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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014
  1. Together
Dates
Final15 November 2014
Host
VenueMalta Shipbuilding, Marsa, Malta[1]
Presenter(s)Moira Delia
Executive supervisorVladislav Yakovlev
Executive producerAnton Attard
Host broadcasterPublic Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Websitejunioreurovision.tv/event/valletta-2014 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries16
Debuting countries
Returning countries
Non-returning countries
Vote
Voting systemEach country awards 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs.
2013 ← Junior Eurovision Song Contest → 2015

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 will be the 12th annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, set to take place in Malta.[2] This is the first time the contest will be held in Malta. It will also be the third time in the history of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest that the event will be hosted by the previous year's winning country, after Malta won the 2013 edition in Kiev, Ukraine, with the song "The Start" by Gaia Cauchi. Maltese national broadcaster PBS will be the host broadcaster for the event.

The date of the final is 15 November 2014 and it will be held in Malta Shipbuilding in Marsa, near Valletta.[1] Sixteen countries have confirmed their participation,[3] with Italy,[4] Montenegro[5] and Slovenia making their début.[6] Four countries announced their return to the Junior Contest, including Croatia after a seven-year absence,[7] Cyprus who last took part in 2009,[8] Serbia and Bulgaria after a three and two year absences respectively.[9][10]

Moira Delia, a well-known Maltese television personality, will host the show.[11] This will be the first time in Junior Eurovision history that there will only be one presenter.

Location

On 18 December 2013, the Maltese national broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that the 2014 contest will take place in Malta. During the winner's press conference, representatives of the Maltese broadcaster unhesitatingly shown their desire to host the 2014 edition of Junior Eurovision, following the Maltese victory at the 2013 contest. Vladislav Yakovlev, the executive supervisor for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, announced that for the first time in Junior Eurovision history there would be no host city for the contest, but the island of Malta as a host island instead. This will be the first time Malta will have hosted any of the Eurovision-related events.[2]

On 16 June 2014, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) confirmed that the 2014 contest will be held at the Malta Shipbuilding. It contains three large former ship building sheds that will make up the venue for 2014. The middle shed will be the main audience area and stage, while the two side sheds will be used as audience entrances and exits, restrooms, and refreshment stalls. In total, there will be a capacity for between 4,000-4,500 people inside the Shipbuilding.[1]

Format

Graphic design

On 9 May 2014, Anton Attard revealed the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 logo and slogan in Copenhagen at a joint EBU and PBS press conference.[12] The slogan was announced to be "#together" while the logo was revealed to be inspired by the Maltese cross. Its different coloured segments were confirmed to each represent a feature of Malta: Sand, Sea, Stone, Grass, Sky, Dusk and Sunset.[12] This year's postcards will reportedly include a theme of "extreme sports," and will be partially filmed at the SmartCity Malta complex.[13]

The stage design was presented during the Heads of Delegations meeting held on 30 September 2014.[14] Gio’Forma, a Milan based design company were given the task to design the stage for the 2014 contest in Malta. The stage uses an origami look, inspired by the triangle-shaped 2014 Junior Eurovision logo.[14] The venue itself will be approximately 30,000 m2 (320,000 sq ft) in size, with the production team expected to move into the venue on 21 October.[14]

Host

On 10 September 2014, it was announced that Moira Delia would host the 2014 Contest. She is known in Malta for presenting recent editions of Malta Eurovision Song Contest, Malta's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.[11] She will be the first person to host the contest singlehandedly.

Running order

During the Heads of Delegations meeting in Malta on 30 September 2014, the host broadcaster PBS along with the production team sought permission to change the running order rule, which was to allow the artists to randomly select their position number (a system used in 2013).[15] The agreed change is for the host country, Malta, to pick their position at random, followed by countries that will open and close the show to be picked randomly. The remaining countries would then select at random whether they are to perform in the first or second half of the show. The host broadcaster and the production team will then decide the running order in order to avoid similar entries performing consecutively. This method has been used in the senior contests of 2013 and 2014. The Executive Supervisor and the Steering Group will present the finalised running order during the Welcoming Reception which will be held on 9 November 2014.[15]

Rehearsals

It was decided during the Heads of Delegations meeting on 30 September 2014, that for the first time in Junior Eurovision history, all participating countries would not have their rehearsals in running order; allowing for school visits and personal trips of the participants to be carried out uninterruptedly.[15]

Voting

The voting system for 2014 will be reverted back to a system previously used in both the Junior and Senior contests prior to 2013. Both the national juries and televoting will award 1 to 8 points, 10 and then the maximum 12 points to their ten favourite songs. The way the votes will be announced remains unchanged, the first seven points will appear on screen; whilst spokespersons from each of the participating countries will only read out their top three points (8, 10, and 12).[15]

Participating countries

The following countries have confirmed their participation in the contest:

Country[16] Language Artist[16] Song[16] English translation
 Armenia Armenian, English Betty "People of the Sun"
 Belarus Belarusian Nadezhda Misyakova "Sokal" (Сокал) Falcon
 Bulgaria Bulgarian Krisia, Hasan & Ibrahim "Planet of the Children"
 Croatia Croatian, English Josie "Game Over"
 Cyprus Greek, English Sophia Patsalides "I pio omorfi mera" (Η πιο όμορφη μέρα) The most wonderful day
 Georgia Georgian, English Lizi Pop "Happy Day"
 Italy Italian, English Vincenzo Cantiello "Tu primo grande amore" Your first great love
 Malta English Federica Falzon "Diamonds"
 Montenegro Montenegrin, English Maša Vujadinović & Lejla Vulić "Budi dijete na jedan dan" (Буди дијете на један дан) Be a child for a day
 Netherlands Dutch, English Julia "Around"
 Russia Russian, English Alisa Kozhikina "Dreamer"
 San Marino Italian, English The Peppermints "Breaking My Heart"
 Serbia Serbian Emilija Đonin "Svet u mojim očima" (Свет у мојим очима) World in my eyes
 Slovenia Slovene, English Ula Ložar "Nisi sam" Your Light
 Sweden Swedish Julia Kedhammar "Du är inte ensam" You're not alone
 Ukraine Ukrainian, English Sympho-Nick "Pryyde vesna" (Прийде весна) Spring will come

Other countries

For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, it needs to be an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).[17] It is unknown whether the EBU issue invitations of participation to all 56 active members like they do for the Eurovision Song Contest.[17] Sixteen countries confirmed their participation in the 2014 contest. The following EBU Active Members announced their decisions as shown below.

Active EBU Members

  •  Austria – On 17 July 2014, the Austrian broadcaster ORF revealed that they will not be making their debut at the 2014 Contest.[18]
  •  Azerbaijan – On 30 September 2014, it was revealed by the official list of participating countries that Azerbaijan will not participate at the contest in Malta.[3]
  •  BelgiumKetnet has said that they are no longer interested in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.[19]
  •  Czech RepublicČT had said that they had not ruled out a participation in the contest. However, on 17 July 2014 they revealed they will not be making their debut at the 2014 Contest.[18][20][21]
  •  DenmarkDR and TV 2 have said that they have no plans to return to Junior Eurovision.[22][23]
  •  Finland – A representative from the Swedish language broadcaster Yle Fem stated on 26 May 2014 that they would not be making a début at the 2014 contest.[24] On 10 July, the Finnish language broadcaster Yle said that they wouldn't participate either.[25]
  •  Germany – The German broadcaster NDR have announced they will not debut at the 2014 Contest as they believe the contest would not be a success under the German standards. However, they are likely to observe the contest again this year and possibly debut in the 2015 Contest.[26][27]
  •  Greece – It was previously reported by Esc+Plus that Greece would participate in the 2014 Contest. However, on 7 July 2014, the Greek broadcaster NERIT confirmed to the same web site that they actually won't be participating.[28][29][30]
  •  Hungary – Despite being heavily rumoured to be planning a debut for the 2014 Contest, on 9 July 2014, the Hungarian broadcaster MTVA announced they will not take part in the contest.[31][32][33][34]
  •  IcelandRÚV, the Icelandic broadcaster, confirmed on 1 July 2014, that they will not début in Junior Eurovision 2014.[35]
  •  Ireland – One of the Irish broadcasters, RTÉ, announced in December 2013 that they do not have any interest in participating in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, despite attending a steering group meeting.[36] Another Irish broadcaster, TG4, had shown interested in the contest but would require funding from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI).[37] However, the BAI rejected such a funding request from TG4 in May 2014, so the network stated that they would not be making their début in Malta. However, they would be working harder to ascertain such funding with high hopes to participate in the 2015 Contest.[38][39]
  •  Latvia – On 17 July 2014, the Latvian broadcaster LTV revealed they will not be returning to the contest in 2014.[18]
  •  Lithuania – On 18 June 2014, LRT announced that they will not take part in the 2014 Contest in Malta.[40]
  •  Macedonia – On 4 September 2014, it was confirmed that Macedonia would indeed withdraw from the 2014 contest.[41][42]
  •  Moldova – On 30 September 2014, it was revealed by the official list of participating countries that Moldova will not participate at the contest in Malta.[3]
  •  Norway – The Norwegian broadcaster, NRK, stated on 18 December 2013 that Norway won't return in 2014.[43]
  •  Poland – The Polish broadcaster, TVP, has announced on 5 August 2014 that Poland won't return to the contest in 2014.[44]
  •  Portugal – Despite initially confirming their participation in the contest on 28 July 2014, the Portuguese broadcaster, RTP, announced on 4 September 2014 that Portugal will not return to the contest in 2014.[45][46]
  •  Romania – Bianca Dinescu, a representative of the Romanian broadcaster TVR, had stated in an interview that Romania were considering a return to the contest, after being absent since 2009.[47] However, on 2 August 2014, it was confirmed that Romania will not return in 2014, but TVR said that they have high hopes to return in 2015.[48]
  •  Spain – During the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, the head of the Spanish delegation, Federico Llano said that TVE was not planning to participate in the 2014 Contest. If Spain were to return in the future, open castings and auditions would be held across the country.[49][50]
  •   SwitzerlandRadiotelevisione svizzera (RSI) the Swiss broadcaster have confirmed to Eurovoix that they won't return in 2014.[51]
  •  United KingdomITV and the BBC have announced that they will not bring back the United Kingdom in 2014. Also both Channel 4 and the Welsh language broadcaster S4C confirmed that they too will not bring the United Kingdom back to Junior Eurovision.[52][53]

Non-active EBU Members

In August 2014, executive supervisor Yakolev said that he was investigating the possibility of allowing commercial networks, who are not members of the EBU, to field contestants.[54]

  •  Spain – According to the Junior Eurovision official Twitter account, the European Broadcasting Union is negotiating with Spanish private TV channels to manage the return of Spain to the contest.[55][56] On 28 September 2014, it was announced that a decision about allowing private TV channels to take part hasn't been taken in time for this edition.[57]

International broadcasts and voting

The order in which each country announces their votes will be in the order of performance. Details of the running order will be published by the EBU after the 'Welcome Reception' on 9 November 2014.[15] The spokespersons are shown below alongside each participating country. Details of the 'Kids Jury' spokespersons are unknown.

Voting and spokespersons

  •  Armenia – TBA
  •  Belarus – TBA
  •  Bulgaria – TBA
  •  Croatia – TBA
  •  Cyprus – TBA
  •  Georgia – TBA
  •  Italy – TBA
  •  Malta – TBA
  •  Montenegro – TBA
  •  Netherlands – Mylène and Rosanne (Dutch representatives at JESC 2013)[58]
  •  Russia – TBA
  •  San Marino – TBA
  •  Serbia – TBA
  •  Slovenia – TBA
  •  Sweden – TBA
  •  Ukraine – TBA

Commentators

Most countries will send commentators to Malta or commentate from their own country, in order to add insight to the participants and, if necessary, provide voting information.[59][60]

Participating countries
Non-participating countries

The following non-participating countries are also sending commentators to Malta for radio and television broadcasts of the contest.[61]

  •  Argentina – TBA (Radio broadcast)
  •  Australia – TBA (SBS)
  •  Costa Rica – TBA (Radio broadcast)
  •  New Zealand – TBA (Radio broadcast)
  •  United Kingdom – TBA (Radio broadcast)
  •  United States – TBA (Radio broadcast)

See also

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