The 24th Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be held on Saturday 24 October at the MFCC venue in Ta’Qali, Malta, which will be transformed into a vibrant Eurovision Festa Village!

Maltese broadcaster PBS are inviting fans to “unite with us for a unique celebration where Mediterranean tradition and the future of music unite under one sky. It’s music, it’s joy, it’s a festa .... it is the Junior Eurovision Song Contest!”

This immersive experience will merge the UNESCO-recognized Maltese 'Festa' heritage with world-class production, turning the arena into a source of happiness for the youth of Europe.

We already have our first six performers confirmed to be representing their countries at the 24th Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Malta!

Salvador Rio has earned the honour of singing for Portugal after winning the latest series of The Voice Kids in his country, while Eslin Kurti will represent Albania after scoring victory in Festivali Mbarekombetar i Kenges per Femije and Davit Lomidze will fly the Georgian flag, following his triumph at Ranina.

The most recent additions to the JESC 2026 lineup have been Ana Stojanoska, who will be performing for North Macedonia after winning an internal selection process held by broadcaster MRT, as well as Harry Georgiou representing Cyprus, and Alec who will be singing for reigning champions France!

The Contest will return to Malta for the first time since 2016, when the island last staged the event in Valletta, delivering a vibrant and memorable show that celebrated young musical talent from across Europe and beyond. PBS also hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2014.

Further details, including the full participant lineup, will be announced in the coming months.

Junior Eurovision debuted in November 2003 and was based on a Scandinavian song festival for children, the Melodi Grand Prix Nordic.

The first Contest was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, where 16 countries competed and audiences enjoyed interval performances from Sugababes and Busted.

Croatia's Dino Jelušić won with his song Ti Si Moja Prva Ljubav (‘You Are My First Love’), while Spain and the United Kingdom finished second and third respectively.

Winners

• Copenhagen 2003: Croatia 🇭🇷 / Dino Jelusić - Ti Si Moja Prva Ljubav
• Lillehammer 2004: Spain 🇪🇸 / María Isabel - Antes Muerta Que Sencilla
• Hasselt 2005: Belarus 🇧🇾 / Ksenia Sitnik - My Vmeste
• Bucharest 2006: Russia 🇷🇺 / Tolmachevy Sisters - Vesenniy Jazz
• Rotterdam 2007: Belarus 🇧🇾 / Alexey Zhigalkovich - S Druz'yami
• Limassol 2008: Georgia 🇬🇪 / Bzikebi - Bzz..
• Kyiv 2009: Netherlands 🇳🇱 / Ralf Mackenbach - Click Clack
• Minsk 2010: Armenia 🇦🇲 / Vladimir Arzumanyan - Mama
• Yerevan 2011: Georgia 🇬🇪 / CANDY - Candy Music
• Amsterdam 2012: Ukraine 🇺🇦 / Anastasiya Petryk - Nebo
• Kyiv 2013: Malta 🇲🇹 / Gaia Cauchi - The Start
• Marsa 2014: Italy 🇮🇹 / Vincenzo Cantiello - Tu Primo Grande Amore
• Sofia 2015: Malta 🇲🇹 / Destiny Chukunyere - Not My Soul
• Valletta 2016: Georgia 🇬🇪 / Mariam Mamadashvili - Mzeo
• Tbilisi 2017: Russia 🇷🇺 / Polina Bogusevich - Wings
• Minsk 2018: Poland 🇵🇱 / Roksana Węgiel - Anyone I Want to Be
• Gliwice 2019: Poland 🇵🇱 / Viki Gabor - Superhero
• Warsaw 2020: France 🇫🇷 / Valentina - J'imagine
• Paris 2021: Armenia 🇦🇲 / Maléna - Qami Qami
• Yerevan 2022: France 🇫🇷 / Lissandro - Oh Maman!
• Nice 2023: France 🇫🇷 / Zoé Clauzure - Cœur
• Madrid 2024: Georgia 🇬🇪 / Andria Putkaradze - To My Mom
• Tbilisi 2025: France 🇫🇷 / Lou Deleuze - Ce Monde

France and Georgia are the most successful Junior Eurovision nations, with 4 wins each.

• Georgia (4) 2008, 2011, 2016, 2024
• France (4) 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025
• Belarus (2) 2005, 2007
• Malta (2) 2013, 2015
• Russia (2) 2006, 2017
• Poland (2) 2018, 2019
• Armenia (2) 2010, 2021
• Croatia 2003
• Spain 2004
• Netherlands 2009
• Ukraine 2012
• Italy 2014