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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011
"Reach for the top!"
Dates
Final3 December 2011[1]
Host
VenueKaren Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex, Yerevan, Armenia
Host broadcasterArmenia ARMTV
Websitejunioreurovision.tv/event/yerevan-2011 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries13
Debuting countries San Marino
Returning countries Bulgaria
Non-returning countries Latvia
 Malta
 Serbia
Vote
Voting systemCitizens 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.
2010 ← Junior Eurovision Song Contest → 2012

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 will be the ninth edition of the contest, and will take place in Yerevan, Armenia at the recently renovated Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex.[1] It is the first time in history of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest that the contest will be held in last year's winning country. Public Television of Armenia ARMTV will be 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 will assist with technical side of the production.[2]

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.

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

Logo and graphic design

Logo of the contest was presented on 15 July 2011 by the EBU.[3]

Earlier in May, ARMTV announced a competition for children to to design the official logo of the contest, which was due to be presented on 1 June.[4] 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. The logo depicts equalizer bars in the shape of a mountain, hinting to the famous Mount Ararat. "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", said Sietse Bakker, EBU Supervisor of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Participants

On 15th of July, the EBU announced that 12 countries will compete in the upcoming contest. San Marino will compete for the first time, while Latvia, Serbia and Malta have withdrawn. EBU also has 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 15th of August, it has been announced that Bulgaria has joined the list, returning after a two-year absense from the contest.[5]

Voting rules changes

Changes to the voting announced include that televoting will only be possible after all songs have 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 will also announce all the points during their presentation, due to the lower number of participating countries, as it was done in 2003-2004.[6][7]

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Final

Each country will give 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 Country Language Artist Song English translation Place Points
 Armenia (Host) Armenian TBA 17 September 2011[8] TBA 17 September 2011[8]
 Belarus Russian TBA September 2011 TBA September 2011
 Belgium Dutch
 Bulgaria Bulgarian TBA 2 October 2011[5] TBA 2 October 2011[5]
 Georgia[9] Georgian Candy[10] "Candy Music"[10] —
 Lithuania Lithuanian TBA 18 September 2011 TBA 18 September 2011
 Macedonia Macedonian
 Moldova Romanian
 Netherlands Dutch TBA 1 October 2011 TBA 1 October 2011
 Russia Russian Ekaterina Ryabova[11] "Kak Romeo i Dzhulyetta" (Как Ромео и Джульетта)[11] Like Romeo and Juliet
 San Marino[12] Italian
 Sweden[13] Swedish
 Ukraine[14] Ukrainian Kristall [15] "Evropa" (Європа)[15] Europe

Returning artists

Even though rules of Junior Eurovision do not allow participation of returning artists - EBU has 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 has also already applied to national preselection in 2010 as well, but was disqualified following the existing rule. [16]

Artist Country Previous year(s)
Ekaterina Ryabova  Russia 2009

References

  1. ^ a b Siim, Jarmo (18 January 2011). "Armenia to host Junior Eurovision in 2011". European Broadcasting Union.
  2. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest - Armenia". ARMTV. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  3. ^ Siim, Jarmo (2011-07-15). "12 countries for Junior Eurovision 2011, several changes coming up". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 July 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Armenian broadcaster has announced contest for the design of logo of the competition".
  5. ^ a b c "Bulgarian BNT has comitted to participate in Junior Eurovision 2011". esckaz.com. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  6. ^ Siim, Jarmo (2011-07-15). "12 countries for Junior Eurovision 2011, several changes coming up". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 July 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "EBU has released list of participants of the Junior Eurovision Contest 2011".
  8. ^ a b "Submissions period for the participation in the Armenian national preselection 2011 has come to an end". esckaz.com. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  9. ^ "JUNIOR EUROVISION 2011". Georgian Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 18 April. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ^ a b "Group "Candy" win Georgian final".
  11. ^ a b "Junior kicks off: Russia picks Katya for Yerevan".
  12. ^ "San Marino is the newcomer of Junior Eurovision".
  13. ^ "Televized preselection for Swedish SVT".
  14. ^ "National broadcaster of Ukraine has launched preselections from Junior Eurovision 2011".
  15. ^ a b "Kristall will represent Ukraine in "Evropa"".
  16. ^ "The situation with participation of Katya Ryabova in the national preselection..."

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