19 EBU Members and Associates will take part in the 17th Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC), in Gliwice-Silesia on Sunday 24 November.

Polish EBU Member TVP will host the competition, which celebrates extraordinary young musical talent aged between 9 and 14 from across Europe, at the Arena Gliwice.

They’re hosting the competition for the first time following Roksana Węgiel’s win for Poland at last year’s JESC in Minsk.

Poland will be defending their title alongside previous winners Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Italy, Malta, The Netherlands, Russia, Spain and Ukraine. The rest of the 2019 contenders are Albania, Australia, France, Ireland, Kazakhstan, North Macedonia, Portugal, Serbia and Wales.

Spain, who won the 2^nd JESC in 2004 and boast four Top 4 placings, is returning to the competition for the first time since 2006.

Previous Junior Eurovision contestants who have gone on to represent their countries at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), include the Tolmachevy Sisters from Russia who came 7^th at the 2014 ESC and O’G3NE from the Netherlands who just missed out on a Top 10 placing in 2017.  

The winner of this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be invited to appear at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in the Netherlands.

Of this year’s JESC participating countries Georgia holds the record for the most wins with three successes. Belarus, Russia and Malta have all triumphed twice and Armenia, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Ukraine have won one Contest each.  

Jon Ola Sand, the EBU’s Head of Live Events and JESC Executive Supervisor said “We are delighted to welcome talented young performers from 19 countries to the 17th Junior Eurovision Song Contest. TVP is promising a fantastic show which will allow all the contestants to shine as they #ShareTheJoy with young audiences and their families across Europe.”

For the latest news on Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, and further details on the voting procedure please visit the contest's official website junioreurovision.tv.

More on this year’s slogan and theme #ShareTheJoy here. 

PARTICIPATING BROADCASTERS

The following countries (and EBU Members and Associates) will participate in the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Gliwice:

Albania (RTSH)

Armenia (AMPTV)

Australia (ABC / SBS)*

Belarus (BTRC)

France (France TV)

Georgia (GPB)

Ireland (TG4)

Italy (RAI)

Kazakhstan (Khabar Agency)*

Malta (PBS)

North Macedonia (MKRTV)

Poland (TVP)

Portugal (RTP)

Russia (RTR)

Serbia (RTS)

Spain (RTVE)

The Netherlands (AVROTROS)

Ukraine (UA:PBC)

Wales (S4C)

*EBU Associates