Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Break the Ice | |
| Date and venue | |
| Final |
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| Venue | Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| Executive supervisor | Sietse Bakker |
| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) |
| Director | David Grifhorst |
| Executive producer | Ronald Kok |
| Presenters | |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 12 |
| Debuting countries | |
| Non-returning countries | |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awards 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs. |
| Winning song | Ukraine "Nebo" |
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the tenth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, held on 1 December 2012 at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and presented by Ewout Genemans and Kim-Lian van der Meij. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO). For the second time the contest was hosted in the Netherlands, after hosting the contest in 2007 in Rotterdam.
Broadcasters from twelve countries participated, the smallest number of countries ever participating in a single edition of the contest. Albania, Azerbaijan, and Israel made their debuts at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Whilst nine countries from the previous edition continued their participation in the contest, four countries withdrew: Lithuania, Bulgaria, Latvia and Macedonia.
The contest was won by Ukraine with the song "Nebo" by Anastasiya Petryk. Georgia and Armenia finished in second and third place, respectively. This was Ukraine's first Junior Eurovision victory and second Eurovision victory after Ruslana won the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Ukraine's winning margin of 35 points was also a record.