Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 |
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| #Discover | |
| Dates | |
| Final | 21 November 2015 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Presenter(s) | Poli Genova |
| Directed by | Christian Biondani Gordon Bornello |
| Executive supervisor | Vladislav Yakovlev |
| Executive producer | Joana Levieva-Sawyer |
| Host broadcaster | Bulgarian National Television (BNT) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 17 |
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| Returning countries |
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country/jury awards 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs. |
| Winning song |  Malta"Not My Soul" |
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 13th time this exciting music competition took place. It was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, at the Arena Armeec on November 21, 2015. The TV channel from Bulgaria, Bulgarian National Television (BNT), was the host for the event. The main idea or motto for the contest was "#Discover".
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Results of the Contest
Seventeen countries took part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Each country had a young artist or group perform a song. The winner was chosen based on points given by juries from each country and a special "Kids' Jury".
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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| 01 |  Serbia |
Lena Stamenković | "Lenina pesma" (Ленина песма) | Serbian | 7 | 79 |
| 02 |  Georgia |
The Virus | "Gabede" (გაბედე) | Georgian | 10 | 51 |
| 03 |  Slovenia |
Lina Kuduzović | "Prva ljubezen" | Slovenian, English | 3 | 112 |
| 04 |  Italy |
Chiara & Martina | "Viva" | Italian | 16 | 34 |
| 05 |  Netherlands |
Shalisa | "Million Lights" | Dutch, English | 15 | 35 |
| 06 |  Australia |
Bella Paige | "My Girls" | English | 8 | 64 |
| 07 |  Ireland |
Aimee Banks | "Réalta na Mara" | Irish | 12 | 36 |
| 08 |  Russia |
Mikhail Smirnov | "Mechta (Dream)" (Мечта) | Russian, English | 6 | 80 |
| 09 |  Macedonia |
Ivana Petkovska & Magdalena Aleksovska | "Pletenka – Braid of Love" (Плетенка) | Macedonian | 17 | 26 |
| 10 |  Belarus |
Ruslan Aslanov | "Volshebstvo (Magic)" (Волшебство) | Russian, English | 4 | 105 |
| 11 |  Armenia |
Mika | "Love" | Armenian, English | 2 | 176 |
| 12 |  Ukraine |
Anna Trincher | "Pochny z sebe - Start with Yourself" (Почни з себе) | Ukrainian, English | 11 | 38 |
| 13 |  Bulgaria |
Gabriela Yordanova & Ivan Stoyanov | "Colour of Hope" | Bulgarian | 9 | 62 |
| 14 |  San Marino |
Kamilla Ismailova | "Mirror" | Italian, English | 14 | 36 |
| 15 | Malta |
Destiny Chukunyere | "Not My Soul" | English | 1 | 185 |
| 16 |  Albania |
Mishela Rapo | "Dambaje" | Albanian, English, Imaginary | 5 | 93 |
| 17 |  Montenegro |
Jana Mirković | "Oluja" | Montenegrin | 13 | 36 |
How Points Were Given
In the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, countries give points to their favorite songs.
- Each country's jury (a group of music experts) and a special "Kids' Jury" voted.
- They gave 12 points to their top song, then 10 points, then 8 points, and so on, down to 1 point.
- To make sure no country ended up with zero points, every country automatically started with 12 points!
Countries That Gave 12 Points
The highest score a country can give is 12 points. Here's who got the most "12 points" awards:
| Number of 12 points | Contestant | Voting nation |
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| 8 | Malta | Albania, Armenia, Australia, Bulgaria, Kids' jury, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia |
| 4 | Armenia | Belarus, Georgia, Russia, Netherlands |
| 2 | Serbia | Macedonia, Montenegro |
| 1 | Albania | Italy |
| Bulgaria | Ireland | |
| Italy | Malta | |
| San Marino | Ukraine |
Commentators for the Show
Many countries had special commentators who talked about the show as it happened. They helped viewers understand what was going on. Some commentators were in Bulgaria at the event, while others watched and commented from their home countries.
Countries That Took Part
Here are the countries that had commentators for the show:
- Albania – Andri Xhahu
- Armenia – Avet Barseghyan
- Australia – Ash London and Toby Truslove
- Belarus – Anatoly Lipetski
- Bulgaria – Elena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev
- Georgia – Tuta Chkheidze
- Ireland – Stiofán Ó Fearail and Caitlín Nic Aoidh
- Italy – Simone Lijoi
- Macedonia – Tina Tautovic and Spasija Veljanoska
- Malta – Corazon Mizzi
- Montenegro – Dražen Bauković and Tamara Ivanković
- Netherlands – Jan Smit
- Russia – Olga Shelest
- San Marino – Lia Fiorio and Gilberto Gattei
- Serbia – Silvana Grujić
- Slovenia – Andrej Hofer
- Ukraine – Timur Miroshnychenko
Countries That Didn't Take Part But Still Had Commentators
Some countries didn't have a singer in the contest but still had commentators so their people could watch and enjoy the show!
Germany — Thomas Mohr
New Zealand – Ewan Spence
Singapore – Ewan Spence
United Kingdom – Ewan Spence
United States – Ewan Spence
Images for kids
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Arena Armeec, in Sofia. This was the place where the 2015 Junior Eurovision happened.
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The stage at Arena Armeec during the 2015 Junior Eurovision.
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Poli Genova, the host of the show.
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The cover art for the official music album of the contest.
See also
In Spanish: Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión Junior 2015 para niños
