The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fourth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 2 December 2006, the contest was broadcast live from Bucharest, Romania making it the second time the contest had been held in a capital city. It was organised by the Romanian national broadcaster, Romanian Television (TVR), in co-operation with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
The show was broadcast live in the competing countries, as well as Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Australian television channel Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) that acquired the rights for broadcasting the show, which was broadcast on 1 January 2007. This was Serbia's first participation in a Eurovision event as an independent nation. The contest was won by The Tolmachevy Twins from Russia with the song "Vesenniy Jazz".
Representatives[]
Country in gold is the winning entry and the country in silver is the host country.
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | VGTRK | Tolmachevy Twins | "Vesenniy Jazz" | 154 |
| 2 | Belarus | BTRC | Andrey Kunets | "Noviy den" (Новый день) | 129 |
| 3 | Sweden | TV4 | Molly Sandén | "Det finaste någon kan få" | 116 |
| 4 | Spain | TVE | Dani Fernández | "Te doy mi voz" | 90 |
| 5 | Serbia | RTS | Neustrašivi učitelji stranih jezika | "Učimo strane jezike" (Учимо стране језике) | 81 |
| 6 | Romania | TVR | New Star Music | "Povestea mea" | 80 |
| 7 | Belgium | VRT | Thor! | "Een tocht door het donker" | 71 |
| 8 | Cyprus | CyBC | Luis Panagiotou and Christina Christofi | "Agoria koritsia" (Αγόρια κορίτσια) | 58 |
| 9 | Ukraine | NTU | Nazar Slyusarchuk | "Khlopchyk Rock 'n' Roll" (Хлопчик рок н рол) | 58 |
| 10 | Croatia | HRT | Mateo Đido | "Lea" | 50 |
| 11 | Malta | PBS | Sophie DeBattista | "Extra Cute" | 48 |
| 12 | Netherlands | AVRO | Kimberly Nieuwenhuis | "Goed" | 44 |
| 13 | Greece | ERT | Chloe Sofia Boleti | "Den peirazei" (Δεν πειράζει) | 35 |
| 14 | Portugal | RTP | Pedro Madeira | "Deixa-me sentir" | 22 |
| 15 | Macedonia | MRT | Zana Aliu | "Vljubena" (Вљубена) | 14 |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | Belarus-1 | Denis Kurian | Liza Anton-Baychuk |
| Belgium | één | Ilse Van Hoecke, Jelle Cleymans | Sander Cliquet |
| Croatia | HRT Plus | Elan Nikk | Lorena Jelusić |
| Cyprus | CyBC | Kyriakos Pastides | George Ioannidies |
| Greece | ERT | Renia Tsitsibikou, George Amyras | Alexandros Chountas |
| Macedonia | MTV 1 | Milanka Rašik | Denis Dimoski |
| Malta | TVM | Valerie Vella | Jack Curtis |
| Netherlands | Nederland 3 | Sipke Jan Bousema | Tess Gaerthe |
| Portugal | RTP1 | Isabel Angelino | Joana Galo Costa |
| Romania | TVR1 | Ioana Isopescu, Alexandru Nagy | Andrea Nastase |
| Russia | Russia-1 | Olga Shelest | Roman Kerimov |
| Serbia | RTS2 | Duška Vučinić-Lučić | Milica Stanišić |
| Spain | La Primera | Fernando Argenta, Lucho | Lucía |
| Sweden | TV4 | Adam Alsing | Amy Diamond |
| Ukraine | NTU | Timur Miroshnychenko | Assol |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Andorra | RTVA | Unknown |
| Australia | SBS TV | No commentary |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BHRT | Unknown |
| Israel | IBA | Unknown |
Broadcast notes[]
- Australia - The show was broadcast on SBS TV delayed on January 1, 2007.
- Israel - The show was broadcast on IBA delayed on December 8, 2007.