A new year, a new chapter for young musical talent from across Europe - Junior Eurovision 2025 is nearly here! This December, Tbilisi, Georgia 🇬🇪 will welcome young artists for the 23rd edition of the contest, after Andria Putkaradze's moving "To My Mom" brought home Georgia's record-breaking fourth win in 2024. Whether you're a longtime fan or just starting to discover the magic, there's plenty to look forward to.
Listen to the songs now and rank your favourites on the Europarty app - the only free app to rank Junior Eurovision songs!
🇬🇪 All Eyes on Georgia: Host City & Date
- 🌍 Where? Tbilisi, Georgia, at the Olympic Palace
- 📆 When? Saturday, 13 December 2025
- 🏆 Georgia's reputation in Junior Eurovision is unmatched - they won in 2008 (Bzz..), 2011 (Candy Music by CANDY), 2016 (Mzeo by Mariam Mamadashvili), and now 2024!
✨ What Makes Junior Eurovision Special?
- Children aged 9-14 from EBU countries perform original songs, sharing national pride and creativity on a huge international stage.
- The contest began in 2003, launched in Copenhagen 🇩🇰, and has crowned winners from Croatia 🇭🇷 (the very first - Dino Jelusić, "Ti si moja prva ljubav"), Spain 🇪🇸 (María Isabel, "Antes Muerta Que Sencilla" in 2004), and fan-favourites like Poland 🇵🇱 (Superhero by Viki Gabor, 2019), Armenia 🇦🇲 (Qami Qami by Maléna, 2021), and France 🇫🇷 (J'imagine by Valentina in 2020, Cœur by Zoé Clauzure, 2023).
🏆 Past Stars Who Lit Up the Junior Stage
It's tradition to look back at those who left their mark on the JESC legacy:
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🇫🇷 Lissandro (Oh Maman! for France, winner in 2022)
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🇲🇹 Destiny Chukunyere (Not My Soul, Malta 2015)
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🇵🇱 Roksana Węgiel (Anyone I Want To Be, Poland 2018)
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🇬🇪 Mariam Mamadashvili (Mzeo, Georgia 2016)
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🇷🇺 Polina Bogusevich (Wings, Russia 2017)
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🇮🇹 Vincenzo Cantiello (Tu Primo Grande Amore, Italy 2014)
…and so many more, with music in English, French, Georgian and more inspiring the show every year.
🎤 Who's participating in JESC 2025?
18 countries are set to participate in December and will perform om stage in this order:
- 🇲🇹 Malta - Eliza Borg, "I Believe"
- 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan - Yağmur, "Miau Miau"
- 🇭🇷 Croatia - Marino Vrgoč, "Snovi"
- 🇸🇲 San Marino - Martina Crv, "Beyond the Stars"
- 🇦🇲 Armenia - Albert, "Brave Heart"
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine - Sofiia Nersesian, "Motanka"
- 🇮🇪 Ireland - Lottie O'Driscoll Murray, "Rúin"
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands - Meadow, "Freeze"
- 🇵🇱 Poland - Marianna Kłos, "Brightest Light"
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia - Nela Mančeska, "Miracle"
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro - Asja Džogović, "I tužna i srećna priča"
- 🇮🇹 Italy - Leonardo Giovannangeli, "Rockstar"
- 🇵🇹 Portugal - Inês Gonçalves, "Para onde vai o amor?"
- 🇪🇸 Spain - Gonzalo Pinillos, "Érase una vez (Once Upon a Time)"
- 🇬🇪 Georgia - Anita Abgariani, "Shine Like A Star"
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus - Rafaella Panteli and Christos Georgiou, "Away"
- 🇫🇷 France - Lou Deleuze, "Ce monde"
- 🇦🇱 Albania - Kroni Pula, "Fruta perime"
📱 Junior Eurovision Scoreboards - free to rank on Europarty!
We know many of you love tracking favourites, rating songs, and comparing results - so we're thrilled to announce that annual Junior Eurovision scoreboards are ready for you on the Europarty app and are exclusively free to rank:
- 🎵 Scoreboard for each year from 2003-2025: Relive classic contests, sort your favourites, and rediscover the rising stars from the start.
- 🥇 Special "All Winners" and "Runners-up" boards: See the champions side by side, spin up your own ultimate ranking.
Just like the main Eurovision Song Contest, you'll be able to:
- Rank each year's line-up as soon as the songs are released
- Compare your tastes with the global community and friends
- Rank with friends and family in a private scoreboard party as you watch the show!
- Share your own personal ranking for Junior Eurovision on social media, just in time for Tbilisi!
🌈 Join Us: Celebrate Young Talent, Share the Journey
Junior Eurovision brings together music lovers of every age - whether you're cheering for your country, or just soaking up the feel-good atmosphere.
We're excited to welcome you as we follow the pre-season, share the joy of new songs, and get ready to rank the songs of 2025.
Let's embrace the adventure together - see you this December in Tbilisi! 🇬🇪✨