Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Australia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Australian broadcaster ABC was responsible for choosing their entry for the contest. Jael Wena was internally selected to represent Australia in Belarus.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Country Australia
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)
  • Artist: 1 September 2018
  • Song: 8 October 2018
Selected entrantJael Wena
Selected song"Champion"
Selected songwriter(s)MSquared (Team)
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 201 points
Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Background
Main article: Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2018 Contest, Australia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest three times since its debut in 2015, with the song "My Girls" performed by Bella Paige.[1] In 2016, Alexa Curtis represented Australia with the song "We Are", achieving fifth place.[2] In 2017, Isabella Clarke represented Australia with her song "Speak Up" , achieving third place.

Before Junior Eurovision

On 1 September 2018, it was announced that Jael Wena had been internally chosen by the broadcaster to represent Australia.[3]

Artist and song information
Jael Wena
Background information
Born (2005-12-22) 22 December 2005
Melbourne, Australia
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2010–present

Jael Wena

Jael Wena (born 22 December 2005) is an Australian singer who represented Australia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Champion", finishing third.

Champion

"Champion" is a song by Australian singer Jael Wena. It represented Australia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 19 November 2018, Australia was drawn to perform twelfth on 25 November 2018, following Italy and preceding Georgia.

Voting

The results of the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country will have a national jury that will consist of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury will be asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting will start on 23 November 2018 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances will be shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting will stop on Sunday, 25 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and will start right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country’s song. These votes will then be turned into points which will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries.

Points awarded to Australia
Jury
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
  • Australia received 53 points from Online voting.

Points awarded by Australia
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