Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | |
|---|---|
| For the Joy of People | |
| Date and venue | |
| Final |
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| Venue | Palace of Sports Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| Executive supervisor | Svante Stockselius |
| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) |
| Director | Sven Stojanovic |
| Executive producer | Ruslan Tkachenko |
| Presenters | Ani Lorak Timur Miroshnychenko Dmytro Borodin (Green Room) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 13 |
| Returning countries | Sweden |
| Non-returning countries | |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awards 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite songs |
| Winning song | Netherlands "Click Clack" |
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the seventh edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, held on 21 November 2009 at the Palace of Sports in Kyiv, Ukraine, and presented by Ani Lorak and Timur Miroshnychenko. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU). Broadcasters from 13 countries participated in the contest.
The winner was the Netherlands with the song "Click Clack" by Ralf Mackenbach. At the age of 14, he was the oldest person to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in its seven-year history. He was joined by Italy's Vincenzo Cantiello who won the 2014 contest also at the age of 14. Luara Hayrapetyan achieved another second place for Armenia. Ekaterina Ryabova also took second place for Russia.
Both Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko were present during the final; Tymoshenko was also present and gave a speech during the opening ceremony on 16 November 2009.