The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the thirteenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and took place, for the first time, in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian national broadcaster BNT was the host broadcaster for the event. The final took place on 21 November 2015 and was held at the Arena Armeec in Sofia. Poli Genova, a Bulgarian singer and former representative of Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 (and later the Eurovision Song Contest 2016), hosted the show. A total of seventeen countries participated, with Australia and Ireland making their debuts. Albania and Macedonia returned after being absent since the 2012 and 2013 contests, respectively. Croatia and Cyprus withdrew after returning in the 2014 edition, while Sweden withdrew for the first time since 2008.
The winner of the contest was Destiny Chukunyere, who represented Malta with the song "Not My Soul". Armenia and Slovenia finished in second and third place, respectively. This was Malta's second victory in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, having won previously in 2013. This contest marked the second time a country won twice in a three-year period (following Belarus winning twice in a period of three years between 2005 and 2007). Malta's 185-point victory also achieved the highest number of points received by any entry in the history of the contest, beating Spain's record of 171 points set during the 2004 edition. This contest also set new records for the highest number of points for a non-winning entry with Armenia's 176 points and the highest placing and score achieved by a country without earning any 12-point scores with Slovenia's third place and 112 points.
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 | Destiny Chukunyere | "Not My Soul" | 185 |
| 2 | Armenia | ARMTV | Mika | "Love" | 176 |
| 3 | Slovenia | RTVSLO | Lina Kuduzović | "Prva ljubezen" | 112 |
| 4 | Belarus | BTRC | Ruslan Aslanov | "Volshebstvo (Magic)" (Волшебство) | 105 |
| 5 | Albania | RTSH | Mishela Rapo | "Dambaje" | 93 |
| 6 | Russia | Carousel | Mikhail Smirnov | "Mechta (Dream)" (Мечта) | 80 |
| 7 | Serbia | RTS | Lena Stamenković | "Lenina pesma" (Ленина песма) | 79 |
| 8 | Australia | SBS | Bella Paige | "My Girls" | 64 |
| 9 | Bulgaria | BNT | Gabriela Yordanova and Ivan Stoyanov | "Colour of Hope" | 62 |
| 10 | Georgia | GPB | The Virus | "Gabede" (გაბედე) | 51 |
| 11 | Ukraine | NTU | Anna Trincher | "Pochny z sebe" (Почни з себе) | 38 |
| 12 | Ireland | TG4 | Aimee Banks | "Réalta na Mara" | 36 |
| 13 | Montenegro | RTCG | Jana Mirković | "Oluja" (Олуја) | 36 |
| 14 | San Marino | SMRTV | Kamilla Ismailova | "Mirror" | 36 |
| 15 | Netherlands | AVROTROS | Shalisa | "Million Lights" | 35 |
| 16 | Italy | RAI | Chiara and Martina | "Viva" | 34 |
| 17 | Macedonia | MRT | Ivana Petkovska and Magdalena Aleksovska | "Pletenka – Braid of Love" (Плетенка) | 26 |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | TVSH, RTSH Muzikë, Radio Tirana | Andri Xhahu | Majda Bejzade |
| Armenia | Armenia 1 | Avet Barseghyan | Betty |
| Australia | SBS One | Ash London, Toby Truslove | Ellie Blackwell |
| Belarus | Belarus 1, Belarus 24 | Anatoly Lipetski | Valeria Drobyshevskaya |
| Bulgaria | BNT 1, BNT HD, BNT World | Elena Rosberg, Georgi Kushvaliev | Vladimir Petkov |
| Krisia Todorova (Kids Jury) | |||
| Georgia | 1TV | Tuta Chkheidze | Lizi Pop |
| Ireland | TG4 | Stiofán Ó Fearail, Caitlín Nic Aoidh | Anna Banks |
| Italy | Rai Gulp | Simone Lijoi | Vincenzo Cantiello |
| Macedonia | MRT 1 | Tina Tautovic, Spasija Veljanoska | Aleksandrija Čaliovski |
| Malta | TVM2, TVM | Corazon Mizzi | Federica Falzon |
| Montenegro | TVCG 2, TVCG SAT | Dražen Bauković, Tamara Ivanković | Lejla Vulić |
| Netherlands | NPO Zapp | Jan Smit | Julia van Bergen |
| Russia | Carousel | Olga Shelest | Sofia Dolganova |
| San Marino | SMRTV | Lia Fiorio, Gilberto Gattei | Arianna Ulivi |
| Serbia | RTS2 | Silvana Grujić | Dunja Jeličić |
| Slovenia | TV SLO 1 | Andrej Hofer | Nikola Petek |
| Ukraine | UA:Pershyi | Timur Miroshnychenko | Sofia Kutsenko |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | NDR website | Thomas Mohr |
| New Zealand | World FM | Ewan Spence |
| Singapore | 247 Music Radio | |
| United Kingdom | Cotswold FM, Fun Kids, Oystermouth Radio, Radio Six International, Shore Radio | |
| United States | WUSB |
Broadcast notes[]
- Malta - The show was broadcast live on TVM2, while it was broadcast on a delayed basis on TVM.
- Montenegro - The show was broadcast live on TVCG 2, while it was broadcast on a delayed basis on TVCG SAT.