Georgia wins the 22nd Junior Eurovision Song Contest!

The 22nd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest has concluded with a thrilling finale. After a tense voting process, Georgia emerged victorious with Andria Putkaradze and “To My Mom“, clinching the title for this year’s competition. Portugal secured second place, while Ukraine rounded out the top three.

Junior Eurovision 2024

Following Spain’s second-place finish in Nice and France’s decision not to host for a second consecutive year, the event was held in Madrid, marking the first time Spain hosted the contest. The iconic Caja Mágica served as the venue, welcoming delegations from seventeen participating countries. Hosting duties were masterfully carried out by Ruth Lorenzo, Marc Clotet, and Melani Garcia.

This year’s competition saw an increase in participants. San Marino and Cyprus returned after absences of nine and seven years, respectively. However, the United Kingdom, despite a successful comeback in 2022, opted not to participate this year.

The show was opened by Simone Grande from Italy, while Ramires Sciberras from Malta was the last to perform:

1. Italy: Simone Grande – “Pigiama Party”
2. Estonia: Annabelle – “Tänavad”
3. Albania: Nikol Çabeli – “Vallëzoj”
4. Armenia: Leo – “Cosmic Friend”
5. Cyprus: Maria Pissarides – “Crystal Waters”
6. France: Titouan – “Comme ci, comme ça”
7. North Macedonia: Ana and Aleksej – “Marathon”
8. Poland: Dominik Arim – “All Together”
9. Georgia: Andria Putkaradze – “To My Mom”
10. Spain: Chloe DelaRosa – “Como la Lola”
11. Germany: Bjarne – “Save the Best For Us”
12. Netherlands: Stay Tuned – “Music”
13. San Marino: Idols SM – “Come noi”
14. Ukraine: Artem Kotenko – “Hear Me Now”
15. Portugal: Victoria Nicole – “Esperança”
16. Ireland: Enya Cox Dempsey – “Le Chéile”
17. Malta: Ramires Sciberras – “Stilla ċkejkna”

Opening and Interval Acts

The evening kicked off with a spectacular opening act celebrating the history and legacy of Junior Eurovision. Themed around the growth of a garden, the act symbolized the festival’s evolution from its beginnings two decades ago to its vibrant present.

The opening number included three prominent Junior Eurovision figures. Maria Isabel, Spain’s only Junior Eurovision winner, on the 20th anniversary of her victory with “Antes muerta que sencilla” took the stage along with Zoé Clauzure, France’s 2023 winner, and Sandra Valero, Spain’s 2023 representative who achieved second place in Nice. Together, they performed a unifying anthem with this year’s contestants, reflecting the contest’s spirit of togetherness.

Later in the evening, as online voting opened, Spanish singer Abraham Mateo energized the crowd with his hit song “Maníaca,” adding to the excitement.

Junior Eurovision 2024 – the voting procedure

The winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 was decided as following:

• on a 50% via the Online Voting, which was conducted in two phases (before and during the live broadcast)
• on the remaining 50% by the participating countries’ national juries. The national jury of each country included three music industry professionals and two kids aged 10 to 15.

The national juries’ result

At the first place, there was Georgia with 180 points, followed by Ukraine with 123 points and France with 103 points. Georgia secured the most top marks, twelve.

The results of the Online Voting

Portugal won the online voting with 116 points, followed by Ukraine with 81 points and Malta with 79 points.

The Winner

Combining the national juries’ and the public vote, Georgia was declared as the winner of Junior Eurovision 2024 with a total of 239 points.

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