The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the fourteenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which took place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, in Valletta, Malta. This was the second time that Malta have hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, their first being in 2014. Jon Ola Sand was appointed as the Executive Supervisor for the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, following the dismissal of the former supervisor, Vladislav Yakovlev.
Seventeen countries participated in the contest with Montenegro and Slovenia both withdrawing from the competition after two contests, and San Marino withdrawing after three, whilst Cyprus returned after a one-year break, Israel returned after a three-year break and Poland returned to the contest after a record eleven-year break. For the first time since the inauguration of the contest the voting procedure did not include a public televote. The overall results were determined by combination of professional and young jurors.
The winner of the contest was Mariam Mamadashvili, who represented Georgia with the song "Mzeo", marking the third time Georgia has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (following 2008 and 2011 respectively), making Georgia the first country to win the competition three times. Armenia and Italy finished in second and third place, respectively.
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 | Georgia | GPB | Mariam Mamadashvili | "Mzeo" (მზეო) | 239 |
| 2 | Armenia | ARMTV | Anahit and Mary | "Tarber" (Տարբեր) | 232 |
| 3 | Italy | RAI | Fiamma Boccia | "Cara Mamma (Dear Mom)" | 209 |
| 4 | Russia | Carousel | The Water of Life Project | "Water of Life" | 202 |
| 5 | Australia | SBS | Alexa Curtis | "We Are" | 202 |
| 6 | Malta | PBS | Christina Magrin | "Parachute" | 191 |
| 7 | Belarus | BTRC | Alexander Minyonok | "Musyka moikh pobed (Music is My Only Way)" (Музыка моих побед) | 177 |
| 8 | Netherlands | AVROTROS | Kisses | "Kisses and Dancin'" | 174 |
| 9 | Bulgaria | BNT | Lidia Ganeva | "Magical Day (Valsheben den)" (Вълшебен ден) | 161 |
| 10 | Ireland | TG4 | Zena Donnelly | "Bríce ar Bhríce" | 122 |
| 11 | Poland | TVP | Olivia Wieczorek | "Nie zapomnij" | 60 |
| 12 | Macedonia | MRT | Martija Stanojković | "Love Will Lead Our Way (Ljubovta ne vodi)" (Љубовта не води) | 41 |
| 13 | Albania | RTSH | Klesta Qehaja | "Besoj" | 38 |
| 14 | Ukraine | NTU | Sofia Rol | "Planet Craves for Love" | 30 |
| 15 | Israel | IBA | Shir and Tim | "Follow My Heart" | 27 |
| 16 | Cyprus | CyBC | George Michaelides | "Dance Floor" | 27 |
| 17 | Serbia | RTS | Dunja Jeličić | "U la la la" (У ла ла ла) | 14 |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | TVSH, RTSH Muzikë, Radio Tirana | Andri Xhahu | Juna Dizdari |
| Armenia | Armenia 1 | Avet Barseghyan | Mika |
| Australia | SBS One | No commentary | Sebastian Hill |
| Belarus | Belarus 1, Belarus 24 | Julia Pertsova | Ruslan Aslanov |
| Bulgaria | BNT 1, BNT HD, BNT World | Elena Rosberg, Georgi Kushvaliev | Milen Pavlov |
| Cyprus | RIK 2 | Kyriacos Pastides | Loucas Demetriou |
| Georgia | 1TV | Demetre Ergemlidze | Elene Sturua |
| Ireland | TG4 | Eoghan McDermott | Andrea Leddy |
| Israel | Channel 1 | No commentary | Itay Limor |
| Italy | Rai Gulp | Simone Lijoi, Laura Carusino Vignera | Jade Scicluna |
| Macedonia | MRT 1 | Eli Tanaskovska | Antonija Dimitrijevska |
| Malta | TVM | No commentary | Gaia Cauchi |
| Mads Grimstad, Christer Björkman and Jedward (Expert Juries) | |||
| Netherlands | NPO Zapp | Jan Smit | Anneloes |
| Poland | TVP1, TVP Polonia | Artur Orzech | Nicoletta Włodarczyk |
| Russia | Carousel | Olga Shelest | Mikhail Smirnov |
| Serbia | RTS2, RTS Sat | Silvana Grujić | Tomislav Radojević |
| Ukraine | UA:Pershyi | Timur Miroshnychenko | Anna Trincher |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | NDR website | Thomas Mohr |
| New Zealand | World FM 88.2 | Ewan Spence, Lisa-Jayne Lewis, Sharleen Wright, Ben Robertson |
| Singapore | 247 Disco Heaven | |
| Slovenia | TV SLO 2 | Andrej Hofer |
| United Kingdom | Radio Six International, Fun Kids, 103 The Eye | Ewan Spence, Lisa-Jayne Lewis, Sharleen Wright, Ben Robertson |
| United States | KCGW 107.1, WCGD 90.5, KLZY 99.3, KMJY 88.1 |