It is time to take a look at this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest in the form of numbers. How does Tbilisi shape up?

Participating Countries

16 – including Belarus and The Netherlands who have taken part at every contest

Broadcasting Countries (Live or Delayed)

18 – the Participating Countries, plus Israel and Kazakhstan

Hosts

2 – Helen Kalandadze and Lizi Japaridze

Act Compositions

14 Soloists – Armenia, Australia, Belarus, Cyprus, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Ukraine

1 Duo – Serbia

1 Group – The Netherlands

Selection Formats

8 Internal Selections – Armenia, Australia, Cyprus, Georgia, Italy, Macedonia, Serbia and The Netherlands

6 National Finals – Albania, Belarus, Ireland, Poland, Russia and Ukraine

2 Public Artist Selections – Malta and Portugal

Author: Richard Taylor – LIVE in Tbilisi

Source: EBU and ESC Insight