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 & Ranina (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” (My world)
• 23 – 🇳🇱 The Netherlands – Junior Songfestival 2023 – Final: ⭐️ Sep & Jasmijn – “Holding on to you” (Aan je vasthouden)
• 24 – 🇵🇱 Poland – Szansa na sukces – Eurowizja Junior 20232 – Final: ⭐️ Maja Krzyżewska – “I just need a friend” (Potrzebuję tylko przyjaciela)
• 24 – 🇮🇪 Ireland – Junior Eurovision Éire 2023 – Heat Four
• 27 – 🇫🇷 France – Internal Selection 2023 – Final (Artist & Song): Zoé Clauzure – “Cœur” (Heart)⭐️

October: 

• 01 – 🇮🇪 Ireland – Junior Eurovision Éire 2023 – Semi-Final
• 01 – 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Національному відборі на Дитяче Євробачення-2023 – Final: Anastasia Dymyd (Анастасія Димид) — “Kvitka” (Квітка, Flower) ⭐️ 
• 03 – 🇪🇸 Spain – Internal Selection 2023 – Final (Song): ⭐️ “Loviu” (Te quiero)
• 04 – 🇮🇹 Italy – Internal Selection 2023 – Final (Artist): Melissa & Ranya ⭐️ 
• 08 – 🇮🇪 Ireland – Junior Eurovision Éire 2023 – Final (Artist): Jessica McKean⭐️
• 09 – 🇵🇹 Portugal – Internal Selection 2024 (Song): ⭐️ “Where I belong” (Onde eu pertenço)
• 12 – 🇮🇹 Italy – Internal Selection 2023 – Final (Song): “Un mondo giusto” (A just world)⭐️ 
• 15 – 🇬🇪 Georgia – Internal Selection 2023 – Final (Song): “Over the sky” (ზეცაში)⭐️ 
• 16 – 🇲🇹 Malta – MJESC 2023 – Final (Song): “Stronger” (Aktar b’saħħitha) ⭐️ 
• 16 – 🇪🇪 Estonia – Internal Selection 2023 – Final (Song): “Hoiame kokku” (Staying together)⭐️
• 16 – 🇲🇰 North Macedonia – Internal Selection 2023 – Final (Song): “Kaži mi, kaži mi koj” (Кажи ми, кажи ми кој)⭐️ 
• 19 – 🇬🇧 United Kindom – Internal Selection 2023 – Final (Artist & Song): STAND UNIQU3 – “Back to life“⭐️ 
• 25 – 🇦🇲 Armenia – Internal Selection 2023 – Final (Artist): Yan Girls – “Do It My Way” (Արա իմ ձևով)⭐️ 
• 26 – 🇮🇪 Ireland – Junior Eurovision Éire 2023 – Final (Song): “Aisling” (Dream / Vision)⭐️ 

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): Olivier Minne, Laury Thilleman, Ophenya (Ophélie Vincent)
• 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: The traditional flag parade, accompanied by a remix of “Makeba”, with all participants performing the common song “Heroes”.
• Interval Act: Lissandro – “Oh maman!”; Amir – “J’ai cherché”, “Il y a”; French pianist and TikTok personality Van Toan; Angelina, Valentina, Enzo & Lissandro – “We Are the World”
• 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: “Cœur” – Zoé Clauzure, 🇫🇷 France (3ª)

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. 16 countries are expected to participate when the show broadcasts live on Sunday 26 November.

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.

Heroes. 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.

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.’

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: ‘In 2023, the adventure starts again. What an honour to have the chance to organize and produce the 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.’

Alexandra Redde-Amiel, Head of Variety and Entertainment at France Télévisions, said: ‘In 2023, the adventure starts again. What an honour to have the chance to organize and produce the 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.’

“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.

Junior Eurovision 2023: Stage and Hosts revealed.

France Télévisions has revealed more details about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest set to take place at the Palais Nikaïa, Nice.

Up to 5,000 people are expected to attend the Grand Final in France, the second time the country has hosted the event, having won in both 2020 and 2022 thanks to Valentina and Lissandro respectively.

The Opening Ceremony will take place on Monday 20 November at the stunning Le Negresco, broadcast on France 4 and the official Junior Eurovision YouTube channel, as the 16 young artists take to the red carpet on the world famous Promenade des Anglais.

Following the gala, work gets underway as the participants prepare for the Grand Final on Sunday 26 November.

The show will be hosted by Olivier Minne and Laury Thilleman.

Olivier Minne. Olivier is no stranger to the Eurovision family, too, having hosted Junior Eurovision in 2021 and presented the French votes in 1992 and 1993, as well as providing broadcast commentary from 1995 through 1997.

Olivier Minne is a familiar name to French television fans as the host of popular programs such as La Cible and Fort Boyard.

Laury Thilleman. Laury is a French journalist, model, presenter, actress and was crowned Miss France 2011. She has become an emblematic face of France Télévisions in recent years, hosting events such as the Victoires de la Musique and the Fête de la Musique.

OPHENYA. Broadcaster France 2 has announced a Digital Ambassador for Junior Eurovision 2023 in Nice, this November. French TikTok star Ophenya will be making content for all social media channels of Junior Eurovision. Influencer Ophenya uses her TikTok and Instagram for singing duets, dance videos and comical sketches. The 22-year-old content-creator not only entertains her audience. She is known for being strongly committed to important causes such as preventing bullying, depression, domestic violence and many others. She has in excess of 4 million followers on TikTok, more than 670,000 subscribers on Instagram, 410,000 subscribers on YouTube and over 260,000 subscribers on Snapchat. Her audience is mainly children between 10 and 16 years old.

The stage is set. Detailed drawings of the Junior Eurovision stage have also been revealed by France Télévisions and all we can say is: c’est fantastique! The 30 metre centrepiece features a 12 metre high screen in the shape of wings, reflecting the desire to fly away, create and imagine.

Here are the first renders of the Junior Eurovision 2023 stage. 

How to watch. The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will broadcast live from Nice, France, at 16:00 CET on Sunday 26 November.

📺 Watch: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was broadcast live at 16:00 CET on Sunday 26 November 2023.

You can watch via your local broadcaster if they’re showing it OR on the official Junior Eurovision YouTube channel if available in your country.

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

Music Videos & Opening Ceremony. You can watch the the official preview videos of the participants on the official Junior Eurovision YouTube channel where you can also tune in for the Opening Ceremony at 19:00 CET on Monday 20 November.

How to vote. Details on how to vote in Junior Eurovision 2023 will be announced later in the year.

🗳 Vote at JESC.TV from Friday 24 November at 20:00 CET

https://vote.junioreurovision.tv/

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

Voting Window 2: Sunday 26 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.

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Junior Eurovision 2023 ticket information. Tickets for the 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest taking place at Palais Nikaïa (Nice, France) on Sunday 26 November, will go on sale from 12:00 CEST on Thursday 26 October via the Palais Nikaïa website, and will cost €15 standing and €20 seated (inclusive of taxes). 

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 21st edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster France Télévisions. The contest took 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. This was the second time that France hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the first being in Paris in 2021.

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

France’s Zoé Clauzure was the winner of the contest with the song “Cœur“, making France the second country to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest two years in a row and on home soil, after Poland. The result also marked France equaling Georgia’s record for the most Junior Eurovision victories. Spain, Armenia, the United Kingdom and Ukraine completed the top five. Germany received its best result to date and Albania its second-best result, while Georgia tied its worst placing and Ireland placed last for the first time.

1.Location. The contest took place at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice, a multi-purpose concert hall, following the country’s victory at the 2022 contest with the song “Oh maman!” by Lissandro. This was the second time that France hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the first being in Paris in 2021.

1.1.Bidding phase and host city selection. UUnlike 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.

2.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.

Prior to the contest, a digital compilation album featuring all the songs from the 2023 contest was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music on 3 November 2023.

Participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023
Country	Broadcaster	Artist	Song	Language	Songwriter(s)
Albania	RTSH	Viola Gjyzeli	“Bota ime” (My world)	Albanian	Enis Mullaj, Eriona Rushiti
Armenia	AMPTV	Yan Girls	“Do It My Way” (Դա արեք իմ ձևով)	Armenian, English	Maléna, Vahram Petrosyan, tokionine
Estonia	ERR	ARHARNA (Arhanna Sandra Arbma)	“Hoiame kokku” (Staying together)	Estonian, English	Arhanna Sandra Arbma, Karl-Ander Reismann, Leelo Tungal, Rael Laikre
France	France Télévisions	Zoé Clauzure	“Cœur” (Heart)	French	Noée Francheteau, Julien Comblat, Jérémy Chapron
Georgia	GPB	Anastasia Vasadze (ანასტასია ვასაძე), Nikoloz Kharati (ნიკოლოზ ხარატი) ed Oto Bazerashvili (ოთო ბაზერაშვილი)	“Over The Sky” (ზეცაში)	Georgian, English	Betkho, Mebo Nutsubidze, Giorgi Asanishvili
Germany	NDR	FIA	“Ohne Worte” (Without words)	German[ Contains phrases in French, English and Spanish]	David Jürgens, Martin Fliegenschmidt, Sascha Seelemann
Ireland	TG4	Jessica McKean	“Aisling” (Dream / Vision)	Irish	–
Italy	RAI	Melissa and Ranya (Melissa Agliottone, Ranya Moufidi)	“Un mondo giusto” (A just world)	Italian, English	Franco Fasano, Marco Iardella
Malta	PBS	Yulan (Yulan Law)	“Stronger” (Aktar b’saħħitha)	English	John-Emil Johansson, Sandra Wikström, Isak Alvedahl, Elise Hedengren, Yulan Law
The Netherlands	AVROTROS	Sep & Jasmijn	“Holding On to You” (Aan je vasthouden)	Dutch, English	Robert Dorn
North Macedonia	MRT	Tamara Grujeska (Тамара Грујеска)	“Kaži mi, kaži mi koj” (Кажи ми, кажи ми кој)	Macedonian, English	Robert Bilbilov, Darko Dimitrov
Poland	TVP	Maja Krzyżewska	“I Just Need a Friend” (Potrzebuję tylko przyjaciela)	Polish, English	Carla Fernandez, Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek, Patryk Kumór, Maria Dzięcielak, Piotr Zborowski
Portugal	RTP	Júlia Machado	“Where I Belong” (Onde eu pertenço)	Portuguese, English	Aurora Pinto, Fernando Daniel, Twins, João Direitinho
Spain	RTVE	Sandra Valero	“Loviu” (Te quiero)	Spanish[Contains repeated phrases in English, French, Italian and Portuguese]	Luis Ramiro, David Parejo Martín, Alejandro Martínez Valderrama, Diego Cantero
Ukraine	UA:PBC	Anastasia Dymyd (Анастасія Димид)	“Kvitka” (Квітка, Flower)	Ukrainian, English	Svitlana Tarabarova
United Kingdom	BBC	STAND UNIQU3	“Back to Life”	English	–

Participating countries.

Country	Artist	Song (M – L)	Language(s)	Selection Process
Albania	Viola Gjyzeli	“Bota ime” (My world) (M: Enis Mullaj; L: Eriona Rushiti)	Albanian	Junior Fest 2023, 20-09-2023
Armenia	Yan Girls	“Do It My Wa” (Դա արեք իմ ձևով) (M: tokionine; L: Maléna / Vahram Petrosyan)	English, Armenian	Internal Selection, ??-??-2023
Estonia	ARHANNA	“Hoiame kokku” () (M: Arhanna Sandra Arbma / Karl-Ander Reismann; L: Rael Laikre / Leelo Tungal)	Estonian, English	Internal Selection: Artist: 29-08-2023, Song:
Francia (organizzatore)	Zoé Clauzure	“Cœur” (Heart) (M: Julien Comblat / Jérémy Chapron; L: Noée Francheteau)	French	Internal Selection, 27-09-2023
Georgia	Anastasia Vasadze, Nikoloz Kharati ed Oto Bazerashvili	“Over The Sky” () (M: Mebo Nutsubidze / Betkho; L: Mebo Nutsubidze)	Georgian, English	Artist: Ranina 2023, 10-06-2023; Song: Internal Selection, 15-10-2023
Germania	FIA	“Ohne Worte” (Without words) (M: Martin Fliegenschmidt / Sascha Seelemann / David Jürgens; L: Martin Fliegenschmidt / Sascha Seelemann / David Jürgens)	German[a]	Junior ESC – Wer fährt nach Nice?, 18-09-2023
Irlanda	Jessica McKean[b]	“Aisling” (Dream / Vision) (M: Niall Mooney / Ken McHugh / Will Weeks; L: Niall Mooney / Fiona Mooney / Niamh Mooney / Sophie Lennon)	Irish	Artist: Junior Eurovision Éire 2023, 03-09-2023; Song: Internal Selection, 20-10-2023
Italia	Melissa and Ranya	“Un mondo giusto” (A just world) (M: Franco Fasano / Marco Iardella; L: Franco Fasano / Marco Iardella)	Italian, English	Artist: Internal Selection 2023, 04-10-2023; Song: Internal Selection, 12-10-2023
Macedonia del Nord	Tamara Grujeska	“Kaži mi, kaži mi koj” (Кажи ми, кажи ми кој) (M: Robert Bilbilov; L: Robert Bilbilov / Kosta Petrov)	Macedonian, English	Artist:  Internal Selection, 16-05-2023; Song: Internal Selection, 16-10-2023
Malta	Yulan Law	“Stronger” (Aktar b’saħħitha) (M: John-Emil Johansson / Sandra Wikström / Isak Alvedahl / Elise Hedengren / Yulan; L: John-Emil Johansson / Sandra Wikström / Isak Alvedahl / Elise Hedengren / Yulan)	English	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” (Aan je vasthouden) (M: Robert Dorn; L: Robert Dorn)	Dutch, English	Junior Songfestival 2023, 23-09-2023
Polonia	Maja Krzyżewska	“I Just Need a Friend” (Potrzebuję tylko przyjaciela) (M: Carla Fernandes / Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek / Patryk Kumor / Piotr Zborowski; L: Patryk Kumor / Carla Fernandes / Marissa)	Polish, English	Szansa na sukces – Eurowizja Junior 2023, 24-09-2023
Portogallo	Júlia Machado	“Where I Belong” (Onde eu pertenço) (M: Aurora Pinto / Fernando Daniel / João Direitinho / Luís “Twins” Pereira; L: Aurora Pinto / Fernando Daniel / João Direitinho, Júlia Machado[c])	Portuguese, English	Artist: The Voice Kids Portugal, 25-06-2023; Song: Internal Selection, 09-10-2023
Regno Unito	–	“Back To Life” (M: Sky Adams / Jakke Erixson / Jack Hawitt; L: Sky Adams / Jakke Erixson / Jack Hawitt)	–	Internal Selection, 19-10-2023
Spagna	Sandra Valero	“LOVIU” (Te quiero) (M: Luis Vicente Ramiro / David Parejo / Alejandro Martinez / Diego José Cantero; L: Luis Vicente Ramiro / David Parejo / Alejandro Martinez / Diego José Cantero)	Spanish[d]	Artist: Internal Selection 2023, 07-07-2023; Song: Internal Selection: 16-10-2023
Ucraina	Anastasia Dymyd	“Квітка” (Kvitka, Flower) (M: Svitlana Tarabarova; L: Svitlana Tarabarova)	Ukrainian, English	Nacvidbir 2023, 01-10-2023

Returning artists. Sophie Lennon, who represented Ireland in 2022, joined Jessica McKean on stage.

2.1.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 (VRT and RTBF), Cyprus, Czechia, 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.

3.Production / Format.A new child safety protocol focused on the well-being of the participants was implemented for the 2023 contest. According to the Spanish head of delegation Ana María Bordas, it seeked to offer transparency in the competition, and to bring especially Nordic countries, who were critical of child safety in the contest, back to the event

3.1.Visual design. The 2023 contest was the first edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest to incorporate the modern Eurovision heart, which has been used in the adult contest since 2015, 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 featured a street art look based on splashes of paint, chalk, powder and fireworks that “brings modernity and speaks to all generations”. The stage design, unveiled on 27 September, featured a 12-metre high LED screen in the shape of wings, “reflecting the desire to fly away, create and imagine”.

3.2.Presenters. Laury Thilleman, Olivier Minne, and Ophenya were the presenters of the show; Minne had previously co-hosted the 2021 contest. Ophenya, a French influencer, additionally acted as a “digital ambassador”, creating content for Junior Eurovision’s social media channels.

The opening ceremony event, which was held on 20 November at Hotel Negresco, was hosted by Carla Lazzari, France’s representative at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, and Manon Théodet. During the ceremony, each delegation was welcomed by Laura Tenoudji and Ophenya, and the draw was carried out, according to tradition. In this ceremony, the draw took place which determined the position of the host country (France) and which country will open and close the show. The ceremony also saw French Junior Eurovision representatives, since the country’s return to the contest in 2018, perform excerpts of their entries.

Postcards. Contestants were featured in “postcard” video introductions, set in different locations in Nice. Each postcard began with a child participating in an activity of their choice and facing a setback that discourages them, before the upcoming performer, standing on top of a building, empowered them to accomplish their task. At the end of each postcard, the children participating in the aforementioned activity creatively recreated the flag of the upcoming performer’s representative country, after which it transitioned to the stage.

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.

Contest overview. The event took place on 26 November 2023 at 16:00 CET. Sixteen countries participated, with the running order published on 20 November. All the countries competing were eligible to vote with the jury vote, as well as participating and non-participating countries under an aggregated international online vote.

The opening of the show featured the traditional flag parade, accompanied by a remix of “Makeba”, with all participants performing the common song “Heroes”. During the interval, Lissandro performed his winning song “Oh maman!”. Amir then performed “J’ai cherché”, with which he represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and his new single “Il y a”. Following a brief appearance by French pianist and TikTok personality Van Toan, former French Junior Eurovision entrants Angelina, Valentina, Enzo and Lissandro closed the interval with “We Are the World”, in support of the Non-Violence Project.

R/O	Country	Artist	Song	Language	Points	Place
1	Spain	Sandra Valero	“Loviu” (Te quiero)	Spanish[b]	201	2
2	Malta	Yulan	“Stronger” (Aktar b’saħħitha)	English	94	10
3	Ukraine	Anastasia Dymyd	“Kvitka” (Квітка, Flower)	Ukrainian, English	128	5
4	Ireland	Jessica McKean	“Aisling” (Dream / Vision)	Irish	42	16
5	United Kingdom	STAND UNIQU3	“Back To Life”	Georgian, English English	160	4
6	North Macedonia	Tamara Grujeska	“Kaži mi, kaži mi koj” (Кажи ми, кажи ми кој)	Macedonian,  English	76	12
7	Estonia	ARHANNA	“Hoiame kokku” (Staying together)	Estonian, English	49	15
8	Armenia	Yan Girls	“Do It My Way” (Դա արեք իմ ձևով)	Armenian, English	180	3
9	Poland	Maja Krzyżewska	“I Just Need a Friend” (Potrzebuję tylko przyjaciela)	Polish, English	124	6
10	Georgia	Anastasia Vasadze, Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili	“Over The Sky” ()	Georgian, English	74	14
11	Portugal	Júlia Machado	“Where I Belong” (Onde eu pertenço)	Portuguese, English	75	13
12	France	Zoé Clauzure	“Cœur” (Heart)	French	228	1
13	Albania	Viola Gjyzeli	“Bota ime” (My world)	Albanian	115	8
14	Italy	Melissa and Ranya	“Un mondo giusto” (A just world)	Italian, English	81	11
15	Germany	FIA	“Ohne Worte” (Without words)	German[a]	107	9
16	The Netherlands	Sep and Jasmijn	“Holding on to You” (Aan je vasthouden)	Dutch, English	122	7

Detailed voting results: 

Split results

Place	Combined		Jury		Online vote
	Country	Points	Country	Points	Country	Points
1	France	228	France	136	France	92
2	Spain	201	Armenia	116	Spain	86
3	Armenia	180	Spain	115	Ukraine	83
4	United Kingdom	160	United Kingdom	102	Germany	74
5	Ukraine	128	Albania	70	Netherlands	70
6	Poland	124	Poland	69	Armenia	64
7	Netherlands	122	Netherlands	52	United Kingdom	58
8	Albania	115	Malta	51	Poland	55
9	Germany	107	Ukraine	45	Georgia	53
10	Malta	94	North Macedonia	37	Albania  Portugal	45
11	Italy	81	Italy	37
12	North Macedonia	76	Germany	33	Italy	44
13	Portugal	75	Portugal	30	Estonia  Malta	43
14	Georgia	74	Georgia	21
15	Estonia	49	Ireland	8	North Macedonia	39
16	Ireland	42	Estonia	6	Ireland	34

Detailed voting results of the final

Voting procedure used:   100% Online vote   100% Jury vote		Total score	Jury vote score	Online vote score	Jury vote
					Spain	Malta	Ukraine	Ireland	United Kingdom	North Macedonia	Estonia	Armenia	Poland	Georgia	Portugal	France	Albania	Italy	Germany	Netherlands
C o m p e t i n g c o u n t r i e s	Spain	201	115	86		6	5		8	10	12	6	2	12		12	10	12	10	10
	Malta	94	51	43			3		4			12	3		7	10	4	6	2
	Ukraine	128	45	83	1			3	1	3	4		5	6			8	2	7	5
	Ireland	42	8	34										3	4	1
	United Kingdom	160	102	58	10	10	12	4		7	6	8	8		1	4	12	8	5	7
	North Macedonia	76	37	39	2	2	2	1				1	10		6	5	1		4	3
	Estonia	49	6	43			1		2	2				1
	Armenia	180	116	64	3	12	10	2	12	12	8		7	10	2	7	6	5	12	8
	Poland	124	69	55	8	4	7	10	10		2	5			8		3		6	6
	Georgia	74	21	53	5				3			4			5			3	1
	Portugal	75	30	45	7	5		6			1		1	2		6				2
	France	228	136	92	12	8	6	12	6	8	10	10	12	5	10		7	10	8	12
	Albania	115	70	45			8	7	7	5	5	7	4	4	12	3		7		1
	Italy	81	37	44	6	3		5		1	3			8	3	8
	Germany	107	33	74		1	4			4	7	3		7			2	1		4
	Netherlands	122	52	70	4	7		8	5	6		2	6			2	5	4	3

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

12 points awarded by juries

#	Recipient	Countries giving 12 points
4	Armenia	Germany,  Malta,  North Macedonia,  United Kingdom
	France	Ireland,  Netherlands,  Poland,  Spain
	Spain	Estonia,  France,  Georgia,  Italy
2	United Kingdom	Albania,  Ukraine
1	Albania	Portugal
	Malta	Armenia

Spokespersons. The following people were confirmed to have announced the jury 12 points for their respective country. Countries that did not provide their own spokesperson had their 12 points announced by a local student from the International School of Nice-

•  Spain – Juan Diego Álvarez
•  Malta – Gaia Gambuzza
•  Ukraine – Zlata Dziunka
•  United Kingdom – Charlie Poissenot
•  North Macedonia – Sofya Lyubinskaya
•  Estonia – Iris Ashton
•  Armenia – Lino Mercier
•  Poland – Gabrysia Wojciechowicz
•  Georgia – Mariam Bigvava
•  Portugal – Chloé Baldakar
•  France – Enzo 
•  Germany – Vivienne Craig
•  Netherlands – Luna Sabella

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 also provided international live streams of the contest through their official YouTube channel with no commentary.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries

Country	Broadcaster	Channel(s)	Commentator(s)	–
Albania	RTSH	RTSH 1, RTSH Muzikë	Andri Xhahu	–
Armenia	AMPTV	1TV	Hamlet Arakelyan and Hrachuhi Utmazyan	–
Estonia	ERR	ETV2	Marko Reikop	–
		ETV+	Aleksandr Hobotov and Julia Kalenda	–
France	France Télévisions	France 2	Stéphane Bern and Carla Lazzari	–
Georgia	GPB	1TV	Nikoloz Lobiladze	–
Germany	ARD/NDR	KiKA	Consi	–
Ireland	TG4	TG4	Sinéad Ní Uallacháin	–
Italy	RAI	Rai 1	Mario Acampa	–
Malta	PBS	TVM	No commentary	–
Netherlands	NPO/AVROTROS	NPO Zapp via NPO 3	Bart Arens and Matheu Hinzen	–
North Macedonia	MRT	MRT 1	Eli Tanaskovska	–
Poland	TVP	TVP1, TVP Polonia, TVP ABC	Aleksander Sikora	–
Portugal	RTP	RTP1, RTP Internacional, RTP África	Nuno Galopim and Iolanda Ferreira	–
Spain	RTVE	La 1, TVE Internacional, TVE 4K	Julia Varela and Tony Aguilar	–
Ukraine	UA:PBC	Suspilne Kultura	Timur Miroshnychenko	–
United Kingdom	BBC	BBC Two, CBBC	Lauren Layfield and Hrvy	–

Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries

Country	Broadcaster	Channel(s)	Commentator(s)	–
Kazakhstan	Khabar Agency	Khabar TV	Yerdana Yerzhanuly and Dinara Sadu	–
Lithuania	LRT	LRT televizija	Ramūnas Zilnys	–

Notes.

← Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 • Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 • Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 →
Countries (in order of appearance)
Final	Spain ⦁ Malta ⦁ Ukraine ⦁ Ireland ⦁ United Kingdom ⦁ North Macedonia ⦁ Estonia ⦁ Armenia ⦁ Poland • Georgia ⦁ Portugal ⦁ France (winner) • Albania ⦁ Italy ⦁ Germany • The Netherlands
Artists (in order of appearance)
Final	Sandra Valero ⦁ Yulan Law • Anastasia Dymyd • Jessica McKean ⦁ STAND UNIQU3 ⦁ Tamara Grujeska ⦁ ARHANNA ⦁ Yan Girls ⦁ Maja Krzyżewska ⦁ Anastasia & Ranina • Júlia Machado ⦁ Zoé Clauzure (winner) ⦁ Viola Gjyzeli ⦁ Melissa and Ranya ⦁ FIA ⦁ Sep & Jasmijn
Songs (in order of appearance)
Final	“Loviu” • “Stronger” ⦁ “Квітка” (Kvitka) • “Aisling” • “Back To Life” • “Kaži mi, kaži mi koj” (Кажи ми, кажи ми кој) ⦁ “Hoiame kokku” ⦁ “Do It My Way” • “I Just Need a Friend” ⦁ “Over the sky” • “Where I Belong” ⦁ “Cœur” (winner) ⦁ “Bota ime” • “Un mondo giusto” • “Othe Worte” ⦁ “Holding On to You”

Official Music Video – Junior Eurovision 2023

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

• 🇦🇱Albania: Viola Gjyzeli – “Bota ime” (Eriona Rushiti – Enis Mullaj). Abanian Ι English. Born in Italy to Albanian parents, Viola first showed her love for performing at the age of 7 when she participated in, and won, a children’s song contest in her hometown of Durrës. That first trophy was just the beginning of the young singer’s journey, as over the next few years she continued to work towards her dream of becoming a professional singer. In her spare time, Viola enjoys playing sports like basketball and ping-pong, as well as spending time with her 6 dogs (Zago, Era, Tomi, Zara, Boi, and Bora) and pet cow (Dotty). The words to Bota Ime were written by Eriona Rushiti, the talented lyricist behind Albanian Eurovision Song Contest entries Ktheju Tokës (Tel Aviv 2019) and Duje (Liverpool 2023).

• Country: 🇦🇱 Albania

• 🇪🇪 Estonia: ARHANNA (Arhanna Sandra Arbma) – “Hoiame kokku” (Rael Laikre / Leelo Tungal – Arhanna Sandra Arbma / Karl-Ander Reismann). Estonian Ι English. Estonia will make their debut at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest thanks to ARHANNA from the little town of Räpina. It’s here, at the prestigious Räpina Music School, where she learned how to play piano, compose and sing. The young performer’s no stranger to the stage, having participated in many national and international competitions including winning the TV talent show Tähtede Lava (‘Star Stage’), which led to her participation at Junior Eurovision. In her free time Arhanna likes to spend time with friends, creating videos, drawing, crafting, and adding objects to her collection of panda memorabilia.

• 🇫🇷 France: Zoé Clauzure – “Cœur“ (Heart) (Noée Francheteau – Julien Comblat / Jérémy Chapron). French Ι English. Zoé’s Clauzure’s career is already studded with successes, challenges, and encounters with accomplished artists. The teenage pianist from Montrouge has performed with Amir (France’s Eurovision Song Contest 2016 participant) and French singer-songwriter Yseult; recorded several singles; and even made it to the semi-finals of The Voice Kids (France) in 2020. An accomplished songwriter, the young star writes down lyrics and chords on a notebook, composes with Logic Pro software, and records her covers played on the piano to post to her social networks. But Zoe’s biggest passion is being live on stage… which is lucky, because she’s about to represent the host nation when Junior Eurovision arrives in Nice!

• 🇬🇪 Georgia: Anastasia & Ranina (Anastasia Vasadze, Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili) – “Over The Sky” (Mebo Nutsubidze – Mebo Nutsubidze / Betkho). Georgian Ι English. Anastasia Vasadze won Georgia’s young talent contest ‘Ranina 2023’ and the chance to represent her country at Junior Eurovision in Nice. She’ll be joined on stage by her fellow finalists from that competition Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili, who will perform as ‘Ranina’. Anastasia has a glittering trophy cabinet, having won the international singing competition Wonderland in 2018 and the Golden Muse contest in 2021 – so she’ll be hoping to add a fourth Junior Eurovision victory for Georgia to her accomplishments. Both Nikoloz and Oto have tasted success in numerous talent contests too, so it looks like Georgia are sending a ‘triple threat’ to France this year.

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. The trio will represent Georgia with the song “Over the Sky”.

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. 

Ranina (რანინა). 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
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
			G. Asanishvili	D. Evgenidze	L. Bagrationi
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
			G. Asanishvili	D. Evgenidze	L. Bagrationi
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
			D. Sakavaridze	D. Evgenidze	M. Mikaberidze
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
			D. Sakavaridze	D. Evgenidze	M. Mikaberidze
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
			N. Kapanadze	D. Evgenidze	S. Khalvashi
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
			N. Kapanadze	D. Evgenidze	S. Khalvashi
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
			N. Tatishvili	D. Evgenidze	T. Rukhadze
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
			N. Tatishvili	D. Evgenidze	T. Rukhadze
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)

Preparation. Despite Anastasia Vasadze being the sole winner of Ranina 2023, therefore winning the right to represent Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, it was revealed on 12 September 2023 that she would be supported on stage by Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili, both of whom participated in the 2022 edition of the selection and reached the final. This also marked the first time that Georgia would not be represented by a soloist since 2015.

The trio went on to rebrand to Anastasia and Ranina, referencing the name of the selection show which brought them together, on 13 October, with their song “Over the Sky”, written by Betkho and Mebo Nutsubidze, being released on 15 October during the broadcast of Am shabat-k’viras (Georgian: Ამ შაბათ-კვირას, transl. This Weekend) on the First Channel.

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

• 🇩🇪 Germany: FIA – “Ohne Worte” (Martin Fliegenschmidt / Sascha Seelemann / David Jürgens – Martin Fliegenschmidt / Sascha Seelemann / David Jürgens). German Ι English. FIA’s family moved back to Berlin from Shanghai after the birth of her sister, where they now live 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 known as the entertainer in her family. During her appearance on The Voice Kids (Germany), the young singer impressed audiences with her translation of the songs using sign language. She was inspired to do this by her little sister. FIA is a big fan of the K-pop band BLACKPINK, and spends her free time learning all of their dance moves. 

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. 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.

National final. 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.

The full version of “Ohne Worte”, recorded following the national final, was released on 13 October, together with an accompanying music video.

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

• 🇵🇱 Poland: Maja Krzyżewska – “I just need a friend” (Patryk Kumor / Carla Fernandes / Marissa – Carla Fernandes / Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek / Patryk Kumor / Piotr Zborowski). Polish Ι English. Maja Krzyżewska refers to herself as ‘Maja from the end of the world’, as she comes from Szeszupka, a small village in Poland with fewer residents than there are Junior Eurovision 2023 participants! This year the young singer took part in the The Voice Kids (Poland) and was chosen for Cleo’s team, who you might remember represented Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014 with My Słowianie. After this experience, Maja competed in the Polish Junior Eurovision selection show Szansa na Sukces, which she won. Aside from singing, Maja also enjoys ‘dancing in the air’, and has become very proficient performing with an aerial silk.

• 🇺🇦 Ukraine: Anastasia Dymyd – “Kvitka” (Svitlana Tarabarova – Svitlana Tarabarova). Ukrainian Ι English. Anastasia Dymyd is from the village of Hoshiv, in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine. Though a fourth-grader, she’s already participated in and won multiple children’s vocal competitions, including first place for a ‘Modern Folk Performance’ in the Black Sea Games 2023. When she isn’t singing, Anastasia enjoys drawing, dancing, spending time with her family and playing with friends outside. Despite loving nature and having a dream to climb Hoverla mountain, Anastasia fears almost all animals – starting with butterflies! In fact, the only animals she is not scared of are aquarium fish.