The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 was the 11th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine on 30 November 2013. The venue for the contest was announced on 10 April 2013, as the Palace "Ukraine". Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) was the host broadcaster for the event. It was the second time the contest was held in Kyiv, the first being the 2009 contest. It was also the second time in the history of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest that the event took place in last year's winning country, as well as the first time that the event was held in the same city twice. A total of twelve countries participated, with Macedonia and Malta making a return, and Albania, Belgium and Israel choosing to withdraw. San Marino made their debut in the contest. Cyprus was originally the thirteenth country to take part but pulled out the last minute.
On the evening of the contest Ruslana withdrew from appearing in the contest because of the violence shown by the Ukrainian authorities against those who were peacefully protesting in the country's capital. Gaia Cauchi representing Malta won the contest with the song "The Start". This was Malta's first Junior Eurovision victory as well as their first victory in any Eurovision competition. It also marked the first time in the history of the contest that a winning entry was sung entirely in English. This was also the first contest to introduce a new awards system: The winning country along with the second and third place countries each received a trophy. Sofia Tarasova, representing the host nation Ukraine, took second place and Ilya Volkov singing for Belarus took the third-place trophy.
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 | Malta | PBS | Gaia Cauchi | "The Start" | 130 |
| 2 | Ukraine | NTU | Sofia Tarasova | "We Are One" | 121 |
| 3 | Belarus | BTRC | Ilya Volkov | "Poy so mnoy" (Пой со мной) | 108 |
| 4 | Russia | Carousel | Dayana Kirillova | "Dream On" | 106 |
| 5 | Georgia | GPB | The Smile Shop | "Give Me Your Smile" | 91 |
| 6 | Armenia | ARMTV | Monica Avanesyan | "Choco Factory" | 69 |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | İTV | Rustam Karimov | "Me and My Guitar" | 66 |
| 8 | Netherlands | AVRO | Mylène and Rosanne | "Double Me" | 59 |
| 9 | Sweden | SVT | Eliias | "Det är dit vi ska" | 46 |
| 10 | San Marino | SMRTV | Michele Perniola | "O-o-O Sole intorno a me" | 42 |
| 11 | Moldova | TRM | Rafael Bobeica | "Cum să fim" | 41 |
| 12 | Macedonia | MRT | Barbara Popović | "Ohrid i muzika" (Охрид и музика) | 19 |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | Armenia 1 | Dalita, Vahe Khanamiryan | David Vardanyan |
| Azerbaijan | İTV | Konul Arifziki | Lyaman Mirzalieva |
| Belarus | Belarus-1, Belarus-24 | Anatoliy Lipetskiy | Sasha Tkach |
| Georgia | GPB 1TV | Natia Bunturi, Giorgi Grdzelishvili | Elene Megrelishvili |
| Macedonia | MRT | Tina Teutovic, Spasija Veljanoska | Sofija Spasenoska |
| Malta | TVM | Corazon Mizzi, Daniel Chircop | Maxine Pace |
| Moldova | TRM | Rusalina Rusu | Denis Midone |
| Netherlands | Nederland 3 | Marcel Kuijer | Alessandro Wempe |
| Russia | Carousel | Alexander Gurevich | Mariya Bakhireva |
| San Marino | SMtv San Marino | Lia Fiorio, Gilberto Gattei | Giovanni |
| Sweden | SVT Barnkanalen | Ylva Hällen, Edward af Sillén | Lova Sönnerbo |
| Ukraine | Pershyi Natsionalnyi | Tetiana Terekhova | Liza Arfush |
| Radio Ukraine International | Olena Zelinchenko, Valerij Kirichenko, Anastasia Jablonskaja | Anastasiya Petryk (Kids Jury) |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | SBS Two | Andre Nookadu, Georgia McCarthy |
| Greece | Dimosia Tileorasi | Unknown |
| Kosovo | RTK | Unknown |
| United Kingdom | 98.8 Castle FM | Ewan Spence, Luke Fisher |
Broadcast notes[]
- Australia - The show was broadcast on SBS Two delayed on December 1, 2013.