The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 was the 22nd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Madrid, Spain on 16 November 2024 in spite of Zoé Clauzure giving France its second win in three years the previous year with "Cœur, after the winning country declined to host due to financial reasons. It was held on 16 November and was the first contest since the 2015 edition to be held on a Saturday.
The United Kingdom withdrew from competing in spite of scoring two Top 5 results since their return, citing disinterest from the viewing public while both Cyprus and San Marino returned after an absence of six years and eight years respectively.
The Contest was won for the fourth time by Georgia, who was represented by singer Andria Putkaradze and his entry "To My Mom" while Portugal achieved its best result to date in the junior edition by finishing as runner up.
Location
Unlike in the adult Contest, the winning country in the junior edition did not receive the automatic rights to host the next Contest.
On 14 February 2024 it was officially confirmed that the Contest will be held in Spain, in spite of the country having finished as runner up at the 2023 edition in Paris with the song "LOVIU" by Sandra Valero.
Venue
On 10 May 2024, during the adult Contest, the selected host city was revealed to be Madrid with the Caja Mágica being named as the selected venue.
This is a multi-purpose stadium located in Madrid, Spain, which has been the home of the Madrid Open tennis tournament since 2009.
Participants
Seventeen countries participated in the 2024 contest:
| Draw | Country | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Italy
|
Simone Grande | "Pigiama Party" | Italian | Pyjama party | 9 | 98 |
| 02 |  Estonia
|
ANNABELLE | "Tänavad" | Estonian | The streets | 14 | 55 |
| 03 |  Albania
|
Nikol Çabeli | "Vallëzoj" | Albanian | Dance | 7 | 126 |
| 04 |  Armenia
|
Leo | "Cosmic Friend" | Armenian, English | - | 8 | 125 |
| 05 |  Cyprus
|
Maria Pissarides | "Crystal Waters" | Greek, English | - | 13 | 60 |
| 06 |  France
|
Titouan | "Comme ci, comme ça" | French | So-so | 4 | 177 |
| 07 |  North Macedonia
|
Ana & Aleksej | "Marathon" | Macedonian, English | - | 16 | 54 |
| 08 |  Poland
|
Dominik Arim | "All Together" | Polish, English | - | 12 | 61 |
| 09 |  Georgia
|
Andria Putkaradze | "To My Mom" | Georgian | - | 1 | 239 |
| 10 |  Spain
|
Chloe DelaRosa | "Como la Lola" | Spanish | Like Lola | 6 | 144 |
| 11 |  Germany
|
Bjarne | "Save the Best for Us" | English, German | - | 11 | 71 |
| 12 |  The Netherlands
|
Stay Tuned | "Music" | Dutch, English | - | 10 | 91 |
| 13 |  San Marino
|
Idols SM | "Come noi" | Italian | Come with us | 17 | 47 |
| 14 |  Ukraine
|
Artem Kotenko | "Hear Me Now" | Ukrainian, English | - | 3 | 203 |
| 15 |  Portugal
|
Victória Nicole | "Esperança" | Portuguese | Hope | 2 | 213 |
| 16 |  Ireland
|
Enya Cox Dempsey | "Le chéile" | Irish | Together | 15 | 55 |
| 17 |  Malta
|
Ramires Sciberras | "Stilla ċkejkna" | Maltese | Little star | 5 | 153 |
Other countries
Azerbaijan - On 20 November 2023, the head of the media department of İTV for the Eurovision Song Contest, Ilakha Dadasheva, explained that the broadcaster's non-participation in the 2023 contest was due to being focused on the Eurovision Song Contest, but that its future participation in the junior contest was not excluded.- Belarus - BTRC's suspension from the EBU is set to expire in July 2024, therefore a return for the country to the contest is possible, despite it being a dictatorship.
- Belgium - On 31 December 2023, Flemish broadcaster VRT stated that it had not yet made a decision as to a return to the contest in 2024, but that it would consider the possibility in the following months.
- Denmark - DR said they would not return for the 2024 contest.
- Finland - YLE sent a delegation to observe the 2023 Contest, potentially ahead of a possible 2024 debut. However, it was confirmed on 27 December 2023 that the country would not debut in 2024.
- Iceland - RÚV said that they are considering debuting and stated that they did not broadcast the 2022 contest in Yerevan and the 2023 contest in Nice due to low viewership from the broadcast of the 2021 contest in Paris.
- Kazakhstan - Khabar Agency confirmed they wanted to return after withdrawing from the 2023 contest in Nice, although the EBU will decide its fate since the country is only an associate member.
- Lithuania - LRT announced they would not be returning for the 2024 edition, but just like the previous edition in Nice, they will broadcast the 2024 edition.
- Latvia - LTV announced they would not return to the 2024 contest.
- Montenegro - Although the country has not participated in the junior edition since 2016 host broadcaster RTCG announced that it intends to broadcast both the adult and junior editions of the 2024 Contest.
- Norway - NRK replied to an email and said they would broadcast the 2024 contest. On 4 January 2024, the broadcaster confirmed that it would not return to the contest in 2024. A few days later, it was announced that a return for 2025 is in the works.
Production
French broadcaster France Télévisions announced on 27 November 2023 that talks would be conducted with the EBU regarding the hosting of the 2024 contest, as multiple countries expressed interest in hosting the competition.
With the 2024 Summer Olympics scheduled to take place in Paris, the country declined hosting the 2024 Contest due to the potential financial strain that the Games would have on the broadcaster.
In April 2024, it was reported that RTVE had started negotiations with María Isabel to be a guest or host at the contest on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of her victory in 2004. The presenting job ultimately went to singer Ruth Lorenzo, who represented the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, TV presenter Marc Clotet and singer Melani García, who represented the country in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Gliwice-Silesia.
Scoreboard
