The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 21st edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster France Télévisions. The contest took place on 26 November 2023 at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice, France, following the country's victory at the 2022 contest with the song "Oh maman!" by Lissandro. This was the second time that France hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the first being in Paris in 2021.
Sixteen countries participated in the contest, with Estonia participating for the first time and Germany returning after its absence from the previous edition, while Kazakhstan and Serbia did not take part. This was also be the first time that all members of the "Big Five" from the Eurovision Song Contest took part in the junior contest together.
France's Zoé Clauzure was the winner of the contest with the song "Cœur", making France the second country to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice in a row, after Poland. The result also marked France equaling Georgia's record for the most Junior Eurovision victories. Spain, Armenia, the United Kingdom and Ukraine completed the top five. Further down the table, Germany achieved its best result to date and Albania its second-best result, while Georgia tied its worst placement and Ireland placed last for the first time.
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 | France | France Télévisions | Zoé Clauzure | "Cœur" | 228 |
| 2 | Spain | RTVE | Sandra Valero | "Loviu" | 201 |
| 3 | Armenia | ARMTV | Yan Girls | "Do It My Way" | 180 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | BBC | Stand Uniqu3 | "Back to Life" | 160 |
| 5 | Ukraine | Suspilne | Anastasia Dymyd | "Kvitka" (Квітка) | 128 |
| 6 | Poland | TVP | Maja Krzyżewska | "I Just Need a Friend" | 124 |
| 7 | Netherlands | AVROTROS | Sep & Jasmijn | "Holding On to You" | 122 |
| 8 | Albania | RTSH | Viola Gjyzeli | "Bota ime" | 115 |
| 9 | Germany | KiKa | Fia | "Ohne Worte" | 107 |
| 10 | Malta | PBS | Yulan | "Stronger" | 94 |
| 11 | Italy | RAI | Melissa and Ranya | "Un mondo giusto" | 81 |
| 12 | North Macedonia | MRT | Tamara Grujeska | "Kaži mi, kaži mi koj" (Кажи ми, кажи ми кој) | 76 |
| 13 | Portugal | RTP | Júlia Machado | "Where I Belong" | 75 |
| 14 | Georgia | GPB | Anastasia and Ranina | "Over the Sky" | 74 |
| 15 | Estonia | ERR | Arhanna | "Hoiame kokku" | 49 |
| 16 | Ireland | TG4 | Jessica McKean (with uncredited live vocals by Sophie Lennon) |
"Aisling" | 42 |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | RTSH 1, RTSH Muzikë, Radio Tirana | Andri Xhahu | Julia Wazne |
| Armenia | Armenia 1 | Hamlet Arakelyan, Hrachuhi Utmazyan | Lino Mercier |
| Estonia (Estonian) | ETV2 | Marko Reikop | Iris Ashton |
| Estonia (Russian) | ETV+ | Aleksandr Hobotov, Julia Kalenda | |
| France | France 2 | Stéphane Bern, Carla Lazzari | Enzo |
| Georgia | 1TV | Nikoloz Lobiladze | Mariam Bigvava |
| Germany | KiKa | Constantin Zöller | Vivienne Craig |
| Ireland | TG4 | Sinéad Ní Uallacháin | Louisa McKean |
| Italy | Rai 1 | Mario Acampa | Giulia Moulay |
| Malta | TVM | No commentary | Gaia Gambuzza |
| Netherlands | NPO Zapp | Bart Arens, Matheu Hinzen | Luna |
| North Macedonia | MRT 1 | Eli Tanaskovska | Sofya Lyubinskaya |
| Poland | TVP1, TVP Polonia, TVP ABC | Aleksander Sikora | Gabrysia Wojciechowicz |
| Portugal | RTP1, RTP Internacional, RTP África, Rádio ZigZag | Nuno Galopim, Iolanda Ferreira | Chloé Baldakar |
| Spain | La 1, TVE Internacional, TVE 4K | Julia Varela, Tony Aguilar | Juan Diego Álvarez |
| Ukraine | Suspilne Kultura | Timur Miroshnychenko | Zlata Dziunka |
| United Kingdom | BBC Two, CBBC | Lauren Layfield, Hrvy | Charlie Poissenot |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | Khabar TV | Yerdana Yerzhanuly, Dinara Sadu |
| Lithuania | LRT televizija | Ramūnas Zilnys |