Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016
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Dates
Final	20 November 2016
Host
Venue	Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta
Presenter(s)	Ben Camille Valerie Vella
Directed by	Gordon Bonello
Executive supervisor	Jon Ola Sand
Executive producer	Charles Dalli[1]
Host broadcaster	Public Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Website	www.junioreurovision.tv/event/valletta-2016
Participants
Number of entries	17
Debuting countries	None
Returning countries	Cyprus  Israel  Poland
Non-returning countries	Montenegro  San Marino  Slovenia
Participation map      Competing countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2016
Vote
Voting system	Each country's adult & kid juries, as well as three expert jurors, award 12, 10, 8–1 points to their top 10 songs.
Winning song	Georgia "Mzeo"
2015 ← Junior Eurovision Song Contest → 2017

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the fourteenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which took place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, in Valletta, Malta. This was the second time that Malta have hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, their first being in 2014. Jon Ola Sand was appointed as the Executive Supervisor for the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, following the dismissal of the former supervisor, Vladislav Yakovlev.

Seventeen countries participated in the contest with Montenegro and Slovenia both withdrawing from the competition after two contests, and San Marino withdrawing after three, whilst Cyprus returned after a one-year break, Israel returned after a three-year break and Poland returned to the contest after a record eleven-year break. For the first time since the inauguration of the contest the voting procedure did not include a public televote. The overall results were determined by combination of professional and young jurors.

The winner of the contest was Mariam Mamadashvili, who represented Georgia with the song "Mzeo", marking the third time Georgia has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (following 2008 and 2011 respectively), making Georgia the first country to win the competition three times. Armenia and Italy finished in second and third place, respectively.