Junior Songfestival
Annual Dutch song competition
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Junior Songfestival (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjynijɔr ˈsɔŋfɛstiˌvɑl]) is a Dutch televised music competition for children, held annually since 2003. It is the children's version of the Nationaal Songfestival. The winner of the contest goes on to represent the Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (Dutch: Junior Eurovisiesongfestival), an international version of the competition.[1]
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| Also known as | JSF |
| Genre | Music competition |
| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| No. of seasons | 22 editions |
| No. of episodes | 46 |
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| Release | 20 September 2003 – present |
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History
The first edition was organised in 2003 by Dutch broadcaster AVRO (which later became AVROTROS). Kids of age 8 through 15 could submit their own original songs,[2] of which nine songs advanced to the televised final. From 2004 until 2015, the candidates also sang a common song that did not compete, and (with the exception of 2006) the show also consisted of two televised semi-finals.
In 2006, the television programme won the Gouden Stuiver (English: Golden Nickle), a Dutch award for children's television.[3]
In 2016, there was no televised show; the entrant for that year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest was selected internally.[4] Also, since that year the auditors no longer need to submit original songs.[5] The show returned in 2017 with semi-finals, but the finalists sang covers instead of original songs.[6] Since 2018, there are no semi-finals and the competing songs are written by professional musicians.[7]
Editions
| Year | Date of final | Venue | Presenter(s) | Common song | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20 September | Pepsi Stage, Amsterdam | Angela Groothuizen | No common song | |
| 2004 | 1 October | "Wij gaan ervoor" | |||
| 2005 | 24 September | Central Studios, Utrecht | Tooske Ragas | "Alles wat ik wil" | |
| 2006 | 30 September | Studio 24, Hilversum | Sipke Jan Bousema | "Vrij" | |
| 2007 | 6 October | Studio Baarn, Baarn | "Laat ons zijn wie we zijn" | ||
| 2008 | 4 October | "Ojee ojee" | |||
| 2009 | 3 October | "Morgen is vandaag" | |||
| 2010 | 2 October | Ewout Genemans | "Famous" | ||
| 2011 | 1 October | Studio 1, Aalsmeer | "Yeah! Yeah!" | ||
| 2012 | 6 October | "JSF Party" | |||
| 2013 | 28 September | "Glitter en glamour" | |||
| 2014 | 4 October | Jan Smit | "Connected" | ||
| 2015 | 3 October | "Living Our Dream" | |||
| 2017 | 16 September | Theater Hanzehof, Zutphen | Romy Monteiro | "Later als ik groter ben" (cover) | |
| 2018 | 29 September | No common song | |||
| 2019 | 28 September | Romy Monteiro and Buddy Vedder | "Stars to Shine" | ||
| 2020 | 26 September | Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam | "All We Need Is Music" | ||
| 2021 | 25 September | "Let's Sing Together" | |||
| 2022 | 24 September | Stefania Liberakakis and Matheu Hinzen | "Living in the Moment" | [8][9] | |
| 2023 | 23 September | "Good Vibes" | |||
| 2024 | 21 September | "Move On" | |||
| 2025 | 20 September | "Spotlights"[a] |
Winners
| Year | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Roel | "Mijn ogen zeggen alles" | Roel Felius | 118 |
| 2004 | Klaartje & Nicky | "Hij is een kei" |
|
32 |
| 2005 | Tess | "Stupid" | Tess Gaerthé | 36 |
| 2006 | Kimberly | "Goed" | Kimberly Nieuwenhuis | 30 |
| 2007 | Lisa, Amy & Shelley | "Adem in, adem uit" |
|
36 |
| 2008 | Marissa | "1 dag" | Marissa Grasdijk | 34 |
| 2009 | Ralf | "Click Clack" |
|
36 |
| 2010 | Anna & Senna | "My Family" |
|
32 |
| 2011 | Rachel | "Ik ben een teenager" |
|
36 |
| 2012 | Femke | "Tik tak tik" |
|
31 |
| 2013 | Mylène & Rosanne | "Double Me" |
|
33 |
| 2014 | Julia | "Around" |
|
36 |
| 2015 | Shalisa | "Million Lights" |
|
36 |
| 2017 | Fource | N/A[b] | ||
| 2018 | Max & Anne | "Samen" |
|
34 |
| 2019 | Matheu | "Dans met jou" |
|
36 |
| 2020 | Unity | "Best Friends" | Robert Dorn | 34 |
| 2021 | Ayana | "Mata Sugu Aō Ne" (またすぐ会おうね) | Ferry Lagendijk | 33 |
| 2022 | Luna | "La festa" | Robert Dorn | 36 |
| 2023 | Sep & Jasmijn | "Holding On to You" | Robert Dorn | 36 |
| 2024 | Stay Tuned | "Music" |
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34 |
| 2025 | Meadow | "Freeze" |
|
36 |
Jury members
The winner is determined by three sets of points; one given by a professional jury, one by a kids jury, and one by public voting. The following table lists the members of the professional jury in the final.