Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is planned to be the 19th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by France Télévisions and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The contest will be held in France, following the country's victory at the 2020 edition in Warsaw, Poland with the song "J'imagine", performed by Valentina. This will be the first time the contest is held in France, as well as the first Eurovision event to be held in the country since Eurovision Young Dancers 1999 in Lyon.[2]

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Host
VenueTBA, France
Executive supervisorMartin Österdahl[1]
Host broadcasterFrance Télévisions
Participants
Participation map
  •      Confirmed countries

Location

The contest is set to take place in France in 2021. The host city and venue have not been announced yet.[3]

Bidding phase and host city selection

Originally, unlike its adult version, the winning country did not receive the rights to host the next contest. However for the contests from 2014 to 2017, the winning country had first refusal on hosting the next competition. Italy used this clause in 2015 to decline to host the contest after their victory in 2014. On 15 October 2017, the EBU announced a return to the original system in 2018, claiming that it would help provide broadcasters with a greater amount of time to prepare, ensuring the continuation of the contest into the future.

On 9 December 2020, it was confirmed by the EBU that France, having won the 2020 contest, would host the 2021 contest.[3] The French Head of Delegation Alexandra Redde-Amiel had previously stated that France Télévisions was keen to host the contest.[4] Spanish broadcaster TVE had also expressed an interest to host the contest if they had won the 2020 contest.[5]

Provisional list of participants

The following countries have confirmed their intent to participate in the 2021 edition:

Other countries
Further information: List of countries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, it needs to be an active member of the EBU.[10]

  •  Armenia – Armenia withdrew from the 2020 contest, citing martial law imposed on the country as a result of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Executive producer Martin Österdahl stated that he hoped to welcome them back in 2021.[11] The Nagorno-Karabakh war ended on 10 November 2020.[12]
  •  Bulgaria – In December 2019, Bulgarian National Television (BNT) stated that it had no plans to return to the contest at the time, as it was consolidating its participation in the adult contest.[13] However, in July 2020, the broadcaster confirmed that it is considering returning to the contest in 2021.[14]
  •  Italy – The Italian broadcaster RAI withdrew from the 2020 contest due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Italy's Head of Delegation stated that they have intentions of rejoining the contest in 2021, but that their efforts are focused on the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 for the time being.[15]
  •  Kazakhstan – After the 2020 contest, Kazakhstan's Head of Delegation stated that it is highly likely that Kazakhstan will participate in the 2021 edition, but that a final decision will be made at a later date, supposing they get an invitation to participate from the EBU.[16]
  •  Wales – The Welsh broadcaster S4C did not participate in the 2020 contest due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with hopes to return in 2021. However, an official decision regarding a possible participation in the 2021 contest has not been made yet.[17]

See also

References
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  2. "France to host Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021". junioreurovision.tv. 9 December 2020.
  3. Farren, Neil (9 December 2020). "France to Host Junior Eurovision 2021". Eurovoix. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. Granger, Anthony (30 November 2020). "France: France Télévisions Is Keen To Host Junior Eurovision 2021". Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. Granger, Anthony (28 November 2020). "Spain RTVE prepared to host Junior Eurovision 2021 should they win". eurovoix.com.
  6. "Junior Eurovision 2021". tg4.ie. TG4. 9 February 2021. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  7. Granger, Anthony (26 September 2020). "The Netherlands: Junior Eurovision 2021 participation confirmed". Eurovoix.
  8. Granger, Anthony (20 January 2021). "Russia: Junior Eurovision 2021 Participation Confirmed". Eurovoix.
  9. García, Belén (30 November 2020). "Spain plans to compete at Junior Eurovision 2021". esc-plus.com.
  10. "EBU - Junior Eurovision Song Contest Steering Group". 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  11. "Armenia withdraws from Junior Eurovision 2020". Junioreurovision.tv. EBU. 5 November 2020.
  12. "Deal Struck to End Nagorno-Karabakh War". The Moscow Times. 10 November 2020. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020.
  13. Herbert, Emily (9 December 2019). "Bulgaria: Junior Eurovision Return Currently Not Under Discussion". Eurovoix. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  14. Herbert, Emily (21 July 2020). "Bulgaria: Considering Returning to Junior Eurovision in 2021". Eurovoix. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  15. Calandria, Juan. "Italia confirma su intención de volver a Eurovisión Junior 2021". eurovisionplanet.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  16. "JESC2021: Cazaquistão admite participação no Festival Eurovisão Júnior 2021". escportugal.pt (in Portuguese). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020.
  17. S4C [@S4C] (7 December 2020). "No decision on this yet I'm afraid, we'll have to see how things look in the new year" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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