Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | |
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| #Discover | |
| Date and venue | |
| Final |
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| Venue | Arena Armeets Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| Executive supervisor | Vladislav Yakovlev |
| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | Bulgarian National Television (BNT) |
| Directors | Christian Biondani Gordon Bonello |
| Executive producer | Joana Levieva-Sawyer |
| Presenter | Poli Genova |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 17 |
| Debuting countries | |
| Returning countries | |
| Non-returning countries | |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country/jury awards 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs. |
| Winning song | Malta "Not My Soul" |
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the thirteenth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, held on 21 November 2015 at the Arena Armeets in Sofia, Bulgaria, and presented by Poli Genova. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT). It was the first time that the contest was hosted in Bulgaria.
Broadcasters from a total of seventeen countries participated, with Australia and Ireland making their debuts. Albania and Macedonia returned after being absent since the 2012 and 2013 contests, respectively. Croatia and Cyprus withdrew after returning in the 2014 edition, while Sweden withdrew for the first time since 2008.
The winner was Malta with the song "Not My Soul" by Destiny Chukunyere. Armenia and Slovenia finished in second and third place, respectively. This was Malta's second victory in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, having won previously in 2013. This contest marked the second time a country won twice in a three-year period (following Belarus winning twice in a period of three years between 2005 and 2007). Malta's 185 points were also the highest number of points ever received at the time, beating Spain's record of 171 points set during the 2004 edition.