Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Dates
FinalTBA, 2024
Host
VenueTBA, Spain
Executive supervisorMartin Österdahl
Host broadcasterRadiotelevisión Española (RTVE)
Websitejunioreurovision.tv Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
(provisional; as of April 2024)
Number of entries8
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         Countries which have provisionally confirmed their participation in 2024     Countries which have participated in past editions
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The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is set to be the 22nd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE). The contest will take place in Spain, marking the first time that the contest is held in the country as well as the first Eurovision event in Spain since the Eurovision Song Contest 1969.

Location[edit]

Unlike the Eurovision Song Contest, the winning country of the previous year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest does not automatically receive the right to host the next edition. However, since 2011 (with the exceptions of 2012, 2015 and 2018) it has become customary for winners to take on hosting duties, and since 2019, the winning country has had the right of first refusal on hosting the following competition. In 2015, 2014 winner Italy was given this right but ultimately opted out of it.[1]

On 27 November 2023, upon its victory in the 2023 contest on home soil, French broadcaster France Télévisions announced that talks would be conducted with the EBU regarding the hosting of the 2024 contest, as multiple countries had expressed interest in doing so and it did not want a "French monopoly on Junior Eurovision", having already hosted the event twice in a three-year span;[2] France ultimately opted not to host in 2024. Spain, which had finished in second place in the 2023 contest, was announced as the host country for 2024 on 14 February 2024.[3] This will mark the first time that the contest has been held in the country, as well as the first Eurovision event hosted by Spain since the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Madrid.

Bidding phase and host city selection[edit]

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Location of bidding cities (in green), cities that submitted a bid but later withdrew (in red), and cities that expressed interest but ultimately did not bid (in gray)

Upon the confirmation of Spain as the host country for 2024, the Generalitat Valenciana announced that it would bid to host the contest in a city in the Valencian Community; since 2022, the autonomous community has hosted Benidorm Fest, the Spanish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest.[4] The mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, expressed interest in hosting the event in the city,[5] followed by the mayor of Málaga, Francisco de la Torre.[6] Madrid, Granada and Zaragoza also announced their readiness to host the competition.[7][8] Ana María Bordas [es], head of the Spanish delegation for the contest, had said that the broadcaster had received several bids upon the host country announcement and that a decision would be taken within the following weeks.[9] Valencia, Barcelona, Málaga, Granada and Zaragoza were reported to have submitted an official bid by mid-March 2024.[8][10] Shortly after, however, Zaragoza announced its withdrawal due to the unavailability of the intended venue for an assessment visit.[11] In mid-April, Barcelona was unofficially reported to be in the forefront of the selection process, with Palau Sant Jordi considered as the potential venue,[12] but by the end of the month the city dropped out of the running due to the lack of an adequate venue available for late 2024.[13][14]

Provisional list of participating countries[edit]

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.[15]

As of April 2024, the following countries have publicly confirmed their intention to participate in the 2024 contest:

Country Broadcaster Artist Song Language Songwriter(s)
 France[16] France Télévisions
 Georgia[17] GPB TBD 25 May 2024[18]
 Ireland[19][20] TG4
 Italy[21] RAI
 Netherlands[22][23] AVROTROS
 Poland[24][25] TVP
 Spain[3] RTVE
 Ukraine[26] UA:PBC

Other countries[edit]

Active EBU members[edit]

  •  Belgium – On 1 January 2024, Flemish broadcaster VRT stated that it was assessing a potential return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2024.[27] Belgium last took part in 2012.
  •  Estonia – On 24 November 2023, ahead of the country's debut in the contest, Estonian broadcaster ERR said that it would be looking into the possibilities of making the singing competion Tähtede lava [et] its national final for Junior Eurovision.[28] ERR's head of entertainment Karmel Killandi [et], while interviewing Arhanna, Estonia's representative in the previous contest, said that she "opened the door" for artists to "perform in front of this huge audience" in future years, suggesting that Estonia would take part in 2024.[29]
  •  Iceland – In December 2023, Icelandic broadcaster RÚV stated that it was considering debuting at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2024.[30]
  •  North Macedonia – In February 2024, Macedonian broadcaster MRT published an updated budget plan for its intended Junior Eurovision selection.[31] However, an official confirmation of participation is awaited.[32]

Active EBU member broadcasters in Denmark,[33] Finland,[34] Latvia,[35] Lithuania,[36] Norway,[37] Slovenia,[38] Sweden[39] and Switzerland (SRF)[40] have confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU.

Associate EBU members[edit]

  •  Kazakhstan – On 26 November 2023, upon the 2023 final, Kazakh broadcaster Khabar Agency expressed its intention to return to the contest in 2024; however, this is dependent on a formal invitation by the EBU.[41] Kazakhstan last took part in 2022.

Associate members for Australia SBS and ABC both confirmed that they were not interested in returning to the contest in 2024 prior to the release of the EBU list.[42][43][44]

Production[edit]

In April 2024, it was reported that RTVE had started negotiations with María Isabel to be a guest or host at the contest on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of her victory in 2004.[12][45]

Broadcasts[edit]

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 will also provide international live streams of the contest through their official YouTube channel with no commentary.

Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref.
 Lithuania LRT LRT televizija TBA [36]
 Montenegro RTCG TBA [46][47]

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