Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the ninth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and took place in Yerevan, Armenia at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex.[1] It was the first time in history of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest that the contest was held in the previous year's winning country. Public Television of Armenia ARMTV was the main organizer of the show, being provided financial aid from the European Broadcasting Union made of entrance fees from the participating broadcasters, while Swedish company HD Resources assisted with the technical side of the production.[4]

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Reach for the Top!
Dates
Final3 December 2011[1]
Host
VenueKaren Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex, Yerevan, Armenia
Presenter(s)Gohar Gasparyan
Avet Barseghyan
Directed byDaniel Jelinek[2]
Executive supervisorSietse Bakker[2]
Executive producerLevon Simonyan[3]
Host broadcasterPublic Television of Armenia (ARMTV)
Websitejunioreurovision.tv/event/yerevan-2011
Participants
Number of entries13
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries Bulgaria
Non-returning countries Malta
 Serbia
Participation map
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Vote
Voting systemEach country awards 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite songs.
Winning song Georgia
"Candy Music"

Thirteen countries participated, with Malta and Serbia withdrawing and Bulgaria returning. The winner was the group Candy from Georgia with the song "Candy Music".[5] Netherlands and Belarus finished in second and third place, respectively. This was Georgia's second victory in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest following a previous victory in 2008.

Location
Further information on the host city: Yerevan
Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan, was the host venue for the contest.

On 18 January 2011, Armenian national broadcaster ARMTV and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that the 2011 contest would take place in the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex, in Yerevan.[1]

The complex consists of two main halls; the Concerts hall and the Sports hall, in addition to the large foyer, Hayastan conference hall and Argishti hall designated for diplomatic meetings, exhibitions and other events.

Together with AMPTV, we are eager to put together the coolest Junior Eurovision Song Contest that Europe has seen so far. The event is extremely popular in Armenia and their strong bid gave us the confidence they will be capable to put together a great show.[1]

— Sietse Bakker, Executive Supervisor of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Participating countries
Cover art of the official album

On 15 July, the EBU announced that 12 countries would compete in the upcoming contest. San Marino was to compete for the first time, with Latvia, Serbia and Malta withdrawing.[6] EBU also had been negotiating with Italy[7] and Spain, but they were not able to confirm their participation due to the shortage of time.[8]

On 15 August, Bulgaria joined the list, returning after a two-year absence from the contest.[9] On 9 September, Latvia reversed its decision to withdraw from the contest and confirmed its participation.[10] On 7 October, San Marino announced that they would not be present in Yerevan as they were not able to find a suitable participant in time for the contest, hoping to send an entry to the 2012 edition.[11] Therefore, a total of 13 countries took part in Armenia.[12]

Prior to the event, a digital compilation album featuring all the songs from the 2011 contest, along with karaoke versions, was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music Group on 25 November 2011.[13]

Participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011[12][14]
Country Broadcaster Artist Song Language Songwriter(s)
 Armenia AMPTV Dalita "Welcome to Armenia" Armenian, English Dalita Avanesian
 Belarus BTRC Lidiya Zablotskaya "Angely dobra" (Ангелы добра) Russian Lidiya Zablotskaya
 Belgium VRT Femke "Een kusje meer" Dutch
 Bulgaria BNT Ivan Ivanov "Superhero" Bulgarian Ivan Ivanov
 Georgia GPB Candy "Candy Music" Georgian[lower-alpha 1]
  • Mariam Gvaladze
  • Ana Khanchalyan
  • Irina Khechanovi
  • Irina Kovalenko
  • George "Giga" Kukhiadnidze
  • Gvantsa Saneblidze
 Latvia LTV Amanda Bašmakova "Moondog" Latvian
  • Amanda Bašmakova
  • Janis Lusens
  • Guntars Racs
 Lithuania LRT Paulina Skrabytė "Debesys" Lithuanian
  • Mindaugas Lapinskis
  • Paulina Skrabytė
 Macedonia MRT Dorijan Dlaka "Žimi ovoj frak" (Жими овој фрак) Macedonian Dorijan Dlaka
 Moldova TRM Lerika "No, No" Romanian, English Eugen Doibani
 Netherlands AVRO Rachel "Teenager" Dutch[lower-alpha 2]
  • Willem Laseroms
  • Maarten ten Hove
  • Rachel Traets
  • Joachim Vermeulen Windsant
 Russia VGTRK Katya Ryabova "Romeo and Juliet" Russian Ekaterina Ryabova
 Sweden SVT Erik Rapp "Faller" Swedish
  • Mikael Gunneras
  • Johan Jamtberg
  • Erik Rapp
 Ukraine NTU Kristall "Evropa" (Європа) Ukrainian, English Kristina Kochegarova

Returning artists

Even though rules of Junior Eurovision do not allow participation of returning artists - EBU issued special permission for Russian entry 2011 performed by participant of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Ekaterina Ryabova, which is first similar case in history of the contest. According to Sietse Bakker, EBU coordinator - EBU may also drop this rule completely, starting from 2012.[15] Notably, Ekaterina had also already applied to national preselection in 2010 as well, but was disqualified following the existing rule.[16]

Format

Presenters

On 15 November 2011, it was revealed that Gohar Gasparyan and Avet Barseghyan would be the hosts of the show.[17]

Logo and graphic design

In May 2011, ARMTV announced a competition for children to design the official logo of the contest, which was due to be presented on 1 June.[18] However, in the end the logo was designed by a professional teams from ARMTV, the EBU and Studio of Anton Baranov from Belarus, who also designed logo of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 and was presented on 15 July 2011.[19] The logo depicts equalizer bars in the shape of a mountain, hinting a toy version of the famous Mount Ararat.[19]

The graphics were made by Guðmundur Þór Kárason, from Iceland, who previously worked on the Icelandic children's show LazyTown and was a photographer for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.[20] The postcards were produced and directed by him alongside Arthur Vardanyan.

The logo is vibrant, young and playful. The slogan "Reach For The Top" really reflects the ambition of the contestants, and hopefully inspires a young generation of Armenians to do the same.[19]

— Sietse Bakker, Executive Supervisor of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Voting rules changes

Changes to the voting included that televoting was possible after all songs had been performed, and not from the beginning of the show as in previous years – returning to the rules active in 2003–2005. Each country's spokesperson also announced all the points during their presentation, due to the lower number of participating countries, as it was done in 2003–2004.[21]

Contest overview

The event took place on 3 December 2011 at 21:30 AMT (19:30 CET).[1] Thirteen countries participated, with the running order published on 11 October 2011.[12] All the countries competing were eligible to vote with the jury and televote. Georgia won with 108 points, with the Netherlands and Belarus completing the top three.[22] Ukraine, Macedonia and Latvia occupied the bottom three positions.[23]

The show was opened with a traditional dance performance. The interval included Molly Sanden performing "Spread a Little Light", whilst Sirusho performed a remixed version of "Qélé, Qélé" and last year's winner Vladimir Arzumanyan also took to the stage.[24][25]

R/O Country Artist Song Points Place[lower-alpha 3]
1  Russia Katya Ryabova "Romeo and Juliet" 99 4
2  Latvia Amanda Bašmakova "Moondog" 31 13
3  Moldova Lerika "No, No" 78 6
4  Armenia Dalita "Welcome to Armenia" 85 5
5  Bulgaria Ivan Ivanov "Superhero" 60 8
6  Lithuania Paulina Skrabytė "Debesys" 53 10
7  Ukraine Kristall "Evropa" 42 11
8  Macedonia Dorijan Dlaka "Žimi ovoj frak" 31 12
9  Netherlands Rachel "Teenager" 103 2
10  Belarus Lidiya Zablotskaya "Angely dobra" 99 3
11  Sweden Erik Rapp "Faller" 57 9
12  Georgia Candy "Candy Music" 108 1
13  Belgium Femke "Een kusje meer" 64 7

Spokespersons

The order in which votes were cast during the 2011 contest along with the spokesperson who was responsible for announcing the votes for their respective country.

  1.  Russia – Valentin Sadiki
  2.  Latvia – Šarlote Lēnmane
  3.  Moldova – Ștefan Roșcovan
  4.  Armenia – Razmik Arghajanyan
  5.  Bulgaria – Samuil Sarandev-Sancho
  6.  Lithuania – Dominykas Žvirblis
  7.  Ukraine – Amanda Koenig
  8.  Macedonia – Anja Veterova
  9.  Netherlands – Anna Lagerweij
  10.  Belarus – Anna Kovalyova
  11.  Sweden – Ina-Jane von Herff
  12.  Georgia – Elene Makashvili
  13.  Belgium – Jill & Lauren

Detailed voting results
Detailed voting results[26]
Total score
Russia
Latvia
Moldova
Armenia
Bulgaria
Lithuania
Ukraine
Macedonia
Netherlands
Belarus
Sweden
Georgia
Belgium
Contestants
 Russia 991010121087712110
Latvia 3127181
Moldova 786461027648445
Armenia 858175107558107
Bulgaria 60224131236564
Lithuania 53662104112
Ukraine 4251511122273
Macedonia 311524133
Netherlands 10371210786521010212
Belarus 99127128481238382
Sweden 57483435468
Georgia 10810381261265101266
Belgium 64353732412175

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received. All countries were given 12 points at the start of voting to ensure that no country finished with nul points; these 12 points were announced by a spokesperson from Australia.

N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
3  Georgia Armenia,  Belarus,  Lithuania
 Belarus Moldova,  Russia,  Ukraine
2  Russia Bulgaria,  Sweden
 Netherlands Belgium,  Latvia
1  Bulgaria Macedonia
 Belgium Netherlands
 Lithuania Georgia

Broadcasts

Each national broadcaster sent a commentator to the contest, in order to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language. Details of the commentators and the broadcasting station for which they represented are also included in the table below.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
Country Broadcaster(s) Commentator(s) Ref.
 Armenia Armenia 1 Artak Vardanyan and Marianna Javakhyan
 Belarus Belarus 1 Denis Kuryan
 Belgium Eén Kristien Maes and Tom De Cock
 Bulgaria BNT 1 Elena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev
 Georgia GPB Temo Kvirkvelia
 Latvia LTV Markus Riva
 Lithuania LRT Darius Užkuraitis
 Macedonia MRT 1 Elizabeta Cebova
 Moldova TRM Rusalina Rusu
 Netherlands Nederland 3 Marcel Kuijer
 Russia Russia-1 Olga Shelest
 Sweden SVT B Edward af Sillen and Ylva Hällen
 Ukraine NTU Timur Miroshnychenko [27]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster(s) Commentator(s) Ref.
 Australia SBS One (26 December 2011 and 9 April 2012) Unknown [28]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT (delayed) Unknown [29]

See also

Notes
  1. Contains a repeated phrase in English
  2. Contains some phrases in English
  3. Two songs tied for third-highest score with 99 points, and two other tied for lowest score with 31 points, but the official scoreboard ranks Belarus as third, Russia as fourth, Macedonia as twelfth and Latvia as thirteenth placer. This is consistent with the tie-breaking rule that the song that received points from the most countries ranks higher in the case of a tie.

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