ESC Top 250 2012

Yesterday, ESC Radio broadcasted the ESC Top 250.
For a month, Eurovision fans had the opportunity to vote for their favourite entries from the entire history of the Eurovision Song Contest. The voting was organized in collaboration with 12points.tv, Ilkar.blogspot.com, Belgovision.com, OGAE International, INFE Network en songfestivalweblog.nl.

It is remarkable that there are so many new songs in the list, I miss some songs of the 60s, 70s and 80s.

The ESC Top 250 2012:

1 (–) Loreen-Euphoria (Sweden 2012)
2 (–) Pastora Soler-Quédate conmigo (Spain 2012)
3 (2) Alexander Rybak-Fairytale (Norway 2009)
4 (4) Lena-Satellite (Germany 2010)
5 (10) Sertab Erener-Everyway That I Can (Turkey 2003)
6 (5) Eric Saade-Popular (Sweden 2011)
7 (1) Željko Joksimović & Ad Hoc Orchestra-Lane moje (Servia & Montenegro 2004)
8 (3) Elena Paparizou-My Number One (Greece 2005)
9 (12) Marija Šerifović-Molitva (Servia 2007)
10 (13) Abba-Waterloo (Sweden 1974)
11 (7) Yohanna-Is It True? (Iceland 2009)
12 (–) Rona Nishliu-Suus (Albania 2012)
13 (24) Urban Symphony-Rändajad (Estonia 2009)
14 (6) Edyta Górniak-To nie ja! (Poland 1994)
15 (11) Anabel Conde-Vuelve conmigo (Spain 1995)
16 (25) Katrina & The Waves-Love Shine a Light (UK 1997)
17 (–) Željko Joksimović-Nije ljubav stvar (Servia 2012)
18 (23) Anne-Marie David-Tu te reconnaîtras (Luxemburg 1973)
19 (14) Charlotte Perrelli-Hero (Sweden 2008)
20 (–) Ivi Adamou-La La Love (Cyprus 2012)
21 (16) Ani Lorak-Shady Lady (Ukraine 2008)
22 (15) Dana International-Diva (Israël 1998)
23 (9) Danijela-Neka mi ne svane (Croatia 1998)
24 (22) Shiri Maimon-Hasheket Shenish’ar (Israel 2005)
25 (80) maNga-We Could Be the Same (Turkey 2010)
26 (17) Secret Garden-Nocturne (Norway 1995)
27 (–) Ott Leppland-Kuula (Estonia 2012)
28 (31) Sirusho-Qélé, Qélé (Armenia 2008)
29 (18) Vânia Fernandes-Senhora do mar (Portugal 2008)
30 (39) Mocedades-Eres tú (Spain 1973)
31 (19) Hari Mata Hari-Lejla (Bosnia & Herzegovina 2006)
32 (37) Lordi-Hard Rock Hallelujah (Finland 2006)
33 (35) Carola-Invincible (Sweden 2006)
34 (20) Anna Maria Jopek-Ale jestem (Poland 1997)
35 (40) Marie Myriam-L’oiseau et l’enfant (France 1977)
36 (21) Patricia Kaas-Et s’il fallait le faire (France 2009)
37 (84) Hadise-Düm Tek Tek (Turkey 2009)
38 (26) Antique-Die for You (Greece 2001)
39 (43) Vicky Leandros-Après toi (Luxemburg 1972)
40 (66) Mia Martini-Rapsodia (Italy 1992)
41 (47) Ruslana-Wild Dances (Ukraine 2004)
42 (64) Céline Dion-Ne partez pas sans moi (Switzerland 1988)
43 (50) Dima Bilan-Believe (Russia 2008)
44 (–) Gréta Salóme & Jónsi-Never Forget (Iceland 2012)
45 (48) Safura-Drip Drop (Azerbaijan 2010)
46 (–) Kaliopi-Crno i belo (Macedonia 2012)
47 (67) Charlotte Nilsson-Take Me to Your Heaven (Sweden 1999)
48 (70) AySel and Arash-Always (Azerbaijan 2009)
49 (33) Kati Wolf-What About My Dreams? (Hungary 2011)
50 (27) Edsilia-Hemel en aarde (Netherlands 1998)
51 (60) Amina-Le Dernier qui a parlé… (France 1991)
52 (59) Jalisse-Fiumi di parole (Italy 1997)
53 (34) Lena-Taken by a Stranger (Germany 2011)
54 (–) Nina Zilli-L’amore è femmina (Out of Love) (Italy 2012)
55 (69) Harel Skaat-Milim (Israel 2010)
56 (53) Dima Bilan-Never Let You Go (Russia 2006)
57 (89) Gali Atari and Milk and Honey-Hallelujah (Israel 1979)
58 (–) Sabina Babayeva-When the Music Dies (Azerbaijan 2012)
59 (32) Johnny Logan-Hold Me Now (Ireland 1987)
60 (55) Maja Keuc-No One (Slovenia 2011)
61 (45) Alice & Franco Battiato-I treni di Tozeur (Italy 1984)
62 (61) Paula Seling and Ovi-Playing with Fire (Romenia 2010)
63 (42) Maria Haukaas Storeng-Hold On Be Strong (Norway 2008)
64 (65) Doris Dragović-Marija Magdalena (Croatia 1999)
65 (–) NOX-Forogj, világ! (Hungary 2005)
66 (93) Anna Vissi-Everything (Greece 2006)
67 (78) Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić-Oro (Servia 2008)
68 (41) Olsen Brothers-Fly on the Wings of Love (Denmark 2000)
69 (28) Kalomira-Secret Combination (Greece 2008)
70 (49) Joy Fleming-Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein (Germany 1975)
71 (29) Şebnem Paker & Grup Etnic-Dinle (Turkey 1997)
72 (57) Natasha St-Pier-Je n’ai que mon âme (France 2001)
73 (75) Hera Björk-Je ne sais quoi (Iceland 2010)
74 (111) Dulce Pontes-Lusitana paixão (Portugal 1991)
75 (46) Euroband-This Is My Life (Iceland 2008)
76 (–) Tonicha – Menina (Portugal 1971)
77 (71) Gigliola Cinquetti-Si (Italy 1974)
78 (98) Ofra Haza-Hi (Israel 1983)
79 (68) Ruth Jacott-Vrede (Netherlands 1993)
80 (99) Carola-Fångad av en stormvind (Sweden 1991)
81 (38) Jedward-Lipstick (Ireland 2011)
82 (132) Anjeza Shahini-The Image of You (Albania 2004)
83 (85) Dino Merlin-Love in Rewind (Bosnia & Herzegovina 2011)
84 (171) Luminiţa Anghel and Sistem-Let Me Try (Romenia 2005)
85 (36) Tom Dice-Me and My Guitar (Belgium 2010)
86 (77) Séverine-Un banc, un arbre, une rue (Monaco 1971)
87 (–) Roman Lob-Standing Still (Germany 2012)
88 (63) Gigliola Cinquetti-Non ho l’età (Italy 1964)
89 (123) Kejsi Tola-Carry Me in Your Dreams (Albania 2009)
90 (236) Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov-Water (Bulgaria 2007)
91 (81) Kate Ryan-Je t’adore (Belgium 2006)
92 (52) Getter Jaani-Rockefeller Street (Estonia 2011)
93 (58) Verka Serduchka-Dancing Lasha Tumbai (Ukraine 2007)
94 (76) Elisabeth Andreassen-I evighet (Norway 1996)
95 (155) Samira Bensaïd-Bitaqat Khub (Morocco 1980)
96 (103) Mihai Trăistariu-Tornero (Romenia 2006)
97 (79) France Gall-Poupée de cire, poupée de son (Luxemburg 1965)
98 (112) Chanée and N’evergreen-In a Moment Like This (Denmark 2010)
99 (164) One More Time-Den vilda (Sweden 1996)
100 (30) Chiara-Angel (Malta 2005)
101 (159) Teach-In-Ding-A-Dong (Netherlands 1975)
102 (–) Tooji-Stay (Norway 2012)
103 (–) Semiha Yanki – Seninle bir dakika (Turkey 1975)
104 (–) Jedward-Waterline (Ireland 2012)
105 (115) Niamh Kavanagh-In Your Eyes (Ireland 1993)
106 (165) Domenico Modugno-Nel blu dipinto di blu (Italy 1958)
107 (96) Regina-Bistra voda (Bosnia & Herzegovina 2009)
108 (207) Brainstorm-My Star (Latvia 2000)
109 (139) Frida Boccara-Un jour, un enfant (France 1969)
110 (51) Rita Kleinstein-Shara Barkhovot (Israel 1990)
111 (82) Kristina-Horehronie (Slovakia 2010)
112 (90) Jill Johnson-Kärleken är (Sweden 1998)
113 (187) Hanna-Leave Me Alone (Finland 2007)
114 (101) Nicole-Ein bißchen Frieden (Duitsland 1982)
115 (56) Raphael Gualazzi-Madness of Love (Italy 2011)
116 (143) Nina-Nacida para amar (Spain 1989)
117 (146) Azúcar Moreno-Bandido (Spain 1990)
118 (128) Didrik Solli-Tangen-My Heart Is Yours (Norway 2010)
119 (–) Mandinga-Zaleilah (Romenia 2012)
120 (74) Sakis Rouvas-Shake It (Greece 2004)
121 (247) Birgitta Haukdal-Open Your Heart (Iceland 2003)
122 (87) Eimear Quinn-The Voice (Ireland 1996)
123 (109) Malena Ernman-La voix (Sweden 2009)
124 (88) Juliana Pasha-It’s All About You (Albania 2010)
125 (94) Dana International-Ding Dong (Israel 2011)
126 (221) Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan-Rock ‘n’ Roll Kids (Ireland 1994)
127 (8) Milan Stanković-Ovo je Balkan (Servia 2010)
128 (202) Nadine Beiler-The Secret Is Love (Austria 2011)
129 (62) A Friend in London-New Tomorrow (Denmark 2011)
130 (102) Umberto Tozzi & Raf-Gente di mare (Italy 1987)
131 (153) Athena-For Real (Turkey 2004)
132 (–) Buranovskiye Babushki-Party for Everybody (Russia 2012)
133 (200) Jade Ewen-It’s My Time (UK 2009)
134 (173) Monica Aspelund-Lapponia (Finland 1977)
135 (86) Giorgos Alkaios and Friends-OPA! (Greece 2010)
136 (–) Vicky Leandros – L’amour est bleu … (Luxemburg 1967)
137 (119) Friderika Bayer-Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet? (Hungary 1994)
138 (117) Alenka Gotar-Cvet z juga (Slovenia 2007)
139 (175) Johnny Logan-What’s Another Year (Ireland 1980)
140 (174) Sandrine François-Il faut du temps (France 2002)
141 (145) Maarja-Liis Ilus & Ivo Linna-Kaelakee hääl (Estonia 1996)
142 (214) Dschinghis Khan-Dschinghis Khan (Germany 1979)
143 (122) Serebro-Song №1 (Russia 2007)
144 (–) Can Bonomo-Love Me Back (Turkey 2012)
145 (136) Gina G-Ooh Aah… Just a Little Bit (UK 1996)
146 (120) Corinne Hermès-Si la vie est cadeau (Luxemburg 1983)
147 (–) Eleftheria Eleftheriou-Aphrodisiac (Greece 2012)
148 (154) Sergio Dalma-Bailar pegados (Spain 1991)
149 (218) Lena Valaitis-Johnny Blue (Germany 1981)
150 (188) No Name-Zauvijek moja (Servia & Montenegro 2005)
151 (121) Amaury Vassili-Sognu (France 2011)
152 (–) Sofi Marinova-Love Unlimited (Bulgaria 2012)
153 (138) Brotherhood of Man-Save Your Kisses for Me (UK 1976)
154 (73) Urban Trad-Sanomi (Belgium 2003)
155 (197) Ines-Once in a Lifetime (Estonia 2000)
156 (–) Anne Marie David-Je suis l’enfant soleil (France 1979)
157 (–) t.A.T.u-Ne Ver Ne Boisia (Russia 2003)
158 (–) Evridiki-Ime Anthropos Ke Ego (Cyprus 1994)
159 (208) Lisa Andreas-Stronger Every Minute (Cyprus 2004)
160 (133) Tajči-Hajde da ludujemo (Yugoslavia 1990)
161 (205) Sofia Nizharadze-Shine (Georgia 2010)
162 (130) Magdalena Tul-Jestem (Poland 2011)
163 (126) Carola Häggkvist-Främling (Sweden 1983)
164 (125) Selma-All Out of Luck (Iceland 1999)
165 (118) Sandra Kim-J’aime la vie (Belgium 1986)
166 (54) Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann-Dansevise (Denmark 1963)
167 (–) Anggun-Echo (You and I) (France 2012)
168 (135) Loukas Giorkas feat. Stereo Mike-Watch My Dance (Greece 2011)
169 (83) Duo Datz-Kan (Israel 1991)
170 (182) Boaz Ma’uda-The Fire in Your Eyes (Israel 2008)
171 (201) Maggie MacNeal-Amsterdam (Netherlands 1980)
172 (124) Dmitry Koldun-Work Your Magic (Belarus 2007)
173 (–) Compact Disco-Sound of Our Hearts (Hungary 2012)
174 (172) Daniel Diges-Algo pequeñito (Spain 2010)
175 (–) Maya Sar-Korake ti znam (Bosnia & Herzegovina 2012)
176 (72) Blue-I Can (UK 2011)
177 (108) Sonja Lumme-Eläköön elämä (Finland 1985)
178 (–) Nina Badrić-Nebo (Croatia 2012)
179 (203) Lúcia Moniz-O meu coração não tem cor (Portugal 1996)
180 (150) Alyosha-Sweet People (Ukraine 2010)
181 (–) Maribelle-Ik hou van jou (Netherlands 1984)
182 (241) Hara & Andreas Konstantinou-Mana Mou (Cyprus 1997)
183 (158) Toto Cutugno-Insieme: 1992 (Italy 1990)
184 (180) Nuša Derenda-Energy (Slovenia 2001)
185 (231) Vanilla Ninja-Cool Vibes (Switzerland 2005)
186 (229) Anna Bergendahl-This Is My Life (Sweden 2010)
187 (–) Marko Kon and Milaan-Cipela (Servia 2009)
188 (243) Niamh Kavanagh-It’s for You (Ireland 2010)
189 (–) Christine Guldbrandsen-Alvedansen (Norway 2006)
190 (–) Rita Guerra-Deixa-me sonhar (Portugal 2003)
191 (157) Imaani-Where Are You? (UK 1998)
192 (–) Maarja-Liis Ilus-Keelatud maa (Estonia 1997)
193 (–) Filipa Azevedo-Há dias assim (Portugal 2010)
194 (181) Alexandros Panayi-Sti Fotia (Cyprus 1995)
195 (206) Silje Vige-Alle mine tankar (Norway 1993)
196 (148) Beth-Dime (Spain 2003)
197 (184) Laka-Pokušaj (Bosnia & Herzegovina 2008)
198 (110) Peter, Sue & Marc-Io senza te (Switzerland 1981)
199 (194) Tina Karol-Show Me Your Love (Ukraine 2006)
200 (92) Evridiki-Comme ci, comme ça (Cyprus 2007)
201 (–) Karolina-Mojot Svet (Macedonia 2007)
202 (140) Anna Oxa & Fausto Leali-Avrei voluto (Italy 1989)
203 (233) Eva Rivas-Apricot Stone (Armenia 2010)
204 (–) Pernilla Karlsson-När jag blundar (Finland 2012)
205 (–) Alsou-Solo (Russia 2000)
206 (183) Mor ve Ötesi-Deli (Turkey 2008)
207 (–) Soluna Samay-Should’ve Known Better (Denmark 2012)
208 (147) Sophia Vossou-I Anixi (Greece 1991)
209 (113) Karoline Krüger-For vår jord (Norway 1988)
210 (95) Sopho-Visionary Dream (Georgië 2007)
211 (–) Lara Fabian – Croire (Luxemburg 1988)
212 (–) Michalis Hadjiyiannis-Genesis (Cyprus 1998)
213 (–) Katerina Garbi-Ellada, hora tou fotos (Greece 1993)
214 (–) Justyna-Sama (Poland 1995)
215 (191) Inga and Anush-Jan Jan (Armenia 2009)
216 (–) Bardo-One Step Further (UK 1982)
217 (–) Tommy Seebach & Debbie Cameron- Krøller eller ej (Denmark 1981)
218 (–) Natalia Barbu-Fight (Moldava 2007)
219 (–) Minouche Barelli – Boum badaboum … (Monaco 1967)
220 (–) Anonymous -Salvem el món (Andorra 2007)
221 (–) Ami Aspelund-Fantasiaa (Finland 1983)
222 (–) Hoffmann & Hoffmann-Rücksicht (Germany 1983)
223 (213) Maywood-Ik wil alles met je delen (Netherlands 1990)
224 (190) Sakis Rouvas-This Is Our Night (Greece 2009)
225 (107) Paradise Oskar-Da Da Dam (Finland 2011)
226 (97) Lena Philipsson-It Hurts (Sweden 2004)
227 (222) Paolo Meneguzzi-Era stupendo (Switzerland 2008)
228 (127) Simone de Oliveira-Desfolhada portuguesa (Portugal 1969)
229 (–) Extra Nena-Ljubim te pesmama (Yugoslavia 1992)
230 (–) Magdi Rúzsa-Unsubstantial blues (Hungary 2007)
231 (160) Bobbysocks!-La det swinge (Norway 1985)
232 (141) Mika Newton-Angel (Ukraine 2011)
233 (211) Xandee-1 Life (Belgium 2004)
234 (–) Nelly Ciobanu-Hora di Moldova (Moldava 2009)
235 (–) Joan Franka-You and Me (Netherlands 2012)
236 (213) Ich Troje-Keine Grenzen-Żadnych granic (Poland 2003)
237 (–) Katerina Hasprova-Modlitba (Slovakia 1998)
238 (–) Eva Boto-Verjamem (Slovenia 2012)
239 (168) Cleopatra-Olou Tou Kosmou I Elpida (Greece 1992)
240 (104) Olta Boka-Zemrën e lamë peng (Albania 2008)
241 (210) Isabelle Aubret-La source (France 1968)
242 (–) Kasia Kowalska-Chcę znać swój grzech (Poland 1996)
243 (–) Filipa Sousa-Vida minha (Portugal 2012)
244 (240) Magazin & Lidija-Nostalgija (Croatia 1995)
245 (116) Birthe Kjær-Vi maler byen rød (Denmark 1989)
246 (129) Kuunkuiskaajat-Työlki ellää (Finland 2010)
247 (–) Maria Guinot-Silêncio e Tanta Gente (Portugal 1984)
248 (178) Isis Gee-For Life (Poland 2008)
249 (–) Rollo & King-Never ever let you go (Denmark 2001)
250 (–) Ledina Çelo-Tomorrow I go (Albania 2005)

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Date: December 1, 2012
Venue: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Presenters: Ewout Genemans, Kim-Lian van der Mey
Host broadcaster: AVRO
Opening act: Rachel and dancers performing Euphoria
Interval act: Kim-Lian van der Mey, Ralf Mackenbach
Number of entries: 12
Debuting countries: Albania, Azerbaijan, Israel
Returning Countries: -
Withdrawing countries: Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, F.Y.R. Macedonia
Voting system: Citizens of each participating country vote by telephone and SMS message, which counts for 50%. Each country's 10 favourites are awarded 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points based on the number of votes. Results 1-5 are automatically displayed on-screen, then each country announces 6-8, 10 and 12 points. A jury in each country also has a 50% say in the outcome.
Winner: Nebo - Anastasiya Petryk,  Ukraine

Anastasiya Petryk

Entries

01. Belarus: Egor Zheshko - A more-more (9th place, 56 points)
02. Sweden: Lova Sönnerbo - Mitt mod (6th place, 70 points)
03. Azerbaijan: Omar Sultanov & Suada Alekberova - Girls and Boys (Dünya Sənindir) (11th place, 49 points)
04. Belgium: Fabian Feyaerts - Abracadabra (5th place, 72 points)
05. Russia: Lerika - Sensatsiya (4th place, 88 points
06. Israel: Kids.il - Let the music win (8th place, 68 points)
07. Albania - Igzidora Gjeta - Kam një këngë vetëm për ju (12th place, 35 points)
08. Armenia: Compass Band - Sweety baby (3rd place, 98 points)
09. Ukraine: Anastasiya Petryk - Nebo (1st place, 138 points)
10. Georgia: Funkids - Funky lemonade (2nd place, 103 points)
11. Moldova: Denis Midone - Toate vor fi (10th place, 52 points)
12. The Netherlands: Femke Meines - Tik Tak Tik (7th place, 69 points)

Fabian

Format

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the tenth edition of the contest, and took place at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands on December 1 2012. Dutch broadcaster AVRO was the the host broadcaster for the event. For the second time the Netherlands hosted the contest, after hosting the contest in 2007 in Rotterdam. The motto for the contest was Break The Ice.

The show was hosted by Ewout Genemans and Kim-Lian van der Meij and was opened with the song Euphoria, sung by Rachel. During the interval-actKim-Lian van der Meij sang the song Break The Ice, which was specially written for this contest. The 2009 winner Ralf Mackenbach performed also he sang his new hit. Twelve countries took part in the contest, making it the smallest number of countries participating in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest history, and equalling the number of countries participated in the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest held at RAI Congrescentrum. Israel, Albania and Azerbaijan made their debuts at the Junior Contest. Whilst nine countries from the previous edition continued their participation in the contest, four countries have withdrew: Lithuania, Bulgaria, Latvia and Macedonia. The contest was won by Anastasiya Petryk for Ukraine with the song Nebo. This is Ukraine's first Junior Eurovision victory and second Eurovision victory since Ruslana won in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in Istanbul.

Femke

Venue

On 27 February 2012 it was announced that the Heineken Music Hall would be the venue for the tenth edition of the contest. The big hall is used for concerts, has a capacity of 5500 and is 3000 m². After parties are given in a smaller hall, with a capacity of 700. The Heineken Music Hall was specially designed for music shows,several artists like Madonna and Kylie Minogue made shows at the venue. Furthermore it is often used by the Dutch Entertainment Company Q-dance for the Event-Series X-Qlusive taking place several times a year. The architect was Frits van Dongen. The motto for the contest was announced on 6 September 2012 as Break The Ice. Tickets for the contest went on sale from 10 September 2012.

Returning artist

Lerika who participated for Moldova in 2011 finishing in 6th place with the song No, No, representedt Russia with the song Sensatsiya.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Date: December 3 2011
Venue: Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex, Yerevan, Armenia
Presenters: Gohar Gasparyan, Avet Barseghyan
Host broadcaster: ARMTV
Interval act: Molly Sanden, Sirusho and Vladimir Arzumanyan
Number of entries: 13
Debuting countries: -
Returning coubtries: Bulgaria
Withdrawing countries: Malta, Serbia
Voting system: Citizens of each participating country vote by telephone and SMS message, which counts for 50%. Each country's 10 favourites are awarded 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points based on the number of votes. Results 1-5 are automatically displayed on-screen, then each country announces 6-8, 10 and 12 points. A jury in each country also has a 50% say in the outcome.
Winner: Candy music - CANDY, Georgia

CANDY

Entries

01. Russia: Katya Ryabova - Kak Romeo i Dzhulyetta (4th place, 99 points)
02. Latvia: Amanda Bašmakova - Mēness suns (13th place, 31 points)
03. Moldova: Lerika - No, no (6th place, 78 points)
04. Armenia: Dalita - Welcome to Armenia (5th place, 85 points)
05. Bulgaria: Ivan Ivanov - Supergeroy (8th place, 60 points)
06. Lithuania: Paulina Skrabytė - Debesys (10th place, 53 points)
07. Ukraine: Kristall - Evropa (11th place, 42 points)
08. F.Y.R. Macedonia: Dorijan Dlaka - Žimi ovoj frak (12th place, 31 points)
09. The Netherlands: Rachel - Ik ben een teenager (2nd place, 103 points)
10. Belarus: Lidiya Zablotskaya - Angely dobra (3rd place, 00 points)
11. Sweden: Erik Rapp - Faller (9th place, 57 points)
12. Gerogia: CANDY - Candy music (1st place, 108 points)
13. Belgium: Femke - Een kusje meer (7th place, 64 points)

Rachel

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the ninth edition of the contest, and took place in Yerevan, Armenia at the recently renovated Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex. 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.

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

Femke

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 June 1. However, in the end the logo was designed by a professional team 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 July 15 2011. The logo depicts equalizer bars in the shape of a mountain, hinting to the famous Mount Ararat.

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. EBU also had been negotiating with several other countries, including Italy and Spain, but they were not able to confirm their participation due to the shortage of time. On 15 August, it was announced that Bulgaria had joined the list, returning after a two-year absence from the contest. On 9 September Latvia reversed its decision to withdraw from the contest and would now send a participant. However, on October 7 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. Therefore a total of 13 countries took part in Armenia.

Erik Rapp

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.

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. Notably, Ekaterina had also already applied to national preselection in 2010 as well, but was disqualified following the existing rule.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Date: November 20 2010
Venue: Minsk Arena, Minsk, Belarus
Presenters: Denis Kourian, Leila Ismailava
Host broadcaster: BTRC
Opening act: Ksenia Sitnik and Alexey Zhigalkovich singing Hello, Eurovision
Interval act: Alexander Rybak singing Europe's Skies, all participants and Dmitry Koldun singing A Day Without War, Winners of Junior Eurovision 2003-2009
Number of entries: 14
Debuting countries: Moldova
Returning coubtries: Latvia, Lithuania
Withdrawing countries: Cyprus, Romania
Voting system: Citizens of each participating country vote by telephone and SMS message, which counts for 50%. Each country's 10 favourites are awarded 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points based on the number of votes. Results 1-5 are automatically displayed on-screen, then each country announces 6-8, 10 and 12 points. A jury in each country also has a 50% say in the outcome.
Winner: Mama - Vladimir Arzumanyan, Armenia

Vladimir Arzumanyan

Entries

01. Lithuania: Bartas - Oki doki (6th place, 67 points)
02. Moldova: Ștefan Roșcovan - Ali Baba (8th place, 54 points)
03. The Netherlands: Anna & Senna - My family (9th place, 52 points)
04. Serbia: Sonja Škorić - Čarobna  (3rd place, 113 points)
05. Ukraine: Yulia Gurska - Miy litak (14th place, 28 points)
06. Sweden: Josefine Ridell - Allt jag vill ha (11th place, 48 points)
07. Russia: Sasha Lazin & Liza Drozd - Boy and girl (2nd place, 119 points)
08. Latvia: Šarlote Lēnmane & Sea Stones - Viva la dance (10th place, 51 points)
09. Belgium: Jill & Lauren - Get up! (7th place, 61 points)
10. Armenia: Vladimir Arzumanyan - Mama (1st place, 120 points)
11. Malta: Nicole Azzopardi - Knock knock!..Boom! Boom! (13th place, 35 points)
12. Belarus: Daniil Kozlov - Muzyki svet (5th place, 85 points)
13. Georgia: Mariam Kakhelishvili - Mari dari (4th place, 109 points)
14. F.Y.R. Macedonia: Anja Vetrova - Eooo, Eooo (12th place, 38 points)

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the eighth edition of Junior Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Minsk, Belarus. It was held on 20 November 2010. The contest was won by Vladimir Arzumanyan of Armenia with the song Mama. This gave Armenia its first Junior Eurovision victory.

Anna & Senna

Location

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) invited broadcasters to bid for the rights to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010. Belarus broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus (BRTC) won the rights to organise the contest over bids from Russia and Malta. Under construction through 2009, the 15,000-spectator Minsk Arena hosted the event. Belarus has twice previously won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which is, according to EBU Executive Supervisor Svante Stockselius, one of Belarus' most popular television shows.

Visual design

The theme art for the contest was revealed on April 8 2010, consisting of multi-coloured circles, symbolising different people, cultures and countries, that form the shape of wings, that symbolise freedom, ease of flying, creative inspiration and rising above. On  September 8, the mascots of the show were presented, being a bear and a wisent.

Jill & Lauren

The stage, by Swedish stage designer Ulf Mårtensson, was unveiled on July 15 2010, featuring five constructions in the shapes of wings. The hosts were also involved with each performance on their own dedicated section of the stage.

Theme art was also incorporated in the promotional billboards and posters featuring 11 faces of Junior Eurovision selected through casting procedure. Results of castings were revealed on 20 July 2010 and the 11 chosen ones were Belarus TV personalities Denis Kourian, Olga Barabanschikova, Irina Kazantseva, Andrey Bibikov, former JESC entrants Alexey Zhigalkovich, Ksenia Sitnik, Yuriy Demidovich, Alina Molosh, Daria Nadina as well as non-professionals Yulia Brazhinskaya and Ilya Ilmursky.

Sonja Škorić

Participants

On 28 July 28 2010, the EBU announced the competing countries for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010. A total of 14 countries competed, with Moldova making its début and Latvia and Lithuania returning. Cyprus and Romania withdrew from the contest. Sweden returned to the contest through Sveriges Television (SVT) after TV4 withdrew. The EBU's coordinator of the contest, Svante Stockselius, labelled SVT's return to the contest as a big achievement in terms of negotiations with possible participants and expressed hope that other Scandinavian broadcasters may also return to the show.

The show also featured all winners of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003-2009 Dino Jelusić, María Isabel, Ksenia Sitnik, The Tolmachevy Twins, Alexey Zhigalkovich, Bzikebi and Ralf Mackenbach, who performed remix-medley of their winning entries and presented the trophy to the winner of 2010 edition. Also, a special documentary Kids of Eurovision was filmed by BTRC about them.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Date: November 21 2009
Venue: Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine
Presenters: Ani Lorak, Timur Miroshnichenko, Dmytro Borodin
Host broadcaster: NTU
Opening act: Dance acts featuring perofmance of Karina Rudnycka & Yuriy Kuzynsky
Interval act: Ani Lorak
Number of entries: 13
Debuting countries: -
Returning coubtries: Sweden
Withdrawing countries: Bulgaria, Greece, Lithuania
Voting system: Citizens of each participating country vote by telephone and SMS message, which counts for 50%. Each country's 10 favourites are awarded 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points based on the number of votes. Results 1-5 are automatically displayed on-screen, then each country announces 6-8, 10 and 12 points. A jury in each country also has a 50% say in the outcome.
Winner: Click Clack - Ralf Mackenbach, The Netherlands

Ralf Mackenbach

Entries

01. Sweden: Mimmi Sandén - Du (6th place, 68 points)
02. Russia: Ekaterina Ryabova - Malenkiy prints (2nd place, 116 points)
03. Armenia: Laura Hayrapetyan - Barcelona (2nd place, 116 points)
04. Romania: Ioana Anuta - Ai puterea în mâna ta (13th place, 19 points)
05. Serbia: Ništa Lično - Onaj pravi (10th place, 34 points)
06. Georgia: Princesses - Lurji prinveli (6th place, 68 points)
07. The Netherlands: Ralf Mackenbach - Click Clack (1st place, 121 points)
08. Cyprus: Rafaella Kosta - Thalassa, ilios, aeras, fotia (11th place, 32 points)
09. Malta: Francesca & Mikaela - Double trouble (8th place, 55 points)
10. Ukraine: Andranik Alexanyan - Try topoli, try surmy (5th place, 89 points)
11. Belgium: Laura Omloop - Zo verliefd (Yodelo) (4th place, 113 points)
12. Belarus: Yuriy Demidovich - Volshebniy krolik (9th place, 48 points)
13. F.Y.R. Macedonia: Sara Markovska - Za ljubovta (12th place, 31 points)

Laura Omloop

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the seventh edition of Junior Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Kiev, Ukraine. It was scheduled for  November 21. 13 countries were confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to compete in the Contest. The contest was won by Ralf Mackenbach for the Netherlands with the song Click Clack. At the age of 14, he is the oldest person to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in its 7 year History. Luara Hayrapetyan achieved Armenia another second place. Ekaterina Ryabova also took second place for Russia.

Location

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) invited broadcasters to bid for the rights to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009; three bids were received from Belarus, Serbia, and Ukraine. TV4 of Sweden had originally sent in a bid during summer 2007, but soon withdrew its bid after deciding to completely withdraw from the contest. After deliberations by the EBU, National Television Company of Ukraine was granted the rights to the 2009 contest and will host it in Kiev. Ukraine also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 at the same venue.

Ekaterina Ryabova

Concept and logo

Logo of the contest titled Tree of life is based on the artwork Sunflower of life by Maria Primachenko, a well known Ukrainian folk art painter. Creative design of the show was based on the logo of the contest, works and ideas of Primachenko as well as on the concept of the show, titled For the joy of people.

Participants

The EBU announced the complete list of participating countries in the 2009 Contest on 8 June 2009. 13 countries competed in the contest: Armenia, Belarus, Belgium, Cyprus, Georgia, Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Serbia,Sweden and Ukraine. Sweden returned after missing the contest, while Bulgaria, Greece and Lithuania withdrew from the Contest.

Junior ESC 2012 - The Netherlands

Singer: Femke
Song: Tik tak tik
Composer: Femke Meines, Anne Kees Meines, Tjeerd Oosterhuis
Lyricist: Femke Meines, Anne Kees Meines

Femke is a 12-year old girl who lives with her 3 little sisters and her parents in Tuitjenhorn, a small village in north-west of The Netherlands. Last year Femke already tried to reach the finals of the Dutch national selection, but this year she took revenge by winning it with the song Tik, Tak, Tik that she wrote herself.

Because she believes time is going too fast, she wishes to freeze the time. Femke has the desires to do a million things like feeding the cat or taking the dog out for a walk, but the only thing she really wants is to stay forever young and never grow up.
The producer of her song is Tjeerd Oosterhuis, who was also responsible for the winning Junior Eurovison song of Ralf, Click Clack in 2009.
Femke is a typical bubbling girl who loves to sing and dance, but also finds enough time to skeeler, swim or eat lots of chocolate. Her biggest dream is to be a famous singer. But when this goal will not be reached, she wants to become a hairdresser or maybe a maternity assistant.
The Netherlands will be hosting this year’s Junior Eurovision Songcontest. Femke is very proud that the 10th anniversary will take place in Amsterdam; she loves to show Europe how beautiful her country is.
She’s enjoys the advantage of staying for the Contest in the Netherlands which means she doesn’t have to travel to another country because Femke has fear of flying. She is really looking forward to make a big party on the Eurovision stage and hopes that she can freeze the European time with her spectacular moving clock-act.