The 2024 Junior Eurovision Song Contest took place overnight in Madrid, Spain.
Seventeen countries sent their best young talent to compete for the Junior Eurovision trophy, and after a top-quality show, one act came out victorious.
The winner of Junior Eurovision 2024 is Andria Putkaradze and Georgia with the song 'To My Mum'.
The full results (jury and online voting combined) are as follows:
Georgia - Andria Putkaradze, To My Mum - 239 points
Portugal - Victoria Nicole, Esparança - 213 points
Ukraine - Artem Kotenko, Hear Me Now - 203 points
France - Titouan, Comme ci, comme ça - 177 points
Malta - Ramires Sciberras, Stilla ċkejkna - 153 points
Spain - Chloe DelaRosa, Como la Lola - 144 points
Albania - Nikol Çabeli, Vallëzoj - 126 points
Armenia - Leo, Cosmic Friend - 125 points
Italy - Simone Grande, Pigiama Party - 98 points
Netherlands - Stay Tuned, Music - 91 points
Germany - Bjarne, Save the Best for Us - 71 points
Poland - Dominik Arim, All Together - 61 points
Cyprus - Maria Pissarides, Crystal Waters - 60 points
Estonia - Annabelle, Tänavad - 55 points
Ireland - Enya Cox Dempsey, Le chéile - 55 points
North Macedonia - Ana and Aleksej, Marathon - 54 points
San Marino - Idols SM, Come noi - 47 points
As with the main Eurovision Song Contest (at least until next year), points at Junior Eurovision were allocated in a 50/50 split between jury and public vote.
The public was once again able to vote for up to three songs via an online platform, permitting fans to vote for any country (including their own).
The results of the jury vote were:
Georgia - 180 points
Ukraine - 122 points
France - 103 points
Portugal - 96 points
Albania - 82 points
Spain - 80 points
Armenia - 76 points
Malta - 74 points
Italy - 52 points
Netherlands - 34 points
North Macedonia - 29 points
Ireland - 15 points
Germany - 14 points
Estonia - 14 points
Poland - 13 points
Cyprus - 10 points
San Marino - 1 points
The results of the public vote were:
Portugal - 117 points
Ukraine - 81 points
Malta - 79 points
France - 74 points
Spain - 64 points
Georgia - 59 points
Germany - 57 points
Netherlands - 57 points
Cyprus - 50 points
Armenia - 49 points
Poland - 48 points
Italy - 46 points
San Marino - 46 points
Albania - 44 points
Estonia - 41 points
Ireland - 40 points
North Macedonia - 34 points
Andria Putkaradze is 11 years old and hails from the seaside city of Batumi. He loves singing and began at just two years old and one day hopes to be a successful singer. Andria also plays the piano.
The song To My Mum was composed by Giga Kukhianidze and Maka Davitaya. Giga Kukhianidze has written the majority of Georgia's Junior Eurovision songs including the nation's three wins in 2008, 2011 and 2016.
The song is sung in Georgian, and when the lyrics are translated into English, they are particularly poetic. The ballad has big vocals from Andria, which are accompanied by orchestral backing with almost a Disney vibe.
Andria Putkaradze won the national section, Ranina in May 2024, however there was a delay in the announcement of Andria to represent Georgia. Ranina is the same format Georgia has used now for seven seasons. Held over five shows, a jury awards points for the following four criteria: vocals, performance, collaboration and artistry. Andria was one of three singers to make it to the last stage.
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