🇬🇪 Georgia Wins Junior Eurovision 2024

Andria Putkaradze of Georgia has won the 2024 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with the ballad “To My Mom.”

Georgia swept the jury vote with 180 points – 58 points higher than Ukraine, which received 122 points from the juries. An additional 59 points from the public carried Georgia to victory with 239 points overall.

Runner-up Victoria Nicole of Portugal and her original ballad “Esperança,” (“Hope”) won the online vote with 117 points, earning 213 points overall, while third place went to Ukraine’s Artem Kotenko, who earned 203 points overall with the dance-pop-inspired number “Hear Me Now,” a tribute to his home in Ukraine.

Rounding out the top five were France’s Titouan with “Comme çi, comme ça,” a song about celebrating differences, coming in fourth; and Malta’s Ramires Sciberras taking fifth place with the emotional ballad “Stilla Ċkejkna,” inspired by the story of his own adoption from Cambodia.

With its fourth Junior Eurovision victory, Georgia now holds the record for the most JESC wins by any country. It was previously tied with France, which has won three times.

The contest took place at Madrid’s Caja Mágica in on November 16, 2024. The theme of this year’s contest was “Let’s Bloom. The live event was hosted by actor Marc Clotet, alongside two Spanish Eurovision alumni: 2014 Eurovision contestant Ruth Lorenzo, who represented Spain that year with “Dancing in the Rain,” and 2019 Junior Eurovision contestant Melani García. A few more familiar faces from JESC performed during the flag parade: 2004 winner María Isabel, 2023 winner Zoé Clauzure of France, 2023 runner-up Sandra Valero.

Check out the full results of the contest below, in order of result:

1. Georgia 🇬🇪 (“To My Mom” – Andria Putkaradze)

• Jury vote: 180 points
• Online vote: 59 points
• Overall: 239

2. Portugal 🇵🇹 (“Esperança,” – Victoria Nicole)

• Jury vote: 96 points
• Online vote: 117 points
• Overall: 213 points

3. Ukraine 🇺🇦 (“Here Me Now” – Artem Kotenko)

• Jury vote: 122 points
• Online vote: 81 points
• Overall: 203 points

4. France 🇫🇷 (“Comme çi, comme ça” – Titouan)

• Jury vote: 103 points
• Online vote: 74 points
• Overall: 177 points

5. Malta 🇲🇹 (“Stilla Ċkejkna” – Ramires Sciberras)

• Jury vote: 74 points
• Online vote: 79 points
• Overall: 153 points

6. Spain 🇪🇸 (“Como la Lola” – Chloe DelaRosa)

• Jury vote: 80 points
• Online vote: 64 points
• Overall: 144 points

6. Albania 🇦🇱 (“Vallëzoj” – Nikol Çabeli)

• Jury vote: 82 points
• Online vote: 44 points
• Overall: 126 points

7. Armenia 🇦🇲 (“Cosmic Friend” – Leo)

• Jury vote: 76 points
• Online vote: 49 points
• Overall: 125 points

8. Italy 🇮🇹 (“Pigiama Party” – Simone Grande)

• Jury vote: 52 points
• Online vote: 46 points
• Overall: 98 points

9. The Netherlands 🇳🇱 (“Music” – Stay Tuned)

• Jury vote: 34 points
• Online vote: 57 points
• Overall: 91 points

10. Germany 🇩🇪 (“Save the Best for Us” – Bjarne)

• Jury vote: 14 points
• Online vote: 57 points
• Overall: 71 points

11. Poland 🇵🇱 (“All Together” – Dominik Arim)

• Jury vote: 13 points
• Online vote: 48 points
• Overall: 61 points

12. Cyprus 🇨🇾 (“Crystal Waters” – Maria Pissarides)

• Jury vote: 10 points
• Online vote: 50 points
• Overall: 60 points

13. Estonia 🇪🇪 (“Tänavad” – Annabelle)

• Jury vote: 14 points
• Online vote: 41 points
• Overall: 55 points

14. Ireland 🇮🇪 (“Le Chéile” – Enya Cox Dempsey)

• Jury vote: 15 points
• Online vote: 40 points
• Overall: 55 points

15. North Macedonia 🇲🇰 (“Marathon” – Ana & Aleksej)

• Jury vote: 20 points
• Online vote: 34 points
• Overall: 54 points

16. San Marino 🇸🇲 (“Come noi” – Idols SM)

• Jury vote: 1 point
• Online vote: 46 points
• Overall: 47 points

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Source: eurovisionworld.com