Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016
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Dates
Final20 November 2016
Host
VenueMediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta
Presenter(s)
  • Ben Camille
  • Valerie Vella
Directed byGordon Bonello
Executive supervisorJon Ola Sand
Executive producerCharles Dalli[1]
Host broadcasterPublic Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Websitewww.junioreurovision.tv/event/valletta-2016 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries17
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries
Non-returning countries
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         Competing countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2016
Vote
Voting systemEach country's adult & kid juries, as well as three expert jurors, award 12, 10, 8–1 points to their top 10 songs.
Winning song Georgia
"Mzeo"
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The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the fourteenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which took place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, in Valletta, Malta. This was the second time that Malta have hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, their first being in 2014. Jon Ola Sand was appointed as the Executive Supervisor for the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, following the dismissal of the former supervisor, Vladislav Yakovlev.

Seventeen countries participated in the contest with Montenegro and Slovenia both withdrawing from the competition after two contests, and San Marino withdrawing after three, whilst Cyprus returned after a one-year break, Israel returned after a three-year break and Poland returned to the contest after a record eleven-year break. For the first time since the inauguration of the contest the voting procedure did not include a public televote. The overall results were determined by combination of professional and young jurors.

The winner of the contest was Mariam Mamadashvili, who represented Georgia with the song "Mzeo", marking the third time Georgia has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (following 2008 and 2011 respectively), making Georgia the first country to win the competition three times. Armenia and Italy finished in second and third place, respectively.

  1. ^ "PBS says Malta will deliver a great show". Television Malta. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.