Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Bidding phase and host city selection

Gliwice

Kraków

Gdańsk

Łódź

Katowice

Szczecin

Toruń

Location of the host city (blue), shortlisted cities (green) and other bidding cities (red)

Prior to Poland's confirmation two other countries had announced their intentions to host the event. These bids were from Armenia and Kazakhstan.^[2] Had the Kazakh proposal been accepted, it would've marked the first time an associate member was chosen to host an EBU flagship event.^[3] Kazakh broadcaster Khabar Agency said they would have moved the contest to October due to possible adverse weather conditions in the country's capital Astana, which was proposed as the host city. However, for this to happen, the general rules of the competition would have to be changed, because as in the adult competition, the competition cannot be held in a non-full member state of the EBU, even if the country in question is an effective participant of the contest.^[4]

After Poland's victory in the 2018 contest, the director-general of Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP), Jacek Kurski, stated that the country would apply to host the event in 2019,^[5] and on 10 December 2018, it was confirmed by the EBU that Poland would host the 2019 contest.^[6]

Immediately following the final, Kurski stated that Warsaw would not host as it does not have a suitable venue to host an event of this size, marking the first time since the 2014 contest that the event is not hosted in the host country's capital.^[7] On 18 January 2019, in an interview for TVP Info, Director-General of the EBU Noel Curran stated that the contest would be held in Kraków,^[8] however the same day TVP issued a statement that the city had not yet been chosen.^[9] In February 2019 it was revealed that three cities remained in the race: Gliwice, Szczecin and Toruń, and that all of the bids were approved by the EBU, meaning that the final decision regarding the host was exclusively up to the host broadcaster.^[10][11] On 6 March 2019, during a press conference held by TVP and the EBU, it was confirmed that the contest would be held in Gliwice in cooperation with the Silesian Voivodeship.^[12]

Key:  †  Host venue  ‡  Shortlisted

Visual design

The theme for the contest, Share the Joy, was revealed on 13 May 2019 during a press conference prior to the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The press conference included Gert Kark (Project Manager), Konrad Smuga (Creative Director), Marta Piekarska (Project Coordinator) and Roksana Węgiel, the winner of the 2018 contest.^[24] The logo features a brightly coloured kite to symbolize "freedom, light and shared joyous moments." The creative concept represents "how working together makes us better, stronger and can bring joy and happiness as we celebrate the beautiful things in life."^[24]

The trophy was designed by Kjell Engman of the Swedish glass company Kosta Boda, using the same design as was first introduced in the 2017 contest.^[25] The main trophy is a glass microphone with colored lines inside the upper part, which symbolize the flow of sound.^[26]

Postcards

Each postcard took place in a different location in Poland. They all began with a short clip of the upcoming performer looking through a telescope at their postcard's location. A group of people performing an activity in said location was then shown. This activity was also included as a hashtag at the bottom of the screen. At completion of the activity, the upcoming performer is shown moving a digital kite (the logo of the contest) decorated with their country's flag, signalling the commencement of their performance.^[27]

Presenters

On 22 August 2019, it was announced that Ida Nowakowska, Aleksander Sikora [pl] and the previous year's winner Roksana Węgiel would host the 2019 contest.^[28] Węgiel is the first former winner to host an edition of the contest as well as the fifth person under the age of 16 to do so. Nowakowska is a Polish-American digital influencer, while Sikora is a breakfast television host.

Additionally, on 24 September 2019, journalists and TV hosts Agata Konarska [pl] and Mateusz Szymkowiak [it] were confirmed as the hosts for the Opening Ceremony, which took place on 18 November in Silesian Theatre in Katowice, the capital city of the host region of Silesia.^[29] Konarska previously hosted the Eurovision Young Dancers 2005 in Warsaw.

Spokespersons

The following people announced the jury 12 points for their respective country:^[33]

12 points

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

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N.	Contestant	Nation(s) giving 12 points
7	Kazakhstan	Belarus,  Georgia,  Netherlands,  Poland,  Serbia,  Ukraine,  Wales
4	Netherlands	Armenia,  Australia,  France,  Portugal
2	Poland	Kazakhstan,  Spain
	Spain	Albania,  Italy
1	Australia	Russia
	Italy	Ireland
	North Macedonia	Malta
	Serbia	North Macedonia

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Online voting

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Online voting results^[35]

Contestant	Votes	Points
Poland	~567,895	166
Spain	~355,789	104
France	~287,368	84
Netherlands	~277,105	81
Kazakhstan	~270,263	79
Italy	~218,947	64
Serbia	~216,000	63
Russia	~195,000	57
North Macedonia	~171,053	50
Belarus	~164,211	48
Armenia	~153,947	45
Portugal	~147,105	43
Australia	~133,000	39
Ireland	~116,421	34
Georgia	~109,474	32
Ukraine	~106,053	31
Albania	~99,211	29
Malta	~92,368	27
Wales	~88,947	26
Total	~3,770,000

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