Date: 3 December 2011
Venue: Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex (Yerevan, Armenia)
Voting system:
Number of countries: 13
Hosts: Gohar Gasparyan and Avet Barseghyan
Slogan: Reach For The Top
Scoreboard:
2011 marked the first time in Junior Eurovision history that the competition was hosted in the previous year’s winning country. 13 countries participated and the theme was Reach For The Top which reflected the ambition of the contestants.
Russia’s Ekaterina Ryabova became the first artist to return to Junior Eurovision having previously participated in 2011. Georgian band Candy scored the country’s second victory in the contest with the song Candy Music. The Netherlands finished second with Belarus in third place.
Participants
Country | Performer | Song | Points | Place | ||
1 | Russia | Katya Ryabova | Romeo And Juliet | 99 | 4 | |
2 | Latvia | Amanda Bashmakova | Moondog | 31 | 13 | |
3 | Moldova | Lerika | No, No | 78 | 6 | |
4 | Armenia | Dalita | Welcome To Armenia | 85 | 5 | |
5 | Bulgaria | Ivan Ivanov | Superhero | 60 | 8 | |
6 | Lithuania | Paulina Skrabytė | Debesys (The clouds) | 53 | 10 | |
7 | Ukraine | Kristall | Europe | 42 | 11 | |
8 | FYR Macedonia | Dorijan Dlaka | Zimi Ovoj Frak | 31 | 12 | |
9 | The Netherlands | Rachel | Teenager | 103 | 2 | |
10 | Belarus | Lidiya Zablotskaya | Angely Dobra | 99 | 3 | |
11 | Sweden | Erik Rapp | Faller | 57 | 9 | |
12 | Georgia | CANDY | Candy Music | 108 | 1 | |
13 | Belgium | Femke | Een Kusje Meer | 64 | 7 |