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The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 will be the 11th annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It will take place in Kiev, Ukraine on 30 November 2013. The venue for the contest was announced on 10 April 2013, as the Palace "Ukraine". Ukrainian broadcaster NTU will be the host broadcaster for the event. This is the second time the contest will be held in Kiev, the first being the 2009 Contest. It will also be the second time in the history of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest that the event will be held in last year's winning country, as well as the first time that the event is held in the same city twice. So far nine countries have confirmed their participation, with Macedonia and Malta announcing their return, and Albania and Belgium chosen to withdraw.
On 17 April 2013, the Ukrainian national broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that the venue for the 2013 contest will take place in the Palace "Ukraine", in Kiev. The venue which is also known as the National Palace of Arts "Ukraine", which is a state company administered by the State Directory of Affairs, is one of the main venues for official events along with Palace of Sports in Kiev, Ukraine.
Format
The executive supervisor of the Junior Eurovision steering group, Vladislav Yakovlev, announced on 17 July 2013 that there would be some changes being introduced to the contest from 2013 onwards. The contest would no longer focus on just the winning entry, but will also reward prizes to the top three entries in acknowledgement of the talents of the young performers.
Azerbaijan – After the bad result in 2012, the country is considering withdrawal.
Belgium – Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) owner of children's channel Ketnet, announced it would not participate in the 2013 contest, and instead focusing on creating a new talent show for young performers in Belgium.
Spain - Yago Fandiño, director of children's programs of TVE stated on 7 September 2013 that TVE and the EBU are negotiating its return. Fardiño explained that since the EBU is redesigning the format of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, TVE would check if the initiatives make into a format more suitable for the younger audience. If so, the country would probably return to the competition.
"After-party JESC 2012". ESCkaz.com. 02-12-2012. Singers from Albania and Azerbaijan did not attend the after party, while representatives of the delegation told us it was probably their first and the last JESC.{{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
Armenia
Belarus
Georgia
Macedonia
Malta
Netherlands
Russia
Sweden
Ukraine
Albania - On 27 September 2013 the head of the Albanian delegation, Kleart Duraj informed ESCkaz.com that Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) had withdrawn after making the début in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 due to financial and organising difficulties
Azerbaijan – After the bad result in 2012, the country is considering withdrawal.
Belgium – Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) owner of children's channel Ketnet, announced it would not participate in the 2013 contest, and instead focusing on creating a new talent show for young performers in Belgium.
Bulgaria – Bulgarian broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT) announced that they would not return to the contest in 2013.
Latvia – An announcement was made by Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) that they would not return to the 2013 contest.
Portugal - Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) announced that they will not return to contest in 2013, due to the realisation of the Little Singers Gala in Figueira da Foz.
Spain - Yago Fandiño, director of children's programs of TVE stated on 7 September 2013 that TVE and the EBU are negotiating its return. Fardiño explained that since the EBU is redesigning the format of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, TVE would check if the initiatives make into a format more suitable for the younger audience. If so, the country would probably return to the competition.
