2004
Hosted in: Lillehammer, Norway Won by: Spain - Antes muerta que sencilla by Maria Isabel UK entry: The best is yet to come by Cory Spedding While the inaugural edition was successful, the JESC had a rough follow-up in 2004. Originally planned to be held in Manchester by ITV (why not have British commercial broadcasters have all of the Eurovision fun?), ITV plc announced they withdrew from hosting, arguing about the budget the EBU have sent to them, a mere €1,500,000. While the EBU gave them 900,000 more, ultimately the contest fled from the United Kingdom. The contest would never take place in that country since. Croatia stepped in after their country’s victory the previous year, hoping to establish a well-known tradition seen in the adult contest, before they too withdrew after, and this is hilarious, their broadcaster forgot where in Croatia the contest was held. Ultimately the contest stayed Nordic – with Lillehammer taking over, giving out Olympic vibes – just without the snow. Be...