The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 12th annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and took place, for the first time, in Malta. This was the third time that the contest was hosted by the previous year's winning country. Maltese national broadcaster PBS was the host broadcaster for the event. The final took place on 15 November 2014 and was in the Malta Shipbuilding in Marsa, near Valletta. Moira Delia, a Maltese television personality, hosted the show, marking the first time in Junior Eurovision history that there was only one presenter of the show.
A total of sixteen countries participated, with Italy, Montenegro and Slovenia making their débuts. The winner of the contest was Vincenzo Cantiello, who represented Italy with the song "Tu primo grande amore". Bulgaria and Armenia finished in second and third place, respectively. This was Italy's first victory in a Eurovision competition since the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, and also marked the first time since the 2003 contest that a country had won in its débutante year.
Representatives[]
Country in gold is the winning entry and the country in silver is the host country.
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | RAI | Vincenzo Cantiello | "Tu primo grande amore" | 159 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | BNT | Krisia, Hasan, & Ibrahim | "Planet of the Children" | 147 |
| 3 | Armenia | ARMTV | Betty | "People of the Sun" | 146 |
| 4 | Malta | PBS | Federica Falzon | "Diamonds" | 116 |
| 5 | Russia | Carousel | Alisa Kozhikina | "Dreamer" | 96 |
| 6 | Ukraine | NTU | Sympho-Nick | "Spring Will Come" | 74 |
| 7 | Belarus | BTRC | Nadezhda Misyakova | "Sokal" (Сокал) | 71 |
| 8 | Netherlands | AVROTROS | Julia | "Around" | 70 |
| 9 | Cyprus | CyBC | Sophia Patsalides | "I pio omorfi mera" (Η πιο όμορφη μέρα) | 69 |
| 10 | Serbia | RTS | Emilija Đonin | "Svet u mojim očima" (Свет у мојим очима) | 61 |
| 11 | Georgia | GPB | Lizi Pop | "Happy Day" | 54 |
| 12 | Slovenia | RTVSLO | Ula Ložar | "Nisi sam (Your Light)" | 29 |
| 13 | Sweden | SVT | Julia Kedhammar | "Du är inte ensam" | 28 |
| 14 | Montenegro | RTCG | Maša Vujadinović & Lejla Vulić | "Budi dijete na jedan dan" (Буди дијете на један дан) | 24 |
| 15 | San Marino | SMRTV | The Peppermints | "Breaking My Heart" | 21 |
| 16 | Croatia | HRT | Josie | "Game Over" | 13 |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | Armenia 1 | Avet Barseghyan | Monica Avanesyan |
| Belarus | Belarus 1, Belarus 24 | Anatoliy Lipetskiy | Katerina Taperkina |
| Bulgaria | BNT 1, BNT HD | Georgy Kushvaliev, Elena Rosberg | Ina Angelova |
| Croatia | HRT 2 | Ivan Planinić, Aljoša Šerić | Sarah |
| Cyprus | RIK 2, RIK HD | Kyriacos Pastides | Paris Nicolaou |
| Georgia | 1TV | Mero Chikashvili, Temo Kvirkvelia | Mariam Khunjgurua |
| Italy | Rai Gulp | Simone Lijoi, Antonella Clerici | Geordie |
| Malta | TVM | Daniel Chircop | Julian Pulis |
| Gaia Cauchi (Kids Jury) | |||
| Montenegro | TVCG 2 | Dražen Bauković, Tamara Ivanković | Aleksandra |
| Netherlands | NPO Zapp | Jan Smit | Mylène and Rosanne |
| Russia | Carousel | Olga Shelest, Alexander Gurevich | Mariya Kareeva |
| San Marino | SMRTV | Lia Fiorio, Gilberto Gattei | Clara |
| Serbia | RTS2, RTS Sat | Silvana Grujić | Tamara Vasović |
| Slovenia | TV SLO 1 | Bernarda Žarn | Gal Fajon |
| Sweden | SVT Barnkanalen | Edward af Sillén, Ylva Hällen | Elias Elffors Elfström |
| Ukraine | Pershyi Natsionalnyi | Timur Miroshnichenko | Sofia Tarasova |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Radio WU | Victor Barrera |
| Australia | SBS2 | Georgia McCarthy, Andre Nookadu |
| Ireland | 92.5 Phoenix FM | Ewan Spence |
| New Zealand | World FM | |
| Singapore | 247 Music Radio | |
| United Kingdom | 103 The Eye, K107, Oystermouth Radio, Radio Six International, Shore Radio | |
| United States | KCGW-LP, WXDR-LP |