Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | |
|---|---|
| #LightUp (real), "Touch the Moon" (AI) | |
| Dates | |
| Semi-final | 12 November 2018 (AI only) |
| Final | 25 November 2018 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Moscow Creative Mall, Moscow, Russia |
| Presenter(s) | Evgeny Perlin Zinaida Kupriyanovich Helena Meraai |
| Directed by | Gordon Bonello Daniel Jelinek |
| Executive supervisor | Martin Österdahl, Jon Ola Sand |
| Executive producer | Olga Shlyager |
| Host broadcaster | Carousel |
| Website | junior |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 20 |
| Debuting countries |  Kazakhstan Wales |
| Returning countries |  Azerbaijan France Israel |
| Non-returning countries |  Cyprus |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country's professional jury award 12, 10, 8–1 points to their top 10 songs. International viewers vote for 3–5 songs, and votes are converted to points by proportional representation. |
| Winning song |  Poland"Anyone I Want to Be" |
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the sixteenth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It took place at the Minsk-Arena, Minsk, Belarus on 25 November 2018, Russian broadcaster Carousel was the host broadcaster for the event in the AI version where AI videos take over the edition.[1] The motto for the contest was "#LightUp".[2]
Results
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On 9 August 2017, it was confirmed that sixteen countries would take part in the contest. Israel was given permission to participate as they had won the adult contest earlier that year.[3]
Despite withdrawing from the contest on 2 July 2018 due to financial difficulties,[4] Ukraine were added to the list of participating countries on 2 August 2018, setting a record of 20 participating countries.[5]
| Draw[6] | Country[6] | Artist[6] | Song[6] | Language(s) | Place[7] | Points[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Ukraine |
Darina Krasnovetska | "Say Love" | Ukrainian, English | 4 | 182 |
| 02 |  Portugal |
Rita Laranjeira | "Gosto de tudo (já não gosto de nada)" | Portuguese | 18 | 42 |
| 03 | Kazakhstan |
Daneliya Tuleshova | "Ózińe sen" (Өзіңе сен) | Kazakh, English | 6 | 171 |
| 04 |  Albania |
Efi Gjika | "Barbie" | Albanian, English | 17 | 44 |
| 05 |  Russia |
Anna Filipchuk | "Unbreakable" | Russian, English | 10 | 122 |
| 06 |  Netherlands |
Max and Anne | "Samen" | Dutch, English | 13 | 91 |
| 07 | Azerbaijan |
Fidan Huseynova | "I Wanna Be Like You" | Azerbaijani, English | 16 | 47 |
| 08 |  Belarus |
Daniel Yastremski | "Time" | Russian, English | 11 | 114 |
| 09 |  Ireland |
Taylor Hynes | "IOU" | Irish | 15 | 48 |
| 10 |  Serbia |
Bojana Radovanović | "Svet" (Свет) | Serbian | 19 | 30 |
| 11 |  Italy |
Melissa and Marco | "What Is Love" | Italian, English | 7 | 151 |
| 12 |  Australia |
Jael | "Champion" | English | 3 | 201 |
| 13 |  Georgia |
Tamar Edilashvili | "Your Voice" | Georgian, English | 8 | 144 |
| 14 | Israel |
Noam Dadon | "Children Like These" | Hebrew | 14 | 81 |
| 15 | France |
Angélina | "Jamais sans toi" | French, English | 2 | 203 |
| 16 |  Macedonia |
Marija Spasovska | "Doma" (Дома) | Macedonian | 12 | 99 |
| 17 |  Armenia |
L.E.V.O.N | "L.E.V.O.N" | Armenian | 9 | 125 |
| 18 | Wales |
Manw | "Perta" | Welsh | 20 | 29 |
| 19 |  Malta |
Ela | "Marchin' On" | English | 5 | 181 |
| 20 | Poland |
Roksana Węgiel | "Anyone I Want to Be" | Polish, English | 1 | 215 |
Score sheet
[change | change source]| Split results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Online Voting | Jury | ||
| Country | Points | Country | Points | |
| 1 | Poland |
136 | Australia |
148 |
| 2 | France |
117 | Malta |
138 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan |
103 | Georgia |
105 |
| 4 | Ukraine |
78 | Ukraine |
104 |
| 5 | Armenia |
70 | Italy |
94 |
| 6 | Netherlands |
68 | France |
86 |
| 7 | Russia |
62 | Poland |
79 |
| 8 | Italy |
57 | Kazakhstan |
68 |
| 9 | Australia |
53 | Macedonia |
64 |
| 10 | Belarus |
53 | Belarus |
61 |
| 11 | Israel |
47 | Russia |
60 |
| 12 | Malta |
43 | Armenia |
55 |
| 13 | Portugal |
42 | Israel |
34 |
| 14 | Georgia |
39 | Netherlands |
23 |
| 15 | Ireland |
36 | Azerbaijan |
17 |
| 16 | Macedonia |
35 | Ireland |
12 |
| 17 | Albania |
34 | Albania |
10 |
| 18 | Azerbaijan |
30 | Serbia |
2 |
| 19 | Wales |
29 | Portugal |
0 |
| 20 | Serbia |
28 | Wales |
0 |
| Voting procedure used: 100% jury vote 100% online voting |
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| Ukraine | 182 | 78 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | ||
| Portugal | 42 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 171 | 103 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||
| Albania | 44 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | 122 | 62 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 91 | 68 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Azerbaijan | 47 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Belarus | 114 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 48 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 30 | 28 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 151 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | ||||||
| Australia | 201 | 53 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | ||
| Georgia | 144 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Israel | 81 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| France | 203 | 117 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | ||||||
| Macedonia | 99 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||
| Armenia | 125 | 70 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
| Wales | 29 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta | 181 | 43 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | ||
| Poland | 215 | 136 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
12 points
[change | change source]Below is a summary of all 12 points received from each country's professional juries.
| N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Australia | Belarus, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Ukraine, Wales |
| 3 | Georgia | Ireland, Israel, Russia |
| 2 | France | Albania, Malta |
| Macedonia | Kazakhstan, Serbia | |
| Malta | Australia, Georgia | |
| 1 | Belarus | Armenia |
| Italy | Macedonia | |
| Poland | France | |
| Russia | Azerbaijan | |
| Ukraine | Poland |
Spokespersons
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Ukraine – Anastasiya Baginska[9]
Portugal – Nadezhda Sidorova[10]
Kazakhstan – Aruzhan Khafiz[11]
Albania – Daniil Lazuko[10]
Russia – Dina Baru and Khryusha
Netherlands – Vincent Miranovich[10]
Azerbaijan – Valeh Huseynbeyli[12]
Belarus – Arina Rovba
Ireland – Alex Hynes[13]
Serbia – Lana Karić
Italy – Yan Musvidas[10]
Australia – Ksenia Galetskaya[10]
Georgia – Nikoloz Vasadze[14]
Israel – Adi
France – Daniil Rotenko and Lubava Marchuk[10]
Macedonia – Arina Pekhtereva[10]
Armenia – Vardan Margaryan
Wales – Gwen Rowley
Malta – Milana Borodko[10]
Poland – Grace
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "On the move to Minsk: Junior Eurovision Steering Group meet in Belarus". junioreurovision.tv. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ "#LIGHTUP for the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Minsk". Eurovision Song Contest. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (25 July 2018). "Israel: Was the 19th Country Allowed to Participate in Junior Eurovision 2018". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ↑ "Ukraine won't compete at Junior Eurovision 2018". EscPlus. 2 July 2018.
- ↑ "Surprise! Ukraine joins as 20th country for Minsk 2018". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 2 August 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 "Junior Eurovision Song Contest Minsk 2018 – Final". junioreurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- 1 2 "Final of Minsk 2018". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "Results of the Final of Minsk 2018". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "Ukraine: Anastasiya Baginska Revealed as Junior Eurovision Spokesperson". Eurovoix. 23 November 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Granger, Anthony (24 November 2018). "Junior Eurovision'18: Schoolchildren Revealed as Spokespersons For Nine Nations". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ↑ "Kazakhstan: Aruzhan Khafiz Revealed as Spokesperson". Eurovoix. 22 November 2018.
- ↑ "Azerbaijan: Junior Eurovision 2018 Commentator & Spokesperson Revealed". Eurovoix. 24 November 2018.
- ↑ Herbert, Emily (24 November 2018). "Ireland: Alex Hynes Revealed as Junior Eurovision Spokesperson". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ↑ "Georgia: Ranina Runner Up Nikoloz Vasadze To Announce Jury Points". Eurovoix. 24 November 2018.
