Frequently Asked Questions

 Who wrote this?

It's me. My name is Scratchy. Contrary to popular belief, I'm from around Asia (not Kazakhstan nor Australia, somewhere southeast), shockingly. I just somehow liked the UK. Though it had been a more neutral review on the contest since the UK was absent for a lot of while. See: 2005

What inspired you to do this?

Des and Mick - Eurovision. I read about it a lot and got me into Eurovision in the first place. Unfortunately, despite mentions of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, there was never a proper review of it. Hence why I made this blog. And no, Des and Mick are not the authors of the blog, they are fictional characters of a comedy novel that is written by the same, real life author, as his Eurovision blog.

What's the difference between the OG Eurovision and Junior Eurovision?

First, instead of 16 and up, contestants have to be between 9 and 14. 15 year olds don't get any Eurovision. And, under the rules adopted since 2017, half of the outcome comes from national juries consisting of 3 music professionals and 2 children, mostly JESC contestants. And half of them comes from the public, via the online voting. Here you can pick 3 songs, INCLUDING your own. 

The Rest of the World can also vote, obviously, but here's the kicker: Each country's votes they give does not convert to standard Eurovision points, instead each country's votes received are converted based on proportional representation. How the votes are presented are the same, with the exception of the jury points being announced by points in the 12-point scale, starting from the 1 points, then 2, then all the way to 12, which remained being announced by the spokespeople. This has been practiced since 2024.

Wait, you’ve never watched a live Junior Eurovision?

Yes, this is based on Wikipedia reads and YouTube uploads of archive footage. I'm not insane enough to watch a bunch of kids sing at 2am. I'm only insane enough to watch a football match at 2am.

Can I use your content?

Yes, but for the love of god, don't copy the whole thing and claim it as your own. You never steal a car. Also all images remain the property of the EBU and its respective host broadcasters. Because of that, I'll voluntarily never make profit out of this, which leads us to the last bit: Never use this content for your own profit.

Are you affiliated with the EBU or any broadcaster?

Nope, not even close. This is STRICTLY an unofficial fan passion project.

Is this legal?

This site is meant to be informative, educational, and occasionally reflective, providing a comprehensive retrospective of how Junior Eurovision has evolved over the years — from its awkward early days to the slick productions of recent times. This site operates under the belief that its content falls within the scope of Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976 (Fair Use).

Why is the background pink?

I dunno but at least it doesn't have anything to do with who won the 2020 and 2023 contests. I swear.

I love Junior Eurovision! But I don't have anything else to visit other than this blog!

The only other website I can recommend is to visit junioreurovision.tv for the latest developments on the upcoming contest, alongside my Bluesky account for the exact same thing but with rumors and more snarkier language. Other than that, there's no website quite like the Junior Eurovision review - well, from what I see, anyway.

Are you going to do one for adult Eurovision?

Answer: No. Des and Mick already did it. Also doing 69 contests is a bit of hard work. And time too. But if somehow Des and Mick hasn't been active for quite a while (they already missed 2025) then I may do an update on their behalf. You'll never know.

Why does France win so much?

The ball's in the EBU's court, not mine. The French somehow smashed the ball into the wall. See: The French monopoly saga parts Un, Deux, Trois, Quarte.

Why Valentina, of all people?

If you don't know, I sent Valentina Tronel, the 2020 contest winner, this blog via Instagram DMs, mainly because I liked her. As of writing this, radio silence. Makes sense, it's unlikely that someone as famous as her to reply to the most random messages ever. She had to sign autographs at the age of 11! But life's unpredictable, you'll never know. At least I have you, that's all. I only sent her the link and nothing else so if you have any suggestions of how I should say to her please leave a generous comment below. While we're there, do you think sending an ad to space is desperate?

Why not send it to other JESC winners?

That's what I'm thinking too! So I sent this to every other JESC winner I can be in contact with on Instagram. Some 18 hours after I sent to Valentina. I swear if any of them replies before Valentina did, I'm dead. Still, I have my doubts. Of all of the previous Junior Eurovision winners up until 2025, the ones I can't contact are Ksenia Sitnik, Destiny Chukunyere (Their accounts are private), the Tolmachevy Twins, CANDY (It's frustrating to find each one of the members), Alexey Zhigalkovich, Lissandro Formica (Doesn't even have Instagram), Bzikebi (their DM is for followers only), Anastasiya Petryk, Mariam Mamadashvili, Polina Bogusevich (their account hasn't been active for ages, the former I sent it to someone with a similar name instead, pure comedy), and Roksana Węgiel (Her DMs is a "Business chat", awkward). Interestingly Valentina follows some of them, mostly recent ones, and those that succeed her. That's next-level commitment if I ever see one.

Why is the new logo so bad?

For those who haven't watched Eurovision or Junior Eurovision for a while, you might've seen a brand refresh for the adult contest on 18 August 2025, and the junior one on the 9th of September. And indeed reception has been mostly negative... despite the previous logo receiving the exact same thing. The new logo imo isn't really that bad for a kids' contest...

LEAVE LOU DELEUZE ALONE

No.