Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Country Australia
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)
  • Artist: 10 September 2017
  • Song: 7 October 2017
Selected entrantIsabella Clarke
Selected song"Speak Up!"
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 172 points
Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Australia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place on 25 November 2017, in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Australian broadcaster ABC is responsible for choosing their entry for the contest. Isabella Clarke was internally selected to represent Australia in Georgia. Her song for the contest, "Speak Up", was revealed on 7 October 2017.

Background[]

Main article: Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2017 Contest, Australia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice since its debut in 2015, with the song "My Girls" performed by Bella Paige.[1] In 2016, Alexa Curtis represented Australia with the song "We Are", achieving fifth place.[2]

Before Junior Eurovision[]

On 10 September 2017, it was announced that Isabella Clarke had been internally chosen by the broadcaster to represent Australia. Isabella's song "Speak Up" was revealed on 7 October 2017.[3]

Artist and song information[]

Isabella Clarke
Born (2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 (age 17)[4]
OriginVictoria, Australia
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2013–present

Isabella Clarke[]

Isabella Clarke (born 31 May 2004) is an Australian singer who represented Australia at the 2017 Junior Eurovision song contest with the song "Speak Up". She started singing when she was nine. The last 2 years she has performed at The Victorian State Schools Spectacular in Australia[5]

At Junior Eurovision[]

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which took place on 20 November 2017, Australia was drawn to perform fifteenth on 26 November 2017, following Serbia and preceding Italy.[6]

Voting[]

The results of the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country will have a national jury that will consist of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury will be asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting will start on 24 November 2017 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances will be shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting will stop on Sunday, 26 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and will start right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country's song. These votes will then be turned into points. The number of points will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries.

Detailed voting results[]

Detailed voting results from Australia[7]
Draw Country Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Average Rank Points Awarded
01  Cyprus 15 15 15 11 12 15
02  Poland 5 6 8 3 6 5 6
03  Netherlands 11 14 7 13 9 12
04  Armenia 2 9 13 9 5 8 3
05  Belarus 9 2 2 4 7 3 8
06  Portugal 14 13 3 7 13 11
07  Ireland 10 12 14 15 15 14
08  Macedonia 12 3 1 14 11 10 1
09  Georgia 1 4 9 2 4 2 10
10  Albania 7 5 5 10 10 7 4
11  Ukraine 6 10 6 5 1 4 7
12  Malta 3 7 12 8 3 6 5
13  Russia 4 1 4 1 2 1 12
14  Serbia 8 8 10 6 8 9 2
15  Australia
16  Italy 13 11 11 12 14 13

References[]

  1. ^ Granger, Anthony (8 October 2015). "JESC'15: Australia Debuts, 17 Countries To Compete". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. ^ Escudero, Victor M.; Jordan, Paul (20 November 2016). "Georgia wins the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest!". www.junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. ^ Díaz, Sebastián (10 September 2017). "Australia chooses Isabella Clarke for Junior Eurovision 2017". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. ^ "About Isabella Clarke (in Portuguese)". Archived from the original on 2017-10-22. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  5. ^ Díaz, Sebastián (10 September 2017). "Australia chooses Isabella Clarke for Junior Eurovision 2017". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  6. ^ "The running order for Junior Eurovision 2017 is revealed!". European Broadcasting Union. 20 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Results of the Final of Tbilisi 2017". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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