The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the seventh edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Kyiv, Ukraine. It was scheduled for 21 November 2009. 13 countries were confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to compete in the contest.
The contest was won by Ralf Mackenbach for the Netherlands with the song "Click Clack". At the age of 14, he was the oldest person to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in its seven-year history. He was joined by Italy's Vincenzo Cantiello who won the 2014 contest also at the age of 14. Luara Hayrapetyan achieved Armenia another second place. Ekaterina Ryabova also took second place for Russia.
Both Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko were present during the final; Tymoshenko was also present and gave a speech during the opening ceremony on 16 November 2009.
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 | Netherlands | AVRO | Ralf Mackenbach | "Click Clack" | 121 |
| 2 | Russia | VGTRK | Ekaterina Ryabova | "Malenkiy prints" (Маленький принц) | 116 |
| Armenia | ARMTV | Luara Hayrapetyan | "Barcelona" (Բարսելոնա) | 116 | |
| 4 | Belgium | VRT | Laura Omloop | "Zo verliefd (Yodelo)" | 113 |
| 5 | Ukraine | NTU | Andranik Alexanyan | "Try topoli, try surmy" (Три тополі, три сурми) | 89 |
| 6 | Sweden | TV4 | Mimmi Sandén | "Du" | 68 |
| Georgia | GPB | Princesses | "Lurji prinveli" (ლურჯი ფრინველი) | 68 | |
| 8 | Malta | PBS | Francesca and Mikaela | "Double Trouble" | 55 |
| 9 | Belarus | BTRC | Yury Demidovich | "Volshebnyy krolik" (Волшебный кролик) | 48 |
| 10 | Serbia | RTS | Ništa Lično | "Onaj pravi" (Онаj прави) | 34 |
| 11 | Cyprus | CyBC | Rafaella Costa | "Thalassa, helios, aeras, fotia" (Θάλασσα, ήλιος, αέρας, φωτιά) | 32 |
| 12 | Macedonia | MRT | Sara Markoska | "Za ljubovta" (За љубовта) | 31 |
| 13 | Romania | TVR | Ioana Anuța | "Ai puterea în mâna ta" | 19 |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | Armenia 1 | Gohar Gasparyan | Razmik Arghajanyan |
| Belarus | Belarus-1 | Denis Kurian | Arina Aleshkevich |
| Belgium | één | Kristien Maes, Ben Roelants | Oliver |
| Cyprus | RIK 1, RIK Sat | Kyriakos Pastides | Yiorgos Ioannides |
| Georgia | 1TV | Sophia Avtunashvili | Ana Davitaia |
| Macedonia | MTV 1, MKTV Sat | Dime Dimitrovski | Jovana Krstevska |
| Malta | TVM | Valerie Vella | Daniel Testa |
| Netherlands | Nederland 3 | Sipke Jan Bousema | Marissa |
| Romania | TVR1, TVRi | Ioana Isopescu, Alexandru Nagy | Iulia Ciobanu |
| Russia | Russia-1 | Olga Shelest | Philip Masurov |
| Serbia | RTS2, RTS Sat | Duška Vučinić-Lučić | Nevena Božović |
| Sweden | TV4 | Johanna Karlsson | Elise Mattison |
| Ukraine | NTU | Mariya Orlova | Marietta |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | SBS One | No commentary |
| Azerbaijan | İTV | Unknown |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BHT 1 | Dejan Kukrić |
Broadcast notes[]
- Australia - The show was broadcast on SBS One delayed on April 14, 2010.
- Sweden - The show was broadcast on TV4 delayed on November 22, the morning after the show.