ERT has confirmed that they will not be participating in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Madrid.
Greece will not be returning to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this November. The Greek broadcaster confirmed to Eurovision Fun that they will not be returning to the contest for the first time since 2008.
Greece participated in the first edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, where their entry “Fili gia panta” by Nicolas Ganopoulos had the honour of being the very first entry performed at Junior Eurovision. Greece continued to participate every year up until 2008.
Junior Eurovision 2024
The 2024 edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Madrid, Spain, following their second-place finish at the 2023 contest. The final will take place at the Caja Mágica on November 16, bringing the contest back to a Saturday for the first time since 2015. The winner, France, declined the hosting responsibility after hosting the 2023 edition in Nice.
To date, the following countries have confirmed participation:
- Armenia
- Estonia
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ireland
- Italy
- Malta
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Poland
- Portugal
- Spain
- Ukraine
Learn more about Greece’s history in the Eurovision family of events below:
Image Source: JuniorEurovision.tv | Source: Eurovision Fun
Greece participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest from 2003 to 2008. Their best result came in 2005 when Alexandros & Kalli performed “Tora einai i seira mas” in Belgium finishing 6th with 88 points. In 2007 Greece would finish last scoring just 14 points. Greece last broadcast the contest in 2013.
