Get ready to #TheSpinTheMagic as we attend the Opening Ceremony of Junior Eurovision 2022.
Republic Square in Yerevan hosts the spectacular, and among the many surprises that await you will be the presence of champions from previous Junior Eurovision Song Contests, uniting for the 20th anniversary of the show.
The 16 participants of this year's Contest will walk the red carpet and then enter the National Gallery of Armenia, where a random draw will take place for who will sing first and last in the running order. Hosts Armenia will also draw their position.
The Opening Ceremony will be hosted by Dalita, who represented Armenia in the 2011 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, broadcaster Hamlet Arakelyan and Aram Mp3, who finished in a respectable 4th place for his home country at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest.
The 20th edition of the Contest will broadcast live from the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex, in Yerevan, Armenia, on Sunday 11 December at 16:00 CET.
16 countries will participate:
🇦🇱 Albania: Kejtlin Gjata - Pakëz Diell
🇦🇲 Armenia: Nare - DANCE!
🇫🇷 France: Lissandro - Oh Maman!
🇬🇪 Georgia: Mariam Bigvava - I Believe
🇮🇪 Ireland: Sophie Lennon - Solas
🇮🇹 Italy: Chanel Dilecta - BLA BLA BLA
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan: David Charlin - Jer-Ana (Mother Earth)
🇲🇹 Malta: Gaia Gambuzza - Diamonds In The Skies
🇳🇱 Netherlands: Luna - La Festa
🇲🇰 North Macedonia: Lara feat. Jovan & Irina - Životot E Pred Mene
🇵🇱 Poland: Laura - To The Moon
🇵🇹 Portugal: Nicolas Alves - Anos 70
🇷🇸 Serbia: Katarina Savić - Svet Bez Granica
🇪🇸 Spain: Carlos Higes - Señorita
🇺🇦 Ukraine: Zlata Dziunka - Nezlamna (Unbreakable)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Freya Skye - Lose My Head
This year’s theme is Spin The Magic, and the event promises to be a show like no other! Along with the 16 participating artists, 2021 champion Maléna and viral sensation Rosa Linn will perform.
