Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022
International song competition for youth
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The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 20th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, held on 11 December 2022 at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan, Armenia, and presented by Iveta Mukuchyan, Garik Papoyan, Karina Ignatyan, and Robin the Robot. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV), who staged the event after winning the 2021 contest for Armenia with the song "Qami Qami" by Maléna.[1] This was the second time that the Junior Eurovision Song Contest was hosted in Armenia, the first being in 2011.[2]
- 11 December 2022
Yerevan, Armenia
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | |
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| Spin the Magic | |
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| Date and venue | |
| Final |
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| Venue | Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex Yerevan, Armenia |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| Executive supervisor | Martin Österdahl |
| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV) |
| Directors |
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| Executive producer | David Tserunyan |
| Presenters |
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| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Returning countries | |
| Non-returning countries | |
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| Vote | |
| 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 |  France"Oh maman !" |
Broadcasters from sixteen countries participated in the contest. The United Kingdom returned after a sixteen-year absence,[3] while Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Germany, and Russia did not take part after participating in the previous edition.[4]
The winner was France with the song "Oh Maman !" by Lissandro. This was France's second victory in the contest, having last won in 2020. Host country Armenia, Georgia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom completed the top five, with this being the highest placement for Ireland to date. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan achieved their lowest placing to date.
Location
The contest took place at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan, the capital and largest city of Armenia.[5][6] The venue previously hosted the 2011 contest.[7] It was also the third consecutive time the contest is held in a capital city.[8] The budget for the event was ֏ 5 billion (€11.9 million), of which ֏ 2.3 billion came from the Armenian government's emergency fund.[9]
Bidding phase and host city selection
Armenia's hosting had been confirmed by the EBU on 21 December 2021, following their win at the 2021 contest two days before.[10] Originally, unlike in the Eurovision Song Contest, the winning country did not receive the automatic rights to host the next contest. The venue was revealed on 17 February 2022 during a cabinet meeting of the Armenian government, where Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made the announcement. Pashinyan also mentioned that the government had allocated funds to the venue to prepare for the event.[5] It was already reported earlier in that week that Yerevan would be the host city.[11]
Participants
On 26 September 2022, the EBU announced that 16 countries would participate in the contest.[4] After a 16-year hiatus, the United Kingdom returned to the contest, with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)[3] replacing ITV, who previously organised the country’s participation in the contest between 2003 and 2005. Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Germany and Russia withdrew after having participated in 2021. Despite confirming its intention to participate in the 2022 contest, Bulgaria would end up withdrawing before the deadline for unknown reasons,[12] Meanwhile Russian broadcasters having been indefinitely suspended from the EBU in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13]With the National Final for Russia being cancelled in July of 2022.[14]
Prior to the contest, a digital compilation album featuring all the songs from the 2022 contest was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music on 30 November 2022.[15]
| Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
RTSH | Kejtlin Gjata | "Pakëz diell" | Albanian |
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 Armenia |
AMPTV | Nare | "Dance!" | Armenian, English |
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| France |
France Télévisions | Lissandro | "Oh Maman !" | French |
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 Georgia |
GPB | Mariam Bigvava | "I Believe" | Georgian, English |
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 Ireland |
TG4 | Sophie Lennon | "Solas" | Irish |
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 Italy |
RAI | Chanel Dilecta | "Bla Bla Bla" | Italian, English |
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 Kazakhstan |
KA | David Charlin | "Jer-Ana (Mother Earth)" (Жер-Ана) | Kazakh, English |
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 Malta |
PBS | Gaia Gambuzza | "Diamonds in the Skies" | English | Matthew James Borg |
 Netherlands |
AVROTROS | Luna | "La festa" | Dutch, English | Robert Dorn |
 North Macedonia |
MRT | Lara feat. Jovan and Irina | "Životot e pred mene" (Животот е пред мене) | Macedonian, English |
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 Poland |
TVP | Laura | "To the Moon" | Polish, English |
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 Portugal |
RTP | Nicolas Alves | "Anos 70" | Portuguese[a] | |
 Serbia |
RTS | Katarina Savić | "Svet bez granica" (Свет без граница) | Serbian | Ivana Dragićević |
 Spain |
RTVE | Carlos Higes | "Señorita" | Spanish, English |
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 Ukraine |
UA:PBC | Zlata Dziunka | "Nezlamna (Unbreakable)" (Незламна) | Ukrainian, English |
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 United Kingdom |
BBC | Freya Skye | "Lose My Head" | English |
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Production
Visual design
The reveal of the contest's theme art had been delayed due to the September clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan. In a press release, AMPTV stated that "preparations for the contest are ongoing, and according to the schedule, it was no longer possible to change the deadlines", while expressing hope that the contest would be held in peaceful conditions.[17] The theme art and slogan for the contest, "Spin the Magic", was later revealed on 26 September 2022. The artwork features an Armenian-styled spinning top as the main motif.[18]
Postcards
Contestants were featured in "postcard" video introductions, set in different locations across Armenia. Each began with a short clip of the upcoming performer using the Armenian-style spinning top on a particular piece of structure. Following that, a stream of light in the colours of the upcoming country's flag emanated from the structure and traveled to the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex, signalling the start of the upcoming performance.[19]
Netherlands – Zvartnots Cathedral
Poland – Yerevan 2800th Anniversary Park
Kazakhstan – Republic Square
Malta – East entrance of the Republic Square metro station
Italy – Temple of Garni
France – Mother Armenia
Albania – One of the oldest houses near Hanrapetutyan Street, Yerevan
Georgia – 50th Anniversary Monument to Soviet Armenia
Ireland – A fountain in Republic Square
North Macedonia – The Matenadaran
Spain – Cafesjian Center for the Arts
United Kingdom – Monument to David of Sassoun
Portugal – Yerevan Opera House
Serbia – A fountain in the Yerevan 2800th Anniversary Park
Armenia – Geghard Monastery
Ukraine – Yerevan Botanical Garden
Presenters
Iveta Mukuchyan, Garik Papoyan and Karina Ignatyan were the presenters of the show. Ignatyan was the Armenian entrant in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, and Mukuchyan was the Armenian entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. The hosts were revealed on 18 November.[20] Robin the Robot, a robot with artificial emotions developed by Armenian IT company Expper Technologies, was revealed as the guest presenter on 1 December.[21][22]
Contest overview
The event took place on 11 December 2022 at 19:00 AMT (16:00 CET).[8][23] Sixteen countries participated, with the running order published on 5 December 2022.[24] 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.[25] France won with 203 points, also winning the jury vote.[26] Armenia came second with 180 points, with Georgia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, who won the online vote, completing the top five. Albania, Serbia, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan, and Malta occupied the bottom five positions.
The opening of the show featured the traditional flag parade, with all participants performing the common song "Spin the Magic".[27] During the interval, Maléna performed her new single "Can’t Feel Anything", followed by Rosa Linn performing "Snap", with which she represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[28] Closing the interval, ten previous Junior Eurovision winners performed their winning songs, for the occasion of the 20th edition of the event, alongside Maléna: Bzikebi (2008), Ralf Mackenbach (2009), Vladimir Arzumanyan (2010), Candy (2011), Gaia Cauchi (2013), Vincenzo Cantiello (2014), Destiny Chukunyere (2015), Mariam Mamadashvili (2016), Viki Gabor (2019), and Valentina (2020). The other eight winning songs were performed by the Tavush Diocese Children’s Choir.[29]
As the event began, the United Kingdom's Freya Skye was unable to sing live for the rehearsal that was filmed before the voting opened for medical reasons, and playback was used.[30] The issue continued into the jury show, where footage from the first rehearsal was used as a replacement.[31] During the jury show, camera and in-ear device issues were reported for Serbia's Katarina Savić, who was allowed to perform again after the scheduled final performance of Ukraine's Zlata Dziunka.[32][33] On the day of the contest, Savić did not perform live due to medical issues, and footage from her jury show performance was used instead.[34]
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
Luna | "La festa" | 128 | 7 |
| 2 | Poland |
Laura | "To the Moon" | 95 | 10 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan |
David Charlin | "Jer-Ana (Mother Earth)" | 47 | 15 |
| 4 | Malta |
Gaia Gambuzza | "Diamonds in the Skies" | 43 | 16 |
| 5 | Italy |
Chanel Dilecta | "Bla Bla Bla" | 95 | 11 |
| 6 | France |
Lissandro | "Oh Maman !" | 203 | 1 |
| 7 | Albania |
Kejtlin Gjata | "Pakëz diell" | 94 | 12 |
| 8 | Georgia |
Mariam Bigvava | "I Believe" | 161 | 3 |
| 9 | Ireland |
Sophie Lennon | "Solas" | 150 | 4 |
| 10 | North Macedonia |
Lara feat. Jovan and Irina | "Životot e pred mene" | 54 | 14 |
| 11 | Spain |
Carlos Higes | "Señorita" | 137 | 6 |
| 12 | United Kingdom |
Freya Skye | "Lose My Head" | 146 | 5 |
| 13 | Portugal |
Nicolas Alves | "Anos 70" | 121 | 8 |
| 14 | Serbia[c] |
Katarina Savić | "Svet bez granica" | 92 | 13 |
| 15 | Armenia |
Nare | "Dance!" | 180 | 2 |
| 16 | Ukraine |
Zlata Dziunka | "Nezlamna (Unbreakable)" | 111 | 9 |
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 former winner or participant.[35][additional citation(s) needed]
- Netherlands – Ralf Mackenbach
- Poland – Viki Gabor
- Kazakhstan – Hallash
- Malta – Gaia Cauchi
- Italy – Vincenzo Cantiello
- France – Valentina
- Albania – Mariam Gvaladze
- Georgia – Niko Kajaia
- Ireland – Holly Lennon
- North Macedonia – Mariam Mamadashvili
- Spain – Juan Diego Álvarez
- United Kingdom – Tabitha Joy
- Portugal – Emily Alves
- Serbia – Petar Aničić
- Armenia – Maléna
- Ukraine – Mykola Oliinyk
Detailed voting results
| Place | Combined | Jury | Online vote | |||
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| Country | Points | Country | Points | Country | Points | |
| 1 | France |
203 | France |
132 | United Kingdom |
80 |
| 2 | Armenia |
180 | Georgia |
114 | Spain |
78 |
| 3 | Georgia |
161 | Armenia |
110 | France |
71 |
| 4 | Ireland |
150 | Ireland |
88 | 70 | |
| 5 | United Kingdom |
146 | United Kingdom |
66 | ||
| 6 | Spain |
137 | Spain |
59 | ||
| 7 | Netherlands |
128 | Netherlands |
58 | Ukraine |
64 |
| 8 | Portugal |
121 | Albania |
51 | Ireland |
62 |
| 9 | Ukraine |
111 | Portugal |
51 | 53 | |
| 10 | Poland |
95[d] | Ukraine |
47 | ||
| 11 | Italy |
95[d] | Poland |
42 | Serbia |
51 |
| 12 | Albania |
94 | Italy |
42 | Georgia |
47 |
| 13 | Serbia |
92 | Serbia |
41 | Albania |
43 |
| 14 | North Macedonia |
54 | North Macedonia |
12 | 42 | |
| 15 | Kazakhstan |
47 | Malta |
10 | ||
| 16 | Malta |
43 | Kazakhstan |
5 | Malta |
33 |
| Voting procedure used: 100% jury vote 100% online vote |
Total score |
Jury vote score |
Online vote score |
Jury vote | ||||||||||||||||
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Netherlands |
Poland |
Kazakhstan |
Malta |
Italy |
France |
Albania |
Georgia |
Ireland |
North Macedonia |
Spain |
United Kingdom |
Portugal |
Serbia |
Armenia |
Ukraine | |||||
Contestants |
Netherlands | 128 | 58 | 70 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |||||
| Poland | 95 | 42 | 53 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 47 | 5 | 42 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Malta | 43 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 95 | 42 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| France | 203 | 132 | 71 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | |||
| Albania | 94 | 51 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Georgia | 161 | 114 | 47 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 10 | ||
| Ireland | 150 | 88 | 62 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| North Macedonia | 54 | 12 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 137 | 59 | 78 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ||
| United Kingdom | 146 | 66 | 80 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||||
| Portugal | 121 | 51 | 70 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Serbia | 92 | 41 | 51 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| Armenia | 180 | 110 | 70 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Ukraine | 111 | 47 | 64 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||
Below is a summary of all 12 points received from each country's professional juries.
| # | Recipient | Countries giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Armenia |
France, Kazakhstan, North Macedonia, Spain |
| France |
Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal | |
| 2 | Georgia |
Armenia, Poland |
| Ireland |
Malta, Serbia | |
| Italy |
Albania, Georgia | |
| 1 | Spain |
United Kingdom |
| United Kingdom |
Ukraine |
Broadcasts
| Country | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania |
RTSH 1, RTSH Muzikë, Radio Tirana 1 | Andri Xhahu | [36] |
| Armenia |
AMPTV | Hamlet Arakelyan and Hrachuhi Utmazyan | [37] |
| France |
France 2 | Stéphane Bern and Carla Lazzari | [38] |
| Georgia |
First Channel | Nika Lobiladze | [39][40] |
| Ireland |
TG4 | Sinéad Ní Uallacháin | [41] |
| Italy |
Rai 1 | Mario Acampa, Francesca Fialdini, Rosanna Vaudetti and Gigliola Cinquetti | [42][43][44] |
| Kazakhstan |
Khabar TV | Kaldybek Zhaisanbai and Mahabbat Esen | [45] |
| Malta |
TVM | No commentary | |
| Netherlands |
NPO 3, NPO Zapp | Bart Arens and Matheu Hinzen | [46][47][48] |
| North Macedonia |
MRT 1 | Eli Tanaskovska | [49] |
| Poland |
TVP1, TVP Polonia, TVP ABC | Aleksander Sikora | [50][51] |
| Portugal |
RTP1, RTP Internacional | Nuno Galopim and Iolanda Ferreira | [52][53] |
| Serbia |
RTS 2, RTS Svet | Kristina Radenković | [54][55] |
| Spain |
La 1, TVE Internacional, TVE 4K | Tony Aguilar and Julia Varela | [56][57] |
| Ukraine |
Suspilne Kultura | Timur Miroshnychenko | [58] |
| United Kingdom |
BBC One, CBBC | Lauren Layfield and Hrvy | [3] |