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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014
  1. Together
Dates
Final15 November 2014
Host
VenueMalta Shipbuilding, Malta[1]
Presenter(s)TBA
Executive supervisorVladislav Yakovlev
Executive producerAnton Attard
Host broadcasterPublic Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Websitejunioreurovision.tv/event/valletta-2014 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries14 (to date)
Debuting countries Italy
 Montenegro
Returning countries Bulgaria
 Cyprus
 Portugal
 Serbia
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The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 is the 12th annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, set to take place in Malta.[2] This is the first time the contest will be held in Malta. It will also be the third time in the history of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest that the event will be hosted by the previous year's winning country, after Malta won the 2013 edition in Kiev, Ukraine, with the song "The Start" by Gaia Cauchi. Maltese national broadcaster PBS will be the host broadcaster for the event.

The date of the final is 15 November 2014 and it will be held in Malta Shipbuilding in Marsa, near Valletta.[1] So far, fourteen countries have confirmed their participation with Italy and Montenegro making their début and Portugal, Cyprus, Serbia and Bulgaria returning after a six, four, three and a two year absence, respectively.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Location

Further information: Malta and the host country

On 18 December 2013, the Maltese national broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that the 2014 contest will take place in Malta. During the winner's press conference, representatives of the Maltese broadcaster unhesitatingly shown their desire to host the 2014 edition of Junior Eurovision, following the Maltese victory at the 2013 contest. Vladislav Yakovlev, the executive supervisor for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, announced that for the first time in Junior Eurovision history there would be no host city for the contest, but the island of Malta as a host island instead. This will be the first time Malta will have hosted any of the Eurovision-related events.[2]

On 16 June 2014, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) confirmed that the 2014 contest will be held at the Malta Shipbuilding. It contains three large former ship building sheds that will make up the venue for 2014. The middle shed will be the main audience area and stage, while the two side sheds will be used as audience entrances and exits, restrooms, and refreshment stalls. In total, there will be a capacity for between 4,000-4,500 people inside the Shipbuilding.[1]

Format

Graphic design

On 9 May 2014, Anton Attard revealed the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 logo and slogan in Copenhagen at a joint EBU and PBS press conference.[9] The slogan was announced to be "#together" while the logo was revealed to be inspired by the Maltese cross. Its different coloured segments were confirmed to each represent a feature of Malta: Sand, Sea, Stone, Grass, Sky, Dusk and Sunset.[9]

Confirmed participants

The following countries have confirmed their participation in the contest:

Country Language Artist Song English translation
 Armenia[10] Armenian TBD September 2014 TBD September 2014
 Belarus[11][12] TBD 29 August 2014[11][13] TBD 29 August 2014[11][13]
 Bulgaria[8] Bulgarian Krisia Todorova[14][15]
 Cyprus[6] Greek, English Sophia Patsalides[16] "I pio omorfi mera"
(Η πιο όμορφη μέρα) 		The most wonderful day
 Georgia[17][18] Georgian
 Italy[3] Italian
 Malta (host)[2] Federica Falzon[19][20]
 Montenegro[4] Montenegrin
 Netherlands[21] Dutch TBD 27 September 2014[22] TBD 27 September 2014[22]
 Portugal[5] Portuguese
 Russia[23] Russian
 Serbia[7] Serbian
 Sweden[24][25] Swedish Julia Kedhammar[26][27] "Du är inte ensam"[26][27] You're not alone
 Ukraine[28][29] Ukrainian TBD 9 August 2014[30] TBD 9 August 2014[30]

Other countries

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 European Broadcasting Union (EBU).[31] It is unknown whether the EBU issue invitations of participation to all 56 active members like they do for the Eurovision Song Contest.[31] However, fourteen countries have confirmed their participation so far. Whilst a decision from the remaining EBU Active Members has yet to be announced, the following list of countries have announced their decisions.

Active EBU Members

  •  Austria – On 17 July 2014, the Austrian broadcaster ORF revealed that they will not be making their debut at the 2014 Contest.[32]
  •  Belgium – Ketnet has said that they are no longer interested in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.[33]
  •  Czech Republic – ČT has said that they haven't ruled out a participation in the contest. However, on 17 July 2014 they revealed they will not be making their debut at the 2014 Contest.[34][35][32]
  •  Denmark – DR and TV 2 have said that they have no plans to return to Junior Eurovision.[36][37]
  •  Finland – A representative from the Swedish language broadcaster Yle Fem stated on 26 May 2014 that they would not be making a début at the 2014 contest.[38] On 10 July, the Finnish language broadcaster Yle said that they wouldn't participate either.[39]
  •  Germany – The German broadcaster NDR have announced they will not debut at the 2014 Contest as they believe the contest would not be a success under the German standards. However, they are likely to observe the contest again this year and possibly debut in the 2015 Contest.[40][41]
  •  Greece – It was previously reported by Esc+Plus that Greece would participate in the 2014 Contest. However, on 7 July 2014, the Greek broadcaster NERIT confirmed to the same web site that they actually won't be participating.[42][43][44]
  •  Hungary – Despite being heavily rumoured to be planning a debut for the 2014 Contest, on 9 July 2014, the Hungarian broadcaster MTVA announced they will not take part in the contest.[45][46][47][48]
  •  Iceland – RÚV, the Icelandic broadcaster, confirmed on 1 July 2014, that they will not début in Junior Eurovision 2014.[49]
  •  Ireland – One of the Irish broadcasters, RTÉ, announced in December 2013 that they do not have any interest in participating in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, despite attending a steering group meeting.[50] Another Irish broadcaster, TG4, had shown interested in the contest but would require funding from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI).[51] However, the BAI rejected such a funding request from TG4 in May 2014, so the network stated that they would not be making their début in Malta. However, they would be working harder to ascertain such funding with high hopes to participate in the 2015 Contest.[52][53]
  •  Latvia – On 17 July 2014, the Latvian broadcaster LTV revealed they will not be returning to the contest in 2014.[32]
  •  Lithuania – On 18 June 2014, LRT announced that they will not take part in the 2014 Contest in Malta.[54]
  •  Macedonia – After a bad result in 2013, Macedonia is considering a withdrawal from the 2014 Contest.[55]
  •  Moldova – On 2 June 2014, it was reported on ESC+Plus.com that Denis Midone, who represented Moldova in the 2012 Contest, wanted to represent Moldova in 2014. Moldavian broadcaster TRM has yet to announce their decision regarding participation in the contest.[56]
  •  Norway – The Norwegian broadcaster, NRK, stated on 18 December 2013 that Norway won't return in 2014. Nevertheless the EBU is currently in negotiations with the Norwegian broadcaster TV2.[57]
  •  Romania – Bianca Dinescu, a representative of the Romanian broadcaster TVR, had stated in an interview that Romania were considering a return to the contest, after being absent since 2009.[58] However, on 2 August 2014, it was confirmed that Romania will not return in 2014, but TVR said that they have high hopes to return in 2015. [59]
  •  San Marino – The Sammarinese broadcaster SMRTV has revealed that they are undecided as to whether or not they will take part in the 2014 contest. It has been reported that they might withdraw due to Italy's debut, since the Sammarinese broadcaster is owned by the Italian broadcaster RAI and San Marino's debut in the 2013 contest was simply to "test out" the contest before Italy debuted.[60]
  •  Slovenia – There have been reports of Vlad Yakovlev meeting with the Slovene broadcaster RTVSLO in Ljubljana. It has been suggested that this is either for Junior Eurovision or Eurovision Young Dancers 2015. To add to the speculation, when asked, the broadcaster did not rule out a debut in Junior Eurovision this year.[61]
  •  Spain – During the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, the head of the Spanish delegation, Federico Llano said the country was not planning to participate in the 2014 Contest. If Spain were to return in the future, open castings and auditions would be held across the country.[62][63]
  •   Switzerland – Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI) the Swiss broadcaster have confirmed to Eurovoix that they won't return in 2014.[64]
  •  United Kingdom – ITV and the BBC have announced that they will not bring back the United Kingdom in 2014.[65][66]

See also

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