The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the fifteenth annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It took place on 26 November 2017 at the Olympic Palace, in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. This was the fifth time that the contest was hosted by the previous year’s winning country. The visual design and contest slogan, “Shine Bright”, were revealed in May 2017.
Sixteen countries participated in the contest, which saw the return of Portugal for the first time since 2007 and the withdrawals of Bulgaria and Israel. The winner was Polina Bogusevich, who represented Russia with the song “Wings”, marking the second time that Russia has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and the first time since 2006. Georgia and Australia finished in second and third place, respectively.
On 3 October 2017, it was announced that Helen Kalandadze and Lizi Japaridze would host the contest. Japaridze is the third person under the age of sixteen to ever host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, after Ioana Ivan in 2006 and Dmytro Borodin in 2009, and also the first former participant to host an edition of the contest. Japaridze previously represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014, where she placed eleventh with the song “Happy Day”. Kalandadze is a television presenter and singer, who previously was a backing singer for Georgia’s 2010 Eurovision entry “Shine” by Sofia Nizharadze.
The theme for the contest, Shine Bright, was unveiled on 12 May 2017 during a press conference prior to the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev. The emblem is a multi-coloured, stylized sun, representing a “burst” of expression; Jon Ola Sand explained that the theme reflected the goal of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest to give youth “a moment to shine and an opportunity to showcase their full potential as young artists”.
JUNIOR EUROVISION 2017 🇬🇪 TBILISI
| COUNTRY | ARTIST(S) | SONG TITLE | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Russia | Polina Bogusevich | Krylya | 188 |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | Grigol Kipshidze | Voice of the Heart | 185 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | Isabella Clarke | Speak Up | 172 |
| 🇳🇱 The Netherlands | Fource | Love Me | 156 |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | Helena Meraai | I am the One | 149 |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | Misha | Boomerang | 148 |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | Anastasiya Baginska | Ne zupyniay | 147 |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | Alicja Rega | Mój Dom | 138 |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | Gianluca Cilia | Dawra Tond | 107 |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | Irina Brodić & Jana Paunović | Ceo svet je naš | 92 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | Maria Iside Fiore | Scelgo (My Choice) | 86 |
| 🇲🇰 FYR Macedonia | Mina Blažev | Dancing Through Life | 69 |
| 🇦🇱 Albania | Ana Kodra | Don't Touch My Tree | 67 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | Muireann McDonnell | Súile Glasa | 54 |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | Mariana Venâncio | Youtuber | 54 |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | Nicole Nicolaou | I Wanna Be a Star | 45 |
JUNIOR EUROVISION 2017 🇬🇪 SCOREBOARD
| TOTAL | ONLINE VOTES | CYP | POL | NED | ARM | BLR | POR | IRL | MAK | GEO | ALB | UKR | MLT | RUS | SER | AUS | ITA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | 45 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Poland | 138 | 61 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 156 | 112 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |||||||
| Armenia | 148 | 56 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Belarus | 149 | 69 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Portugal | 54 | 45 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | 54 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Macedonia | 69 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Georgia | 185 | 42 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 6 | |
| Albania | 67 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Ukraine | 147 | 67 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | ||
| Malta | 107 | 81 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Russia | 188 | 66 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 2 | |
| Serbia | 92 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||
| Australia | 172 | 79 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | |
| Italy | 86 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
JUNIOR EUROPREDICTION 2017 🇬🇪
| PUBLIC | JURY | COMBINED | OFFICIAL RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇾 BELARUS | 🇷🇺 RUSSIA | 🇧🇾 BELARUS | |
| 🇷🇺 RUSSIA | 🇧🇾 BELARUS | 🇷🇺 RUSSIA | |
| 🇮🇹 ITALY | 🇺🇦 UKRAINE | 🇮🇹 ITALY | |
| 🇲🇹 MALTA | 🇷🇸 SERBIA | 🇲🇹 MALTA | |
| 🇵🇹 PORTUGAL | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 🇵🇹 PORTUGAL | |
| 🇵🇱 POLAND | 🇲🇹 MALTA | 🇵🇱 POLAND | |
| 🇮🇪 IRELAND | 🇦🇲 ARMENIA | 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | |
| 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 🇳🇱 THE NETHERLANDS | 🇮🇪 IRELAND | |
| 🇳🇱 THE NETHERLANDS | 🇵🇱 POLAND | 🇳🇱 THE NETHERLANDS | |
| 🇦🇱 ALBANIA | 🇲🇰 FYR MACEDONIA | 🇺🇦 UKRAINE | |
| 🇬🇪 GEORGIA | 🇨🇾 CYPRUS | 🇦🇲 ARMENIA | |
| 🇺🇦 UKRAINE | 🇬🇪 GEORGIA | 🇬🇪 GEORGIA | |
| 🇦🇲 ARMENIA | 🇮🇹 ITALY | 🇦🇱 ALBANIA | |
| 🇲🇰 FYR MACEDONIA | 🇮🇪 IRELAND | 🇲🇰 FYR MACEDONIA | |
| 🇨🇾 CYPRUS | 🇦🇱 ALBANIA | 🇨🇾 CYPRUS | |
| 🇷🇸 SERBIA | 🇵🇹 PORTUGAL | 🇷🇸 SERBIA |
JUNIOR EUROVISION 2017 🇬🇪 OIKOPANEL
| COUNTRY | FK | FM | OR | LP | JS | MK | VC | DT | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇱 ALBANIA | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
| 🇦🇲 ARMENIA | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 59 |
| 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 62 |
| 🇧🇾 BELARUS | 12 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 75 |
| 🇨🇾 CYPRUS | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 50 |
| 🇬🇪 GEORGIA | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 43 |
| 🇮🇪 IRELAND | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 40 |
| 🇮🇹 ITALY | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 42 |
| 🇲🇰 FYR MACEDONIA | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 51 |
| 🇲🇹 MALTA | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 62 |
| 🇳🇱 THE NETHERLANDS | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 53 |
| 🇵🇱 POLAND | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 52 |
| 🇵🇹 PORTUGAL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 🇷🇺 RUSSIA | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 77 |
| 🇷🇸 SERBIA | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 🇺🇦 UKRAINE | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 65 |