The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 was the 19th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by France Télévisions and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The contest was held on 19 December 2021 at the La Seine Musicale in Paris, France, following the country's victory at the 2020 contest with the song "J'imagine", performed by Valentina. This was the first time the contest is held in France, as well as the first Eurovision event to be held in the country since Eurovision Young Dancers 1999 in Lyon and the first to be held in Paris since Eurovision Young Dancers 1989.
Nineteen countries participated in the contest, with Albania, Armenia, Ireland, Italy, North Macedonia and Portugal all returning after their absences from the previous edition, while Azerbaijan and Bulgaria returned after two and four-year absences respectively. Belarus did not participate, as the country's broadcaster is under a three-year suspension from the EBU.
Armenia's Maléna was the winner of the contest with the song “Qami Qami”. This was Armenia’s second victory in the contest, following their win in 2010. Poland, host country France, Georgia and Azerbaijan completed the top five, with this being the best result for Azerbaijan. Portugal also achieved their best result, finishing 11th. Meanwhile, the Netherlands finished in last place for the first time in the contest's history.
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 | Armenia | ARMTV | Maléna | "Qami Qami" (Քամի Քամի) | 224 |
| 2 | Poland | TVP | Sara James | "Somebody" | 218 |
| 3 | France | France Télévisions | Enzo | "Tic Tac" | 187 |
| 4 | Georgia | GPB | Niko Kajaia | "Let's Count The Smiles" | 163 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | İTV | Sona Azizova | "One of Those Days" | 151 |
| 6 | Ukraine | UA:PBC | Olena Usenko | "Vazhil" (Важіль) | 125 |
| 7 | Russia | Carousel | Tanya Mezhentseva | "Mon Ami" | 124 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | Khabar Agency | Alinur Khamzin and Beknur Zhanibekuly | "Ertegı älemı (Fairy World)" (Ертегі әлемі) | 121 |
| 9 | North Macedonia | MRT | Dajte Muzika | "Green Forces" | 114 |
| 10 | Italy | RAI | Elisabetta Lizza | "Specchio (Mirror on the Wall)" | 107 |
| 11 | Portugal | RTP | Simão Oliveira | "O Rapaz" | 101 |
| 12 | Malta | PBS | Ike and Kaya | "My Home" | 97 |
| 13 | Serbia | RTS | Jovana and Dunja | "Oči Deteta (Children's Eyes)" (Очи детета) | 86 |
| 14 | Albania | RTSH | Anna Gjebrea | "Stand By You" | 84 |
| 15 | Spain | RTVE | Levi Díaz | "Reír" | 77 |
| 16 | Bulgaria | BNT | Denislava and Martin | "Voice of Love" | 77 |
| 17 | Germany | KiKa | Pauline | "Imagine Us" | 61 |
| 18 | Ireland | TG4 | Maiú Levi Lawlor | "Saor (Disappear)" | 44 |
| 19 | Netherlands | AVROTROS | Ayana | "Mata Sugu Aō Ne" (またすぐ会おうね) | 43 |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | RTSH, RTSH Muzikë, Radio Tirana 1 | Andri Xhahu | Alex |
| Armenia | ARMTV | Arman Margaryan, Hrachuhi Utmazyan | Karina Ignatyan |
| Azerbaijan | İTV | Unknown | Suleyman |
| Bulgaria | BNT 1, BNT 4 | Elena Rosberg, Petko Kralev | Arianne |
| France | France 2 | Stéphane Bern, Laurence Boccolini | Angélina |
| Georgia | GPB | Nikoloz Lobiladze | Sandra Gadelia |
| Germany | KiKa | Constantin Zöller | Venetia |
| Ireland | TG4 | Louise Cantillon | Rueben Levi Hackett |
| Italy | Rai Gulp, RaiPlay | Mario Acampa, Marta Viola, Giorgia Boni | Céleste |
| Kazakhstan | Khabar Agency | Kaldybek Zhaisanbai, Mahabbat Esen | Zere |
| Malta | TVM | No commentary | Eden |
| Netherlands | NPO Zapp, NPO Start | Buddy Vedder | Matheu |
| North Macedonia | MRT | Eli Tanaskovska | Fendi |
| Poland | TVP1, TVP Polonia, TVP ABC | Marek Sierocki, Aleksander Sikora | Matylda |
| Portugal | RTP1, RTP Internacional, RTP Internacional Ásia, RTP Internacional América | Nuno Galopim | Manon |
| Russia | Carousel | Anton Zorkin, Khryusha | Liza Guereeva |
| Serbia | RTS2, RTS Svet | Tijana Lukić | Katie |
| Spain | La 1, TVE Internacional | Tony Aguilar, Julia Varela | Lucía Arcos |
| Ukraine | UA:Kultura | Viktor Diachenko | Oleksandr Balabanov |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Iceland | RÚV | Felix Bergsson |