• Dates – Grand Final: Sunday, 19 December 2021 – 16:00 CET
• Host – Venue & Location: La Seine Musicale, Paris, 🇫🇷 France
• Presenter (s): Carla / Élodie Gossuin / Olivier Minne
• Director: Julian Gutierrez, Franck Broqua
• Executive Producer: Alexandra Redde-Amiel
• Executive Supervisor: Martin Österdahl
• Multicamera Director: Julian Gutierrez, Franck Broqua
• Host broadcaster: – (France TV)
• Website: junioreurovision.tv/event/paris-2021
• Motto: ‘Imagine’
• Opening Act – Interval Act: 
• Participants – Number of entries: 19 [🇩🇪 Germany (2ª), 🇬🇪 Georgia (16ª), 🇵🇱 Poland (9ª), 🇲🇹 Malta (18ª), 🇮🇹 Italy (8ª), 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (7ª), 🇷🇺 Russia (17ª), 🇮🇪 Ireland (7ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (15ª), 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan (3ª), 🇦🇱 Albania (8ª), 🇺🇦 Ukraine (17ª), 🇫🇷 France (5ª), 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (4ª), 🇳🇱 The Netherlands (20ª), 🇪🇸 Spain (7ª),  🇷🇸 Serbia (14ª), 🇲🇰 North Macedonia (17ª), 🇵🇹 Portugal (7ª)]
• Debuting countries: 
• Return: 🇦🇱 Albania (8ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (15ª), 🇦🇿 Azerbaigian (4ª), 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (7ª), 🇮🇪 Ireland (7ª), 🇮🇹 Italy (8ª), 🇲🇰 North Macedonia (17ª), 🇵🇹 Portugal (7ª)
• Non-returning countries: 🇧🇾 Belarus (19ª)
• Vote – Voting system: Ognuno dei paesi in gara assegna 12, 10, 8 e dal 7 all’1, punti per le proprie dieci canzoni preferite.
• Winning song: “Qami Qami” – Maléna, 🇦🇲 Armenia (2ª)

R/O	Country	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	🇩🇪 Germany	Pauline (Pauline Steinmüller)	“Imagine Us” (Stell dir uns vor)	061	17
2	🇬🇪 Georgia	Niko Kajaia (Nikoloz Kajaia, ნიკოლოზ ქაჯაია) (with Barbare Tvarava, Lizi Kvirkevlia)	“Let’s Count the Smiles” (დავაგროვოთ ღიმილები)	163	04
3	🇵🇱 Poland	Sara James (Sara Zofia Egwu-James)	“Somebody”	218	02
4	🇲🇹 Malta	Ike and Kaya (Ike Mizzi and Kaya Gouder Curmi)	“My Home”	097	12
5	🇮🇹 Italy	Elisabetta Lizza	“Specchio (Mirror on the Wall)”	107	10
6	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	Denislava and Martin (Денислава и Мартин; Denislava Dimitrova and Martin Stoyanov, Денислава Димитрова и Мартин Стоянов)	“Voice of Love” (Гласът на любовта)	077	16
7	🇷🇺 Russia	Tanya Mezhentseva (Tatyana “Tanya” Mezhentseva, Татьяна “Таня” Меженцева)	“Mon ami” (Мой друг, Mon Amie)	124	07
8	🇮🇪 Ireland	Maiú Levi Lawlor	“Saor (Disappear)” (Free)	044	18
9	🇦🇲 Armenia	Maléna (Մալենա; Arpine Martoyan, Արփինե Մարտոյան)	“Qami Qami” (Քամի Քամի, Wind Wind)	224	01
10	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	Alinur Khamzin and Beknur Zhanibekuly (Алинура Хазима и Бекнура Жанибекулы)	“Ertegı älemı (Fairy World)” (Ертегі әлемі; Fairy World/Сказочный мир)	121	08
11	🇦🇱 Albania	Anna Gjebrea	“Stand By You” (Do të jem në krah)	084	14
12	🇺🇦 Ukraine	Olena Usenko (Олена Усенко)	“Vazhil” (Важіль, Leverage)	125	06
13	🇫🇷 France	Enzo (Enzo Hilaire)	“Tic Tac” (Tick Tock)	187	03
14	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	Sona Azizova (Sona Əzizova)	“One of Those Days” (O günlərdən biri)	151	05
15	🇳🇱 The Netherlands	Ayana (Ayana Voss)	“Mata sugu aō ne” (またすぐ会おうね, Tot ziens, When I See You Again)	043	19
16	🇪🇸 Spain	Levi Díaz	“Reír” (Laugh)	077	15
17	🇷🇸 Serbia	Jovana and Dunja (Jovana Radonjić and Dunja Živković, Јована Радоњић и Дуња Живковић)	“Oči deteta (Children’s Eyes)” (Очи детета)	086	13
18	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	Dajte Muzika (Дајте музика: Kristina Mukaetova, Anastasija Džabirska, Miha Gigov, Filip Popovski; Кристина Мукаетова, Анастасија Џабирски, Миха Гигов, Филип Поповски)	“Green Forces”	114	09
19	🇵🇹 Portugal	Simão Oliveira	“O rapaz” (The boy)	101	11

Overview/About. After Valentina’s victory at Junior Eurovision in Poland, France Télévisions were granted the honour of organising the Contest in Paris, the ‘City of Light’.

On the night in France, Maléna won a second victory for Armenia with her song “Qami Qami”, earning a grand total of 224 points, which was enough to finish in first place, with runners-up Poland and hosts France scoring 218 and 187 points respectively.

The show took place on Sunday 19 December at the La Seine Musicale – a spectacular concert hall located on Île Seguin (Seguin Island) on the Seine river.

The slogan is ‘Imagine’: a simple and effective nod to Valentina’s winning song “J’imagine”. But it’s not just a slogan – it’s an invitation to dream.

Our hosts for the evening were Olivier Minne, Élodie Gossuin and Carla (of “Bim Bam Toi” fame), and along with the 19 participating countries, we enjoyed performances from reigning champ Valentina, DJ duo Ofenbach and the sensational Barbara Pravi.

Missed participation

Participants

JESC 2021 Scoreboard Ι Detailed voting results Ι Jurors:

Paris 2021		Total score	Jury vote score	Online vote score	Jury vote
					🇩🇪	🇬🇪	🇵🇱	🇲🇹	🇮🇹	🇧🇬	🇷🇺	🇮🇪	🇦🇲	🇰🇿	🇦🇱	🇺🇦	🇫🇷	🇦🇿	🇳🇱	🇪🇸	🇷🇸	🇲🇰	🇵🇹
C o n t e s t a n t s	🇩🇪 Germany	61	15	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	2
	🇬🇪 Georgia	163	104	59	–	–	–	12	7	5	3	–	12	8	2	6	12	7	5	2	10	8	5
	🇵🇱 Poland	218	116	102	12	4	–	10	8	6	1	12	1	5	4	10	2	3	10	8	7	5	8
	🇲🇹 Malta	97	47	50	6	8	2	–	2	–	2	–	3	3	–	8	–	4	–	1	–	4	4
	🇮🇹 Italy	107	60	47	–	6	5	6	–	8	–	8	–	–	10	–	6	1	6	4	–	–	–
	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	77	39	38	–	3	–	3	10	–	5	3	–	–	3	–	–	5	–	–	–	1	6
	🇷🇺 Russia	124	74	50	5	–	4	1	–	3	–	–	7	12	7	–	1	12	3	3	4	12	–
	🇮🇪 Ireland	44	5	39	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	🇦🇲 Armenia	224	115	109	10	5	12	5		2	6	7	–	6	6	7	10	–	7	10	8	2	12
	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	121	64	57	3	1	7	7	1	1	12		4	–	–	4	7	8	–	6	2	–	1
	🇦🇱 Albania	84	45	39	4	–	1	–	–	–	7	6	8	–	–	–	8	–	1	–	–	10	–
	🇺🇦 Ukraine	125	62	63	7	–	8	–	–	12	–	10	2	–	–	–	3	6	2	12	–	–	–
	🇫🇷 France	187	120	67	8	12	6	8	3	10	4	–	10	7	8	–	–	–	12	7	12	6	7
	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	151	109	42	2	10	10	2	12	7	10	1	–	10	1	12	–	–	8	5	6	3	10
	🇳🇱 The Netherlands	43	9	34	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	1	–	3	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
	🇪🇸 Spain	77	30	47	1	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	6	2	5	–	4	2	4	–	–	–	3
	🇷🇸 Serbia	86	24	62	–	7	–	–	6	–	–	2	–	–	–	2	–	–	–		–	7	–
	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	114	55	59	–	2	–	–	–	–	8	5	5	–	12	5	5	10	–	–	3	–	–
	🇵🇹 Portugal	101	9	92	–	–	–	4	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 was the 19th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by France Télévisions and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The contest was held on 19 December 2021 at La Seine Musicale in Paris, France, following the country’s victory at the 2020 contest with the song “J’imagine”, performed by Valentina. This was the first time the contest was held in France, as well as the first Eurovision event to be held in the country since Eurovision Young Dancers 1999 in Lyon and the first to be held in Paris since Eurovision Young Dancers 1989.

Nineteen countries participated in the contest, with Albania, Armenia, Ireland, Italy, North Macedonia and Portugal all returning after their absence from the previous edition. Azerbaijan and Bulgaria returned after two and four-year absences respectively. For the first time in 19 editions, Belarus did not participate, as the country’s broadcaster is under a three-year suspension from the EBU, making the Netherlands the only country to have participated every year since the contest’s first edition in 2003.

Armenia’s Maléna was the winner of the contest with the song “Qami Qami“. This was Armenia’s second victory in the contest, following their win in 2010. Poland, host country France, Georgia and Azerbaijan completed the top five, with this being the highest placement for Azerbaijan to date. Meanwhile, the Netherlands finished in last place for the first time in the contest’s history. Ireland and Spain also achieved their lowest placings to date, the latter finishing outside the top five for the first time.

Location. On 9 December 2020, it was announced that the contest was set to take place in France in 2021. It was hosted in Paris at La Seine Musicale, a 6,000-seat concert hall located on Île Seguin. The contest was held on 19 December, which is the latest date for the contest ever. The last time the contest was held in December was in 2012.

Bidding phase and host city selection. Unlike Eurovision’s adult version, the winning country originally did not receive the automatic rights to host the next contest. However, for the contests since 2011 (with the exceptions of 2012 and 2018), the winning country has had first refusal on hosting the next competition. Italy used this clause in 2015 to decline to host the contest after their victory in 2014. On 15 October 2017, the EBU announced a return to the original system in 2018, to help provide broadcasters with a greater amount of time to prepare, and to ensure the continuation of the contest into the future.

On 9 December 2020, it was confirmed by the EBU that France, having won the 2020 contest, would host the 2021 contest. The French Head of Delegation Alexandra Redde-Amiel had previously stated that France Télévisions was keen to host the contest. Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) had also expressed an interest in hosting the contest if they had won the 2020 contest.

On 20 May 2021, during a press conference held by France Télévisions and the EBU, it was confirmed that the contest would be held in Paris. It was the second consecutive time the contest is held in a capital city.

Participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 (Gallery):

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Participating countries. On 2 September 2021, 19 countries were confirmed to be participating in the contest, equaling the number of participating countries from 2019. Albania, Armenia, Ireland, Italy, North Macedonia and Portugal all returned after a one-year absence, while Azerbaijan and Bulgaria returned after two and four-year absences respectively. For the first time since the contest’s inception, Belarus did not participate, as the country’s broadcaster BTRC is in the midst of a three-year suspension from the EBU. This made it the first edition since the 2004 contest to not see any of the previous year’s participating countries withdraw voluntarily, as well as the first since 2018 to see the number of participating countries actively increase from the year before.

Prior to the event, a digital compilation album featuring all the songs from the 2021 contest was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music Group on 3 December 2021.

Participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Country	Broadcaster	Artist	Song	Language	Songwriter(s)
🇦🇱 Albania	RTSH	Anna Gjebrea	“Stand By You“	Albanian, English	Gannin Arnold, Endi Cuci, Anna Gjebrea, Sani M’airura, Adam Watts
🇦🇲 Armenia	AMPTV	Maléna	“Qami Qami” (Քամի Քամի)	Armenian, English[a]	Maléna, Vahram Petrosyan, Tokionine, David Tserunyan
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	İTV	Sona Azizova	“One of Those Days“	Azerbaijani, English	Sona Azizova, Maria Broberg, Hampus Eurenius, Francisco Faria, Javid Shahbazbayov, Martin Wiik
🇧🇬 Bulgaria	BNT	Denislava & Martin	“Voice of Love“	Bulgarian, English	Vasil Garvanliev, Vesna Malinova, Stan Stefanov, Davor Yordanovski
🇫🇷 France	France Télévisions	Enzo	“Tic Tac“	French	Léa Ivanne, Alban Lico
🇬🇪 Georgia	GPB	Niko Kajaia	“Let’s Count the Smiles“	Georgian, English, French	Giga Kukhianidze
🇩🇪 Germany	Kika	Pauline	“Imagine Us“	German, English	Torben Brüggemann, Alex Henke, Ricardo Muñoz, Patrick Salmy
🇮🇪 Ireland	TG4	Maiú Levi Lawlor	“Saor (Disappear)“	Irish[b]	Anna Banks, Brendan McCarthy, Cyprian Cassar, Lesley Ann Halve, Niall Mooney, Lauren White Murphy
🇮🇹 Italy	RAI	Elisabetta Lizza	“Specchio (Mirror on the Wall)“	Italian, English	Franco Fasano, Marco Iardella, Fabrizio Palaferri, Stefano Rigamonti
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	KA	Alinur Khamzin & Beknur Zhanibekuly	“Ertegı älemı (Fairy World)” (Ертегі әлемі)	Kazakh, French	Gabriel Boileau Cloutier, Nurbolat Qanay
🇲🇹 Malta	PBS	Ike & Kaya	“My Home“	English	Cyprian Cassar, Owen Leuellen, Matt “Muxu” Mercieca
🇳🇱 The Netherlands	AVROTROS	Ayana	“Mata sugu aō ne” (またすぐ会おうね)	Dutch, English[c]	Ferry Lagendijk
🇲🇰 North Macedonia	MRT	Dajte Muzika	“Green Forces“	Macedonian, English	Robert Bilbilov, Robin Zimbakov
🇵🇱 Poland	TVP	Sara James	“Somebody“	Polish, English	Jan Bielecki, Dominik Buczkowski-Wojtaszek, Patryk Kumór, Tom Martin
🇵🇹 Portugal	RTP	Simão Oliveira	“O rapaz“	Portuguese	Diogo Clemente, Fernando Daniel
🇷🇺 Russia	VGTRK	Tanya Mezhentseva	“Mon ami“	Russian, English[d]	Danu Boian, Alexander Brashovyan, Dmitriy Korochin, Tanya Mezhentseva
🇷🇸 Serbia	RTS	Jovana & Dunja	“Oči deteta (Children’s Eyes)” (Очи детета)	Serbian	Ana Frlin
🇪🇸 Spain	RTVE	Levi Díaz	“Reír“	Spanish	David Roma
🇺🇦 Ukraine	UA:PBC	Olena Usenko	“Vazhil” (Важіль)	Ukrainian	Kateryna Komar, Olena Usenko

Returning artists. The Russian representative, Tanya Mezhentseva, has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest before; she represented Russia in 2019 along with Denberel Oorzhak, finishing in 13th place with the song “A Time for Us”. This is only the third case (all of whom have been from Russia) in the competition to feature a returning artist from previous editions after Katya Ryabova (Russia 2009 and 2011) and Lerika (Moldova 2011 and Russia 2012). The Armenian representative, Maléna, was set to participate in 2020 with the song “Why” before Armenia withdrew from the competition.

Production. 

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several measures were taken by the organisers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the spread of the Omicron variant. Although the live show was held with a full capacity audience wearing masks, the jury show, which took place on 18 December, was held without an audience. The opening ceremony, which took place on 13 December, was held without delegations attending.

In preparation for the event, the EBU had been considering three scenarios in which the contest could be held, which were announced on 24 August. The three scenarios include:

• The event is held with no restrictions, as it was before the COVID-19 pandemic began (scenario A).
• The event is held with social distancing measures in place (scenario B). The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 was held in this scenario.
• The option is provided for acts to compete with their music video if they are unable to travel to Paris (scenario C, which was the option used by Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021) or to compete with a recording of the rehearsals if they are unable to compete in the televised final (this was the option used by Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021).

Format. 

Presenters. Carla, Élodie Gossuin and Olivier Minne were the presenters of the show. Carla was also the French entrant in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019. The hosts were revealed during a press conference on 17 November.

Visual design. The slogan for the contest, Imagine, was revealed on 20 May 2021 during a press conference prior to the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The slogan was chosen as a reference to the previous year’s winning song “J’imagine”, as well as a way to encourage children to be creative and pursue their dreams.

The official logo and theme artwork for the contest was unveiled on 24 August 2021. The artwork was inspired by three themes: imagination, Christmas and the Eiffel Tower.

Postcards. Contestants were featured in “postcard” video introductions, set in a different location in Paris, or surrounding areas in France. Each began with a short clip of the upcoming performer flying over the skies of Paris via green screen, followed by an extended sequence involving dance troupes dancing in a specific Parisian location. Following that, a stream of light in the colours of the upcoming country’s flag entered La Seine Musicale, and the upcoming participant’s face was projected onto the exterior of the venue, signalling the beginning of the upcoming performance.

Contest overview. The event took place on 19 December 2021 at 16:00 CET. Nineteen countries participated, with the running order published on 13 December 2021. 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, eligible to vote. Armenia won with 224 points, also winning the online vote. Poland came second with 218 points, with France (who won the jury vote), Georgia, and Azerbaijan completing the top five. Spain, Bulgaria, Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands occupied the bottom five positions.

The opening of the show featured the traditional flag parade, accompanied by French DJ duo Ofenbach performing a medley of their discography. During the interval, Valentina performed a Christmas version of her winning song “J’imagine“. All participants then joined on stage for a rendition of the common song, “Imagine”. Barbara Pravi closed the interval with a performance of her song “Voilà“, with which she represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.

R/O	Country	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	🇩🇪 Germany	Pauline	“Imagine Us”	61	17
2	🇬🇪 Georgia	Niko Kajaia	“Let’s Count the Smiles”	163	4
3	🇵🇱 Poland	Sara James	“Somebody”	218	2
4	🇲🇹 Malta	Ike and Kaya	“My Home”	97	12
5	🇮🇹 Italy	Elisabetta Lizza	“Specchio (Mirror on the Wall)”	107	10
6	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	Denislava and Martin	“Voice of Love”	77	16
7	🇷🇺 Russia	Tanya Mezhentseva	“Mon ami“	124	7
8	🇮🇪 Ireland	Maiú Levi Lawlor	“Saor (Disappear)”	44	18
9	🇦🇲 Armenia	Maléna	“Qami Qami“	224	1
10	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	Alinur Khamzin and Beknur Zhanibekuly	“Ertegı älemı (Fairy World)”	121	8
11	🇦🇱 Albania	Anna Gjebrea	“Stand By You”	84	14
12	🇺🇦 Ukraine	Olena Usenko	“Vazhil“	125	6
13	🇫🇷 France	Enzo	“Tic Tac”	187	3
14	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	Sona Azizova	“One of Those Days”	151	5
15	🇳🇱 The Netherlands	Ayana	“Mata sugu aō ne“	43	19
16	🇪🇸 Spain	Levi Díaz	“Reír“	77	15
17	🇷🇸 Serbia	Jovana and Dunja	“Oči deteta (Children’s Eyes)”	86	13
18	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	Dajte Muzika	“Green Forces”	114	9
19	🇵🇹 Portugal	Simão Oliveira	“O rapaz“	101	11

All the national selections for Eurovision Song Contest 2021: 

• National Selections • Internal Selections in 2021:

COUNTRY	EVENT	WINNER
🇦🇱 Albania	Junior Fest, 23-10-2021	Anna Gjebrea – “Stand By You”
🇦🇲 Armenia	Selección interna, 17-11-2021 (Presentación de la canción, 19-11-2021)	Maléna – “Qami Qami” (Քամի Քամի)
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	Selección interna, 16-08-2021 (Presentación de la canción, 17-11-2021)	Sona Azizova – “One of Those Days”
🇧🇬 Bulgaria	Selección interna 8-11-2021 (Presentación de la canción, 13-11-2021)	Denislava and Martin – “Voice of Love”
🇫🇷 France	Selección interna, 22-10-2021	Enzo – “Tic Tac”
🇬🇪 Georgia	Ranina 2021, 13-10-2021 (Presentación de la canción, 14 de noviembre 2021)	Niko Kajaia – “Let’s Count the Smiles”
🇩🇪 Germany	Wer fährt nach Paris?, 10-09-2021	Pauline – “Imagine Us”
🇮🇪 Ireland	Junior Eurovision Éire 2021, 17-10-2021 (Presentación de la canción, 16-11-2021)	Maiú Levi Lawlor – “Saor (Disappear)”
🇮🇹 Italy	Selección interna, 11-11-2021 (Presentación de la canción, (12-11-2021)	Elisabetta Lizza – “Specchio (Mirror on the Wall)”
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	Final Nacional, 6-11-2021	Alinur Khamzin and Beknur Zhanibekuly – “Ertegı älemı (Fairy World)” (Ертегі әлемі)
🇲🇹 Malta	MJESC, 16-10-2021	Ike and Kaya – “My Home”
🇳🇱 The Netherlands	Junior Songfestival, 25-09-2021	Ayana – “Mata sugu aō ne” (またすぐ会おうね)
🇲🇰 North Macedonia	Selección interna, 11-10-2021 (Presentación de la canción, (12-11-2021)	Dajte Muzika – “Green Forces”
🇵🇱 Poland	Szansa na Sukces – Eurowizja Junior, 26-09-2021	Sara James – “Somebody”
🇵🇹 Portugal	The Voice Kids Portugal 19-04-2021 (Presentación de la canción, 12-11-2021)	Simão Oliveira – “O rapaz“
🇷🇺 Russia	Final Nacional, 26-10-2021	Tanya Mezhentseva – “Mon ami“
🇷🇸 Serbia	Selección interna, 5-10-2021 (Presentación de la canción, 28-10-2021)	Jovana and Dunja – “Oči deteta (Children’s Eyes)” (Очи детета)
🇪🇸 Spain	Selección interna, 16-09-2021 (Presentación de la canción, 18-10-2021)	Levi Díaz – “Reír“
🇺🇦 Ukraine	Final Nacional, 24-10-2021	Olena Usenko – “Vazhil” (Важіль)

Connections:

4.Detailed voting results.

Split results 

Place	Combined		Jury		Online vote
	Country	Points	Country	Points	Country	Points
1	🇦🇲 Armenia	224	🇫🇷 France	120	🇦🇲 Armenia	109
2	🇵🇱 Poland	218	🇵🇱 Poland	116	🇵🇱 Poland	102
3	🇫🇷 France	187	🇦🇲 Armenia	115	🇵🇹 Portugal	92
4	🇬🇪 Georgia	163	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	109	🇫🇷 France	67
5	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	151	🇬🇪 Georgia	104	🇺🇦 Ukraine	63
6	🇺🇦 Ukraine	125	🇷🇺 Russia	74	🇷🇸 Serbia	62
7	🇷🇺 Russia	124	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	64	🇬🇪 Georgia 🇲🇰 North Macedonia	59
8	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	121	🇺🇦 Ukraine	62
9	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	114	🇮🇹 Italy	60	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	57
10	🇮🇹 Italy	107	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	55	🇲🇹 Malta 🇷🇺 Russia	50
11	🇵🇹 Portugal	101	🇲🇹 Malta	47
12	🇲🇹 Malta	97	🇦🇱 Albania	45	🇮🇹 Italy 🇪🇸 Spain	47
13	🇷🇸 Serbia	86	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	39
14	🇦🇱 Albania	84	🇪🇸 Spain	30	🇩🇪 Germany	46
15	🇪🇸 Spain	77[e]	🇷🇸 Serbia	24	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	42
16	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	77[e]	🇩🇪 Germany	15	🇦🇱 Albania 🇮🇪 Ireland	39
17	🇩🇪 Germany	61	🇳🇱 The Netherlands	9
18	🇮🇪 Ireland	44	🇵🇹 Portugal	9	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	38
19	🇳🇱 The Netherlands	43	🇮🇪 Ireland	5	🇳🇱 The Netherlands	34

Detailed voting results

Voting procedure used: 100% jury vote, 100% online vote		Total score	Jury vote score	Online vote score	Jury vote
					🇩🇪	🇬🇪	🇵🇱	🇲🇹	🇮🇹	🇧🇬	🇷🇺	🇮🇪	🇦🇲	🇰🇿	🇦🇱	🇺🇦	🇫🇷	🇦🇿	🇳🇱	🇪🇸	🇷🇸	🇲🇰	🇵🇹
C o n t e s t a n t s	🇩🇪 Germany	61	15	46								4		4							5		2
	🇬🇪 Georgia	163	104	59				12	7	5	3		12	8	2	6	12	7	5	2	10	8	5
	🇵🇱 Poland	218	116	102	12	4		10	8	6	1	12	1	5	4	10	2	3	10	8	7	5	8
	🇲🇹 Malta	97	47	50	6	8	2		2		2		3	3		8		4		1		4	4
	🇮🇹 Italy	107	60	47		6	5	6		8		8			10		6	1	6	4
	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	77	39	38		3		3	10		5	3			3			5				1	6
	🇷🇺 Russia	124	74	50	5		4	1		3			7	12	7		1	12	3	3	4	12
	🇮🇪 Ireland	44	5	39					5
	🇦🇲 Armenia	224	115	109	10	5	12	5		2	6	7		6	6	7	10		7	10	8	2	12
	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	121	64	57	3	1	7	7	1	1	12		4			4	7	8		6	2		1
	🇦🇱 Albania	84	45	39	4		1				7	6	8				8		1			10
	🇺🇦 Ukraine	125	62	63	7		8			12		10	2				3	6	2	12
	🇫🇷 France	187	120	67	8	12	6	8	3	10	4		10	7	8				12	7	12	6	7
	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	151	109	42	2	10	10	2	12	7	10	1		10	1	12			8	5	6	3	10
	🇳🇱 The Netherlands	43	9	34					4					1		3					1
	🇪🇸 Spain	77	30	47	1		3						6	2	5		4	2	4				3
	🇷🇸 Serbia	86	24	62		7			6			2				2						7
	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	114	55	59		2					8	5	5		12	5	5	10			3
	🇵🇹 Portugal	101	9	92				4		4						1

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

N.	Contestant	Nation(s) giving 12 points
3	🇫🇷 France	🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇳🇱 The Netherlands, 🇷🇸 Serbia
	🇬🇪 Georgia	🇦🇲 Armenia, 🇫🇷 France, 🇲🇹 Malta
	🇷🇺 Russia	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia
2	🇦🇲 Armenia	🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal
	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	🇮🇹 Italy, 🇺🇦 Ukraine
	🇵🇱 Poland	🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇪 Ireland
	🇺🇦 Ukraine	🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇪🇸 Spain
1	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	🇷🇺 Russia
	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	🇦🇱 Albania

Online voting. According to the EBU, a total of over 4.3 million valid votes were received during the voting windows.

Online voting results

Country	Points	Estimated votes based on points
🇦🇲 Armenia	109	~425,000
🇵🇱 Poland	102	~398,000
🇵🇹 Portugal	92	~359,000
🇫🇷 France	67	~261,000
🇺🇦 Ukraine	63	~246,000
🇷🇸 Serbia	62	~242,000
🇬🇪 Georgia	59	~230,000
🇲🇰 North Macedonia	59	~230,000
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	57	~222,000
🇲🇹 Malta	50	~195,000
🇷🇺 Russia	50	~195,000
🇮🇹 Italy	47	~183,000
🇪🇸 Spain	47	~183,000
🇩🇪 Germany	46	~179,000
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	42	~164,000
🇦🇱 Albania	39	~152,000
🇮🇪 Ireland	39	~152,000
🇧🇬 Bulgaria	38	~148,000
🇳🇱 The Netherlands	34	~133,000

Other countries. For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, it needs to be an active member of the EBU.

Active EBU members.

• 🇧🇪 Belgium – Walloon broadcaster RTBF stated in June that participation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest was considered too expensive. Belgium last participated in 2012 with their entry solely supported by Flemish broadcaster VRT, while their last Walloon entry was in 2005.
• 🇪🇪 Estonia – Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) did not debut at the 2021 contest due to financial issues, but the broadcaster would consider debuting in the coming years. Estonia, however, debuted in 2023.
• 🇮🇱 Israel – Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC) confirmed that they would not be participating in the junior contest due to focusing their efforts on the Eurovision Song Contest. Israel last participated in 2018.
• 🇱🇹 Lithuania – Lithuanian Head of Delegation Audrius Giržadas confirmed that broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) would not be returning to the contest in 2021, citing low ratings during their time in the contest and the cost of participation. Lithuania last participated in 2011.
• 🇬🇧 United Kindom – At a Junior Eurovision press event in May 2021, the EBU stated that they were working to bring the United Kingdom back to the contest, possibly for the 2021 edition. However, the country did not appear on the final list of participants in September. The United Kingdom last participated as a unified nation in 2005.
•  Wales – In February 2021, S4C confirmed their non-participation. Wales last participated in 2019.

Associate EBU members.

• 🇦🇺 Australia – In August 2021, Australian broadcaster SBS indirectly confirmed that discussions about participation in the 2021 edition were ongoing, suggesting that the country could return after a year of absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but did not disclose what their final decision was likely to be. Later that month, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), who had organised Australia’s participation between 2017 and 2019, confirmed that they would not be participating in the 2021 contest, leaving the door open for SBS to take over if they were so inclined. A day after ABC announced they would not return, SBS stated they had ruled out a return as well. Australia last participated in 2019.

Non-EBU members.

• 🇧🇾 Belarus – Belarusian broadcaster BTRC was expelled from the EBU on 1 July, therefore losing the rights to broadcast and participate in the contest unless another Belarusian broadcaster joins the EBU. In August 2021, it was confirmed that the suspension would last for three years, however, the EBU can review it at any point before it expires.

Broadcasts.

Broadcasts in participating countries

Country	Broadcaster(s)	Commentator(s)
🇦🇱 Albania	RTSH, RTSH Muzikë, Radio Tirana 1	Andri Xhahu
🇦🇲 Armenia	AMPTV	Arman Margaryan and Hrachuhi Utmazyan
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	İTV	Un­known
🇧🇬 Bulgaria	BNT 1, BNT 4	Elena Rosberg and Petko Kralev
🇫🇷 France	France 2	Stéphane Bern and Laurence Boccolini
🇬🇪 Georgia	GPB	Nikoloz Lobiladze
🇩🇪 Germany	Kika	Constantin Zöller
🇮🇪 Ireland	TG4	Louise Cantillon
🇮🇹 Italy	Rai Gulp, RaiPlay	Mario Acampa, Marta Viola and Giorgia Boni
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	Khabar Agency	Kaldybek Zhaisanbai and Mahabbat Esen
🇲🇹 Malta	TVM	No commentary
🇳🇱 The Netherlands	AVROTROS	Buddy Vedder
🇲🇰 North Macedonia	MKRTV	Eli Tanaskovska
🇵🇱 Poland	TVP1, TVP Polonia, TVP ABC	Marek Sierocki [pl] and Aleksander Sikora [pl]
🇵🇹 Portugal	RTP1, RTPi, RTPi Asia, RTPi America	Nuno Galopim
🇷🇺 Russia	Carousel	Anton Zorkin and Khryusha
🇷🇸 Serbia	RTS 2, RTS Svet	Tijana Lukić
🇪🇸 Spain	La 1, TVE Internacional	Tony Aguilar and Julia Varela
🇺🇦 Ukraine	UA:Kultura	Viktor Diachenko

Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries

Country	Broadcaster(s)	Commentator(s)
🇮🇸 Iceland	RÚV[f]	Felix Bergsson

Some countries rebroadcast the event several days later in late 2021 or early 2022 like Albania and Portugal during Christmas.

Viewing figures. According to the EBU, 33 million people watched the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021, with a viewing share of 15.6%. France had record high viewing figures for the contest, while the Netherlands had record low viewing figures. For the following countries, viewership information is known:

Estimated viewership by country

Country	Viewership
🇧🇬 Bulgaria	230,000
🇫🇷 France	1,638,000
🇩🇪 Germany	230,000
🇮🇪 Ireland	22,000
🇮🇹 Italy	15,112
🇳🇱 The Netherlands	175,000
🇵🇱 Poland	4,900,000
🇵🇹 Portugal	288,000
🇷🇺 Russia	513,000[g]
🇪🇸 Spain	911,000

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 local student from Paris.

Official album. Prior to the event, a digital compilation album featuring all the songs from the 2021 contest was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music Group on 13 November 2021. It was the first time since 2021 that the compilation was released physically.

JESC: Warsaw 2020 → JESC: Paris 2021 → • JESC: Yerevan 2022 →
Countries (in order of appearance)
Final	Germany ⦁ Georgia ⦁ Poland ⦁ Malta ⦁ Italy ⦁ Bulgaria ⦁ Russia ⦁ Ireland ⦁ Armenia (winner) ⦁ Kazakhstan ⦁ Albania ⦁ Ukraine ⦁ France ⦁ Azerbaijan ⦁ The Netherlands ⦁ Spain ⦁ Serbia ⦁ North Macedonia ⦁ Portugal
Artists (in order of appearance)
Final	Pauline ⦁ Niko Kajaia (Nikoloz Kajaia, ნიკოლოზ ქაჯაია) ⦁ Sara James ⦁ Ike and Kaya ⦁ Elisabetta Lizza ⦁ Denislava and Martin (Денислава и Мартин) ⦁ Tanya Mezhentseva (Таня Меженцева) ⦁ Maiú Levi Lawlor ⦁ Maléna (Մալենա) (winner) ⦁ Alinur Khamzin and Beknur Zhanibekuly (Алинура Хазима и Бекнура Жанибекулы) ⦁ Anna Gjebrea ⦁ Olena Usenko (Олена Усенко) ⦁ Enzo ⦁ Sona Azizova (Sona Əzizova) ⦁ Ayana ⦁ Levi Díaz ⦁ Jovana and Dunja (Јована и Дуња) ⦁ Dajte Muzika (Дајте музика) ⦁ Simão Oliveira
Songs (in order of appearance)
Final	“Imagine Us” (Stell dir uns vor) ⦁ “Let’s Count the Smiles” (დავაგროვოთ ღიმილები) ⦁ “Somebody” ⦁ “My Home” ⦁ “Specchio (Mirror on the Wall)” ⦁ “Voice of Love” (Гласът на любовта) ⦁ “Mon ami” (Мой друг) ⦁ “Saor (Disappear)” ⦁ “Qami Qami” (Քամի Քամի) (winner) ⦁ “Ertegı älemı (Fairy World)” ⦁ “Stand By You” ⦁ “Vazhil” (Важіль) ⦁ “Tic Tac” ⦁ “One of Those Days” (O günlərdən biri) ⦁ “Mata sugu aō ne” (またすぐ会おうね; Tot ziens) ⦁ “Reír” ⦁ “Oči deteta (Children’s Eyes)” (Очи детета) ⦁ “Green Forces” ⦁ “O rapaz”
Non-participating entries: –