The EBU has just confirmed that a total of 17 countries are going to take part at the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which will take place on the 20th of November in Valletta, Malta.
Junior Eurovision was held in Sofia, Bulgaria last year, where 17 countries took part as well. For this years edition we see the come-backs of Cyprus, Israel and Poland to the Contest, while Montenegro, San Marino, and Slovenia withdrew. The full list of participating countries is as follows:
- Albania
- Armenia
- Australia
- Belarus
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus
- Georgia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Poland
- Russia
- Serbia
- The Netherlands
- Ukraine
Junior Eurovision 2016 will take place at the Mediterranean Conference Center in Valletta on the 20th of November.
