Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is the upcoming 21st edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster France Télévisions.[1][2] The contest is set to take place on 26 November 2023 at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice, France, following the country's victory at the 2022 contest with the song "Oh maman!" by Lissandro.[3][4] This will be the second time that France will host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the first being in Paris in 2021.[5]

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023
Heroes
Dates
Final26 November 2023
Host
VenuePalais Nikaïa, Nice, France
Presenter(s)
Directed by
  • Julian Gutierrez
  • Franck Broqua
Executive supervisorMartin Österdahl
Executive producerAlexandra Redde-Amiel
Host broadcasterFrance Télévisions
Websitejunioreurovision.tv/event/nice-2023
Participants
Number of entries16
Debuting countries
Returning countries
Non-returning countries
Participation map
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Sixteen countries will participate in the contest, with Estonia participating for the first time and Germany returning after its absence from the previous edition, while Kazakhstan and Serbia will not take part. This will also be the first time that all members of the "Big Five" from the Eurovision Song Contest take part in the junior contest together.

Location
Palais Nikaïa, host venue of the 2023 contest.

The contest will take place at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice, a multi-purpose concert hall.[6]

Bidding phase and host city selection
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is located in France
Nice
Nice
Location of the selected host city (in blue)

Unlike in the Eurovision Song Contest, the winning country did not receive the automatic rights to host the next contest. However, since 2019, each contest has been hosted by the previous year's winning country, and since 2011 (with the exceptions of 2012 and 2018), the winning country has had the right of first refusal on hosting the following competition. In 2015, Italy was given the option to host but ultimately opted out of it.[7]

Following France's win in 2022, French head of delegation Alexandra Redde-Amiel and Director General of France Télévisions Delphine Ernotte revealed that the country wishes to host the contest in 2023.[8] On 3 April 2023, the EBU and France Télévisions announced that the contest would be held in Nice.[9]

Participating countries
Further information: List of countries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

On 29 August 2023, the EBU announced that 16 countries will participate in the contest, with Estonia making its debut and Germany returning after a one-year absence, while Kazakhstan and Serbia will not take part.[10]

Participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023[11][12]
Country Broadcaster Artist Song Language Songwriter(s)
 Albania RTSH Viola Gjyzeli "Bota ime" Albanian
  • Eriona Rushiti
  • Enis Mullaj
 Armenia AMPTV Yan Girls "Do It My Way" Armenian, English
 Estonia ERR Arhanna "Hoiame kokku" Estonian, English
  • Arhanna Sandra Arbma
  • Karl-Ander Reismann
  • Leelo Tungal
  • Rael Laikre
 France France Télévisions Zoé Clauzure "Cœur" French
  • Noée Francheteau
  • Julien Comblat
  • Jérémy Chapron
 Georgia GPB Anastasia and Ranina "Over the Sky" Georgian, English
  • Betkho
  • Mebo Nutsubidze
 Germany NDR Fia "Ohne Worte" German[lower-alpha 1]
  • David Jürgens
  • Martin Fliegenschmidt
  • Sascha Seelemann
 Ireland TG4 Jessica McKean "Aisling" Irish[14]
 Italy RAI Melissa and Ranya "Un mondo giusto" Italian, English
 Malta PBS Yulan "Stronger" English
  • John-Emil Johansson
  • Sandra Wikström
  • Isak Alvedahl
  • Elise Hedengren
  • Yulan Law
 Netherlands AVROTROS Sep and Jasmijn "Holding On to You" Dutch, English Robert Dorn
 North Macedonia MRT Tamara Grujeska "Kaži mi, kaži mi koj" (Кажи ми, кажи ми кој) Macedonian, English
  • Robert Bilbilov
  • Kosta Petrov
 Poland TVP Maja Krzyżewska "I Just Need a Friend" Polish, English
  • Patryk Kumór
  • Carla Fernandes
  • Marissa
  • Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek
  • Piotr Zborowski
 Portugal RTP Júlia Machado "Where I Belong" Portuguese, English
 Spain RTVE Sandra Valero "Loviu" Spanish[lower-alpha 2]
 Ukraine UA:PBC Anastasia Dymyd "Kvitka" (Квітка) Ukrainian, English

Svitlana Tarabarova

 United Kingdom BBC Stand Uniqu3 "Back to Life" English
  • Sky Adams
  • Jakke Erixson
  • Jack Hawitt

Other countries

For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, with the exception of Australia and Kazakhstan, it needs to be an active member of the EBU.[15] Prior to the announcement of the list of participants by the EBU, active EBU member broadcasters in Austria,[16] Azerbaijan,[17] Belgium (VRT),[18] Cyprus,[19][20] Czechia,[21] Denmark,[22] Finland,[23] Iceland,[24] Israel,[25][26] Latvia,[27] Lithuania,[28] Luxembourg,[29] Moldova,[30] Norway,[31] Romania,[32] San Marino,[33] Serbia,[34] Slovakia,[35] Slovenia,[36] Sweden[37] and Switzerland,[38] as well as associate members in Australia[39] and Kazakhstan,[40][41] confirmed they would not participate in the event.

Production

For the 2023 contest there is a new child safety protocol focused on the well-being of the participants. According to the Spanish head of delegation Ana María Bordas, it seeks to offer transparency in the competition, and to bring especially Nordic countries back to the contest who were critical of child safety in the event.[42]

Visual design
Generic heart logo

The 2023 contest is the first edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest to incorporate the modern Eurovision heart, which has been used in the adult contest since 2015, in its generic logo.[43] The update was revealed during the host city announcement on 3 April 2023.[44]

During a European Broadcasting Union press conference on 10 May 2023 in Liverpool, where the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was taking place, Alexandra Redde-Amiel, head of the French Eurovision delegation, announced the slogan of the contest, "Heroes".[45][46] The accompanying theme art was unveiled on 29 August, which features a street art look based on splashes of paint, chalk, powder and fireworks that "brings modernity and speaks to all generations".[47] The stage design, unveiled on 27 September, features a 12-metre high LED screen in the shape of wings, "reflecting the desire to fly away, create and imagine".[48]

Presenters
Olivier Minne and Laury Thilleman, presenters of the 2023 contest

Olivier Minne and Laury Thilleman will be the presenters of the show.[48] Minne had previously co-hosted the 2021 contest. Ophenya, a French influencer, will serve as "digital ambassador", creating content for Eurovision's social media channels.[49]

Broadcasts

All participating broadcasters may choose to have on-site or remote commentators providing insight and voting information to their local audience. The European Broadcasting Union will also provide international live streams of the contest through their official YouTube channel with no commentary.

Broadcasts in participating countries
Country Broadcaster(s) Commentator(s) Ref.
 France France 2 Stéphane Bern and Carla Lazzari [50][51]
 Germany KiKA Consi [52]
 Italy Rai 2 Mario Acampa [53][54]
 Poland TVP1, TVP Polonia, TVP ABC [55]
 Ukraine Suspilne Kultura [56]
 United Kingdom BBC Two, CBBC Lauren Layfield and Hrvy [57][58]

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. Contains phrases in French, English and Spanish.[13]
  2. Contains repeated phrases in English, French, Italian and Portuguese.

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