All you need to know about the 22nd Junior Eurovision Song Contest before it hits your screens on Saturday 16 November.
We're off to the capital city of Spain for the latest edition of Junior Eurovision!
Spanish broadcaster RTVE is hosting the2024 Contest, inviting viewers to join them as they broadcast the event live from the Caja Mágica in Madrid.
RTVE took over the organisation of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest after the winners of the 2023 Contest, France, handed the opportunity to another country. France had hosted Junior Eurovision twice in the past three years.
Spain accepted the invitation following Sandra Valero's second-place finish at Nice 2023 with Loviu.
Loviu right back, España!
For 2024, Junior Eurovision is moving from a Sunday to a Saturday. And it's starting a couple of hours later, too. So Saturday 16 November at 18:00 CET is the date and time to mark in your diaries. That's when we'll be getting the party started! You bring the eyes, we'll bring the entertainment.
Now, onto that entertainment...
We've got 17 countries taking part, including a return to the Contest from Cyprus for the first time since 2017, and also a comeback from San Marino, after 9 years away.
'Let’s Bloom' has been chosen as the slogan and theme for this year, which references the blossoming of young artists as they take the stage and perform at the event.
That means that viewers can expect a veritable bouquet of beautiful décor inside the venue. The concept of blooming will be transferred to the Caja Mágica stage, through organic elements throughout the show.
RTVE has put together an all-star lineup of presenting talent to take us through the evenings hits and happenings.
Eurovision star and former Benidorm Fest presenter Ruth Lorenzo will be on hosting duties alongside superstar of Spanish film and television Marc Clotet. And completing the lineup we have a name that will be familiar to many Junior Eurovision fans - Melani García, who brought Spain a bronze-medal result at the Contest in 2019, with her song Marte.
Voting will open the evening before the Live Show, and close just before the broadcast has started. A second voting window will open once all songs have been performed.
You don't have to wait until Saturday 16 November to figure out who your faves are. All 17 songs have now been released and are available to stream across your preferred platforms.
This is what you can look forward to enjoying on the evening:
🇮🇹 Italy Simone Grande - Pigiama Party
🇪🇪 Estonia ANNABELLE - Tänavad
🇦🇱 Albania Nikol Çabeli - Vallëzoj
🇦🇲 Armenia Leo - Cosmic Friend
🇨🇾 Cyprus Maria Pissarides - Crystal Waters
🇫🇷 France Titouan - Comme ci comme ça
🇲🇰 North Macedonia Ana & Aleksej - Marathon
🇵🇱 Poland Dominik Arim - All Together
🇬🇪 Georgia Andria Putkaradze - To My Mom
🇪🇸 Spain Chloe DelaRosa - Como La Lola
🇩🇪 Germany Bjarne - Save The Best For Us
🇳🇱 Netherlands Stay Tuned - Music
🇸🇲 San Marino Idols SM - Come Noi
🇺🇦 Ukraine Artem Kotenko - HEAR ME NOW
🇵🇹 Portugal Victoria Nicole - Esperança
🇮🇪 Ireland Enya Cox Dempsey - Le Chéile
🇲🇹 Malta Ramires Sciberras - Stilla Ċkejkna
Make sure to keep up to date with all the latest news and BTS action by following #JESC2024 on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook, before Junior Eurovision returns LIVE from the Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain, on Saturday 16 November.
You can watch the show live on the #JESC YouTube channel and don't forget to vote for your favourites over at JESC.TV when voting opens!
