Facts & Figures

Even though the Junior Eurovision Song Contest is still very young, the Contest already has a rich history with some pretty amazing facts and figures. On this ever-expanding page, we share with you the ones you should.

• The first Junior Eurovision Song Contest took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, in November 2003.
• Georgia was the first country to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 4 times (2008, 2011, 2016, 2024)
• Poland won the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest and 2019, this makes it the first country to win two times in a row.
• Belarus, Russia and Malta have each won the Contest twice, while France has won it 4 times.
• The highest number of participants was in 2018 with 20 countries.
• Armenia has the strongest overall record with seven top 3 finishes. Armenia has never been outside the top 10.
• Some singers have graduated from Junior Eurovision to the Eurovision Song Contest including the Tolmachevy Sisters (Russia 2006, 2014) and OG3NE (The Netherlands 2007, 2017).
• Netherlands, Ukraine, Malta, Poland and Belarus have hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest on more than one occasion.