Today the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 will officially kick off as the traditional Opening Ceremony will be held at Republic Square in Yerevan. All the participants will walk along the red carpet to the National Gallery of Armenia, where a draw will determine who will open and close the show as well as the running order position of the host country.
The Opening Ceremony will take place today at 16.00 CET and will be hosted by Dalita (Armenia JESC 2011), host Hamlet Arakelyan and Aram Mp3 (Eurovision 2014). The event will also feature some of the winners of previous editions, who have confirmed they will be present in the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the show: Bzikebi (Georgia 2008), Ralf Mackenbach (Netherlands 2009), Vladimir Arzumanyan (Armenia 2010), Candy Music (Georgia 2011), Gaia Cauchi (Malta 2013), Vincenzo Cantiello (Italy 2014), Destiny Chukunyere (Malta 2015), Mariam Mamadashvili (Georgia 2016), Viki Gabor (Poland 2019), Valentina (France 2020) and Maléna (Armenia 2021).
You can find a live stream for the Opening Ceremony below:
This year, the competition will see 16 songs performed on the big stage in Yerevan but, who should win? Have a listen and pick your favourites for our annual poll!
- 🇦🇱 Albania: Kejtlin Gjata – Pakëz Diell
- 🇦🇲 Armenia: Nare – DANCE!
- 🇫🇷 France: Lissandro – Oh Maman!
- 🇬🇪 Georgia: Mariam Bigvava – I Believe
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: Sophie Lennon – Solas
- 🇮🇹 Italy: Chanel Dilecta – BLA BLA BLA
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan: David Charlin – Jer-Ana (Mother Earth)
- 🇲🇹 Malta: Gaia Gambuzza – Diamonds In The Skies
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia: Lara feat. Jovan & Irina – Životot E Pred Mene
- 🇵🇱 Poland: Laura – To The Moon
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: Nicolas Alves – Anos 70
- 🇷🇸 Serbia: Katarina Savič – Svet Bez Granica
- 🇪🇸 Spain: Carlos Higes – Señorita
- 🇳🇱 The Netherlands: Luna – La Festa
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine: Zlata Dziunka – Nezlamna (Unbreakable)
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Freya Skye – Lose My Head
- Armenia - Nare - Dance! 21%, 1083 votes1083 votes 21%1083 votes - 21% of all votes
- United Kingdom - Freya Skye - Lose My Head 12%, 633 votes633 votes 12%633 votes - 12% of all votes
- The Netherlands - Luna - La Festa 11%, 568 votes568 votes 11%568 votes - 11% of all votes
- Georgia - Mariam Bigvava - I Believe 8%, 440 votes440 votes 8%440 votes - 8% of all votes
- Spain - Carlos Higes - Señorita 7%, 371 vote371 vote 7%371 vote - 7% of all votes
- Ireland - Sophie Lennon - Solas 6%, 327 votes327 votes 6%327 votes - 6% of all votes
- Poland - Laura - To The Moon 5%, 286 votes286 votes 5%286 votes - 5% of all votes
- France - Lissandro - Oh maman! 5%, 283 votes283 votes 5%283 votes - 5% of all votes
- Kazakhstan - David Charlin - Jer-Ana (Mother Earth) 5%, 249 votes249 votes 5%249 votes - 5% of all votes
- Portugal - Nicolas Alves - Anos 70 5%, 247 votes247 votes 5%247 votes - 5% of all votes
- Italy - Chanel Dilecta - Bla Bla Bla 4%, 185 votes185 votes 4%185 votes - 4% of all votes
- Ukraine - Zlata Dziunka - Nezlamna (Unbreakable) 3%, 162 votes162 votes 3%162 votes - 3% of all votes
- North Macedonia - Lara feat. Jovan and Irina - Životot e pred mene 2%, 119 votes119 votes 2%119 votes - 2% of all votes
- Serbia - Katarina Savić - Svet bez granica 2%, 115 votes115 votes 2%115 votes - 2% of all votes
- Malta - Gaia Gambuzza - Diamonds In The Skies 2%, 96 votes96 votes 2%96 votes - 2% of all votes
- Albania - Kejtlin Gjata - Pakëz diell 1%, 53 votes53 votes 1%53 votes - 1% of all votes
We will reveal your winner close to the big final on December 11th. Stay tuned!
