Join us for Malta 2026 on Saturday 24 October at 21:00 CEST
The 24th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest is upon us! And you don’t have to be on the ground in Ta’ Qali, Malta, in order to enjoy it in full.
From streaming it live, to voting for your winner and from discovering the songs, to getting a peek backstage, we’ve got everything you need ahead of the main event right here.
Wiktor Sas rehearsing Gravity for Poland at the MFCC in Ta’ Qali, MaltaHow to Watch
Junior Eurovision 2026 is happening on Saturday 24 October at 21:00 CEST.
Wherever you are in the world, you’ll be able to stream the show live via the Junior Eurovision YouTube channel. If you happen to be watching from one of the 16 countries participating, you can watch on television via each of the broadcasters.
How to Vote
Voting at Junior Eurovision is easy AND it’s free!
Regardless of whether you’re watching in one of the participating countries or from the Rest of the World, you can vote at JESC.tv. And you don’t even have to narrow it down to just one favourite; you can vote for three songs that you’d like to see take the Junior Eurovision trophy.
Voting Window 1
You can vote from 23:59 CEST on Friday 23 October until 20:59 CEST on Saturday 24 October – just before the Live Show starts in Malta.
Voting Window 2
Voting will then reopen after the final song has been performed during the Live Show. You’ll have approximately 15 minutes to cast your vote before voting closes.
JESC.tv is the place for you to vote. And it already has a handy countdown showing, so that you don’t miss your opportunity to have your say.
What songs are competing?
You can watch all 16 official music videos over on the Junior Eurovision YouTube channel. Or, you can click on the song titles below to skip right to a particular entry.
This is the running order that the songs will be performed in on Saturday night:
🇳🇱 Netherlands: Maria – Stronger Together
🇨🇾 Cyprus: Harry Georgiou – Who I Can Be
🇵🇹 Portugal: Salvador Rio – Alma
🇲🇪 Montenegro: Mija Vujović – Muzika Nas Spaja
🇸🇲 San Marino: Violamarie – Ruota Panoramica
🇫🇷 France: Alec – Comment Tu Vas ?
🇵🇱 Poland: Wiktor Sas – Gravity
🇦🇲 Armenia: Naré – BOO!
🇲🇹 Malta: Beppe – Blue Bird
🇮🇹 Italy: Matteo Trullu – Che Cos’è l’Amore?
🇺🇦 Ukraine: Erika Kolesnichenko – NOT A LULLABY
🇲🇰 North Macedonia: Ana Stojanoska – Idnata Jas
🇮🇪 Ireland: Caleb Kirwan & Naomi Gribben – Níos Láidre
🇦🇱 Albania: Eslin Kurti – Kërce Me Mua
🇬🇪 Georgia: Davit Lomidze – Sun on the Rooftops
🇪🇸 Spain: Lucas Paulano – Cuore Bello (Te Quiero, Te Quiero)
You can discover more about all of our participants and learn the lyrics to their JESC songs, on each of their Participant Profiles.
What’s happening in Malta?
Our 16 acts have already landed in Ta’ Qali to start the final part of their Junior Eurovision journeys. And you can follow all of the action via the JESC social media channels.
Whether Instagram, TikTok or Facebook is your platform of choice, you can get your first glimpse of everything from rehearsal images to fun sing-along sessions, with more to be revealed as the week goes on!
You can also follow this handy YouTube Shorts playlist, to get to know all of our talented young superstars.
Mija Vujović rehearsing Muzika Nas Spaja for Montenegro at the MFCC in Ta’ Qali, MaltaWho is hosting?
Gaia Cauchi, Destiny and Keane Cutajar are our hosts for the 24th Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Malta.
Longtime Junior Eurovision fans will remember when Gaia Cauchi achieved Malta’s first-ever Junior Eurovision victory in 2013. Just two years later, Destiny became the nation’s second champion and would go on to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021. Now, the pair of champs return to the Contest that launched their international careers.
They will be joined by Keane Cutajar, whose on-screen chemistry with the duo has already been proven; the trio hosted the country’s pre-selection for Vienna 2026, Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026, earlier in the year.
Gaia Cauchi, Keane Cutajar and Destiny will be your hosts in MaltaWho is performing?
As well as being able to watch the 16 acts of Junior Eurovision 2026 compete for the trophy, we’ll have guest performances from our reigning Eurovision Song Contest champion DARA, as well as our reigning Junior Eurovision winner Lou Deleuze.
The two trophy holders will create an extra-special moment for audiences as they come together for the first time in Malta, celebrating the power of music to unite generations and nations.
Lou Deleuze and DARA are our reigning JESC and ESC championsAnything else?
Yes!
You can now score all 16 songs during the Live Show to find your Junior Eurovision 2026 winner!
The Junior Eurovision 2026 scorecard lists all 16 songs, their performers and the countries they’re representing on the JESC stage in Malta. You can score each song in three different ways, add up the totals and rank your favourites to find your winner, your runner-up and more.
If you’re watching with friends and family, you can download and print a scorecard for each of them too, so that you can all compare your top scorers!
Download the JESC 2026 scorecard in full colourDownload the JESC 2026 scorecard in ink-saving white