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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023

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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 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries16
Debuting countries
Returning countries
Non-returning countries
Vote
Voting systemThe 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
"Cœur"
2022 ← Junior Eurovision Song Contest → 2024

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the twenty-first edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It took place at Palais Nikaïa, Nice, France on 26 November 2023,[1] French broadcaster France Télévisions was the host broadcaster for the event.[2] The motto for the contest was "Heroes".[3][4]

List of participating countries

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16 countries competed in the 2023 edition. Azerbaijan, Bulgaria and Russia was absent from the contest.

Participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023[5][6]
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
 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/Kika Fia "Ohne Worte" German[a]
 Ireland TG4 Jessica McKean[b] "Aisling" Irish
  • Niall Mooney
  • Ken McHugh
  • Will Weeks
  • Niamh Mooney
  • Sophie Lennon
 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
 Netherlands AVROTROS Sep & Jasmijn [nl] "Holding On to You" Dutch, English Robert Dorn
 North Macedonia MRT Tamara Grujeska [mk] "Kaži mi, kaži mi koj" (Кажи ми, кажи ми кој) Macedonian, English
 Poland TVP Maja Krzyżewska "I Just Need a Friend" Polish, English
 Portugal RTP Júlia Machado "Where I Belong" Portuguese, English
 Spain RTVE Sandra Valero "Loviu" Spanish[d]
 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

Returning artists

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Sophie Lennon, who represented Ireland in 2022, joined Jessica McKean on stage.[11]

Other countries

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The following countries confirmed they would not participate in the event; Austria,[12] Azerbaijan,[13] Belgium (VRT and RTBF),[14] Cyprus,[15][16] Czechia,[17] Denmark,[18] Finland,[19] Iceland,[20] Israel,[21][22] Latvia,[23] Lithuania,[24] Luxembourg,[25] Moldova,[26] Norway,[27] Romania,[28] San Marino,[29] Serbia,[30] Slovakia,[31] Slovenia,[32] Sweden[33] and Switzerland,[34] as well as associate members in Australia[35] and Kazakhstan.[36][37]

Notes
  1. ↑ Contains phrases in French, English and Spanish;[7][8] Signed German was also used during the live televised performance.[9]
  2. ↑ Performance contains uncredited live vocals from Sophie Lennon.
  3. ↑ Despite Machado's involvement in writing "Where I Belong", she was not credited.[10]
  4. ↑ Contains repeated phrases in English, French, Italian and Portuguese.

Detailed voting results

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Split results
Place Combined Jury Online vote
Country Points Country Points Country Points
1  France 228  France 136  France 92
2  Spain 201  Armenia 116  Spain 86
3  Armenia 180  Spain 115  Ukraine 83
4  United Kingdom 160  United Kingdom 102  Germany 74
5  Ukraine 128  Albania 70  Netherlands 70
6  Poland 124  Poland 69  Armenia 64
7  Netherlands 122  Netherlands 52  United Kingdom 58
8  Albania 115  Malta 51  Poland 55
9  Germany 107  Ukraine 45  Georgia 53
10  Malta 94  North Macedonia 37 45
11  Italy 81  Italy 37
12  North Macedonia 76  Germany 33  Italy 44
13  Portugal 75  Portugal 30 43
14  Georgia 74  Georgia 21
15  Estonia 49  Ireland 8  North Macedonia 39
16  Ireland 42  Estonia 6  Ireland 34
Distribution of points given by the juries and the audience
Detailed voting results of the final
Voting procedure used:
  100% Online vote
  100% Jury vote
Total score
Jury vote score
Online vote score
 Jury vote
Spain
Malta
Ukraine
Ireland
United Kingdom
North Macedonia
Estonia
Armenia
Poland
Georgia
Portugal
France
Albania
Italy
Germany
Netherlands
Competing countries
 Spain 201 115 86 658101262121210121010
Malta 94 51 43 34123710462
Ukraine 128 45 83 13134568275
Ireland 42 8 34 341
United Kingdom 160 102 58 101012476881412857
North Macedonia 76 37 39 222111065143
Estonia 49 6 43 1221
Armenia 180 116 64 312102121287102765128
Poland 124 69 55 8471010258366
Georgia 74 21 53 534531
Portugal 75 30 45 75611262
France 228 136 92 12861268101012510710812
Albania 115 70 45 8775574412371
Italy 81 37 44 63513838
Germany 107 33 74 144737214
Netherlands 122 52 70 47856262543

12 points

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Below is a summary of all 12 points received from each country's professional juries.

12 points awarded by juries
# Recipient Countries giving 12 points
4  Armenia  Germany,  Malta,  North Macedonia,  United Kingdom
 France  Ireland,  Netherlands,  Poland,  Spain
 Spain  Estonia,  France,  Georgia,  Italy
2  United Kingdom  Albania,  Ukraine
1  Albania  Portugal
 Malta  Armenia

References

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  1. ↑ "Junior Eurovision 2023: What to expect in Nice". Eurovision. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Nice 2023". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Granger, Anthony (10 May 2023). "Junior Eurovision 2023 Slogan Announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "16 countries to send 'Heroes' to compete at 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest". www.ebu.ch. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Revealed: The 16 countries participating in Junior Eurovision 2023". European Broadcasting Union. 2023-08-29. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  6. ↑ "Participants of Nice 2023". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "FIA - Ohne Worte | 🇩🇪 Germany | Official Music Video". Junior Eurovision Song Contest. European Broadcasting Union. 13 October 2023. See video description for lyrics. – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ NDR. "Fia vertritt Deutschland beim Junior ESC in Frankreich". www.eurovision.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  9. ↑ "Zwischen Proben und Party: Fias Abenteuer in Nizza". www.eurovision.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-05. Ihren Titel "Ohne Worte" performt sie im JESC-Finale in lautbegleitender Gebärde [She performs her title "Without Words" in the JESC final in Signed German]
  10. ↑ Granger, Anthony (29 October 2023). "Portugal: RTP Announces Junior Eurovision 2023 Broadcasting Plans". The song was written and composed by Fernando Daniel, João Direitinho, Aurora Pinto and Twins (as well as by Júlia herself).
  11. ↑ "🇮🇪 Ireland - Jessica McKean - First Rehearsal - Junior Eurovision 2023". junioreurovision.tv. 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  12. ↑ Carros, David (2023-05-26). "Austria no participará en Eurovisión Junior 2023" [Austria will not participate in Junior Eurovision 2023]. ESCplus España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  13. ↑ "Azerbaiyán no participará en Eurovisión Junior 2023" [Azerbaijan will not participate in Junior Eurovision 2023]. Eurofestivales (in Spanish). 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  14. ↑ Ibrayeva, Laura (2023-06-12). "Belgium: VRT Rules Out Junior Eurovision 2023 Participation". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  15. ↑ Vidal, Fernando Nicolás (2023-06-27). "Chipre se mantendrá al margen de Eurovisión Junior 2023" [Cyprus to stay out of Junior Eurovision 2023]. ESCplus España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  16. ↑ Stephenson, James (2023-06-27). "Cyprus: CyBC Will Not Compete at Junior Eurovision 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  17. ↑ "Chequia no participará en Eurovisión Junior 2023" [Czechia will not participate in Junior Eurovision 2023]. Eurofestivales (in Spanish). 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  18. ↑ "DR afviser comeback i omdiskuteret børneshow: 'Det er ikke noget, vi er interesseret i at deltage i'" [DR rejects comeback in controversial children's show: 'It is not something we are interested in participating in']. dr.dk (in Danish). DR. 2022-12-12. Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  19. ↑ "Finlandia no participará en Eurovisión Junior 2023" [Finland will not participate in Junior Eurovision 2023]. Eurofestivales (in Spanish). 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  20. ↑ "Iceland: Islandia no debutará en Eurovisión Junior 2023 pero reconsiderará su participación en próximas ediciones" [Iceland: Iceland will not debut at Junior Eurovision 2023 but will reconsider its participation in future editions]. ESCplus España (in Spanish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  21. ↑ Vidal, Fernando Nicolás (2023-06-27). "Israel seguirá fuera de Eurovisión Junior un año más" [Israel to remain out of Junior Eurovision for another year]. ESCplus España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  22. ↑ Stephenson, James (2023-06-27). "Israel: KAN Confirms Absence from Junior Eurovision 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  23. ↑ Washak, James (2023-06-20). "Latvia: LTV Will Not Participate in Junior Eurovision 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  24. ↑ Faber, Sarah (19 June 2023). "Lithuania says "non, merci" to Junior Eurovision 2023". ESCUnited. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  25. ↑ Vidal, Fernando Nicolás (2023-06-06). "Luxemburgo no participará en Eurovisión Junior 2023" [Luxembourg will not participate in Junior Eurovision 2023]. ESCplus España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  26. ↑ Vidal, Fernando Nicolás (13 June 2023). "Moldova: Moldavia dice "no" a Eurovisión Junior 2023 pero no se cierra a futuras participaciones" [Moldova: Moldova says "no" to Junior Eurovision 2023 but is not closed to future participation]. ESCplus España (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  27. ↑ van Waarden, Franciska (2022-12-03). "Norway: Return to Junior Eurovision Unlikely". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  28. ↑ Martin, Faith (2023-06-26). "Romania will not participate in JESC 2023". ESCXTRA. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  29. ↑ "San Marino no participará en Eurovisión Junior 2023" [San Marino will not take part in Junior Eurovision 2023]. Eurofestivales (in Spanish). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  30. ↑ Nicolás Vidal, Fernando (2023-08-01). "Serbia se retira de la próxima edición de Eurovisión Junior por motivos económicos" [Serbia withdraws from the next edition of Junior Eurovision for financial reasons]. ESCplus España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  31. ↑ Ibrayeva, Laura (2023-06-05). "Slovakia: RTVS Rules Out Eurovision 2024 Participation". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  32. ↑ "Slovenia: RTVSLO Will Not Return to Junior Eurovision in 2023". Eurovoix. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  33. ↑ "Suecia no participará en Eurovisión Junior 2023" [Sweden will not participate in Junior Eurovision 2023]. Eurofestivales (in Spanish). 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  34. ↑ Grace, Emily (2023-05-26). "Switzerland: Rule Out Junior Eurovision Return in 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  35. ↑ Roberts, Dale (2023-08-02). "Australia will not compete at Junior Eurovision 2023". Aussievision. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  36. ↑ Serdalina, Arujan (2023-06-08). "Казахстан не будет участвовать в Детском Евровидении в этом году" [Kazakhstan will not participate in this year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest]. Newtimes.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  37. ↑ Khabar Agency (2023-06-09). "«Хабар» Агенттігі» АҚ (бұдан әрі – Агенттік) 2023 жылы «Junior Eurovision Song Contest» халықаралық балалар ән байқауына (бұдан әрі – Байқау) қатыспау туралы шешімін хабарлайды" ["Khabar" Agency" JSC (hereinafter - the Agency) announces its decision not to participate in the "Junior Eurovision Song Contest" international children's song contest (hereinafter - the Contest) in 2023.] (in Kazakh). Archived from the original on 2023-05-28. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

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