Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Dates
Final date	20 November 2016
Host
Venue	Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta
Presenter(s)	TBC
Executive supervisor	Jon Ola Sand
Executive producer	Anton Attard
Host broadcaster	Public Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Participants
Number of entries	6 (to date)
Participation map      Confirmed countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2016
Vote
Voting system	Each country awards 12, 10, 8–1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2015 • 2016

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 will be the 14th annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and will take place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, in Valletta, Malta. This will be the second time that Malta have hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, their first being in 2014 and the first time when the contest will be held on a Sunday afternoon. As of 30 April 2016, six countries have announced their provisional participation in the contest. Jon Ola Sand was appointed as the Executive Supervisor for the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Location

During a press conference interview on 21 November 2015, a representative from the EBU stated that they had already begun approaching several broadcasters in regards to being the host country for the 2016 contest. On 13 April 2016, it was confirmed that Malta would host the contest, the second time that the country would do this.^[1]

The contest will take place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, in the Maltese capital, Valletta;^[2][3] which will also be hosting the Eurovision Young Dancers 2017.^[4]

Executive supervisor dismissal

An announcement was made in December 2015, regarding the contract termination of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest executive supervisor Vladislav Yakovlev. Yakovlev left the role after three contests, and was replaced by Jon Ola Sand who has been executive supervisor for the Eurovision Song Contest since 2011.^[5]

Provisional list of participants

According to TVM (Malta), a terrestrial television network operated by the Maltese national broadcaster PBS, it is expected that a total of eighteen countries will be participating at the 2016 contest.^[2][3] However, as of 30 April 2016 only the following countries have confirmed their provisional interest to participate.

Country	Language	Artist	Song	English translation
Albania[6]		TBD 1 June 2016[7]	TBD 1 June 2016[7]
Bulgaria[8]		TBD 11 June 2016[9]
Ireland[10]
Malta[1]
Netherlands[11]
Russia[12]

Other countries

For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, it needs to be an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).^[13] It is unknown whether the EBU issue invitations of participation to all 56 active members like they do for the Eurovision Song Contest.^[13] The EBU Active Members listed below have made the following announcements in regards to their decisions.

Active EBU Members

•  Denmark — Right after the 2015 edition, Denmark's national broadcaster DR determined that they would "no longer" participate in further Junior Eurovision Song Contests. Jan Lagermand Lundme, the Entertainment President of DR commented that the competition "namely that it is fun, even if it's competition." He also criticised that the contest had become too much of a copy of the main Eurovision Song Contest, and the contest was far away from its core idea - "the joy, the humor and the play". As a result, DR determined that they wouldn't return to the competition any longer.^[14]
•  Estonia — On 19 November 2015, it was announced that the Baltic countries, including Estonia, were interested in taking part in the 2016 contest. However, the Estonian broadcaster hasn't revealed any plans yet.^[15]
•  France — On 18 November 2015, it was revealed that the French broadcaster was interested in returning to the contest. However, they have not revealed any plans yet.^[16]
•  Germany — Germany was rumoured to be making their début in the 2015 contest, but did not. They later stated that they will try to see if participating in the 2016 contest is possible.^[17]
•  Latvia — On 19 November 2015, it was announced that the Baltic countries, including Latvia, were interested in taking part in the 2016 contest. However, the Latvian broadcaster hasn't revealed any plans yet.^[18]
•  Lithuania — On 19 November 2015, it was announced that the Baltic countries, including Lithuania, were interested in taking part in the 2016 contest. However, the Lithuanian broadcaster hasn't revealed any plans yet.^[19]
•  Sweden — While announcing their withdrawal from the 2015 contest, Swedish broadcaster SVT stated that they will be taking a "one year break" from the contest, insinuating that they will be returning in 2016. However, no official plans have been revealed from the broadcaster.^[20]

Associate EBU Members

•  Australia — On 19 November 2015, it was announced that Australia would be invited back to take part in the 2016 contest. However, the Australian broadcaster has not revealed any plans yet.^[21]

See also

• Eurovision Young Musicians 2016
• Eurovision Song Contest 2016

References

1. Jordan, Paul. "Malta to host the 14th Junior Eurovision Song Contest!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
2. "Malta to host Junior Eurovision on 20 November at Mediterranean Conference Centre". TVM. 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
3. Granger, Anthony (21 April 2016). "JESC'16: 18 countries to compete". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
4. Fisher, Luke James (7 July 2015). "Malta to host Eurovision Young Dancers 2017". youngdancers.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
5. Van Gorkum, Steef (2 December 2015). "EBU fires Executive Supervisor Yakovlev". escdaily.com. ESC Daily. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
6. Silva, Fabiana (4 March 2016). "Albânia confirma participação" [Albania confirms participation]. janelaesc.com (in Portuguese). Janela ESC. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
7. Granger, Anthony (7 March 2016). "Albania: Junior Eurovision 2016 participation confirmed". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
8. Granger, Anthony (21 January 2016). "Bulgaria: JESC 2016 selection news to be revealed next week". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
9. Granger, Anthony (15 April 2016). "Bulgaria: JESC'2016 national final June 11". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
10. Granger, Anthony (5 April 2016). "Ireland: TG4 Confirm Junior Eurovision 2016 Participation". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
11. Granger, Anthony (5 February 2016). "The Netherlands: Group to Junior Eurovision 2016". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
12. Granger, Anthony (29 April 2016). "Russia: Junior Eurovision 2016 Participation Confirmed". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
13. Yakovlev, Vladislav (23 January 2014). "Junior Eurovision Song Contest steering group". EBU. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
14. Granger, Anthony (22 November 2015). "Denmark: DR Explains Why They Do Not Participate In Junior Eurovision". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
15. Granger, Anthony (19 November 2015). "JESC’15: The Baltic States Are Interested In Participating In Junior Eurovision". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
16. Granger, Anthony (18 November 2015). "France: Is Looking At Returning To Junior Eurovision". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
17. Granger, Anthony (18 November 2015). "Germany: Discusses Obstacles Of Future Participation". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
18. Granger, Anthony (19 November 2015). "JESC’15: The Baltic States Are Interested In Participating In Junior Eurovision". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
19. Granger, Anthony (19 November 2015). "JESC’15: The Baltic States Are Interested In Participating In Junior Eurovision". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
20. Granger, Anthony (29 June 2015). "Sweden: To Take A Year Off From Junior Eurovision". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
21. Marius, Jon (19 November 2015). "Australia: Australia invited back for Junior 2016". escdaily.com. ESCdaily. Retrieved 19 November 2015.

External links

• Official website