Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fourth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 2 December 2006, the contest was broadcast live from Bucharest, Romania making it the second time the contest had been held in a capital city. It was organised by the Romanian national broadcaster, Romanian Television (TVR), in co-operation with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | |
|---|---|
| Let the Music Play | |
| Dates | |
| Final | 2 December 2006 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest, Romania |
| Presenter(s) | Andreea Marin Bănică, Ioana Ivan |
| Directed by | Dan Manoliu |
| Executive supervisor | Svante Stockselius |
| Executive producer | Irina Radu |
| Host broadcaster | Televiziunea Română (TVR) |
| Website | junioreurovision |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 15 |
| Debuting countries | Portugal Serbia Ukraine |
| Returning countries | Cyprus |
| Non-returning countries | Denmark Latvia Norway Serbia and Montenegro United Kingdom |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awards 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite songs |
| Winning song | Russia "Vesenniy Jazz" |
The show was broadcast live in the competing countries, as well as Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Australian television channel Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) that acquired the rights for broadcasting the show, which was broadcast on 1 January 2007. This was Serbia's first participation in a Eurovision event as an independent nation. The contest was won by The Tolmachevy Twins from Russia with the song "Vesenniy Jazz".