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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Dates
Final21 November 2009[1]
Host
VenuePalace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine[1]
Host broadcasterUkraine NTU
Websitejunioreurovision.tv/event/kyiv-2009 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries13
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries Sweden
Non-returning countries Bulgaria
 Greece
 Lithuania
  • Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Croatia in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestCyprus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Denmark in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestGreece in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestLatvia in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestMacedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Norway in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestPoland in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestRomania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestSweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestFrance in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestSwitzerland in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestRussia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestSerbia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Bulgaria in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestGeorgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Lithuania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Vote
Voting systemCitizens of each participating country vote by telephone and SMS, which counts for 50%. Each country's 10 favourites are awarded 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points based on the number of vote. A jury in each country also has a 50% say in the outcome
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The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 will be the seventh edition of Junior Eurovision Song Contest and will take place in Kiev, Ukraine. It has been scheduled for 21 November.[1] 13 countries has been confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to compete in the Contest.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] After deliberations by the EBU, National Television Company of Ukraine was granted the rights to the 2009 contest and will host it in Kiev.[5] Ukraine also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.

Participants

The EBU announced the complete list of participating countries in the 2009 Contest on 8 June 2009. 14 countries will compete in the contest,with Spain returning after two years of abscence and Sweden returning after a year of absence.Greece, Lithuania and Bulgaria withdrawing.[2]

Country Language Artist Song English translation
 Armenia
 Belarus
 Belgium
 Cyprus
 Georgia
 Malta
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 Netherlands
 Romania
 Russia Russian Ekaterina Ryabova[6] "Malenkiy prints" (Маленький принц) The Little Prince
 Serbia
 Sweden
 Ukraine

Withdrawals

  •  Bulgaria[2]
  •  Greece withdrew after five years of participation because of the relatively low television ratings for the contest and an objection to using children.[7]
  •  Lithuania has withdrawn due to financial difficulties of broadcaster. [8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ukrainian broadcaster NTU has officially confirmed the date of Junior Eurovision 2009". ESCKaz. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-20. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c Bakkar, Sietse (2009-06-08). "Exclusive: 14 countries to be represented at Junior 2009!". EBU. Retrieved 2009-06-08. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Konstantopoulos, Fotis (2008-06-02). "Three bids for Junior Eurovision 2009". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2008-12-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "TV4 is the third bidding broadcaster for JESC 2009". Oikotimes. 2007-09-14. Retrieved 2008-12-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Floras, Stella (2008-06-06). "JESC - Ukraine: To host Junior Eurovision 2009". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-06-18. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "11-years old Katya Ryabova from town of Yubileyniy..." ESCKaz. 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-05-31. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Konstantopoulos, Fotis (2008-11-27). "ERT officially out of Junior Eurovision 2009 edition". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2008-12-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Lithuania will not take part in Junior Eurovision 2009". ESCKaz. 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2009-06-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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