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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 — 17th annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest

January 1, 2019

Poland became the first country to win Junior Eurovision two consecutive years, with Viki Gabor's victory on home soil in Gliwice in 2019.

Quick Facts

Year
2019
Category
culture

Key Facts

Edition
17th Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Date
24 November 2019
Venue
Gliwice Arena, Gliwice, Poland
Participating countries
19
Winning song
"Superhero" by Viki Gabor (Poland)
Poland's consecutive wins
First country to win two years in a row

By the Numbers

17
Edition
24
Date
19
Participating countries

Location

Map of Gliwice, PolandMap of Gliwice, PolandGliwice, Poland

Cause → Event → Consequence

Cause

Poland earned the right to host the 2019 contest after Roksana Węgiel won the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with "Anyone I Want to Be," making Telewizja Polska the organising broadcaster. It was Poland's first time hosting the contest and the first Eurovision event held in the country since Eurovision Young Dancers 2013.

Event

On 24 November 2019, nineteen countries competed at the Gliwice Arena, with the contest presented by Ida Nowakowska, Aleksander Sikora, and Roksana Węgiel. Spain returned for the first time since 2006, while Azerbaijan and Israel did not participate. Polish entry Viki Gabor performed "Superhero," and Kazakhstan and Spain finished second and third respectively.

Consequence

Poland's victory made it the first country to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in consecutive years and the first to win on home soil. Kazakhstan achieved its best-ever result with a second-place finish, and returning country Spain placed third, signalling renewed competitive strength among both established and comeback participants.

Work

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019

by Viki Gabor (winner: "Superhero")music
Poland's back-to-back victories set a new record in the contest's history, while 19-country participation and Spain's return demonstrated the competition's continued growth.

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