Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 |
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| "Reach for the top!" | |
| Dates | |
| Final | 3 December 2011 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex, Yerevan, Armenia |
| Presenter(s) | Gohar Gasparyan and Avet Barseghyan |
| Directed by | Daniel Jelinek |
| Executive supervisor | Sietse Bakker |
| Host broadcaster | Public Television of Armenia (ARMTV) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 13 |
| Returning countries |  Bulgaria |
| Non-returning countries |  Malta Serbia |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Citizens of each participating country vote by telephone and SMS message, which counts for 50%, while a jury in each country also has a 50% say in the outcome. Each country's 10 favourites are awarded 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points. |
| Winning song | Georgia "Candy Music" |
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the ninth edition of the contest, and took place in Yerevan, Armenia at the recently renovated Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex. It was the first time in history of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest that the contest was held in last year's winning country. Public Television of Armenia ARMTV was the main organizer of the show, being provided financial aid from the European Broadcasting Union made of entrance fees from the participating broadcasters, while Swedish company HD Resources assisted with the technical side of the production.
The winner was the group Candy from Georgia with the song Candy Music. This is Georgia's second victory in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
Contents
Final
Each country gave their votes through a 50% jury and 50% televoting system, which decided their top ten songs using the points 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1.
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
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| 01 |  Russia |
Russian | Katya Ryabova | "Kak Romeo i Dzhulyetta" (Как Ромео и Джульетта) |
"Like Romeo and Juliet" | 4 | 99 |
| 02 |  Latvia |
Latvian | Amanda Bašmakova | "Mēness suns" | "Moondog" | 13 | 31 |
| 03 |  Moldova |
Romanian, English | Lerika | "No, No" | — | 6 | 78 |
| 04 |  Armenia |
Armenian, English | Dalita | "Welcome to Armenia" | — | 5 | 85 |
| 05 | Bulgaria |
Bulgarian | Ivan Ivanov | "Supergeroy" (Супергерой) | "Superhero" | 8 | 60 |
| 06 |  Lithuania |
Lithuanian | Paulina Skrabytė | "Debesys" | "Clouds" | 10 | 53 |
| 07 |  Ukraine |
Ukrainian, English | Kristall | "Evropa" (Европа) | "Europe" | 11 | 42 |
| 08 |  Macedonia |
Macedonian | Dorijan Dlaka | "Žimi ovoj frak" (Жими овој фрак) | "I Swear By This Tailcoat" | 12 | 31 |
| 09 |  Netherlands |
Dutch | Rachel | "Ik ben een teenager" | "I'm a Teenager" | 2 | 103 |
| 10 |  Belarus |
Russian | Lidiya Zablotskaya | "Angely dobra" (Ангелы добра) | "Angels of Goodness" | 3 | 99 |
| 11 |  Sweden |
Swedish | Erik Rapp | "Faller" | "Falling" | 9 | 57 |
| 12 |  Georgia |
Georgian | Candy | "Candy Music" | - | 1 | 108 |
| 13 |  Belgium |
Dutch | Femke | "Een kusje meer" | "One More Kiss" | 7 | 64 |
Score sheet
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| Contestants | Russia | 99 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| Latvia | 31 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Moldova | 78 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Armenia | 85 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 60 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |||||
| Lithuania | 53 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 42 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |||||
| Macedonia | 31 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 103 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 12 | ||||
| Belarus | 99 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Sweden | 57 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |||||||
| Georgia | 108 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Belgium | 64 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||||
| All countries automatically receive 12 points | |||||||||||||||||
All 12 points
| N. | Recipient nation | Voting nation |
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| 3 | Georgia |
Armenia, Lithuania, Belarus |
| Belarus |
Russia, Moldova, Ukraine | |
| 2 | Russia |
Bulgaria, Sweden |
| Netherlands |
Latvia, Belgium | |
| 1 | Bulgaria |
Macedonia |
| Belgium |
Netherlands | |
| Lithuania |
Georgia |
- All countries were given 12 points at the start of voting, therefore no country gets nul points. These 12 points were announced by a spokesperson from Australia.
Returning artists
Even though rules of Junior Eurovision do not allow participation of returning artists - EBU issued special permission for Russian entry 2011 performed by participant of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Ekaterina Ryabova, which is first similar case in history of the contest. According to Sietse Bakker, EBU coordinator - EBU may also drop this rule completely, starting from 2012. Notably, Ekaterina had also already applied to national preselection in 2010 as well, but was disqualified following the existing rule.
| Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
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| Ekaterina Ryabova | Russia |
2009 |
Commentators
- Netherlands - Marcel Kuijer (Nederland 3)
- Belgium - Kristien Maes and Tom De Cock (Eén)
- Sweden - Edvard Af Sillen and Ylva Hällen
- Russia - Olga Shelest
- Ukraine - Timur Miroshnychenko
Spokespersons
- Russia - Valentin Sadiki
- Latvia - Šarlote Lēnmane
- Moldova - Ştefănel Roşcovan
- Armenia - Razmik Arghajanyan
- Bulgaria - Samuil Sarandev-Sancho
- Lithuania - Dominykas Žvirblis
- Ukraine - Amanda Koenig
- Macedonia - Anja Veterova
- Netherlands - Anna Lagerweij
- Belarus - Anna Kovalyova
- Sweden - Ina-Jane von Herff
- Georgia - Elene Makashvili
- Belgium - Jill & Lauren
Images for kids
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Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex, in Yerevan. Venue for the 2011 Junior Eurovision.
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Cover art of the official album
See also
In Spanish: Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión Junior 2011 para niños
