Italy participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 which took place on 24 November 2019 in Gliwice, Poland. The Italian broadcaster Rai Gulp, which is a channel owned by Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Marta Viola was internally selected to represent Italy with the song "La voce della terra".
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal Selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | 9 October 2019 | |||
| Selected entrant | Marta Viola | |||
| Selected song | "La voce della terra" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Marco Iardella, Franco Fasano, Emilio di Stefano, Fabrizio Palaferri | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 7th, 129 points | |||
| Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Background edit
Prior to the 2019 Contest, Italy had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest five times since its debut in 2014, having won the contest on their first appearance with the song "Tu primo grande amore", performed by Vincenzo Cantiello.[1]
Before Junior Eurovision edit
The Italian broadcaster announced on 26 June 2018, that they would be participating at the contest which takes place on 24 November 2019, in Gliwice, Poland. The method for selecting their entrant and song was done internally by the national broadcaster, RAI.[2] On 9 October 2019, it was announced that Marta Viola would be representing Italy at the contest with the song "La voce della terra".[3]
At Junior Eurovision edit
During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 18 November 2019, Italy was drawn to perform seventeenth on 24 November 2019, following Portugal and preceding Albania.[4]
Voting edit
The same voting system that was introduced in the 2017 edition was used, where the results were determined by 50% online voting and 50% jury voting. Every country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two children aged between 10 and 15 who were citizens of the country they represented. The rankings of those jurors were combined to make an overall top ten.[5]
The online voting consisted of two phases. The first phase of the online voting began on 22 November 2019 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances was shown on the contest's website Junioreurovision.tv before the viewers could vote. After this, voters also had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting ended on Sunday 24 November at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and began right after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers were able vote for a minimum of three and a maximum of five songs.[6] They were also able to vote for their own country's song. These votes were then turned into points which were determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song received 10% of the votes, it received 10% of the available points.
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Detailed voting results edit
The following members comprised the Italian jury:[8]
- Alessandro Pigliavento (jury chairperson) – blogger, founder of Eurofestival News
- Cristina Insalaco – journalist for La Stampa
- Laura Galigani – Professor at the Turin Musical Academy
| Draw | Country | Juror A | Juror B | Juror C | Juror D | Juror E | Average Rank | Points Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Australia
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10 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| 02 |  France
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2 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 03 |  Russia
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17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | |
| 04 |  North Macedonia
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14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| 05 |  Spain
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4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 06 |  Georgia
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18 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 17 | |
| 07 |  Belarus
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6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 08 |  Malta
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13 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 11 | |
| 09 |  Wales
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3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan
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7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 |  Poland
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11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 12 |  Ireland
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5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 13 |  Ukraine
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15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | |
| 14 |  Netherlands
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1 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 15 |  Armenia
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8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | |
| 16 |  Portugal
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9 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 15 | |
| 17 | Italy
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| 18 |  Albania
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16 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 16 | |
| 19 |  Serbia
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12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 |
References edit
- ^ Ross, Samantha (15 November 2014). "Breaking news: Italy wins!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ Herbert, Emily (26 June 2019). "Italy: Junior Eurovision 2019 Participation Confirmed". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Italy: Marta Viola to Junior Eurovision 2019". Eurovoix. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "This is the Junior Eurovision 2019 running order!". European Broadcasting Union. 18 November 2019. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (15 November 2018). "Junior Eurovision 2018 – How Does The Voting Work?". Eurovoix.
- ^ "How to vote for your favourites in Junior Eurovision 2019". Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Results of the Final of Gliwice-Silesia 2019". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (23 November 2019). "Italy: Three Adult Jurors for Junior Eurovision 2019 Revealed". eurovoix.com.