POLAND – After an energy-filled live show with 19 outstanding performances on the Arena Gliwice stage, Viki Gabor from Poland was announced the winner of the 17th Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The annual contest was organized by the EBU and Polish Host Broadcaster TVP.

After a spectacular show that saw a very tight race to the finish, Poland’s very own Viki Gabor was declared the winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with her song Superhero. Viki received 278 points from the national juries and online vote. Kazakhstan’s Yerzhan Maxim came in second with 227 votes and Melani Garcia from Spain was third with 212 points.

There were a total of 3.77 million valid votes cast!

Viki Gabor is 12 years old. She was born in Germany, began her education in Great Britain, and is currently living in Poland. In February 2019, she was a finalist of the second edition of The Voice Kids in Poland.

This year’s show was hosted by Polish TV presenters Ida Nowakowska and Aleksander Sikora and Junior Eurovision 2018 winner Roksana Węgiel who took home the trophy for her song Anyone I Want To Be.