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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the sixteenth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, held on 25 November 2018 at the Minsk-Arena in Minsk, Belarus, and presented by Evgeny Perlin, Zinaida Kupriyanovich, and Helena Meraai. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC). It was the second time that the contest was held in Belarus, after hosting the 2010 edition at the same venue.
Broadcasters from a record of twenty countries took part in the contest, with Kazakhstan and Wales participating for the first time. France returned for the first time since 2004, alongside Azerbaijan for the first time since 2013, and Israel after missing the 2017 edition. Cyprus withdrew from the contest. Last year's winner Polina Bogusevich performed her entry again as the interval act, alongside the common song "#LightUp" sung by all the participants.
The winner was Poland with the song "Anyone I Want to Be" by Roksana Węgiel. Poland won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for the first time. Returning country France came second, while Australia placed third for the second year in a row. Kazakhstan was the fourth best performing debuting nation, after Croatia and Italy's victories in 2003 and 2014 respectively, and Armenia's second place in 2007, finishing sixth, whilst Wales came last.
The EBU confirmed on 15 October 2017 that the contest would be hosted by Belarus. This was the second time Belarus hosts the Junior Eurovision Song contest, after hosting the 2010 contest.
On 21 November 2017, Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister Vasily Zharko confirmed that the contest was scheduled to be held at Minsk-Arena in November 2018. The arena previously hosted the 2010 contest. However, on 26 November 2017, it was confirmed by the host broadcaster that the exact location of the contest is still unknown, stating that Minsk Arena was one of the possible options. On 18 March 2018, the 15,000-capacity Minsk-Arena was confirmed as the venue by the contest organisers.
On 25 July 2018, the EBU announced that 19 countries would participate in the 2018 contest. Kazakhstan and Wales made their debuts, while Azerbaijan, France and Israel returned to the contest, and Cyprus opted not to participate after doing so the previous two years. Despite originally confirming non-participation in the contest due to financial and structural difficulties, Ukraine was added to the list of participating countries on 2 August 2018, setting a record of 20 participating countries.
The slogan was the hashtag #LightUp. The logo of the contest was based around a morning star made of vertically inverted soundwaves. The source of inspiration was the artistic potential and creative aspiration of the young participants who fill the scene like a star.
On 26 October 2018, it was announced that Eugene Perlin and Zinaida Kupriyanovich would be the main hosts of the contest, together with Helena Meraai in the green room. Meraai is the fourth person under the age of sixteen to ever host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, after Ioana Ivan in 2006, Dmytro Borodin in 2009 and Lizi Japaridze in 2017, and is also the second former participant to host an edition of the contest. Meraai previously represented Belarus in the 2017 contest, where she placed fifth with the song "I Am the One". Perlin is one of the main country's television presenters and was the Eurovision commentator between 2013 and 2019, whilst Kupriyanovich is a singer and artist who has participated in Belarus' national selections for the 2015 and 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contests and latter represented the country at the 2019 adult contest. It was also announced that Denis Dudinsky and Anna Kviloria would host the opening ceremony.
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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the sixteenth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, held on 25 November 2018 at the Minsk-Arena in Minsk, Belarus, and presented by Evgeny Perlin, Zinaida Kupriyanovich, and Helena Meraai. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC). It was the second time that the contest was held in Belarus, after hosting the 2010 edition at the same venue.
Broadcasters from a record of twenty countries took part in the contest, with Kazakhstan and Wales participating for the first time. France returned for the first time since 2004, alongside Azerbaijan for the first time since 2013, and Israel after missing the 2017 edition. Cyprus withdrew from the contest. Last year's winner Polina Bogusevich performed her entry again as the interval act, alongside the common song "#LightUp" sung by all the participants.
The winner was Poland with the song "Anyone I Want to Be" by Roksana Węgiel. Poland won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for the first time. Returning country France came second, while Australia placed third for the second year in a row. Kazakhstan was the fourth best performing debuting nation, after Croatia and Italy's victories in 2003 and 2014 respectively, and Armenia's second place in 2007, finishing sixth, whilst Wales came last.
The EBU confirmed on 15 October 2017 that the contest would be hosted by Belarus. This was the second time Belarus hosts the Junior Eurovision Song contest, after hosting the 2010 contest.
On 21 November 2017, Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister Vasily Zharko confirmed that the contest was scheduled to be held at Minsk-Arena in November 2018. The arena previously hosted the 2010 contest. However, on 26 November 2017, it was confirmed by the host broadcaster that the exact location of the contest is still unknown, stating that Minsk Arena was one of the possible options. On 18 March 2018, the 15,000-capacity Minsk-Arena was confirmed as the venue by the contest organisers.
On 25 July 2018, the EBU announced that 19 countries would participate in the 2018 contest. Kazakhstan and Wales made their debuts, while Azerbaijan, France and Israel returned to the contest, and Cyprus opted not to participate after doing so the previous two years. Despite originally confirming non-participation in the contest due to financial and structural difficulties, Ukraine was added to the list of participating countries on 2 August 2018, setting a record of 20 participating countries.
The slogan was the hashtag #LightUp. The logo of the contest was based around a morning star made of vertically inverted soundwaves. The source of inspiration was the artistic potential and creative aspiration of the young participants who fill the scene like a star.
On 26 October 2018, it was announced that Eugene Perlin and Zinaida Kupriyanovich would be the main hosts of the contest, together with Helena Meraai in the green room. Meraai is the fourth person under the age of sixteen to ever host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, after Ioana Ivan in 2006, Dmytro Borodin in 2009 and Lizi Japaridze in 2017, and is also the second former participant to host an edition of the contest. Meraai previously represented Belarus in the 2017 contest, where she placed fifth with the song "I Am the One". Perlin is one of the main country's television presenters and was the Eurovision commentator between 2013 and 2019, whilst Kupriyanovich is a singer and artist who has participated in Belarus' national selections for the 2015 and 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contests and latter represented the country at the 2019 adult contest. It was also announced that Denis Dudinsky and Anna Kviloria would host the opening ceremony.
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