Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Shine Bright
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 logo.svg
Dates
Final26 November 2017
Host
VenueOlympic Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia
Presenter(s)Helen Kalandadze
Lizi Japaridze
Directed bySimon Gibney
Gordon Bonello
Executive supervisorJon Ola Sand
Executive producerSergi Gvarjaladze
Host broadcasterGeorgian Public Broadcaster (GPB)
Opening actMariam Mamadashvili with "Mzeo"
All participants with "Shine Bright"
Interval actThe Virus with "Atsabatsa"
Lizi Japaridze and Helen Kalandadze
Georgian Dancers
Websitewww.junioreurovision.tv/event/tbilisi-2017 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries16
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries Portugal
Non-returning countries Bulgaria
 Israel
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Vote
Voting systemEach country's professional jury award 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs. International viewers vote for 3–5 songs, and votes are converted to points by proportional representation.
Winning song Russia
"Wings"
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The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the fifteenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It took place on 26 November 2017 at the Olympic Palace, in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. This was the fifth time that the contest was hosted by the previous year's winning country. The visual design and contest slogan, "Shine Bright", were revealed in May 2017.

Sixteen countries participated in the contest, which saw the return of Portugal for the first time since 2007 and the withdrawals of Bulgaria and Israel. The winner was Polina Bogusevich, who represented Russia with the song "Wings", marking the second time that Russia has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and the first time since The Tolmachevy Twins in 2006, and the third overall victory for the country in any Eurovision-related events. The last victory in any Eurovision event for Russia was when Dima Bilan won the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade. Georgia and Australia finished in second and third place, respectively.

Location[]

Further information on the host city: Tbilisi
The Olympic Palace (marked in blue) was announced as the new venue, after the larger capacity Tbilisi Sports Palace (red) was considered unsuitable for hosting the contest.

During the Winner's Press Conference of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016, Jon Ola Sand - Head of Live Events, announced that the EBU would invite broadcasting members to submit applications to host the 2017 contest, which would take place on 26 November 2017.[1][2]

Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) announced on 22 November 2016 that they had begun talks with the EBU in connection to hosting the 2017 contest. The first refusal of hosting rights to the winning country of the previous is something that was introduced by the EBU since the 2013 contest.[3]

The EBU confirmed in February 2017 that the contest would be hosted by Georgia.[4] This was the first Eurovision event hosted by the country, despite them winning a record three times. It was confirmed on 26 February 2017 that Tbilisi would host the contest.[5]

Venue[]

On 16 March 2017, it was announced that the Tbilisi Sports Palace would be the host venue for the contest.[6] However, on 9 August 2017, the venue was changed to the 4,000-capacity Olympic Palace in Tbilisi which was considered more suitable for hosting the contest.[7]

Officially opened on 13 July 2015 by Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Garibashvili, the venue was built to host the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. The complex features two halls that are capable of hosting several sporting events.[8]

Format[]

Visual design[]

Olympic Palace's stage

The theme for the contest, Shine Bright, was unveiled on 12 May 2017 during a press conference prior to the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev. The emblem is a multi-coloured, stylized sun, representing a "burst" of expression; Jon Ola Sand explained that the theme reflected the goal of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest to give youth "a moment to shine and an opportunity to showcase their full potential as young artists".[9]

Language[]

The original rules of the competition were changed, allowing up to 40% of each song to be in a language other than the national language of the representative's country, instead of 25% as in previous years.[10] This allowed countries, such as the winner, Russia, to have both a verse and a chorus in English, rather than just a chorus.

Hosts[]

Japaridze and Kalandadze during dress rehearsal

On 3 October 2017, it was announced that Helen Kalandadze and Lizi Japaridze would host the contest. Japaridze is the third person under the age of sixteen to ever host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, after Ioana Ivan in 2006 and Dmytro Borodin in 2009, and also the first former participant to host an edition of the contest. Japaridze previously represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014, where she placed eleventh with the song "Happy Day". Kalandadze is a television presenter and singer, who previously was a backing singer for Georgia's 2010 Eurovision entry "Shine" by Sofia Nizharadze.[11]

Voting[]

The results were determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country used a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who were citizens of the country they represent. The first phase of the online voting started on 24 November 2017 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances were shown on the official website before the viewers could vote. Following this recap, voters had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting ended on 26 November at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and started after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers could vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. For the first time, viewers could also vote for their own country's song.[12]

The number of points were determined by the percentage of votes received. The public vote counted for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% came from the professional juries.[13]

Trophy[]

The trophy was designed by Kjell Engman of the Swedish glass company Kosta Boda. Engman also designed the adult contest trophy. From this year, the design of the trophy was unified and awarded to the subsequent winners. The main trophy was a glass microphone with colored lines inside the upper part, which symbolize the flow of sound.[14]

Participating countries[]

Polina Bogusevich with the trophy

On 9 August 2017, it was confirmed that sixteen countries would take part in the contest. Portugal marked their first appearance since 2007, while Bulgaria and Israel withdrew.[7]

Draw Country[7] Artist[15] Song[15] Language(s) Place[16] Points[16]
01  Cyprus Nicole Nicolao "I Wanna Be a Star" Greek, English 16 45
02  Poland Alicja Rega "Mój dom" Polish 8 138
03  Netherlands FOURCE "Love Me" Dutch, English 4 156
04  Armenia Misha "Boomerang" Armenian, English 6 148
05  Belarus Helena Meraai "I Am the One" Russian 5 149
06  Portugal Mariana Venâncio "Youtuber" Portuguese 14 54
07  Ireland Muireann McDonnell "Súile Glasa" Irish 15 54
08  Macedonia Mina Blažev "Dancing Through Life" Macedonian, English 12 69
09  Georgia Grigol Kipshidze "Voice of the Heart" Georgian 2 185
10  Albania Ana Kodra "Don't Touch My Tree (Mos ma prekni pemën)" Albanian, English 13 67
11  Ukraine Anastasiya Baginska "Don't Stop" Ukrainian, English 7 147
12  Malta Gianluca Cilia "Dawra Tond" English, Maltese 9 107
13  Russia Polina Bogusevich "Wings" Russian, English 1 188
14  Serbia Irina Brodić and Jana Paunović "Ceo svet je naš" (Цео свет је наш) Serbian 10 92
15  Australia Isabella Clarke "Speak Up" English 3 172
16  Italy Maria Iside Fiore "Scelgo (My Choice)" Italian, English 11 86

Scoreboard[]

Voting results[17]
Voting procedure used:
  100% jury vote
  100% online voting
Total score
Online voting
Cyprus
Poland
Netherlands
Armenia
Belarus
Portugal
Ireland
Macedonia
Georgia
Albania
Ukraine
Malta
Russia
Serbia
Australia
Italy
Contestants
 Cyprus 45 40 2 1 2
Poland 138 61 1 10 6 4 5 12 7 2 8 3 6 5 1 6 1
Netherlands 156 112 5 4 10 6 1 4 4 5 5
Armenia 148 56 12 10 8 8 2 10 10 10 7 10 2 3
Belarus 149 69 6 5 2 7 10 1 5 5 5 2 12 8 4 8
Portugal 54 45 2 4 3
Ireland 54 42 3 3 1 1 4
Macedonia 69 41 1 3 3 1 1 4 6 5 3 1
Georgia 185 42 3 12 7 12 12 7 10 10 12 12 10 12 8 10 6
Albania 67 35 8 7 3 2 4 8
Ukraine 147 67 7 6 5 8 5 4 3 6 8 2 4 3 12 7
Malta 107 81 6 2 1 5 12
Russia 188 66 10 8 8 4 10 12 5 12 12 7 5 8 7 12 2
Serbia 92 44 3 4 2 6 8 3 4 7 2 2 7
Australia 172 79 2 7 12 5 7 6 8 4 7 1 8 3 7 6 10
Italy 86 49 4 1 3 6 6 1 6 10

12 points[]

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

N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
6  Georgia  Albania,  Armenia,  Belarus,  Poland,  Russia,  Ukraine
4  Russia  Australia,  Georgia,  Macedonia,  Portugal
1  Armenia  Cyprus
 Australia  Netherlands
 Belarus  Malta
 Malta  Italy
 Poland  Ireland
 Ukraine  Serbia

Spokespersons[]

  1.  Cyprus – Maria Christophorou[18]
  2.  Poland – Dominika Ptak
  3.  Netherlands – Thijs Schlimback[19]
  4.  Armenia – Lilit Tokhatyan
  5.  Belarus – Saba Karazanashvili[20]
  6.  Portugal – Duarte Valença
  7.  Ireland – Walter McCabe
  8.  Macedonia – Kjara Blažev[21]
  9.  Georgia – Lizi Tavberidze[22]
  10.  Albania – Sabjana Rizvanu[23]
  11.  Ukraine – Sofia Rol[24]
  12.  Malta – Mariam Andghuladze[25]
  13.  Russia – Tonya Volodina
  14.  Serbia – Mina Grujić
  15.  Australia – Liam Clarke
  16.  Italy – Sofia Bartoli[26]

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 European Broadcasting Union (EBU).[27] It is currently unknown whether the EBU issue invitations of participation to all 56 active members like they do for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Active EBU members[]

  •  Austria – The Austrian national broadcaster, ORF, announced on 31 May 2017 that they would not debut in the contest in 2017, with no intention to participate for the next few years.[28]
  •  Bulgaria – On 23 May 2017, the Bulgarian national broadcaster, Bulgarian National Television (BNT), provisionally confirmed their participation in the 2017 contest.[29] However, on 7 June 2017, it was revealed that due to the election of the company's new Director-General, that the broadcaster had withdrawn its application.[30] On 22 September 2017, it was announced that Bulgaria would not participate in the contest.[31]
  •  Croatia – The Croatian national broadcaster, Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT), had confirmed that the broadcaster was looking at the possibility of returning to the contest in 2017. However, Croatia was not on the final list of participants released by the EBU.[32]
  •  Hungary – On 13 July 2017, Hungarian national broadcaster Médiaszolgáltatás-támogató és Vagyonkezelő Alap (MTVA) stated that they were not ruling out a debut at the 2017 contest.[33] However, on 25 July 2017, MTVA announced that they would not debut in 2017.[34]
  •  Israel – The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) shut down on 9 May 2017.[35] The new broadcasting network Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC, "KAN") was not a member of the EBU at the time, which was a requirement to participate in the contest.[36] It was revealed on 6 July 2017 that an agreement had been signed between the EBU and IPBC, allowing the broadcaster to participate in EBU contests such as the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, despite not having full membership.[37] Israel was not on the final list of participants released by the EBU.

The following broadcasters publicly declined to participate in the contest without providing any further explanations:

Broadcasts[]

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
Country Broadcaster(s) Commentator(s) Ref.
 Albania TVSH Andri Xhahu [51]
 Armenia Armenia 1 Gohar Gasparyan
 Australia ABC Me Grace Koh, Pip Rasmussen and Tim Mathews [52]
 Belarus Belarus 1, Belarus 24 Evgeny Perlin [53]
 Cyprus RIK 2, RIK Sat Kyriacos Pastides
 Georgia First Channel Demetre Ergemlidze
 Ireland TG4 Eoghan McDermott
 Italy Rai Gulp Laura Carusino and Mario Acampa [54]
 Macedonia MRT 1 Eli Tanaskovska
 Malta TVM1 No commentary
 Netherlands NPO Zapp Jan Smit
 Poland TVP2 Artur Orzech [55]
 Portugal RTP1, RTP Internacional, RTP Africa Hélder Reis and Nuno Galopim [56][57]
 Russia Carousel Lipa Teterich [58]
 Serbia RTS2, RTS Satelit Olga Kapor and Tamara Petković [59]
 Ukraine UA:Pershyi Timur Miroshnychenko [60]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster(s) Commentator(s) Ref.
 Israel KAN No commentary [61]
 Kazakhstan Channel 31 Unknown [62]
 United Kingdom Radio Six International, Fun Kids, Radio Telstar, Castlepoint FM Ewan Spence, Lisa-Jayne Lewis [63]

Official album[]

Junior Eurovision Song Contest Tbilisi 2017
Compilation album by
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Released10 November 2017
GenrePop
Length47:11
LabelUniversal
Junior Eurovision Song Contest chronology
Junior Eurovision Song Contest Valletta 2016
(2016) 		Junior Eurovision Song Contest Tbilisi 2017
(2017) 		Junior Eurovision Song Contest Minsk 2018
(2018)

Junior Eurovision Song Contest Tbilisi 2017, is a compilation album put together by the European Broadcasting Union, and was released by Universal Music Group on 10 November 2017. The album features all the songs from the 2017 contest.[64]

See also[]

References[]

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  17. ^ "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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