Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Reach for the top!
Dates
Final date 3 December 2011[1]
Host
Venue Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex, Yerevan, Armenia
Presenter(s) Gohar Gasparyan and
Avet Barseghyan[2]
Director Daniel Jelinek[3]
Executive supervisor Sietse Bakker[3]
Host broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (ARMTV)
Participants
Number of entries 13
Debuting countries None
Returning countries  Bulgaria
Withdrawing countries  Malta
 Serbia
Vote
Voting system Citizens of each participating country vote by telephone and SMS message, which counts for 50%, while a jury in each country also has a 50% say in the outcome. Each country's 10 favourites are awarded 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points.[4]
Nul points All countries get 12 points from start
Winning song  Georgia
"Candy Music"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2010 • 2011 • 2012►

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the ninth edition of the contest, and took place in Yerevan, Armenia at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex.[1] It was the first time in history of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest that the contest was held in last year's winning country. Public Television of Armenia ARMTV was the main organizer of the show, being provided financial aid from the European Broadcasting Union made of entrance fees from the participating broadcasters, while Swedish company HD Resources assisted with the technical side of the production.[5]

The winner was the group Candy from Georgia with the song Candy Music.[6] This is Georgia's second victory in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Format

Logo and graphic design

In May 2011, ARMTV announced a competition for children to design the official logo of the contest, which was due to be presented on 1 June.[7] However, in the end the logo was designed by a professional teams from ARMTV, the EBU and Studio of Anton Baranov from Belarus, who also designed logo of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 and was presented on 15 July 2011.[8] The logo depicts equalizer bars in the shape of a mountain, hinting to the famous Mount Ararat.[8]

The logo is vibrant, young and playful. The slogan "Reach For The Top" really reflects the ambition of the contestants, and hopefully inspires a young generation of Armenians to do the same.[8]

— Sietse Bakker, Executive Supervisor of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Voting rules changes

Changes to the voting included that televoting was possible after all songs had been performed, and not from the beginning of the show as in previous years – returning to the rules active in 2003–2005. Each country's spokesperson also announced all the points during their presentation, due to the lower number of participating countries, as it was done in 2003–2004.[9][10]

Participants

On 15 July, the EBU announced that 12 countries would compete in the upcoming contest. San Marino was to compete for the first time, while Latvia, Serbia and Malta withdrew.[9] EBU also had been negotiating with several other countries, including Italy[11] and Spain, but they were not able to confirm their participation due to the shortage of time.[12] On 15 August, it was announced that Bulgaria had joined the list, returning after a two-year absence from the contest.[13] On 9 September Latvia reversed its decision to withdraw from the contest and would now send a participant.[14] However, on 7 October it was announced that San Marino would not be present in Armenia as they were not able to find a suitable participant in time for the contest, hoping to send an entry to the 2012 edition.[15] Therefore a total of 13 countries took part in Armenia.[16]

Together with AMPTV, we are eager to put together the coolest Junior Eurovision Song Contest that Europe has seen so far. The event is extremely popular in Armenia and their strong bid gave us the confidence they will be capable to put together a great show.[1]

— Sietse Bakker, Executive Supervisor of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Returning artists

Even though rules of Junior Eurovision do not allow participation of returning artists - EBU issued special permission for Russian entry 2011 performed by participant of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Ekaterina Ryabova, which is first similar case in history of the contest. According to Sietse Bakker, EBU coordinator - EBU may also drop this rule completely, starting from 2012.[4] Notably, Ekaterina had also already applied to national preselection in 2010 as well, but was disqualified following the existing rule.[17]

Final

Each country gave their votes through a 50% jury and 50% televoting system, which decided their top ten songs using the points 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1.

Draw [16] Country Language Artist [18] Song English translation[18] Place [note 1] Points
01  Russia Russian Katya Ryabova "Kak Romeo i Dzhul'yetta"
(Как Ромео и Джульетта)		 Like Romeo and Juliet 4 99
02  Latvia Latvian Amanda Bašmakova "Mēness suns" Moondog 13 31
03  Moldova Romanian, English Lerika "No, No" — 6 78
04  Armenia Armenian, English Dalita "Welcome to Armenia" — 5 85
05  Bulgaria Bulgarian Ivan Ivanov "Supergeroy" (Супергерой) Superhero 8 60
06  Lithuania Lithuanian Paulina Skrabytė "Debesys" Clouds 10 53
07  Ukraine Ukrainian, English Kristall "Evropa" (Європа) Europe 11 42
08  Macedonia Macedonian Dorijan Dlaka "Žimi ovoj frak" (Жими овој фрак) I swear by this tailcoat 12 31
09  Netherlands Dutch Rachel "Ik ben een teenager" I am a teenager 2 103
10  Belarus Russian Lidiya Zablotskaya "Angely dobra" (Ангелы добра) Angels of goodness 3 99
11  Sweden Swedish Erik Rapp "Faller" Falling 9 57
12  Georgia Georgian, English Candy "Candy Music" — 1 108
13  Belgium Dutch Femke "Een kusje meer" One more kiss 7 64

Notes

  1. ↑ Two songs tied for third-highest score with 99 points, and two other tied for lowest score with 31 points, but the official scoreboard ranks Belarus as third, Russia as fourth, Macedonia as twelfth and Latvia as thirteenth placer. This is consistent with the tie-breaking rule that the song that received points from the most countries ranks higher in the case of a tie.

Score sheet

Results
Russia 99 10 10 12 10 8 7 7 12 1 10
Latvia 31 2 7 1 8 1
Moldova 78 6 4 6 10 2 7 6 4 8 4 4 5
Armenia 85 8 1 7 5 10 7 5 5 8 10 7
Bulgaria 60 2 2 4 1 3 12 3 6 5 6 4
Lithuania 53 6 6 2 10 4 1 12
Ukraine 42 5 1 5 1 1 1 2 2 2 7 3
Macedonia 31 1 5 2 4 1 3 3
Netherlands 103 7 12 10 7 8 6 5 2 10 10 2 12
Belarus 99 12 7 12 8 4 8 12 3 8 3 8 2
Sweden 57 4 8 3 4 3 5 4 6 8
Georgia 108 10 3 8 12 6 12 6 5 10 12 6 6
Belgium 64 3 5 3 7 3 2 4 12 1 7 5
All countries automatically receive 12 points

12 points

N. Contestant Voting nation
3 Georgia Armenia, Lithuania, Belarus
Belarus Russia, Moldova, Ukraine
2 Russia Bulgaria, Sweden
Netherlands Latvia, Belgium
1 Bulgaria Macedonia
Belgium Netherlands
Lithuania Georgia

Voting and international broadcasts

Commentators

Spokespersons

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Siim, Jarmo (18 January 2011). "Armenia to host Junior Eurovision in 2011". European Broadcasting Union.
  2. ↑ "Yerevan: Gohar and Avet to host". Junioreurovision.tv. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Full Cast and Credits". Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011. IMDB. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "JESC info". ESCKaz.
  5. ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest - Armenia". ARMTV. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "CANDY from Georgia win Junior 2011!". junioreurovision.tv. December 3, 2011.
  7. ↑ "ARMTV launch 2011 logo competition". Oikotimes. May 22, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "JESC 2011 logo: Reach for the top!". Oikotimes. July 16, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Siim, Jarmo (2011-07-15). "12 countries for Junior Eurovision 2011, several changes coming up". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  10. ↑ "EBU has released list of participants of the Junior Eurovision Contest 2011".
  11. ↑ "Italy in Junior Eurovision 2011?". Oikotimes. July 2, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  12. ↑ "JESC 2011 with 12 countries, San Marino in!". Oikotimes. July 16, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Confirmed: Bulgaria in JESC 2011". Oikotimes. August 16, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  14. ↑ Siim, Jarmo (2011-09-09). "Latvia becomes 14th country to join Junior 2011". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  15. ↑ "CONFIRMED: SAN MARINO OUT OF JESC 2011". Oikotimes. 2011-10-07. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "It's here: final running order of Junior 2011!". European Broadcasting Union. October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  17. ↑ "The situation with participation of Katya Ryabova in the national preselection...".
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Junior Eurovision Song Contest - Yerevan 2011". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  19. ↑ ДПКЄ-2011: церемонія відкриття. National Television Company of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 3 December 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  20. ↑ "SBSONE TV Guide".

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