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FRANCE – The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 will be the 19th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by France Télévisions and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

The contest will be held on 19 December 2021 at the La Seine Musicale in Paris, France, following the country’s victory at the 2020 contest with the song “J’imagine”, performed by Valentina.

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This will be the first time the contest is held in France, as well as the first Eurovision event to be held in the country since Eurovision Young Dancers 1999 in Lyon and the first to be held in Paris since Eurovision Young Dancers 1989.

Nineteen countries will participate in the contest, with Albania, Armenia, Ireland, Italy, North Macedonia and Portugal all returning after their absences from the previous edition, while Azerbaijan and Bulgaria will return after two and four-year absences respectively.

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Belarus will not participate, as the country’s broadcaster is under a three-year suspension from the EBU.

The show is being hosted by Élodie Gossuin, Olivier Minne and Carla. For the first time since 2005, the show will be presented in English and French. Olivier, who spends six months of the year in Los Angeles, will present in English while Élodie will present in French. Carla will switch between both languages.

The public across the globe can have their say by voting online. Voting is currently open at JESC.tv until 15:59 CET and will open again for 15 minutes during the show. You can select three countries you wish to vote for.

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