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| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Reach for the Top! | |
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| Dates | |
| Final | 3 December 2011[1] |
| Host | |
| Venue | Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex, Yerevan, Armenia |
| Presenter(s) | Gohar Gasparyan Avet Barseghyan |
| Directed by | Daniel Jelinek[2] |
| Executive supervisor | Sietse Bakker[1] |
| Executive producer | Levon Simonyan[3] |
| Host broadcaster | Public Television Company of Armenia (ARMTV) |
| Website | junioreurovision |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 13 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries |  Bulgaria |
| Non-returning countries |  Malta Serbia |
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awards 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite songs. |
| Winning song |  Georgia "Candy Music" |
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the ninth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and took place in Yerevan, Armenia at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex.[1] It was the first time in history of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest that the contest was held in the previous year's winning country. Public Television Company of Armenia (ARMTV) was the main organizer and host broadcaster of the show, being provided financial aid from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) made of entrance fees from the participating broadcasters, while Swedish company HD Resources and their public television SVT assisted with the technical side of the production.[4][5]
Thirteen countries participated, with Malta and Serbia withdrawing and Bulgaria returning. The winner was the group Candy from Georgia with the song "Candy Music".[6] Netherlands and Belarus finished in second and third place, respectively. This was Georgia's second victory in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest following a previous victory in 2008.
- ^ a b c Siim, Jarmo (18 January 2011). "Armenia to host Junior Eurovision in 2011". European Broadcasting Union.
- ^ "Full Cast and Credits". Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011. IMDB. Retrieved 13 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "EBU 'confident' in Junior Eurovision future". Junioreurovision.tv. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Heads of participant delegations in "Junior Eurovision 2011" song contest are in Armenia". armenpress.am. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest - Armenia". ARMTV. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ "CANDY from Georgia win Junior 2011!". junioreurovision.tv. December 3, 2011.