Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the fourteenth edition of the contest. It took place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta on 20 November 2016, Maltanese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services was the host broadcaster for the event.[2] The motto for the contest was "Embrace".[3]

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Embrace
Dates
Final20 November 2016
Host
VenueMediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta
Presenter(s)
  • Ben Camille
  • Valerie Vella
Directed byGordon Bonello
Executive supervisorJon Ola Sand
Executive producerCharles Dalli[1]
Host broadcasterPublic Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Websitewww.junioreurovision.tv/event/valletta-2016
Participants
Number of entries17
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries
  •  Cyprus
  •  Israel
  •  Poland
Non-returning countries
  •  Montenegro
  •  San Marino
  •  Slovenia
Vote
Voting systemEach country's adult & kid juries, as well as three expert jurors, award 12, 10, 8–1 points to their top 10 songs.
Winning song Georgia
"Mzeo"

Results
Draw[4] Country[5] Artist[5] Song[5] Language(s) Place[6] Points[6]
01  Ireland Zena Donnelly "Bríce ar Bhríce" Irish, English 10 122
02  Armenia Anahit and Mary "Tarber" (Տարբեր) Armenian, English 2 232
03  Albania Klesta Qehaja "Besoj" Albanian, English 13 38
04  Russia The Water of Life Project "Water of Life" Russian, English 4 202
05  Malta Christina Magrin "Parachute" English 6 191
06  Bulgaria Lidia Ganeva "Magical Day (Valsheben den)" (Вълшебен ден) Bulgarian, English 9 161
07  Macedonia Martija Stanojković "Love Will Lead Our Way (Ljubovta ne vodi)" (Љубовта не води) Macedonian, English 12 41
08  Poland Olivia Wieczorek "Nie zapomnij" Polish, English 11 60
09  Belarus Alexander Minyonok "Musyka moikh pobed (Music is My Only Way)" (Музыка моих побед) Russian, English 7 177
10  Ukraine Sofia Rol "Planet Craves for Love" Ukrainian, English 14 30
11  Italy Fiamma Boccia "Cara Mamma (Dear Mom)" Italian, English 3 209
12  Serbia Dunja Jeličić "U la la la" (У ла ла ла) Serbian 17 14
13  Israel Shir and Tim "Follow My Heart" Hebrew, English 15 27
14  Australia Alexa Curtis "We Are" English 5 202
15  Netherlands Kisses "Kisses and Dancin'" Dutch, English 8 174
16  Cyprus George Michaelides "Dance Floor" Greek, English 16 27
17  Georgia Mariam Mamadashvili "Mzeo" (მზეო) Georgian 1 239

Score sheet
Final voting results (Adult and expert juries)[7][8]
Voting procedure used:
  Adult jury
  Kids jury
  Expert jury
Total score
Kids jury score
Ireland
Armenia
Albania
Russia
Malta
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Poland
Belarus
Ukraine
Italy
Serbia
Israel
Australia
Netherlands
Cyprus
Georgia
Mads Grimstad
Christer Björkman
Jedward
Contestants
 Ireland 122 5711123101268345
Armenia 232 1104710810102121047785810
Albania 38 1324257122
Russia 202 10576418774255234310712
Malta 191 1051473561851011210724
Bulgaria 161 68386671253717616861
Macedonia 41 242213252
Poland 60 36241216413
Belarus 177 65871251035121010826122
Ukraine 30 12324315
Italy 209 10310185612646278541210
Serbia 14 95
Israel 27 203211
Australia 202 995510684110678412737
Netherlands 174 65610587743384463610348
Cyprus 27 12285
Georgia 239 831212121031281212310861212156
Voting results (Kids juries)[7][9][8]
Voting procedure used:
  Adult jury
  Kids jury
  Expert jury
Total score
Adult jury score
Expert jury score
Ireland
Armenia
Albania
Russia
Malta
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Poland
Belarus
Ukraine
Italy
Serbia
Israel
Australia
Netherlands
Cyprus
Georgia
Contestants
 Ireland 122 569811072781625
Armenia 232 99237610712812510105648
Albania 38 232414121
Russia 202 68298321012610861261066
Malta 191 80656128510105312410375
Bulgaria 161 7815655356182338373
Macedonia 41 1707122381
Poland 60 21312142710
Belarus 177 92208128657577
Ukraine 30 1803441
Italy 209 84221011021277126578484
Serbia 14 503312
Israel 27 61354142
Australia 202 86171227862814764121010
Netherlands 174 941547661410212112
Cyprus 27 1502253
Georgia 239 1441231044533128212512

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's adult and kids jury. Countries in bold gave the maximum 24 points (12 points apiece from the adult and kids jury) to the specified entrant.

12 points awarded by adult juries
N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
8  Georgia Albania,  Armenia,  Belarus,  Bulgaria,  Cyprus,  Ireland,  Netherlands,  Ukraine
2  Belarus Israel,  Russia
 Ireland Italy,  Malta
1  Armenia Serbia
 Australia Georgia
 Bulgaria Poland
 Italy Macedonia
 Malta Australia
12 points awarded by the kids juries
N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
3  Georgia Australia,  Cyprus,  Ukraine
2  Armenia Belarus,  Bulgaria
 Australia Ireland,  Netherlands
 Italy Malta,  Poland
 Malta Albania,  Italy
 Netherlands Georgia,  Israel
 Russia Macedonia,  Russia
1  Belarus Russia
 Poland Armenia

Spokespersons

The first votes to be announced were those of the professional music industry jury, announced in the order of performance. The expert juries then announced their votes which had been cast live at the contest. Finally, the points awarded by the kids juries were announced as a total in order of the fewest to the greatest number of points received by each country.[10] The spokespersons are shown below alongside each participating country.[11]

  1.  Ireland – Andrea Leddy
  2.  Armenia – Mika[12]
  3.  Albania – Juna Dizdari
  4.  Russia – Mikhail Smirnov[13]
  5.  Malta – Gaia Cauchi[12]
  6.  Bulgaria – Milen Pavlov
  7.  Macedonia – Antonija Dimitrijevska
  8.  Poland – Nicoletta Włodarczyk
  9.  Belarus – Ruslan Aslanov[14]
  10.  Ukraine – Anna Trincher[15]
  11.  Italy – Jade Scicluna[16]
  12.  Serbia – Tomislav Radojević
  13.  Israel – Itay Limor[17]
  14.  Australia – Sebastian Hill
  15.  Netherlands – Anneloes
  16.  Cyprus – Loucas Demetriou
  17.  Georgia – Elene Sturua[18]
  18.  Expert juries – Christer Björkman, Mads Grimstad and Jedward

References
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  15. Granger, Anthony (16 November 2016). "Ukraine: Anna Trincher Confirmed as Spokesperson". Eurovoix. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  16. Lombardini, Emanuele (19 November 2016). "Junior Eurovision 2016: la maltese Jade Scicluna annuncerà i voti italiani". www.eurofestivalnews.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  17. Granger, Anthony (10 November 2016). "Israel: Itay Limor Announced Junior Eurovision Spokesperson". Eurovoix. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  18. Granger, Anthony (11 November 2016). "Georgia: Elene Sturua Announced Spokesperson". Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

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