I)	7	5	12	1
3	Daria Malicka	“Snap” (Rosa Linn)	5	2	7	3
4	Filip Robak	“As It Was” (Harry Styles)	2	3	5	4
5	Maja Krzyżewska	“Photograph” (Ed Sheeran)	1	7	8	2

**Second Round – 24 September 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song
1	Leon Olek	“I Just Need a Friend”
2	Maja Krzyżewska	“I Just Need a Friend”

• Júlia Machado – ? – Portugal 🇵🇹

Júlia Machado will represent Portugal at Junior Eurovision in Nice, France. The 12 year old singer lives in New Jersey and is the winner of The Voice Kids 2023. Despite living abroad she loves her home country, Portugal, and visits with her family every summer. In her free time she’s involved with theater and particularly enjoys singing, putting her vocals to use at the Count Basie Theater in New Jersey, and at the Portuguese Club of Long Branch. One of her favourite songs is Andorinhas by Ana Moura. Júlia also enjoys cycling and is a keen surfer, often found at Nazaré, a beach in the centre of Portugal known for its giant waves. When she grows up, she wants to be a veterinarian or a singer.

• Country: 🇵🇹 Portugal

• National selection:

Selection process: Artist: Internal selection 2023 Ι Song: Internal selection 2023
Selection date(s): Artist: Ι Song:
Host venue: –
Presenter(s): –
Host broadcaster: RTP
Participants – Number of entries:–
Voting system: –
Selection entrant: Júlia Machado
Selection song:
Selected songwriter(s): Aurora Pinto, Fernando Daniel, Twins, João Direitinho

• Final performance:

Final result: –

• Sandra Valero – LOVIU – Spain 🇪🇸

• Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

• National selection:

Selection process: Artist: Internal selection 2023 Ι Song: Internal selection 2023
Selection date(s): Artist: Ι Song:
Host venue: –
Presenter(s): –
Host broadcaster: RTVE
Participants – Number of entries: –
Voting system: –
Selection entrant: Sandra Valero
Selection song: “Loviu”
Selected songwriter(s): Luis Ramiro, David Parejo Martín, Alejandro Martínez Valderrama, Diego Cantero

• Final performance:

Final result: –

• ? – ? – Ukraine 🇺🇦

• Country: 🇺🇦 Ukraine

• National selection:

Selection process: National final
Selection date(s): 1 October 2023
Host venue: –
Presenter(s): –
Host broadcaster: UA:PBC
Participants – Number of entries:–
Voting system: –
Selection entrant: Yulan
Selection song:
Selected songwriter(s):

• Final performance:

Final result: –

Ukraine is set to compete in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in France, which will be held on 26 November 2023 in Nice. National broadcaster Suspilne is responsible for the participation and will select the nation’s entrant via national selection.

Background. Prior to the 2023 contest, Ukraine had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest fifteen times since its debut in 2006. Ukraine never missed a contest since their debut appearance, and won the contest once in 2012 with the song “Nebo“, performed by Anastasiya Petryk. The Ukrainian capital Kyiv has hosted the contest twice, at the Palace of Sports in 2009, and the Palace “Ukraine” in 2013. In the 2022 contest, Zlata Dziunka represented the country in Yerevan, Armenia with the song the “Nezlamna (Unbreakable)”, placing 9th out of 16 entries with 111 points.

Before Junior Eurovision.

National final. The Ukrainian broadcaster announced on 17 June 2023 that they would be participating at the 2023 contest.

Format. The final, which will take place on 1 October 2023, will feature five acts vying to represent Ukraine in Nice. The winner will be select via the 50/50 combination of votes from an online vote and an expert jury, the members of which will be chosen by the public. Both the public televote and the expert jury will assign scores ranging from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest) and the entry that has the highest number of points following the combination of these scores is declared the winner. In the event of a tie, the jurors were to be tasked with assessing and individually voting for their favourite. The voting for the expert jury was conducted in the Diia mobile app. Ten candidates were presented to the public and a voting was open from 11 to 17 September 2022, with the three candidates topping the online voting will be invited to become jurors of the show. All candidates to become expert jurors were:

Alyona Alyona – rapper, songwriter
Eduard “Dilya” Prystupa – singer, musician, former member of TNMK
Ihor Kondratyuk – television presenter, producer
Jerry Heil – singer-songwriter, finalist of Vidbir in 2020 and 2023
Kateryna Pavlenko – Ukrainian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 as part of Go_A, winner of Vidbir 2020
Mykhailo Klymenko – singer, frontman of ADAM
Olena Usenko – Ukrainian representative in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Pavlo Skorokhodk – actor, dubbing director, television presenter

The three selected jury members with the most votes were announced to be Ihor Kondratyuk [uk], Jerry Heil and Alyona Alyona on 20 September 2023.

Competing entries. The submissions for the national selection with original songs or covers from Ukrainian citizens or Ukrainians living in other countries were accepted until 9 July 2022, with participants being required to submit a live performance of their entries recorded on a laptop or telephone without any alterations made to the recording.

Singer Svitlana Tarabarova, who had been appointed the music producer of the competition, with the cooperation of expert council consisting of Demchuk, Khayat and Cloud, reviewed the 143 received submissions and longlisted 10 artists, that were announced on 13 July 2023. Five acts were selected to proceed to the final, which were announced on 24 July 2023, while the competing songs, three of which were written by the national selection’s music producer Svitlana Tarabarova, and the running order were revealed on 30 August 2023.

**Longlisted artists**
3’beauties Anastasia Bielibova Anastasia Dymyd Anastasia Piekh Anna Dolna Artem Kotenko Denis Hryshchuk Kateryna Yavorska Nika Yarovenko Polina Babiy

Final. The final will take place on 1 October 2023. and will be hosted by Timur Miroshnychenko and Anna Tulieva in Kyiv and will be broadcast on Suspilne Kultura as well as online via Suspilne’s Facebook and YouTube channels. The results will be determined by a combination of jury and public vote.

**Final – 1 October 2023**
Draw	Artist	Song
1	Polina Babiy	“Universe”
2	Anastasia Dymyd	“Kvitka” (Квітка)
3	Anastasia Bielibova	“Syl’na” (Сильна)
4	Denis Hryshchuk	“Dance”
5	3’beauties	“Power of Love”