MINSK 🇧🇾 2018

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the sixteenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It took place in the Belarusian capital city, Minsk on 25 November 2018 at the Minsk-Arena. It was the second time that the contest was held in Belarus after it staged the 2010 edition at the same venue.

A record twenty countries took part in the contest, with Kazakhstan and Wales participating for the first time. France returned for the first time since 2004, alongside Azerbaijan for the first time since 2013 and Israel after missing the 2017 edition. Cyprus withdrew from the contest.

The winner was Roksana Węgiel, who represented Poland with the song “Anyone I Want to Be”. Poland won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for the first time. France came second, their best result at the contest, while Australia placed third for the second year in a row. Kazakhstan was the third-best performing debuting nation, after Croatia and Italy’s victories in 2003 and 2014 respectively, and Armenia’s second place in 2007, finishing sixth, whilst Wales came last.

JUNIOR EUROVISION 2018 🇧🇾 MINSK