Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the fifthteenth edition of the contest. It took place at the Olympic Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia on 26 November 2017, Georgian broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) was the host broadcaster for the event.[1] The motto for the contest was "Shine Bright".[2]

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Shine Bright
Dates
Final26 November 2017
Host
VenueOlympic Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia
Presenter(s)Helen Kalandadze
Lizi Japaridze
Directed bySimon Gibney
Gordon Bonello
Executive supervisorJon Ola Sand
Executive producerSergi Gvarjaladze
Host broadcasterGeorgian Public Broadcaster (GPB)
Websitewww.junioreurovision.tv/event/tbilisi-2017
Participants
Number of entries16
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries Portugal
Non-returning countries Bulgaria
 Israel
Vote
Voting systemEach country's professional jury award 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs. International viewers vote for 3–5 songs, and votes are converted to points by proportional representation.
Winning song Russia
"Wings"

Results
Polina Bogusevich with the trophy

On 9 August 2017, it was confirmed that sixteen countries would take part in the contest. Portugal marked their first appearance since 2007, while Bulgaria and Israel withdrew.[3]

Draw Country[3] Artist[4] Song[4] Language(s) Place[5] Points[5]
01  Cyprus Nicole Nicolao "I Wanna Be a Star" Greek, English 16 45
02  Poland Alicja Rega "Mój dom" Polish 8 138
03  Netherlands FOURCE "Love Me" Dutch, English 4 156
04  Armenia Misha "Boomerang" Armenian, English 6 148
05  Belarus Helena Meraai "I Am the One" Russian 5 149
06  Portugal Mariana Venâncio "Youtuber" Portuguese 14 54
07  Ireland Muireann McDonnell "Súile Glasa" Irish 15 54
08  Macedonia Mina Blažev "Dancing Through Life" Macedonian, English 12 69
09  Georgia Grigol Kipshidze "Voice of the Heart" Georgian 2 185
10  Albania Ana Kodra "Don't Touch My Tree (Mos ma prekni pemën)" Albanian, English 13 67
11  Ukraine Anastasiya Baginska "Don't Stop" Ukrainian, English 7 147
12  Malta Gianluca Cilia "Dawra Tond" English, Maltese 9 107
13  Russia Polina Bogusevich "Wings" Russian, English 1 188
14  Serbia Irina Brodić and Jana Paunović "Ceo svet je naš" (Цео свет је наш) Serbian 10 92
15  Australia Isabella Clarke "Speak Up" English 3 172
16  Italy Maria Iside Fiore "Scelgo (My Choice)" Italian, English 11 86

Score sheet
Voting results[6]
Voting procedure used:
  100% jury vote
  100% online voting
Total score
Online voting
Cyprus
Poland
Netherlands
Armenia
Belarus
Portugal
Ireland
Macedonia
Georgia
Albania
Ukraine
Malta
Russia
Serbia
Australia
Italy
Contestants
 Cyprus 4540212
Poland 1386111064512728365161
Netherlands 1561125410614455
Armenia 14856121088210101071023
Belarus 149696527101555212848
Portugal 5445243
Ireland 544233114
Macedonia 69411331146531
Georgia 185423127121271010121210128106
Albania 6735873248
Ukraine 14767765854368243127
Malta 10781621512
Russia 18866108841012512127587122
Serbia 924434268347227
Australia 1727927125768471837610
Italy 8649413661610

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received from each country's professional juries.

N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
6  Georgia Albania,  Armenia,  Belarus,  Poland,  Russia,  Ukraine
4  Russia Australia,  Georgia,  Macedonia,  Portugal
1  Armenia Cyprus
 Australia Netherlands
 Belarus Malta
 Malta Italy
 Poland Ireland
 Ukraine Serbia

Spokespersons
  1.  Cyprus – Maria Christophorou[7]
  2.  Poland – Dominika Ptak
  3.  Netherlands – Thijs Schlimback[8]
  4.  Armenia – Lilit Tokhatyan
  5.  Belarus – Saba Karazanashvili[9]
  6.  Portugal – Duarte Valença
  7.  Ireland – Walter McCabe
  8.  Macedonia – Kjara Blažev[10]
  9.  Georgia – Lizi Tavberidze[11]
  10.  Albania – Sabjana Rizvanu[12]
  11.  Ukraine – Sofia Rol[13]
  12.  Malta – Mariam Andghuladze[14]
  13.  Russia – Tonya Volodina
  14.  Serbia – Mina Grujić
  15.  Australia – Liam Clarke
  16.  Italy – Sofia Bartoli[15]

References
  1. "Georgia to host the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest". junioreurovision.tv. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ""Shine Bright" the Slogan of Junior Eurovision 2017". Eurovoix. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. Jordan, Paul (9 August 2017). "16 Countries to dazzle on stage in Tbilisi in 2017!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. "Tbilisi 2017 - Junior Eurovision Song Contest — Tbilisi 2017". junioreurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  5. "Final of Tbilisi 2017". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  6. "Results of the Final of Tbilisi 2017". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. Herbert, Emily (24 November 2017). "Cyprus: Maria Christophorou Announced As Junior Eurovision Spokesperson". Eurovoix.
  8. Herbert, Emily (24 November 2017). "The Netherlands: Thijs Schlimback Announced As Junior Eurovision Spokesperson". Eurovoix.
  9. "Instagram post by Official Club OGAE Belarus 🇧🇾😉 • Nov 22, 2017 at 11:42am UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  10. Herbert, Emily (24 November 2017). "FYR Macedonia: Kjara Blažev Announced As Junior Eurovision Spokesperson". Eurovoix.
  11. "Georgia: Lizi Tavberidze Revealed As Spokesperson". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  12. Herbert, Emily (24 November 2017). "Albania: Commentator and Spokesperson Revealed". Eurovoix.
  13. "Ukraine: Sofia Rol Revealed as Spokesperson". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  14. Herbert, Emily (24 November 2017). "Malta: Mariam Andghuladze Announced As Junior Eurovision Spokesperson". Eurovoix.
  15. Herbert, Emily (24 November 2017). "Italy: Sofia Bartoli Announced As Junior Eurovision Spokesperson". Eurovoix.

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