Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 — 18th annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest
France won its first Junior Eurovision title in 2020, held remotely due to COVID-19, marking the contest's smallest field since 2013.
Key Facts
- Edition
- 18th Junior Eurovision Song Contest
- Date
- 29 November 2020
- Winning song
- "J'imagine" by Valentina (France)
- Participating countries
- 12 countries
- First-time participant
- Germany (finished last)
- Host broadcaster
- Telewizja Polska (TVP)
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Poland won the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Viki Gabor's "Superhero," earning the right to host the 2020 edition. The COVID-19 pandemic and its travel restrictions reduced participation to 12 countries, the fewest since 2013, and forced competing performances to be pre-recorded remotely under EBU supervision.
The 18th Junior Eurovision Song Contest was held on 29 November 2020 at TVP headquarters in Warsaw, Poland, hosted by Ida Nowakowska, Małgorzata Tomaszewska, and Rafał Brzozowski. Twelve countries competed, with Germany debuting. France's Valentina performed "J'imagine," and competing artists followed the live event from their home countries.
France claimed its first Junior Eurovision victory and its first win at any Eurovision event since Eurovision Young Dancers 1989. Kazakhstan and Spain again placed second and third, respectively, while Germany finished last in its debut. The contest also marked the first time the same country hosted in consecutive years.
Work
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Held remotely amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the contest saw France win its first Junior Eurovision title with "J'imagine" by Valentina, and Germany participate for the first time, while the pandemic reduced the field to its smallest in seven years.