Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the seventh edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Kyiv, Ukraine. It was scheduled for 21 November 2009. 13 countries were confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to compete in the contest.
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | |
|---|---|
| For the Joy of People | |
| Dates | |
| Final | 21 November 2009 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Presenter(s) | Ani Lorak Timur Miroshnychenko Dmytro Borodin (Green Room) |
| Directed by | Sven Stojanovic |
| Executive supervisor | Svante Stockselius |
| Executive producer | Ruslan Tkachenko |
| Host broadcaster | National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) |
| Website | junioreurovision |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 13 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries | Sweden |
| Non-returning countries | |
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 | Netherlands "Click Clack" |
The contest was won by Ralf Mackenbach for the Netherlands with the song "Click Clack". At the age of 14, he was the oldest person to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in its seven-year history. He was joined by Italy's Vincenzo Cantiello who won the 2014 contest also at the age of 14. Luara Hayrapetyan achieved Armenia another second place. Ekaterina Ryabova also took second place for Russia.
Both Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko were present during the final; Tymoshenko was also present and speeched during the opening ceremony on 16 November 2009.