The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the sixteenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It took place in the Belarusian capital city, Minsk on 25 November 2018 at the Minsk-Arena. It was the second time that the contest was held in Belarus, after it staged the 2010 edition at the same venue.
A record twenty countries took part in the contest, with Kazakhstan and Wales participating for the first time. France returned for the first time since 2004, alongside Azerbaijan for the first time since 2013 and Israel after missing the 2017 edition. Cyprus withdrew from the contest.
The winner was Roksana Węgiel, who represented Poland with the song "Anyone I Want to Be". Poland won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for the first time. Returning country France came second, their best result at the contest, while Australia placed third for the second year in a row. Kazakhstan was the fourth best performing debuting nation, after Croatia and Italy's victories in 2003 and 2014 respectively, and Armenia's second place in 2007, finishing sixth, whilst Wales came last.
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 | Poland | TVP | Roksana Węgiel | "Anyone I Want to Be" | 215 |
| 2 | France | France Télévisions | Angélina | "Jamais sans toi" | 203 |
| 3 | Australia | ABC | Jael | "Champion" | 201 |
| 4 | Ukraine | UA:PBC | Darina Krasnovetska | "Say Love" | 182 |
| 5 | Malta | PBS | Ela | "Marchin' On" | 181 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | Khabar Agency | Daneliya Tuleshova | "Ózińe sen" (Өзіңе сен) | 171 |
| 7 | Italy | RAI | Melissa and Marco | "What Is Love" | 151 |
| 8 | Georgia | GPB | Tamar Edilashvili | "Your Voice" | 144 |
| 9 | Armenia | ARMTV | L.E.V.O.N | "L.E.V.O.N" | 125 |
| 10 | Russia | Carousel | Anna Filipchuk | "Unbreakable" | 122 |
| 11 | Belarus | BTRC | Daniel Yastremski | "Time" | 114 |
| 12 | Macedonia | MRT | Marija Spasovska | "Doma" (Дома) | 99 |
| 13 | Netherlands | AVROTROS | Max and Anne | "Samen" | 91 |
| 14 | Israel | IPBC (Kan) | Noam Dadon | "Children Like These" | 81 |
| 15 | Ireland | TG4 | Taylor Hynes | "IOU" | 48 |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | İTV | Fidan Huseynova | "I Wanna Be Like You" | 47 |
| 17 | Albania | RTSH | Efi Gjika | "Barbie" | 44 |
| 18 | Portugal | RTP | Rita Laranjeira | "Gosto de tudo (já não gosto de nada)" | 42 |
| 19 | Serbia | RTS | Bojana Radovanović | "Svet" (Свет) | 30 |
| 20 | Wales | S4C | Manw | "Perta" | 29 |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | RTSH | Andri Xhahu | Daniil Lazuko |
| Armenia | Armenia 1 | Mika, Dalita | Vardan Margaryan |
| Australia | ABC Me | Grace Koh, Pip Rasmussen, Lawrence Gunatilaka | Ksenia Galetskaya |
| Azerbaijan | İTV | Shafiga Efendiyeva | Valeh Huseynbeyli |
| Belarus | Belarus 1, Belarus 24 | Georgiy Koldun, Andrey Makaenok | Arina Rovba |
| France | France 2 | Madame Monsieur, Stéphane Bern | Daniil Rotenko and Lubava Marchuk |
| Georgia | First Channel | Helen Kalandadze, George Abashidze | Nikoloz Vasadze |
| Ireland | TG4 | Mícheál Ó Ciarradh, Sinéad Ní Uallacháin | Alex Hynes |
| Israel | Kan Educational | Dudu Erez, Alma Zohar | Adi |
| Italy | Rai Gulp | Federica Carta, Mario Acampa | Yan Musvidas |
| Kazakhstan | Khabar 24 | Unknown | Aruzhan Khafiz |
| Macedonia | MRT 1 | Eli Tanaskovska | Arina Pekhtereva |
| Malta | TVM | No commentary | Milana Borodko |
| Netherlands | NPO Zapp | Jan Smit | Vincent Miranovich |
| Poland | TVP ABC, TVP Polonia, TVP HD | Artur Orzech | Grace |
| Portugal | RTP1, RTP Internacional, RTP África | Nuno Galopim | Nadezhda Sidorova |
| Russia | Carousel | Anton Zorkin | Dina Baru and Khryusha |
| Serbia | RTS2, RTS Satelit | Tamara Petković | Lana Karić |
| Ukraine | UA:First, UA:Crimea, UA:Kultura | Timur Miroshnychenko | Anastasiya Baginska |
| Wales (Welsh) | S4C | Trystan Ellis-Morris | Gwen Rowley |
| Wales (English) | Stifyn Parri |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | World FM 88.2 | Ewan Spence, Sharleen Wright, Ben Robertson |
| United Kingdom | Radio Six International, Fun Kids |