Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009
For the Joy of People
Dates
Final21 November 2009[1]
Host
VenuePalace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine[1]
Presenter(s)Ani Lorak
Timur Miroshnychenko
Dmytro Borodin (Green Room)
Directed bySven Stojanovic[2]
Executive supervisorSvante Stockselius[1]
Executive producerRuslan Tkachenko[2]
Host broadcasterNational Television Company of Ukraine (NTU)[1]
Websitejunioreurovision.tv/event/kyiv-2009 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries13
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries Sweden
Non-returning countries
  • Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Croatia in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestCyprus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Denmark in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestGreece in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestLatvia in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestMacedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Norway in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestPoland in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestRomania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestSweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestFrance in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestSwitzerland in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestRussia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestSerbia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Bulgaria in the Junior Eurovision Song ContestGeorgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009Lithuania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
         Competing countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2009
Vote
Voting systemEach country awards 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite songs
Winning song Netherlands
"Click Clack"
2008 ← Junior Eurovision Song Contest → 2010

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the seventh edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Kyiv, Ukraine. It was scheduled for 21 November 2009.[1] 13 countries were confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to compete in the contest.[3]

The contest was won by Ralf Mackenbach for the Netherlands with the song "Click Clack". At the age of 14, he was the oldest person to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in its seven-year history. He was joined by Italy's Vincenzo Cantiello who won the 2014 contest also at the age of 14. Luara Hayrapetyan achieved Armenia another second place. Ekaterina Ryabova also took second place for Russia.

Both Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko were present during the final; Tymoshenko was also present and speeched during the opening ceremony on 16 November 2009.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Kyiv 2009". Junioreurovision.tv. EBU. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Executive Producer presents Junior 2009 details". EBU. 12 October 2009. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. ^ Bakker, Sietse (8 June 2009). "13 countries to be represented at Junior 2009!". EBU. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Events by themes: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009". UNIAN. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2020.