History of the Contest

The first Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC) took place in Copenhagen (Denmark) on 15 November 2003 and was an instant international hit. Since then it has taken place in Lillehammer (Norway), Hasselt (Belgium), Bucharest (Romania), Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Lemesos (Cyprus), Kyiv (Ukraine), Minsk (Belarus) and Yerevan (Armenia).

In 2012, the 10th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be held, in the capital of The Netherlands, Amsterdam.

You can check out the history of the contest by year or country below!

History by Year

2003 - 2007	2008 - 2012
Copenhagen 2003	Lemesos 2008
Lillehammer 2004	Kyiv 2009
Hasselt 2005	Minsk 2010
Bucharest 2006	Yerevan 2011
Rotterdam 2007	Amsterdam 2012

History by Country

Name	First participation	#
Albania	Amsterdam 2012 Igzidora Gjeta \| Kam Një Këngë Vetëm Për Ju	1
Armenia	Rotterdam 2007 Arevik \| Erazanq	6
Azerbaijan	Amsterdam 2012 Omar & Suada \| Girls & Boys (Dünya Sənindir)	1
Belarus	Copenhagen 2003 Volha Satsiuk \| Tantsuy	10
Belgium	Copenhagen 2003 X!NK \| De Vriendschapsband	10
Bulgaria	Rotterdam 2007 Bon-Bon \| Bonbolandiya	3
Croatia	Copenhagen 2003 Dino Jelusić \| Ti Si Moja Prva Ljubav	4
Cyprus	Copenhagen 2003 Theodora Rafti \| Mia Efhi	7
Denmark	Copenhagen 2003 Anne Gadegaard \| Arabiens Drøm	3
F.Y.R. Macedonia	Copenhagen 2003 Marija and Viktorija \| Ti Ne me Poznavaš	9
France	Lillehammer 2004 Thomas \| Si On Voulait Bien	1
Georgia	Rotterdam 2007 Mariam Romelashvili \| Odelia Ranuni	6
Greece	Copenhagen 2003 Nicolas Ganopoulos \| Fili gia panta	6
Israel	Amsterdam 2012 Kids.il \| Let The Music Win	1
Latvia	Copenhagen 2003 Dzintars Cica \| Dzintars Cica	5
Lithuania	Rotterdam 2007 Lina Jurevičiūtė (Lina Joy) \| Kai Miestas Snaudžia	4
Malta	Copenhagen 2003 Sarah Harrison \| Like A Star	8
Moldova	Minsk 2010 Stefan Roscovan \| Ali Baba	3
Norway	Copenhagen 2003 2U \| Sinnsykt Gal Forelsket	3
Poland	Copenhagen 2003 Kasia Zurawik \| Coś Mnie Nosi	2
Portugal	Bucharest 2006 Pedro Madeira \| Deixa-Me Sentir	2
Romania	Copenhagen 2003 Bubu \| Tobele Sunt Viaţa Mea	7
Russia	Hasselt 2005 Vladislav Krutskikh \| Doroga K Solntsu	8
Serbia	Bucharest 2006 Neustrašivi Učitelji Stranih Jezika \| Učimo Strane Jezike	5
Serbia & Montenegro	Hasselt 2005 Filip Vučić \| Ljubav Pa Fudbal	1
Spain	Copenhagen 2003 Sergio \| Desde El Cielo	4
Sweden	Copenhagen 2003 The Honeypies \| Stoppa Mig	9
Switzerland	Lillehammer 2004 Demis Mirarchi \| Birichino	1
The Netherlands	Copenhagen 2003 Roel \| Mijn Ogen Zeggen Alles	10
Ukraine	Bucharest 2006 Nazar Slyusarchuk \| Khlopchyk Rock-n-roll	7
United Kingdom	Copenhagen 2003 Tom Morley \| My Song For The World	3