Watch: Tonight at 21:00 CET, the 24rd edition of Junior Eurovision will kick off live from Attard, Malta! 16 countries will compete tonight for first place! Below is a link to watch the broadcast.
Junior Eurovision 2026 takes place tonight at 21:00 CET in Attard, Malta, at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre (MFCC), the largest events and exhibition venue in the country. Malta, which won Junior Eurovision in 2013 and 2015, will host the competition for the third time in its history after French national broadcaster “France Télévisions” declined the opportunity to host this year’s event. The 2026 slogan aligns with the adult Eurovision Song Contest’s branding and is “United By Music”.
A total of 16 countries will compete in this year’s contest: Albania, Armenia, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Spain and Ukraine.
This year’s show will be hosted by Gaia Cauchi, Destiny Chukunyere and Keane Cutajar. Cauchi and Chukunyere are both former
Maltese Junior Eurovision winners. Cauchi won the competition in 2013 with the song “The Start”, while Chukunyere secured Malta’s second victory in 2015 with “Not My Soul”. Destiny later represented Malta at Eurovision 2021 with “Je Me Casse”, finishing seventh in the Grand Final. Cutajar, a Maltese presenter and broadcaster, will join the two singers in hosting the competition on home soil.
The show will open with a joint performance featuring representatives from all 16 participating countries. The tradition, returning after several years away, will accompany the annual Flag Parade. The performance will feature no fewer than 110 children, creating a large-scale opening that highlights the contest’s adopted slogan, “United By Music”.
The interval act will feature two recent Eurovision winners: DARA, who won Eurovision 2026 for Bulgaria with “Bangaranga”, and Lou Deleuze, who won Junior Eurovision 2025 for France with “Ce Monde”. The two artists will take to the stage for a special meeting between the winners of the two competitions, adding to the evening’s musical celebrations.
According to the current polls, the strongest contenders for victory are Spain, with 23%, Poland, with 16%, and Armenia, with 15%. France, which has won four of the five editions held so far this decade, including back-to-back victories in 2022 and 2023, currently sits in seventh place with a 4% chance of winning. However, when it comes to France at Junior Eurovision, anything can happen!
So, who will be crowned the winner tonight? Can host country Malta secure a third victory on home soil, or will Ukraine claim its second win in the competition’s history? All will be revealed at the end of tonight’s show!
To watch the broadcast via YouTube starting at 21:00 CET – Press the screen below!
Who Should You Watch Tonight?
Euromix Readers’ Ranking:
In a poll conducted on the Euromix website, readers chose Spain with 26.32% of the votes. Armenia came in second place with Naré and her song “!BOO” with 17.54%. In third place, there’s a tie between Wiktor Sas, representing Poland with the song “Gravity”, and Ana Stojanoska, representing North Macedonia with the song “Idnata Jas”; both got 10.53%.
Euromix Editorial Team’s Ranking:
The Euromix editorial team, after listening to all the songs, disagreed with the reader’s pick and selected Naré and her song “!BOO”, Armenian’s representative who placed second in the readers’ poll, In second place came Ana Stojanoska, representing North Macedonia with the song “Idnata Jas”; who ranked third in reader’s poll, The third spot went to Wiktor Sas, representing Poland with the song “Gravity”, who ranked third by the reader’s poll. Click here to view the full Euromix editorial ranking results.
Overview of the Participating Countries
Song Number 1: The Netherlands
Maria – Stronger Together
Year of debut: 2003. The only country to have participated in every contest to date
Number of participations: 24
Best result: 1st place in 2009
Lowest result: Last place in 2021
Host years: 2007 (Rotterdam) and 2012 (Amsterdam)
Song Number 2: Cyprus
Harry Georgiou – Who I Can Be
Year of debut: 2003
Number of participations: 11
Best result: 8th place in 2004 and 2006
Lowest result: 16th place in 2016-7 and 2025
Host years: 2008 (Limassol)
Song Number 3: Portugal
Salvador Rio – Alma (in English: “Soul”)
Year of debut: 2006
Number of participations: 10
Best result: 2nd place in 2024
Lowest result: 18th place in 2018
Host years: Has not hosted yet
Song Number 4: Montenegro
Mija Vujović – Muzika Nas Spaja (in English: “Music Brings Us Together”)
Year of debut: 2014
Number of participations: 4
Best result: 14th place in 2014
Lowest result: 17th place in 2025
Host years: Has not hosted yet
Song Number 5: San Marino
Violamarie – Ruota Panoramica (in English: “Ferris Wheel”)
Year of debut: 2013
Number of participations: 5
Best result: 9th place in 2025
Lowest result: Last place in 2024
Host years: Has not hosted yet
Song Number 6: France
Alec – Comment Tu Vas ? (in English: “How are you doing?”)
Year of debut: 2004
Number of participations: 7
Best result: 1st place in 2020, 2022-3, and 2025
Lowest result: 6th place in 2004; has never finished outside the top 10
Host years: 2021 (Paris) and 2023 (Nice)
Song Number 7: Poland
Wiktor Sas – Gravity
Year of debut: 2003
Number of participations: 13
Best result: 1st place in 2018 and 2019
Lowest result: Last place in 2003 and 2004
Host years: 2019 (Gliwice) and 2020 (Warsaw)
Song Number 8: Armenia
Naré – BOO!
Year of debut: 2007
Number of participations: 19
Best result: 1st place in 2010 and 2021
Lowest result: 9th place in 2018 and 2019; has never finished outside the top 10
Host years: 2011 and 2022 (both in Yerevan)
Song Number 9: Malta
Beppe – Blue Bird
Year of debut: 2003
Number of participations: 22
Best result: 1st place in 2013 and 2015
Lowest result: Last place in 2005, 2019, and 2022
Host years: 2014 (Marsа), 2016 (Valletta) and 2026 (Attard)
Song Number 10: Italy
Matteo Trullu – Che Cos’è l’Amore? (in English: “What is love?”)
Year of debut: 2014
Number of participations: 11
Best result: 1st place in 2014
Lowest result: 16th place in 2015
Host years: Has not hosted yet
Song Number 11: Ukraine
Erika Kolesnichenko – NOT A LULLABY
Year of debut: 2006
Number of participations: 21
Best result: 1st place in 2012
Lowest result: Last place in 2010
Host years: 2009 and 2013 (both in Kyiv)
Song Number 12: North Macedonia
Ana Stojanoska – Idnata Jas (in English: “The Future Me”)
Year of debut: 2003
Number of participations: 21
Best result: 5th place in 2007 and 2008
Lowest result: Last place in 2006, 2013, and 2015
Host years: Has not hosted yet
Song Number 13: Ireland
Caleb Kirwan & Naomi Gribben – Níos Láidre (in English: “Stronger”)
Year of debut: 2015
Number of participations: 11
Best result: 4th place in 2022
Lowest result: Last place in 2023 & 2025
Host years: Has not hosted yet
Song Number 14: Albania
Eslin Kurti – Kërce Me Mua (in English: “Dance With Me”)
Year of debut: 2012
Number of participations: 11
Best result: 5th place in 2015
Lowest result: Last place in 2012
Host years: Has not hosted yet
Song Number 15: Georgia
Davit Lomidze – Sun on the Rooftops
Year of debut: 2007
Number of participations: 20
Best result: 1st place in 2008, 2011, 2016, and 2024
Lowest result: 14th place in 2019 and 2023
Host years: 2017 and 2025 (both in Tbilisi)
Song Number 16: Spain
Lucas Paulano – Cuore Bello (Te Quiero, Te Quiero) (in English: “Beautiful Heart (I love you, I love you)”)
Year of debut: 2003
Number of participations: 10
Best result: 1st place in 2004
Lowest result: 15th place in 2021
Host years: 2024 (Madrid)
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