Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023

21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest edition

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Heroes
Date and venue
Final|

* 26 November 2023

Venue| Palais Nikaïa
Nice, France
Organisation
Organiser| European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Executive supervisor| Martin Österdahl
Production
Host broadcaster| France Télévisions
Directors|

* Julian Gutierrez
* Franck Broqua

Executive producer| Alexandra Redde-Amiel
Presenters|

* Olivier Minne
* Laury Thilleman
* Ophenya

Participants
Number of entries| 16
Debuting countries|

* Estonia

Returning countries|

* Germany

Non-returning countries|

* Kazakhstan
* Serbia

Participation map

* Competing countries Countries that participated in the past but not in 2023

Vote
Voting system| The professional jury of each country awards a set of 12, 10, 8–1 points to 10 songs. Viewers around the world vote for 3 songs, and their votes are distributed proportionally. The votes of the jury and the audience make up 50% of all votes.
Winning song|  France
"Cœur"
2022 ← Junior Eurovision Song Contest → 2024

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Event page at junioreurovision.tv

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 21st edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, held on 26 November 2023 at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice, France, and presented by Olivier Minne, Laury Thilleman, and Ophenya. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster France Télévisions, who staged the event after winning the 2022 contest for France with the song "Oh Maman !" by Lissandro. This was the second time that the Junior Eurovision Song Contest was hosted in France, the first being in Paris in 2021.

Broadcasters from sixteen countries participated in the contest, with Estonia participating for the first time and Germany returning after its absence from the previous edition, while Kazakhstan and Serbia did not take part. This was also the first and so far only time that all members of the "Big Five" from the Eurovision Song Contest took part in the junior contest together.

The winner was France with the song "Cœur" by Zoé Clauzure, making France the second country to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice in a row, after Poland. The result also marked France equaling Georgia's record for the most Junior Eurovision victories. Spain, Armenia, the United Kingdom and Ukraine completed the top five. Further down the table, Germany achieved its best result to date, Georgia tied its worst placement, and Ireland placed last for the first time.

## Location

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Palais Nikaïa, host venue of the 2023 contest.

The contest took place at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice, a multi-purpose concert hall,[1] following the country's victory at the 2022 contest with the song "Oh Maman !" by Lissandro.[2][3] This was the second time that France hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the first being in Paris in 2021.[4]

### Bidding phase and host city selection

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Nice

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Location of the selected host city (in blue)

Unlike in the Eurovision Song Contest, the winning country did not receive the automatic rights to host the next contest. However, since 2019, each contest has been hosted by the previous year's winning country, and since 2011 (with the exceptions of 2012 and 2018), the winning country has had the right of first refusal on hosting the following competition. In 2015, Italy was given the option to host but ultimately opted out of it.[5]

Following France's win in 2022, French head of delegation Alexandra Redde-Amiel and Director General of France Télévisions Delphine Ernotte revealed that the country wishes to host the contest in 2023.[6] On 3 April 2023, the EBU and France Télévisions announced that the contest would be held in Nice.[7]

## Participants

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All the participating artists of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023

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

On 29 August 2023, the EBU announced that 16 countries would participate in the contest, with Estonia making its debut and Germany returning after a one-year absence, while Kazakhstan and Serbia would not take part after participating in the previous contest.[8] Returning artists included Sophie Lennon, who represented Ireland in 2022, and joined Ireland's Jessica McKean on stage.[9]

Prior to the contest, a digital compilation album featuring all the songs from the 2023 contest was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music on 3 November 2023.[10]

Participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023[11][12] Country  | Broadcaster  | Artist  | Song  | Language  | Songwriter(s)

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Albania | RTSH | Viola Gjyzeli  | "Bota ime"  | Albanian  |

* Eriona Rushiti
* Enis Mullaj

Armenia | AMPTV | Yan Girls  | "Do It My Way"  | Armenian, English  |

* Tokionine
* Vahram Petrosyan
* Maléna

Estonia | ERR | Arhanna  | "Hoiame kokku"  | Estonian, English  |

* Arhanna Sandra Arbma
* Karl-Ander Reismann [et]
* Leelo Tungal
* Rael Laikre

France | France Télévisions | Zoé Clauzure | "Cœur"  | French  |

* Noée Francheteau
* Julien Comblat
* Jérémy Chapron

Georgia | GPB | Anastasia and Ranina  | "Over the Sky"  | Georgian, English  |

* Betkho
* Mebo Nutsubidze

Germany | NDR/Kika | Fia  | "Ohne Worte"  | German[a] |

* David Jürgens [de]
* Martin Fliegenschmidt [de]
* Sascha Seelemann [de]

Ireland | TG4 | Jessica McKean[b] | "Aisling"  | Irish  |

* Niall Mooney
* Ken McHugh
* Will Weeks
* Niamh Mooney
* Sophie Lennon

Italy | RAI | Melissa and Ranya  | "Un mondo giusto"  | Italian, English  |

* Franco Fasano
* Marco Iardella

Malta | PBS | Yulan  | "Stronger"  | English  |

* John-Emil Johansson
* Sandra Wikström
* Isak Alvedahl
* Elise Hedengren
* Yulan

Netherlands | AVROTROS | Sep and Jasmijn [nl] | "Holding On to You"  | Dutch, English  | Robert Dorn
North Macedonia | MRT | Tamara Grujeska [mk] | "Kaži mi, kaži mi koj" (Кажи ми, кажи ми кој) | Macedonian, English  |

* Robert Bilbilov [mk]
* Kosta Petrov
* Darko Dimitrov

Poland | TVP | Maja Krzyżewska  | "I Just Need a Friend"  | Polish, English  |

* Patryk Kumór [pl]
* Carla Fernandes [pl]
* Marissa [pl]
* Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek [pl]
* Piotr Zborowski

Portugal | RTP | Júlia Machado  | "Where I Belong"  | Portuguese, English  |

* Aurora Pinto
* Fernando Daniel
* Luís "Twins" Pereira
* João Direitinho
* Júlia Machado[c]

Spain | RTVE | Sandra Valero  | "Loviu"  | Spanish[d] |

* Luis Vicente Ramiro
* David Parejo
* Alejandro Martínez
* Diego José Cantero

Ukraine | UA:PBC | Anastasia Dymyd  | "Kvitka" (Квітка) | Ukrainian, English  | Svitlana Tarabarova
United Kingdom | BBC | Stand Uniqu3  | "Back to Life"  | English  |

* Sky Adams
* Jakke Erixson
* Jack Hawitt

## Production

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A new child safety protocol focused on the well-being of the participants was implemented for the 2023 contest.[17] According to the Spanish head of delegation Ana María Bordas [es], it sought to offer transparency in the competition, and to bring especially Nordic countries, who were critical of child safety in the contest, back to the event.[18]

### Visual design

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The new format of the contest's generic logo, incorporating the modern Eurovision heart design

The 2023 contest was the first edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest to incorporate the modern Eurovision heart, which has been used in the adult contest since 2015, in its generic logo.[19] The update was revealed during the host city announcement on 3 April 2023.[20]

During a European Broadcasting Union press conference on 10 May 2023 in Liverpool, where the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was taking place, Alexandra Redde-Amiel, head of the French Eurovision delegation, announced the slogan of the contest, "Heroes".[21][22] The accompanying theme art was unveiled on 29 August, which featured a street art look based on splashes of paint, chalk, powder and fireworks that "brings modernity and speaks to all generations".[23] The stage design, unveiled on 27 September, featured a 12-metre high LED screen in the shape of wings, "reflecting the desire to fly away, create and imagine".[24]

### Presenters

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Presenters from left to right: Laury Thilleman, Olivier Minne and Ophenya

Laury Thilleman, Olivier Minne, and Ophenya were the presenters of the show;[24] Minne had previously co-hosted the 2021 contest. Ophenya, a French influencer, additionally acted as a "digital ambassador", creating content for Junior Eurovision's social media channels.[25]

The opening ceremony event, which was held on 20 November at Hotel Negresco, was hosted by Carla Lazzari, France's representative at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, and Manon Théodet. During the ceremony, each delegation was welcomed by Laura Tenoudji [fr] and Ophenya, and the draw was carried out, according to tradition. In this ceremony, the draw took place which determined the position of the host country (France) and which country will open and close the show.[26] The ceremony also saw French Junior Eurovision representatives, since the country's return to the contest in 2018, perform excerpts of their entries.[27]

### Postcards

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Contestants were featured in "postcard" video introductions, set in different locations in Nice. Each postcard began with a child participating in an activity of their choice and facing a setback that discourages them, before the upcoming performer, standing on top of a building, empowered them to accomplish their task. At the end of each postcard, the children participating in the aforementioned activity creatively recreated the flag of the upcoming performer's representative country, after which it transitioned to the stage.[28]

* Albania - Musée Villa Masséna
* Armenia - Promenade de Paillon (Masséna's statue)
* Estonia - Opéra de Nice
* France - Rossetti Street, Old Town of Nice
* Georgia - Carrousel Garibaldi (Garibaldi square)
* Germany - Hotel Negresco
* Ireland - Place Masséna
* Italy - Théâtre National de Nice (St. Francis square)
* Malta - Quai Rauba Capeu (#IloveNice structure)
* Netherlands - Promenade des Anglais (Neptune beach)
* North Macedonia - Stade du Fort Carré (Antibes)
* Poland - Nice City Hall
* Portugal - Crémât Castle
* Spain - Nice Lawn Tennis Club
* Ukraine - Gare du Sud (Mediterraneo restaurant)
* United Kingdom - Old Port of Nice (quai des Deux Emmanuels)

## Contest overview

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The event took place on 26 November 2023 at 16:00 CET. Sixteen countries participated, with the running order published on 20 November.[26] All the countries competing were eligible to vote with the jury vote, as well as participating and non-participating countries under an aggregated international online vote.[29] France won with 228 points, winning both the jury and online vote.[30] Spain came second with 201 points, with Armenia, the United Kingdom and Ukraine completing the top five. North Macedonia, Portugal, Georgia, Estonia and Ireland occupied the bottom five positions.

The opening of the show featured the traditional flag parade, accompanied by a remix of "Makeba", with all participants performing the common song "Heroes" alongside Florence François and the Shiny Gospel Choir. During the interval, Lissandro performed his winning song "Oh Maman !". Amir then performed "J'ai cherché", with which he represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and his new single "Il y a". Following a brief appearance by French pianist and TikTok personality Van Toan, former French Junior Eurovision entrants Angelina, Valentina, Enzo [fr] and Lissandro closed the interval with "We Are the World", in support of the Non-Violence Project.[31][32]

During the event, there was a technical problem in which the LED screen abruptly shut off during Portugal's performance; Portugal's Júlia Machado was offered the chance to perform again, but the Portuguese delegation declined it because her vocal performance was not affected.[33] The official upload of the Portuguese entry on YouTube used footage from the previous evening's jury show.[34]

R/O | Country  | Artist  | Song  | Points  | Place

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1  |  Spain | Sandra Valero  | "Loviu"  | 201  | 2
2  |  Malta | Yulan  | "Stronger"  | 94  | 10
3  |  Ukraine | Anastasia Dymyd  | "Kvitka"  | 128  | 5
4  |  Ireland | Jessica McKean[b] | "Aisling"  | 42  | 16
5  |  United Kingdom | Stand Uniqu3  | "Back to Life"  | 160  | 4
6  |  North Macedonia | Tamara Grujeska  | "Kaži mi, kaži mi koj"  | 76  | 12
7  |  Estonia | Arhanna  | "Hoiame kokku"  | 49  | 15
8  |  Armenia | Yan Girls  | "Do It My Way"  | 180  | 3
9  |  Poland | Maja Krzyżewska  | "I Just Need a Friend"  | 124  | 6
10  |  Georgia | Anastasia and Ranina  | "Over the Sky"  | 74  | 14
11  |  Portugal | Júlia Machado  | "Where I Belong"  | 75  | 13
12  |  France | Zoé Clauzure | "Cœur"  | 228  | 1
13  |  Albania | Viola Gjyzeli  | "Bota ime"  | 115  | 8
14  |  Italy | Melissa and Ranya  | "Un mondo giusto"  | 81  | 11
15  |  Germany | Fia  | "Ohne Worte"  | 107  | 9
16  |  Netherlands | Sep and Jasmijn  | "Holding On to You"  | 122  | 7

### Spokespersons

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The 12 points from the juries were announced live by a spokesperson from each country. Countries that did not provide their own spokesperson had their 12 points announced by a student from the International School of Nice.[citation needed] Known spokespersons are as follows:

* France - Enzo [fr][35]
* Georgia - Mariam Bigvava[36]
* Ireland - Louisa McKean[37]
* Malta - Gaia Gambuzza[38]
* Netherlands - Luna[39]
* Poland - Gabrysia Wojciechowicz[40]
* Spain - Juan Diego Álvarez[41]
* Ukraine - Zlata Dziunka[42]

## Detailed voting results

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Split results  Place  | Combined  | Jury  | Online vote

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Country  | Points  | Country  | Points  | Country  | Points
1  |  France | 228  |  France | 136  |  France | 92
2  |  Spain | 201  |  Armenia | 116  |  Spain | 86
3  |  Armenia | 180  |  Spain | 115  |  Ukraine | 83
4  |  United Kingdom | 160  |  United Kingdom | 102  |  Germany | 74
5  |  Ukraine | 128  |  Albania | 70  |  Netherlands | 70
6  |  Poland | 124  |  Poland | 69  |  Armenia | 64
7  |  Netherlands | 122  |  Netherlands | 52  |  United Kingdom | 58
8  |  Albania | 115  |  Malta | 51  |  Poland | 55
9  |  Germany | 107  |  Ukraine | 45  |  Georgia | 53
10  |  Malta | 94  |  North Macedonia | 37  |

* Albania
* Portugal

| 45
11  |  Italy | 81  |  Italy | 37
12  |  North Macedonia | 76  |  Germany | 33  |  Italy | 44
13  |  Portugal | 75  |  Portugal | 30  |

* Estonia
* Malta

| 43
14  |  Georgia | 74  |  Georgia | 21
15  |  Estonia | 49  |  Ireland | 8  |  North Macedonia | 39
16  |  Ireland | 42  |  Estonia | 6  |  Ireland | 34
Distribution of points given by the juries and the audience Detailed voting results of the final  Voting procedure used:

100% Online vote

100% Jury vote

Total score

Jury vote score

Online vote score

| Jury vote

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Spain

Malta

Ukraine

Ireland

United Kingdom

North Macedonia

Estonia

Armenia

Poland

Georgia

Portugal

France

Albania

Italy

Germany

Netherlands

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Competing countries

| Spain  | 201  | 115  | 86  |  | 6 | 5 |  | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 12 |  | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10
Malta  | 94  | 51  | 43  |  |  | 3 |  | 4 |  |  | 12 | 3 |  | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Ukraine  | 128  | 45  | 83  | 1 |  |  | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |  | 5 | 6 |  |  | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5
Ireland  | 42  | 8  | 34  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 4 | 1 |  |  |  |
United Kingdom  | 160  | 102  | 58  | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 |  | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 |  | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 7
North Macedonia  | 76  | 37  | 39  | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |  |  |  | 1 | 10 |  | 6 | 5 | 1 |  | 4 | 3
Estonia  | 49  | 6  | 43  |  |  | 1 |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Armenia  | 180  | 116  | 64  | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 |  | 7 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 8
Poland  | 124  | 69  | 55  | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 |  | 2 | 5 |  |  | 8 |  | 3 |  | 6 | 6
Georgia  | 74  | 21  | 53  | 5 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 3 | 1 |
Portugal  | 75  | 30  | 45  | 7 | 5 |  | 6 |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 2 |  | 6 |  |  |  | 2
France  | 228 | 136  | 92  | 12 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 10 |  | 7 | 10 | 8 | 12
Albania  | 115  | 70  | 45  |  |  | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 |  | 7 |  | 1
Italy  | 81  | 37  | 44  | 6 | 3 |  | 5 |  | 1 | 3 |  |  | 8 | 3 | 8 |  |  |  |
Germany  | 107  | 33  | 74  |  | 1 | 4 |  |  | 4 | 7 | 3 |  | 7 |  |  | 2 | 1 |  | 4
Netherlands  | 122  | 52  | 70  | 4 | 7 |  | 8 | 5 | 6 |  | 2 | 6 |  |  | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |

### 12 points

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Below is a summary of all 12 points received from each country's professional juries.

12 points awarded by juries  # | Recipient  | Countries giving 12 points

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4  |  Armenia |  Germany,  Malta,  North Macedonia,  United Kingdom
France |  Ireland,  Netherlands,  Poland,  Spain
Spain |  Estonia,  France,  Georgia,  Italy
2  |  United Kingdom |  Albania,  Ukraine
1  |  Albania |  Portugal
Malta |  Armenia

## Broadcasts

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All participating broadcasters may choose to have on-site or remote commentators providing insight and voting information to their local audience. The European Broadcasting Union also provided international live streams of the contest through their official YouTube channel with no commentary.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries  Country  | Broadcaster  | Channel(s)  | Commentator(s)  | Ref.

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Albania  | RTSH | RTSH 1, RTSH Muzikë, Radio Tirana | Andri Xhahu | [43][44][45]
Armenia  | AMPTV | 1TV | Hamlet Arakelyan [hy] and Hrachuhi Utmazyan [hy] | [46]
Estonia  | ERR | ETV2 | Marko Reikop | [47]
ETV+ | Aleksandr Hobotov and Julia Kalenda  | [48]
France  | France Télévisions | France 2 | Stéphane Bern and Carla Lazzari | [49][50]
Georgia  | GPB | 1TV | Nikoloz Lobiladze  | [51][52]
Germany  | ARD/ZDF | Kika | Consi [de] | [53]
Ireland  | TG4 | Sinéad Ní Uallacháin | [54]
Italy  | RAI | Rai 1 | Mario Acampa [it] | [55][56][57]
Malta  | PBS | TVM | No commentator | [58]
Netherlands  | NPO/AVROTROS | NPO Zapp via NPO 3 | Bart Arens and Matheu Hinzen | [59][60]
North Macedonia  | MRT | MRT 1 | Eli Tanaskovska  | [61]
Poland  | TVP | TVP1, TVP Polonia, TVP ABC | Aleksander Sikora [pl] | [62][63]
Portugal  | RTP | RTP1, RTP Internacional, RTP África | Nuno Galopim and Iolanda Ferreira  | [64][65]
Spain  | RTVE | La 1, TVE Internacional, TVE 4K [es] | Julia Varela and Tony Aguilar | [66][67]
Ukraine  | UA:PBC | Suspilne Kultura | Timur Miroshnychenko | [68][69]
United Kingdom  | BBC | BBC Two, CBBC | Lauren Layfield and Hrvy | [70]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries  Country  | Broadcaster  | Channel(s)  | Commentator(s)  | Ref.

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Kazakhstan  | Khabar Agency | Khabar TV | Yerdana Yerzhanuly and Dinara Sadu  | [71][72]
Lithuania  | LRT | LRT televizija | Ramūnas Zilnys [lt] | [73][74][75]

## Incidents and controversies

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### Investigation into event financing

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In June 2025, Agence France-Presse reported a development in a judicial investigation concerning the organisation and financing of two events held in Nice in 2023, including the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. As part of the investigation, the mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, his wife, journalist Laura Tenoudji, and the chief executive officer of France Télévisions and president of the EBU, Delphine Ernotte, were taken into temporary custody. Local media had previously raised concerns about the decision to appoint Tenoudji as a co-host of the contest's opening ceremony, criticising her performance and citing perceived language errors and lack of professionalism. Authorities opened an inquiry to determine whether public funds allocated for the events may have involved a conflict of interest. Estrosi and Ernotte were later released without charges, with a lawyer representing Estrosi stating that the allegations may have been politically motivated and aimed at damaging his reputation.[76][77]

## See also

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* Eurovision Song Contest 2023

## Notes

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1. ^ Contains phrases in French, English and Spanish;[13][14] Signed German was also used during the live televised performance.[15]
2. ^ a b Performance contains uncredited live vocals from 2022 representative Sophie Lennon.
3. ^ Despite Machado's involvement in writing "Where I Belong", she was not credited.[16]
4. ^ Contains repeated phrases in English, French, Italian and Portuguese.

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Հայաստանն այս տարի ներկայացնում է Yan Girls խումբը:
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