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) and in Minsk (Belarus).

In 2011, the 9th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be held, in the capital of Armenia, Yerevan.

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