Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020

18th Junior Eurovision Song Contest
motto	Move The World! (Eng. move the world!)
date	November 29, 2020
Host country	Poland
venue	Warsaw
Broadcasting television station
participating countries	14 (as of August 13, 2020)
First time participation	Germany
Withdrawn participants	Australia Ireland North Macedonia Wales
Voting rule	The final result consisted of 50% online voting and 50% a jury.
◄ JESC 2019 • JESC 2021 ►

The 18th Junior Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to take place on November 29, 2020. The competition is organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The event will take place in Poland for the second time , after the country's victory at JESC 2019 with the song “Superhero” by Viki Gabor . It is the seventh time that the competition has been hosted by last year's winning country. Telewizja Polska (TVP) is the first broadcaster to host two competitions in a row. Germany will take part in the competition for the first time.

venue

The offer to host the competition from Kazakhstan in December 2019 was rejected because the country is only an associate member of the EBU. Kazakhstan is only allowed to participate in the JESC if the host country invites it, similar to what was practiced with Australia in the first years of their participation. In addition, if a competition there was still possible at the time of the cancellation, but already very unlikely at the time, the competition would have had to be postponed to the warmer month of October in Kazakhstan, making JESC 2020 the earliest JESC of all time. Like Kazakhstan, Australia is not allowed to host the JESC, although it can participate in the JESC without an invitation. However, Australia was not interested in hosting the 2020 competition.

On May 16, 2020, during the Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light program, it was announced that the JESC would be produced on November 29 in a television studio in Warsaw. For the first time, the competition will not take place in an event hall. This is due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic , as you want to involve as few viewers as possible in order to reduce the risk of infection within the venue.

format

Executive supervisor

In January 2020, the EBU announced that Martin Österdahl will succeed Jon Ola Sand as the new Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest after the ESC 2020 . It is therefore unknown whether the format will be different for 2020.

Attendees

countries

Countries that have already confirmed their participation

So far 14 countries (as of August 13, 2020) have confirmed their participation. Germany will take part in the competition for the first time in 2020.

Australia and Ireland are withdrawing from the competition for the first time since their debut in 2015, and Wales since it first appeared in 2018. Even northern Macedonia does not participate the first time since, 2014. They all cite the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting uncertainties about entering Poland and leaving their own country as the main reason for withdrawing.

National preliminary decision

country	Preliminary decision
Germany	Your song for Warsaw
France
Georgia	Ranina 2020
Kazakhstan	National preliminary decision
Malta	National preliminary decision
Netherlands	Junior Song Festival 2020
Poland	Szansa na Sukces Junior 2020
Portugal
Russia	National preliminary decision
Serbia	internal selection
Spain
Ukraine	National preliminary decision
Belarus	National preliminary decision

final

The final will take place on November 29, 2020. The following countries have confirmed their preliminary interest in participating in the competition so that their national selection process will take place:

country	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)
Germany	September 2, 2020	M / T: Levent Geiger	German , English
France	September 2020		French
Georgia			Georgian
Italy			Italian
Kazakhstan
Malta	September 2020
Netherlands	September 26, 2020		Dutch
Poland	September 2020		Polish
Portugal			Portuguese
Russia	19th September 2020		Russian
Serbia			Serbian
Spain			Spanish
Ukraine	August 2020		Ukrainian
Belarus

Other countries

In order for a country to be eligible to participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest , it must be an active member of the EBU. It is currently not known whether the EBU will invite all 56 active members to participate like in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Active EBU members

•  Iceland - In December 2019, the public broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) confirmed that the country was in negotiations to take part in future editions of other EBU events in addition to the regular Eurovision Song Contest . This makes a debut in the 2020 junior competition possible.

The following countries took part in the 2019 competition but have not yet commented on whether to participate this year:

•  Albania
•  Armenia

Cancel

The following countries have participated in the JESC in the past but have confirmed their non-participation for 2020:

•  Australia

•  Belgium
•  Denmark
•  Greece
•  Israel
•  Croatia
•  Latvia
•  North Macedonia
•  Montenegro
•  Moldova
•  Norway
•  Romania
•  San Marino
•  Slovenia
•  Sweden
•  Switzerland
•  Wales

Cancellation and therefore no debut

The following countries will not debut in the competition in 2020 either:

•  Estonia
•  Scotland
•  Slovakia
•  Czech Republic

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Belén García: Junior Eurovision 2020 to take place in Warsaw - Logo and motto revealed. In: esc-plus.com. May 16, 2020, accessed on May 17, 2020 . 
2. ↑ NDR: New ESC boss: Martin Österdahl replaces Jon Ola Sand. Retrieved February 22, 2020 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Berenike: Your song for Warsaw: Germany will make its debut at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2020. July 8, 2020, accessed July 8, 2020 . 
4. ↑ https://escxtra.com/2019/11/20/georgia-confirms-their-participation-for-junior-eurovision-2020/
5. ↑ Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020. In: khabar.kz. Retrieved July 27, 2020 (Russian). 
6. ^ Neil Farren: Malta: Junior Eurovision 2020 Participation Confirmed. In: Eurovoix. July 22, 2020, accessed July 22, 2020 (UK English). 
7. ↑ ^{a b} https://eurovoix.com/2020/03/07/poland-szansa-na-sukces-eurowizja-junior-confirmed-as-2020-selection-method/
8. ↑ ^{a b c} Anthony Granger: Russia: Junior Eurovision 2020 Participation Confirmed. In: Eurovoix. April 2, 2020, accessed April 4, 2020 (UK English). 
9. ↑ Україна візьме участь у Дитячому Євробаченні-2020 - Євробачення 2020. Accessed July 27, 2020 (Ukrainian). 
10. ↑ Anthony Granger: Belarus: Launches Junior Eurovision 2020 Selection Process. In: Eurovoix. July 14, 2020, accessed July 16, 2020 (UK English). 
11. ↑ Germany takes part in the Junior ESC 2020. In: eurovision.de. July 8, 2020, accessed July 8, 2020 . 
12. ^ Anthony Granger: Georgia: Junior Eurovision 2020 Participation Confirmed. In: Eurovoix. November 13, 2019, accessed February 23, 2020 (UK English). 
13. ↑ Instagram. Retrieved February 23, 2020 . 
14. ↑ https://eurovoix.com/2020/06/29/kazakhstan-junior-eurovision-2020/
15. ^ Neil Farren: Malta: Junior Eurovision 2020 Participation Confirmed. In: Eurovoix. July 22, 2020, accessed July 22, 2020 (UK English). 
16. ^ Anthony Granger: The Netherlands: Confirms Junior Eurovision 2020 Participation. In: Eurovoix. September 28, 2019, accessed February 23, 2020 (UK English). 
17. ↑ https://eurovoix.com/2020/06/29/netherlands-junior-songfestival-2020-final-to-be-held-on-september-26/
18. ↑ "Poland is so proud of you": 2019 Winner Viki Gabor talks to the press - Junior Eurovision Song Contest - Gliwice-Silesia 2019. November 24, 2019, accessed on February 23, 2020 . 
19. ↑ https://eurovoix.com/2020/08/13/portugal-rtp-confirms-junior-eurovision-2020-participation/
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21. ↑ vertele.eldiario.es: TVE: "Nuestra preocupación con Eurovisión 2020 era que no nos pillara el toro". November 30, 2019, accessed February 23, 2020 (European Spanish). 
22. ↑ Eurofestivales: Ucrania: "Esperamos volver a este país hospitalario el año que viene". In: Eurofestivales. November 27, 2019, accessed February 23, 2020 . 
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24. ↑ Eurofestivales: Islandia podría participar en otro concurso de la familia Eurovisión. In: Eurofestivales. December 25, 2019, accessed February 23, 2020 . 
25. ↑ Australia withdraws from Junior Eurovision 2020 due to travel restrictions. July 15, 2020, Retrieved July 15, 2020 (American English). 
26. ↑ één: Op dit moment niet. Maar we geven je opmerking door aan de juiste mensen! In: @een. Twitter, 2019, accessed February 23, 2020 (Dutch). 
27. ↑ Emily Herbert: Denmark: Will Not Return to Junior Eurovision in 2020. In: Eurovoix. April 15, 2020, accessed April 22, 2020 (UK English). 
28. ↑ https://eurovoix.com/2020/06/27/greece-ert-decides-against-return-to-junior-eurovision-in-2020/
29. ↑ https://e-festivalpt.pt/israel-e-republica-checa-ausentes-do-jesc-em-2020/
30. ↑ https://eurofestivales.blogspot.com/2020/07/croacia-no-participara-en-eurovision.html
31. ^ Anthony Granger: Latvia: LTV Will Not Participate in Junior Eurovision 2020. In: Eurovoix. June 13, 2020, accessed June 25, 2020 (UK English). 
32. ↑ https://eurovoix.com/2020/07/27/north-macedonia-mrt-will-not-participate-in-junior-eurovision-2020/
33. ↑ https://eurofestivales.blogspot.com/2020/07/montenegro-no-participara-en-eurovision.html
34. ^ Emily Herbert: Moldova: Will Not Participate in Junior Eurovision 2020. In: Eurovoix. July 21, 2020, accessed July 22, 2020 (UK English). 
35. ^ Anthony Granger: Norway: Will Not Return to Junior Eurovision in 2020. In: Eurovoix. June 14, 2020, accessed June 25, 2020 (UK English). 
36. ↑ ^{a b c d} Five Countries Rule Out Junior Eurovision 2020 Participation. In: Eurovoix. Retrieved July 16, 2020 . 
37. ↑ https://eurovoix.com/2020/07/11/switzerland-srf-will-not-participate-in-junior-eurovision-2020/
38. ↑ https://escxtra.com/2020/07/14/s4c-confirm-that-wales-has-withdrawn-from-junior-eurovision/
39. ^ Emily Herbert: Scotland: No Debut At Junior Eurovision in 2020. In: Eurovoix. April 21, 2020, accessed April 22, 2020 (UK English). 
40. ↑ https://eurofestivales.blogspot.com/2020/07/eslovaquia-no-participara-en-eurovision.html
41. ↑ https://e-festivalpt.pt/israel-e-republica-checa-ausentes-do-jesc-em-2020/