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It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine on 30 November 2013.[1][4] The venue for the contest was announced on 10 April 2013, as the Palace “Ukraine”.[5] Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) was the host broadcaster for the event.[4] It was the second time the contest was held in Kyiv, the first being the 2009 contest. It was also the second time in the history of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest that the event took place in last year’s winning country, as well as the first time that the event was held in the same city twice. A total of twelve countries participated, with Macedonia and Malta making a return,[6][7] and Albania,[8]Belgium[9] and Israel choosing to withdraw.[10]San Marino made their debut in the contest.[11]Cyprus was originally the thirteenth country to take part but pulled out the last minute.[12]Gaia Cauchi representing Malta won the contest with the song “The Start”. This was Malta’s first Junior Eurovision victory as well as their first victory in any Eurovision competition.[3] It also marked the first time in the history of the contest that a winning entry was sung entirely in English. This was also the first contest to introduce a new awards system: The winning country along with the second and third place countries each received a trophy. Sofia Tarasova, representing the host nation Ukraine, took second place and Ilya Volkov singing for Belarus took the third-place trophy.Table of ContentsLocation[edit]Graphic design[edit]Radio broadcast[edit]Hosts[edit]Opening and interval acts[edit]Participants and results[edit]Detailed voting results[edit]12 points[edit]Spokespersons[edit]Other countries[edit]Broadcasts[edit]Official album[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Location[edit]Further information on the host city: Kyiv  On 17 April 2013, the Ukrainian national broadcaster NTU and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that the venue for the 2013 contest would take place in the Palace “Ukraine”, in Kyiv.[5] The venue which is also known as the Ukrainian National Palace of Arts, better known as Palace “Ukraine” which is a venue administered by the State Directory of Affairs inside their public enterprises division and is one of the main venues for official events along with Palace of Sports in Kyiv, Ukraine, which hosted the 2009 contest.[13]It was opened in 1970 as the biggest centre of culture and arts. The building was designed by a group of architects P. Zhylytskyi, I. Vayner, under the directorship of the project’s author the distinguished architect of Ukrainian SSR Yevhenia Marychenko.[14] All of the architects were awarded Shevchenko National Prize (1971) for its design and construction. The building is trapezoidal, twenty eight meters tall and consists of over 300 rooms.  Victoria Romanova (executive producer), Vladislav Yakovlev (EBU Executive Supervisor)The executive supervisor of the Junior Eurovision steering group, Vladislav Yakovlev, announced on 17 July 2013 that there would be some changes being introduced to the contest from 2013 onwards. The contest would no longer focus on just the winning entry, but would also award prizes to the top three entries in acknowledgement of the talents of the young performers.[15]It was also announced that the winner of Junior Eurovision 2013 would be at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, however the role that they would play had not been revealed at that time.[16]On 7 October 2013, it was announced that the executive supervisor managed to maintain the participation of thirteen countries for the contest in Kyiv, Ukraine.[17] The name of the thirteenth country was expected to be announced by the European Broadcasting Union on 29 October 2013.[17] It was later confirmed on 1 November 2013 that Cyprus were going to be the thirteenth country but withdrew at the last minute.[12] The running order draw took place on 25 November 2013 during the contest’s opening party.[18][19]Graphic design[edit]Designer Elias Ledakis, who was responsible for the stage design of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece, was announced on 7 October 2013 as also being the designer for the 2013 Junior Eurovision stage.[17]Radio broadcast[edit]The official Junior Eurovision Twitter account revealed on 9 October that the contest was planned to be broadcast online and by national broadcasters, however the details were still being worked on.[20] On 21 November 2013, it was revealed that 98.8 Castle FM in Scotland would be the only radio station broadcasting the ceremony in the United Kingdom.[21]Radio Ukraine International would also be broadcasting the contest live.Hosts[edit]  On 30 September 2013, it was confirmed that Timur Miroshnychenko would host the contest alongside Zlata Ognevich.[22][23]Opening and interval acts[edit]The show began with two children, Andriy Boiko and Liza Kostiakina,[24] doing a puzzle of this year\u2019s logo, Puzzle Man. The opening number featured several fairytale scenes with dancers and musicians on the stage, with LED screens and movable parts and puzzle pieces floating above the stage also featured.[25] The interval acts were Emmelie de Forest performing “Only Teardrops”, all participants performing the theme song “Be Creative”, last year’s winner Anastasiya Petryk and Zlata Ognevich also performed on stage.[26][27] Some hours before the start of the contest Ruslana withdrew from performing at the event,[28] motivated by the violent actions of the Ukrainian authorities against the pro-European Union protests that were happening near the contest’s venue.[29]Participants and results[edit]Awards were given to the top three countries, after all the votes were cast; these were Malta, Ukraine and Belarus.[15]Detailed voting results[edit]  Winners: Ukraine, Malta, Belarus  12 points[edit]Below is a summary of all 12 points received. All countries were given 12 points at the start of voting to ensure that no country finished with nul points.Spokespersons[edit]  David Vardanyan (Armenia), Mariya Bakhireva (Russia), Denis Midone (Moldova), Maxine Pace (Malta)The order in which each country announced their votes was in the order of performance. The running order draw took place on 25 November 2013 during the contest’s opening party.[18][19] The spokespersons from all of the participating countries are shown below alongside their respective country.[30][33][better\u00a0source\u00a0needed]Other countries[edit]\u00a0Albania\u00a0\u2013 On 27 September 2013 the head of the Albanian delegation, Kleart Duraj informed ESCkaz.com that Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) had withdrawn after making the d\u00e9but in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 due to not finding a suitable act to represent the nation.[8][better\u00a0source\u00a0needed]\u00a0Belgium\u00a0\u2013 Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) owner of children’s channel Ketnet, announced it would not participate in the 2013 contest, and instead focusing on creating a new talent show for young performers in Belgium.[9] They did, however, hold a national final, which was won by 14-year-old Pieter Vreys.[34]\u00a0Bulgaria\u00a0\u2013 Bulgarian broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT) announced that they would not return to the contest in 2013. However, they were currently planning to return in the future.[35]\u00a0Cyprus\u00a0\u2013 Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) were in discussions with the EBU as to being the thirteenth country in Junior Eurovision, however after a board meeting an invitation to take part was declined.\u00a0Israel\u00a0\u2013 On 21 October 2013 it was announced by EscPlus that Israel would not be taking part in the 2013 contest.[10]\u00a0Latvia\u00a0\u2013 An announcement was made by Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Telev\u012bzija (LTV) that they would not return to the 2013 contest.[35]\u00a0Portugal\u00a0\u2013 Portuguese broadcaster R\u00e1dio e Televis\u00e3o de Portugal (RTP) announced that they would not return to contest in 2013, due to the realisation of the Little Singers Gala in Figueira da Foz.[36]\u00a0Spain\u00a0\u2013 Yago Fandi\u00f1o, director of children’s programs of TVE stated on 7 September 2013 that TVE and the EBU were negotiating its return. Fandi\u00f1o explained that since the EBU has redesigned the format of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, TVE would check if the initiatives make into a format more suitable for the younger audience. If so, the country would have probably returned to the competition.Broadcasts[edit]Most countries sent commentators to Kyiv or commentated from their own country, to add insight to the participants and, if necessary, provide voting information.[30][33] For the first time, the official Junior Eurovision website featured commentary online during the broadcast with commentary from the website’s editor Luke Fisher and radio broadcaster Ewan Spence.Official album[edit]  Cover art of the official albumJunior Eurovision Song Contest Kyiv 2013 a compilation album put together by the European Broadcasting Union, was released by Universal Music Group on 22 November 2013. The album features all the songs from the 2013 contest, along with karaoke versions. This is the first Junior Eurovision album to only be released digitally.[42]See also[edit]References[edit]^ a b Siim, Jamo (12 February 2013). “Junior 2013: Date set for November 30”. junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 12 February 2013.^ “Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013”. European Broadcasting Union. junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 30 September 2013.^ a b Fisher, Luke James (30 November 2013). “Malta wins Junior Eurovision 2013”. Retrieved 30 November 2013.^ a b Siim, Jamo (7 February 2013). “Ukraine to host Junior 2013”. junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 7 February 2013.^ a b Siim, Jamo (17 April 2013). “Junior 2013 venue confirmed”. junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 18 July 2013.^ Juh\u00e1sz, Ervin (26 September 2013). “FYR Macedonia: Back in Junior Eurovision after a year’s break”. escXtra. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.^ Fisher, Luke (25 September 2013). “Malta: PBS in Junior Eurovision return”. escXtra. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.^ a b Mikheev, Andy (27 September 2013). “Albania withdrawns from Junior Eurovision after one year of participation”. esckaz.com. Retrieved 27 September 2013.^ a b Clark, Liam (27 March 2013). “Belgium: Belgium withdraw from Junior Eurovision”. escXtra. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.^ a b Garcia, Belen (21 October 2013). “Junior Eurovision: Israel withdraws the competition”.^ Granger, Anthony (25 October 2013). “San Marino debuting at Junior Eurovision”. Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 October 2013.^ a b Granger, Anthony (1 November 2013). “Cyprus: No Return To Junior Eurovision”. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 November 2013.^ \u0414\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0435 \u043f\u0456\u0434\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0454\u043c\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e “\u041d\u0430\u0446\u0456\u043e\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0446 \u043c\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0446\u0442\u0432 “\u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430” [State Enterprise “National Palace of Arts “Ukraine”]. \u0414\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0435 \u043f\u0456\u0434\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0454\u043c\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e “\u041d\u0430\u0446\u0456\u043e\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0446 \u043c\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0446\u0442\u0432 “\u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430” (in Ukrainian). dus.gov.ua. 18 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.^ “\u041f\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0446 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430 \u2014 WWW \u0415\u043d\u0446\u0438\u043a\u043b\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0434\u0456\u044f \u041a\u0438\u0454\u0432\u0430”. wek.kiev.ua.^ a b Siim, Jamo (17 July 2013). “Junior 2013 to award top three”. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 18 July 2013.^ Granger, Anthony (30 October 2013). “Kiev’13: Winner To Be at Eurovision 2014”. Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 October 2013.^ a b c Konstantopoulos, Fotis (7 October 2013). “JESC 2013: 12 countries and a Greek stage”. oikotimes.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.^ a b c Fisher, Luke James (25 November 2013). “Running order decided”. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 November 2013.^ a b Lockett, Katherine (15 October 2013). “NTU reveals all with under 50 days to go”. junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 15 November 2013.^ Granger, Anthony (9 October 2013). “Kiev’13: Contest To Be Broadcast on Radio”. Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 9 October 2013.^ Granger, Anthony (21 November 2013). “Kiev’13: Kiev’13: UK, Greece & Kosovo To Broadcast JESC”. Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.^ Granger, Anthony (23 September 2013). “Timur Miroshnychenko returns to hosting”. eurovoix.com. Retrieved 28 September 2013.^ Lockett, Katherine (30 September 2013). “Meet the hosts of Junior Eurovision 2013: Zlata and Timur!”. junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 30 September 2013.^ “Say hello to the ‘faces’ of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest!”. junioreurovision.tv. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2022.^ L\u00f3pez, Virginia (30 November 2013). “Gaia Cauchi wins the 2013 Junior Eurovision Song Contest for Malta”. Retrieved 15 December 2022.^ Siim, Jarmo (15 November 2013). “Emmelie de Forest to perform at Junior 2013”.^ Grager, Anthony (14 November 2013). “Kiev’13: Emmelie De Forest, Ruslana & Anastasia Petryk”. Eurovoix.^ “Remarkable Ruslana to perform with a children’s choir at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest”. junioreurovision.tv. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2018.^ Nocito, Eric (1 December 2013). “Why wasn’t Ruslana at Junior Eurovision?”. escreporter.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016.^ a b c d e “Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013”. Participation List. Junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 2 November 2013.^ “Final of Kyiv 2013”. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.^ “Results of the Final of Kyiv 2013”. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.^ a b c d e Mikheev, Andy (15 November 2013). “JESC 2013 Broadcasting and spokespersons”. esckaz.com. Retrieved 15 November 2013.^ “Pieter Vreys uit Mol wint ‘Wie wordt Junior 2013’“. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.^ a b Al Kaziri, Ghassan (28 May 2013). “JESC2013: Albania is entering again”. Retrieved 31 May 2013.^ Costa, Nelson (26 July 2013). “Portugal: RTP n\u00e3o participa no JESC2013” [Portugal: RTP not participating in JESC2013]. ESCPortugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 July 2013.^ \u0411\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0440\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0434\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0433\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0434\u0435\u0442\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043a\u043e\u043d\u043a\u0443\u0440\u0441\u0430 “\u0415\u0432\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435-2013” \u043e\u0442\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0432 \u041a\u0438\u0435\u0432 [Belarusian delegation contest “Eurovision-2013” is sent to Kiev] (in Russian). BTRC. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.^ \u0414\u0438\u0442\u044f\u0447\u0435 \u0404\u0432\u0440\u043e\u0431\u0430\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f-2013 [The First Channel \u2013 Junior Eurovision 2013] (in Ukrainian). NRCU. 28 November 2013. 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