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 Country

Name First participation #
Flag of Republika e Shqipërisë Albania Amsterdam 2012 Igzidora Gjeta | Kam Një Këngë Vetëm Për Ju 1
Flag of Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun Armenia Rotterdam 2007 Arevik | Erazanq 6
Flag of Azərbaycan Respublikası Azerbaijan Amsterdam 2012 Omar & Suada | Girls & Boys (Dünya Sənindir) 1
Flag of Byelarus Belarus Copenhagen 2003 Volha Satsiuk | Tantsuy 10
Flag of Koninkrijk België/Royaume de Belgique/Königreich Belgien Belgium Copenhagen 2003 X!NK | De Vriendschapsband 10
Flag of Republika Bulgariya Bulgaria Rotterdam 2007 Bon-Bon | Bonbolandiya 3
Flag of Republika Hrvatska Croatia Copenhagen 2003 Dino Jelusić | Ti Si Moja Prva Ljubav 4
Flag of Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía) Cyprus Copenhagen 2003 Theodora Rafti | Mia Efhi 7
Flag of Kongeriget Danmark Denmark Copenhagen 2003 Anne Gadegaard | Arabiens Drøm 3
Flag of Poranešna Jugoslovenska Republika Makedonija F.Y.R. Macedonia Copenhagen 2003 Marija and Viktorija | Ti Ne me Poznavaš 9
Flag of République française France Lillehammer 2004 Thomas | Si On Voulait Bien 1
Flag of Sakartvelo Georgia Rotterdam 2007 Mariam Romelashvili | Odelia Ranuni 6
Flag of Ελληνική Δημοκρατία (Ellīnikī́ Dīmokratía) Greece Copenhagen 2003 Nicolas Ganopoulos | Fili gia panta 6
Flag of Medīnat Yisrā'el Israel Amsterdam 2012 Kids.il | Let The Music Win 1
Flag of Latvijas Republika Latvia Copenhagen 2003 Dzintars Cica | Dzintars Cica 5
Flag of Lietuvos Respublika Lithuania Rotterdam 2007 Lina Jurevičiūtė (Lina Joy) | Kai Miestas Snaudžia 4
Flag of Repubblika ta' Malta Malta Copenhagen 2003 Sarah Harrison | Like A Star 8
Flag of Republica Moldova Moldova Minsk 2010 Stefan Roscovan | Ali Baba 3
Flag of Kongeriket Norge Norway Copenhagen 2003 2U | Sinnsykt Gal Forelsket 3
Flag of Rzeczpospolita Polska Poland Copenhagen 2003 Kasia Zurawik | Coś Mnie Nosi 2
Flag of República Portuguesa Portugal Bucharest 2006 Pedro Madeira | Deixa-Me Sentir 2
Flag of România Romania Copenhagen 2003 Bubu | Tobele Sunt Viaţa Mea 7
Flag of Rossiyskaya Federatsiya Russia Hasselt 2005 Vladislav Krutskikh | Doroga K Solntsu 8
Flag of Republika Srbija Serbia Bucharest 2006 Neustrašivi Učitelji Stranih Jezika | Učimo Strane Jezike 5
Flag of Državna zajednica Srbija i Crna Gora Serbia & Montenegro Hasselt 2005 Filip Vučić | Ljubav Pa Fudbal 1
Flag of Reino de España Spain Copenhagen 2003 Sergio | Desde El Cielo 4
Flag of Konungariket Sverige Sweden Copenhagen 2003 The Honeypies | Stoppa Mig 9
Flag of Confoederatio Helvetica Switzerland Lillehammer 2004 Demis Mirarchi | Birichino 1
Flag of Koninkrijk der Nederlanden The Netherlands Copenhagen 2003 Roel | Mijn Ogen Zeggen Alles 10
Flag of Ukrayina Ukraine Bucharest 2006 Nazar Slyusarchuk | Khlopchyk Rock-n-roll 7
Flag of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Kingdom Copenhagen 2003 Tom Morley | My Song For The World 3
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