Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 20th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV). The contest took place on 11 December 2022 at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan, Armenia, following the country's victory at the 2021 contest with the song "Qami Qami" by Maléna. This was the second time that Armenia hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the first being in 2011.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022
Spin the Magic
Dates
Final11 December 2022
Host
VenueKaren Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex, Yerevan, Armenia
Presenter(s)
Directed by
  • Marcin Migalski
  • Tomasz Motyl
Executive supervisorMartin Österdahl
Executive producerDavid Tserunyan
Host broadcasterPublic Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV)
Websitejunioreurovision.tv/event/yerevan-2022
Participants
Number of entries16
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries
  •  United Kingdom
Non-returning countries
Participation map
  •      Competing countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2022
Vote
Voting systemThe professional jury of each country awards a set of 12, 10, 8–1 points to 10 songs. Viewers around the world vote for 3 songs, and their votes are distributed proportionally. The votes of the jury and the audience make up 50% of all votes.
Winning song France
"Oh Maman !"

Sixteen countries participated in the contest. The United Kingdom returned after a sixteen-year absence, while Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Germany and Russia did not take part.

France's Lissandro was the winner of the contest with the song "Oh Maman !". This was France's second victory in the contest, having last won in 2020. Host country Armenia, Georgia, Ireland and the United Kingdom completed the top five, with this being the highest placement for Ireland to date. Portugal also achieved their highest placement, finishing eighth. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan achieved their lowest placing to date.

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