On the lead up to the 2025 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Tbilisi, we will be taking a look back at participating countries past and present, while we will also look at the top three Acts to ‘Shine Bright’ from all the previous Contests. Today we are looking at the Amsterdam Contest from 2012. The top three Acts to ‘Shine Bright’ at Amsterdam 2012 were:

Ukraine, 1st: Anastasiya Petryk, “Nebo” (138 points)

Georgia, 2nd: Funkids, “Funky Lemonade” (103 points)

Armenia, 3rd: Compass Band, “Sweetie Baby” (98 points)

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovision Ireland & YouTube/EBU