Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | |
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| Spin the Magic | |
| Date and venue | |
| Final |
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| Venue | Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex Yerevan, Armenia |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| Executive supervisor | Martin Österdahl |
| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV) |
| Directors |
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| Executive producer | David Tserunyan |
| Presenters |
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| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Returning countries | |
| Non-returning countries | |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | The professional jury of each country awards a set of 12, 10, 8–1 points to 10 songs. Viewers around the world vote for 3 songs, and their votes are distributed proportionally. The votes of the jury and the audience make up 50% of all votes. |
| Winning song | France "Oh maman !" |
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 20th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, held on 11 December 2022 at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan, Armenia, and presented by Iveta Mukuchyan, Garik Papoyan, Karina Ignatyan, and Robin the Robot. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV), who staged the event after winning the 2021 contest for Armenia with the song "Qami Qami" by Maléna. This was the second time that the Junior Eurovision Song Contest was hosted in Armenia, the first being in 2011.
Broadcasters from sixteen countries participated in the contest. The United Kingdom returned after a sixteen-year absence, while Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Germany, and Russia did not take part after participating in the previous edition.
The winner was France with the song "Oh Maman !" by Lissandro. This was France's second victory in the contest, having last won in 2020. Host country Armenia, Georgia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom completed the top five, with this being the highest placement for Ireland to date. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan achieved their lowest placing to date.