{"id":2570,"date":"2009-11-17T22:21:11","date_gmt":"2009-11-17T22:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ewanspence.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/17\/so-whats-different-in-junior-eurovision-or-why-nobody-ever-scores-nul-points\/"},"modified":"2009-11-17T22:21:11","modified_gmt":"2009-11-17T22:21:11","slug":"so-whats-different-in-junior-eurovision-or-why-nobody-ever-scores-nul-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewanspence.co.uk\/blog\/2009\/11\/so-whats-different-in-junior-eurovision-or-why-nobody-ever-scores-nul-points\/","title":{"rendered":"So what’s different in Junior Eurovision (or why nobody ever scores nul points)"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Junior Eurovision<\/a> on this weekend, I thought I\u2019d take some time each day this week to build up to one of the biggest children\u2019s singing contest in the world. Today\u2026 what\u2019s different between this Eurovision and the \u2018Adult\u2019 Eurovision that happens in May each year.<\/p>\n

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Who can sing?<\/h2>\n

Given the name of the contest it\u2019s a children\u2019s song competition, so they need to be between the age of 10 and 15. Those singing the song must also have written the song (but from last year adults can help them a little bit). Each song must have been selected through a live National Final unless there are exceptional circumstances.<\/p>\n

What about the songs?<\/h2>\n

Unlike the adult Eurovision, the \u2018national language\u2019 rule is in effect here so each song must be sung in one of the official languages of the country being represented. It must also be between 2m 30s and 2m 45 s long.<\/p>\n

How do I vote?<\/h2>\n

Given that \u201cthe internet\u201d is not yet an official EBU member, only those people watching in the countries that have entered a song can take part in the televote \u2013 details on how they can do that will be on screen during the broadcast.<\/p>\n

Perhaps I should set up a voting form here to be \u201cthe jury of the internet?\u201d<\/p>\n

How does the scoring work?<\/h2>\n

Exactly the same as this year\u2019s adult Eurovision. Each country runs a televote, which makes up half of the score, with a jury making up the other half. The best placed song gets 12 points, then 10 points, 8, 7, 6 all the way down to one single point. Highest score at the end of the night wins.<\/p>\n

Wouldn\u2019t it be fun\/awful if a kid scored nul points?<\/h2>\n

Yes it would, and something that would probably stigmatise someone for life. So the organisers, in a rare \u201clet\u2019s protect them from the harsh reality of music\u201d automatically award everyone 12 points at the start of the contest just for turning up.<\/p>\n

What do they win?<\/h2>\n

A trophy and a certificate. Thankfully in this economic climate the winners do not automatically host next year\u2019s contest \u2013 it is bid for in a similar way to the Olympics.<\/p>\n

How can I watch and enjoy this on Saturday?<\/h2>\n

It starts at Just put in 2015 CET (1915 in the UK, 1415 Eastern, 1115 Pacific) this Saturday, the 21st November. As to watching it, well, that\u2019s where the Internet does come in useful. Come back here tomorrow, I\u2019ll explain it all then!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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