2013
Hosted in: Kyiv, Ukraine Won by: Malta – The Start by Gaia Cauchi There is change in the “three” this year, Belgium withdrew, which no doubt made the Dutch heartbroken, being replaced by tiny San Marino. We love you San Marino! Meanwhile, Macedonia and Malta substituted for Albania and Israel, bringing the grand total to… still 12. The same number as last year and 1 less than when Kyiv last hosted the contest in 2009 . This period is what I call the dark age of Junior Eurovision – There’s little competitors and most of them are from the East. The EBU should have given up already… Speaking of, the number of ex-USSR winners have been extended to 8 since 2004 after Ukraine’s win last year. With the sole exception continued to be the Netherlands in 2009 , also in Kyiv. The last winner before that turning point was Maria Isabel’s Spain, who, as you might remember, withdrew from 2007 onwards because the show doesn’t align with their values. We actually have some news from the Spanish broad...