# Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 was the 22nd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE). The contest took place on 16 November 2024 at Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain, marking the first time that the contest was held in the country. The contest was also the first since 2015 to be held on a Saturday.
Seventeen countries participated in the contest, with Cyprus and San Marino returning after six- and eight-year absences respectively, while the United Kingdom opted not to participate after doing so the previous year.
Georgia's Andria Putkaradze was the winner of the contest with the song "To My Mom". Portugal won the public vote and finished in second place, its best placing to date. Ukraine, France and Malta completed the top five.

## Location

Unlike the Eurovision Song Contest, the winning broadcaster of the previous year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest does not automatically receive the right to host the next edition. However, since 2011 (with the exceptions of 2012, 2015, and 2018) it has become customary for winners to take on hosting duties, and since 2019, the winning broadcaster has had the right of first refusal on hosting the following competition. In 2015, 2014 winner, Italian broadcaster RAI, was given this right but ultimately opted out of it.
On 27 November 2023, upon its victory in the 2023 contest on home soil, French broadcaster France Télévisions announced that talks would be conducted with the EBU regarding the hosting of the 2024 contest, as multiple countries had expressed interest in doing so and it did not want a "French monopoly on Junior Eurovision", having already hosted the event twice in a three-year span; It ultimately opted not to host in 2024. Spanish broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), which had finished in second place in the 2023 contest, was announced as the host for 2024 on 14 February 2024, with the Caja Mágica in Madrid announced as the venue on 10 May 2024. This marked the first time that the contest has been held in the country.

### Bidding phase and host city selection

Upon the confirmation of Spain as the host country for 2024, the Generalitat Valenciana announced that it would bid to host the contest in a city in the Valencian Community; since 2022, the autonomous community has hosted Benidorm Fest, the Spanish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest. The mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, expressed interest in hosting the event in the city, followed by the mayor of Málaga, Francisco de la Torre. Madrid, Granada and Zaragoza also announced their readiness to host the competition. Ana María Bordas [es], head of the Spanish delegation for the contest, had said that the broadcaster had received several bids upon the host country announcement and that a decision would be taken within the following weeks. Valencia, Barcelona, Málaga, Granada and Zaragoza were reported to have submitted an official bid by mid-March 2024. Shortly after, however, Zaragoza announced its withdrawal due to the unavailability of the intended venue for an assessment visit. In mid-April, Barcelona was unofficially reported to be in the forefront of the selection process, with Palau Sant Jordi considered as the potential venue, but by the end of the month the city dropped out of the running due to the lack of an adequate venue available for late 2024.
RTVE and the EBU scheduled a press conference at Malmömässan in Malmö on 10 May 2024, during the adult contest, where the selected host city was revealed to be Madrid, with Caja Mágica as the selected venue.

## Participating countries

On 3 September 2024, the EBU announced that 17 countries would participate in the 2024 contest. Cyprus is set to return to the contest after a six-year absence, while San Marino is set to return after an eight-year absence, despite originally confirming non-participation. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom opted not to participate after doing so the previous two years.
Prior to the contest, a digital compilation album featuring all the songs from the 2024 contest was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music on 1 November 2024.
Participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 :
| Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) |
| Albania | RTSH | Nikol Çabeli | "Vallëzoj" | Albanian | Endri MuçajEriona Rushiti |
| Armenia | AMPTV | Leo | "Cosmic Friend" | Armenian, English | MalénaTokionineVahram Petrosyan |
| Cyprus | CyBC | Maria Pissarides | "Crystal Waters" | Greek, English | Armin GilaniMaria PissaridesSophia Patsalides |
| Estonia | ERR | Annabelle | "Tänavad" | Estonian | Sven Lõhmus |
| France | France Télévisions | Titouan [fr] | "Comme ci, comme ça [fr]" | French | Malory LegardinierMarie Bastide [fr] |
| Georgia | GPB | Andria Putkaradze | "To My Mom" | Georgian | Giga KukhianidzeMaka Davitaia |
| Germany | Kika/NDR | Bjarne | "Save the Best for Us" | German, English | Ignacio UriarteKai Oliver KrugThomas Meilstrup |
| Ireland | TG4 | Enya Cox Dempsey | "Le chéile" | Irish | Ian James WhiteLaoise Ní NualláinNicky Brennan |
| Italy | RAI | Simone Grande | "Pigiama party" | Italian, English | Alex UhlmannLuca Mattioni [it]Pablo Meneguzzo |
| Malta | PBS | Ramires Sciberras | "Stilla ċkejkna" | Maltese | Aleandro Spiteri MonseigneurLon KirkopPeter Borg |
| Netherlands | AVROTROS | Stay Tuned [nl] | "Music" | Dutch, English | Jermain van der Bogt [nl]Willem Laseroms |
| North Macedonia | MRT | Ana and Aleksej | "Marathon" | Macedonian, English | Lazar CvetkovskiMagdalena Cvetkovska |
| Poland | TVP | Dominik Arim | "All Together" | Polish, English | Aldona Dąbrowska [pl]Sławomir Sokołowski [pl] |
| Portugal | RTP | Victoria Nicole | "Esperança" | Portuguese, Spanish | Victoria Nicole |
| San Marino | SMRTV | Idols SM | "Come noi" | Italian | Francesco SancisiNicola Della VallePaolo Macina |
| Spain | RTVE | Chloe DelaRosa | "Como la Lola" | Spanish | Alejandro MartínezChloe DelaRosaDavid ParejoLuis Ramiro |
| Ukraine | Suspilne | Artem Kotenko | "Hear Me Now" | Ukrainian, English | Svitlana Tarabarova |

## Production

On 3 September 2024, along with the list of participating countries, RTVE and the EBU revealed the theme art and slogan of the 2024 contest, "Let's Bloom", as well as the stage design. The theme art features the image of a blooming flower, which "references the blossoming of young artists".
Ruth Lorenzo, Marc Clotet and Melani García were revealed on 12 September 2024 as the presenters of the show. Lorenzo had represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 and hosted Benidorm Fest 2024, while García had represented Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019.
Contestants were featured in "postcard" video introductions, in which they perform activities interspersed with artificial intelligence (AI)-generated footage of themselves in various imaginary scenarios. The implementation of AI elements was met with criticism from fans and media outlets.
The presentation of the jury votes was additionally changed for 2024. As opposed to previous years in which the scoreboard was laid out vertically in descending order, the scoreboard this year was laid out horizontally, with each country having its position fixed according to the running order and a score bar to fill out points with. The presenters announced the number of points each country received according to the 1–10 scale; for example, each country is shown the amount of countries that have given it 1 point, 2 points, and so forth. The 12 points were still announced by a spokesperson appointed by each country, however, their segments were pre-recorded instead of being a live link. Executive producer Ana María Bordas [es] stated that this was due to the Saturday timeslot forcing the producers to cap the show at two hours, and also in order to avoid causing stress for the participants.

## Contest overview

The event took place on 16 November 2024 at 18:00 CET. Seventeen countries participated, with the running order published on 10 October. All the countries competing were eligible to vote with the jury vote, as well as participating and non-participating countries under an aggregated international online vote.
The opening of the show featured the traditional flag parade, accompanied by all participants performing the common song "Let's Bloom" with 2004 winner María Isabel, 2023 winner Zoé Clauzure and runner-up Sandra Valero. The interval acts included a dance number titled "Time to Bloom" performed by actress Anastasia Russo [es] and choreographed by Borja Rueda, and Abraham Mateo performing a version of "Maniac" titled "Maníaca".
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Italy | Simone Grande | "Pigiama party" | 98 | 9 |
| 2 | Estonia | Annabelle | "Tänavad" | 55 | 14 |
| 3 | Albania | Nikol Çabeli | "Vallëzoj" | 126 | 7 |
| 4 | Armenia | Leo | "Cosmic Friend" | 125 | 8 |
| 5 | Cyprus | Maria Pissarides | "Crystal Waters" | 60 | 13 |
| 6 | France | Titouan | "Comme ci comme ça" | 177 | 4 |
| 7 | North Macedonia | Ana and Aleksej | "Marathon" | 54 | 16 |
| 8 | Poland | Dominik Arim | "All Together" | 61 | 12 |
| 9 | Georgia | Andria Putkaradze | "To My Mom" | 239 | 1 |
| 10 | Spain | Chloe DelaRosa | "Como la Lola" | 144 | 6 |
| 11 | Germany | Bjarne | "Save the Best for Us" | 71 | 11 |
| 12 | Netherlands | Stay Tuned | "Music" | 91 | 10 |
| 13 | San Marino | Idols SM | "Come noi" | 47 | 17 |
| 14 | Ukraine | Artem Kotenko | "Hear Me Now" | 203 | 3 |
| 15 | Portugal | Victoria Nicole | "Esperança" | 213 | 2 |
| 16 | Ireland | Enya Cox Dempsey | "Le chéile" | 55 | 15 |
| 17 | Malta | Ramires Sciberras | "Stilla ċkejkna" | 153 | 5 |

### Spokespersons

The 12 points from the juries were announced by a spokesperson from each country.
* Italy – TBC
* Estonia – Arhanna
* Albania – TBC
* Armenia – Nane Andreasyan
* Cyprus – Patroklos Patroklou
* France – Lissandro
* North Macedonia – Aleksandra Mitevska
* Poland – Maja Krzyżewska
* Georgia – Anastasia Vasadze
* Spain – Carlos Higes
* Germany – TBC
* Netherlands – Veronika
* San Marino – TBC
* Ukraine – Anastasia Dymyd
* Portugal – Júlia Machado
* Ireland – TBC
* Malta – Yulan

## Detailed voting results

Split results :
| Place | Combined | Combined | Jury | Jury | Online vote | Online vote |
| Place | Country | Points | Country | Points | Country | Points |
| 1 | Georgia | 239 | Georgia | 180 | Portugal | 117 |
| 2 | Portugal | 213 | Ukraine | 122 | Ukraine | 81 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 203 | France | 103 | Malta | 79 |
| 4 | France | 177 | Portugal | 96 | France | 74 |
| 5 | Malta | 153 | Albania | 82 | Spain | 64 |
| 6 | Spain | 144 | Spain | 80 | Georgia | 59 |
| 7 | Albania | 126 | Armenia | 76 | Germany Netherlands | 57 |
| 8 | Armenia | 125 | Malta | 74 | Germany Netherlands | 57 |
| 9 | Italy | 98 | Italy | 52 | Cyprus | 50 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 91 | Netherlands | 34 | Armenia | 49 |
| 11 | Germany | 71 | North Macedonia | 20 | Poland | 48 |
| 12 | Poland | 61 | Ireland | 15 | Italy San Marino | 46 |
| 13 | Cyprus | 60 | Germany | 14 | Italy San Marino | 46 |
| 14 | Estonia | 55 | Estonia | 14 | Albania | 44 |
| 15 | Ireland | 55 | Poland | 13 | Estonia | 41 |
| 16 | North Macedonia | 54 | Cyprus | 10 | Ireland | 40 |
| 17 | San Marino | 47 | San Marino | 1 | North Macedonia | 34 |
Detailed voting results of the final :
| Voting procedure used: 100% Online vote 100% Jury vote | Voting procedure used: 100% Online vote 100% Jury vote | Total score | Online vote score | Jury vote score | Jury vote | Jury vote | Jury vote | Jury vote | Jury vote | Jury vote | Jury vote | Jury vote | Jury vote | Jury vote | Jury vote | Jury vote | Jury vote | Jury vote | Jury vote | Jury vote | Jury vote |
| Voting procedure used: 100% Online vote 100% Jury vote | Voting procedure used: 100% Online vote 100% Jury vote | Total score | Online vote score | Jury vote score | Italy | Estonia | Albania | Armenia | Cyprus | France | North Macedonia | Poland | Georgia | Spain | Germany | Netherlands | San Marino | Ukraine | Portugal | Ireland | Malta |
| Competing countries | Italy | 98 | 46 | 52 | | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | | 6 | | 2 | | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | 7 |
| Competing countries | Estonia | 55 | 41 | 14 | 2 | | | | | 6 | | | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Competing countries | Albania | 126 | 44 | 82 | 6 | 8 | | 5 | 7 | | 1 | 5 | | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Competing countries | Armenia | 125 | 49 | 76 | | 10 | 2 | | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 4 | | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | | 8 |
| Competing countries | Cyprus | 60 | 50 | 10 | | | | 4 | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 2 | |
| Competing countries | France | 177 | 74 | 103 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| Competing countries | North Macedonia | 54 | 34 | 20 | 5 | | 3 | 3 | | | | 4 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 3 |
| Competing countries | Poland | 61 | 48 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 8 | 3 | |
| Competing countries | Georgia | 239 | 59 | 180 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Competing countries | Spain | 144 | 64 | 80 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | | 8 | | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Competing countries | Germany | 71 | 57 | 14 | | 1 | | 2 | | 7 | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | |
| Competing countries | Netherlands | 91 | 57 | 34 | 3 | | 1 | 7 | 3 | | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | 5 | | | 4 | 1 |
| Competing countries | San Marino | 47 | 46 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Competing countries | Ukraine | 203 | 81 | 122 | 10 | 7 | 10 | | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Competing countries | Portugal | 213 | 117 | 96 | 8 | 6 | 8 | | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 6 | | 4 | | 6 | 4 |
| Competing countries | Ireland | 55 | 40 | 15 | | | | | | 2 | | | 4 | 3 | 5 | | | | 1 | | |
| Competing countries | Malta | 153 | 79 | 74 | | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | | |

### 12 points

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 |
| 12 | Georgia | Albania, Armenia, Cyprus, Estonia, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Ukraine |
| 2 | Armenia | France, Georgia |
| 2 | Ukraine | North Macedonia, Poland |
| 1 | Portugal | Germany |

## 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 also provided international live streams of the contest through their official YouTube channel with no commentary.
Confirmed broadcasters and commentators :
| Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) |
| Albania | RTSH | RTSH 1, RTSH Muzikë | Andri Xhahu |
| Armenia | AMPTV | 1TV | Hrachuhi Utmazyan [hy] and Sevak Hakobyan |
| Cyprus | CyBC | RIK 2, RIK Sat | Kyriakos Pastides |
| Estonia | ERR | ETV2 | Estonian: Marko Reikop |
| Estonia | ERR | ETV+ | Russian: Aleksandr Hobotov and Julia Kalenda |
| France | France Télévisions | France 2 | Stéphane Bern and Valentina |
| Germany | ARD/ZDF | Kika | Consi [de] |
| Germany | WDR | MausLive [de] via WDR 5 | Annika Witzel and Max Plate |
| Georgia | GPB | First Channel Sport | Nika Lobiladze |
| Ireland | TG4 | TG4 | Louise Cantillon |
| Italy | RAI | Rai 2 | Mario Acampa [it], Simone Barlaam and Kaze |
| Malta | PBS | TVM | No commentator |
| Netherlands | NPO/AVROTROS | NPO Zapp via NPO 3 | Bart Arens and Matheu Hinzen [nl] |
| Netherlands | NPO/AVROTROS | NPO 2 Extra | Bart Arens and Matheu Hinzen [nl] |
| North Macedonia | MRT | MRT 1 | Eli Tanaskovska |
| Poland | TVP | TVP2, TVP Polonia | Artur Orzech |
| Portugal | RTP | RTP1, RTP África, RTP Internacional | Carina Jorge and Nuno Galopim |
| San Marino | SMRTV | San Marino RTV | Mirco Zani and Roberto Bagazzoli |
| Spain | RTVE | La 1, TVE Internacional | Spanish: Julia Varela and Tony Aguilar |
| Spain | RTVE | Radio Nacional | Spanish: David Asensio and Sara Calvo |
| Spain | RTVE | La 1, Ràdio 4 | Catalan: Sònia Urbano and Xavi Martínez [es] |
| Ukraine | Suspilne | Suspilne Kultura | Timur Miroshnychenko |
Confirmed broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries :
| Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) |
| Croatia | HRT | HRT 2 | Duško Ćurlić and Nika Turković |
| Lithuania | LRT | LRT Plius | Ramūnas Zilnys [lt] |
| Luxembourg | RTL | RTL Zwee | Eric Lehmann and Raoul Roos |