Italy Wins Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Italy Wins Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014

VALLETTA, Malta, November 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --



14-year-old Vincenzo Cantiello, from Italy, has been named the winner of the Junior
Eurovision Song Contest 2014 [http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/timeline ]. The event
for talented young singers aged between 10 and 15 years old took place on Saturday 15
November in Valletta, Malta.



Vincenzo performed the powerful ballad "Tu Primo Grande Amore" (Your First Great Love)
which he co-wrote with Alterisio Paoletti, Fabrizio Berlincioni, Leonardo de Amicis and
Francesca Giuliano.



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It is the first time Italy has taken part in the event which has been staged annually
since 2003.



The 12th edition of the competition was broadcast live in the 16 participating
countries by EBU Members PBS (Malta), PTV (Armenia), BTRC (Belarus), BNT (Bulgaria), HRT
(Croatia), CyBC (Cyprus), GPB (Georgia), RAI (Italy), RTCG (Montenegro), AVROTROS (The
Netherlands), RTR (Russia), SMRTV (San Marino), RTS (Serbia), RTVSLO (Slovenia), SVT
(Sweden) and NTU (Ukraine).



The 16 finalists performed live in front of an audience of 5,000 inside a former
shipbuilding facility outside the Maltese capital Valletta. The winner was chosen by
combining the votes of professional juries and viewers in all 16 participating countries.
The jury votes were decided during a dress rehearsal on Friday night and the televotes
were cast during Saturday's show. A special Kids' Jury, which included several former
contestants, also contributed to the result.



The winner Vincenzo Cantiello was born in Sant'Arpino near Naples in 2000 and won
several important singing competitions before taking part in "Ti Lascio Una Canzone", the
most popular children's talent show broadcast on EBU Member RAI Uno. His song, which
combines the Italian musical tradition with a modern flair, describes what a teenager
feels while experiencing love for the first time.



Vincenzo dedicated his win to his parents: "I love them, and they always support me,"
he said when picking up his trophy.



Prizes were also awarded to Krisia, Hasan and Ibrahim from Bulgaria who came second
with the song "Planet of Children" and Betty, representing Armenia with the song "People
of the Sun" who came third.



The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was a co-production between the European
Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Public Broadcasting Services Malta [http://www.tvm.com.mt ].



The competitors



The participants for the 2014 Contest in order of appearance were:




- Nadezhda Misyakova - Belarus
[http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/participant-profile?song=32373 ]
- Krisia, Hasan & Ibrahim - Bulgaria
[http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/participant-profile?song=32473 ]
- The Peppermints - San Marino
[http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/participant-profile?song=32493 ]
- Josie - Croatia
[http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/participant-profile?song=32503 ]
- Sophia Patsalides - Cyprus
[http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/participant-profile?song=32433 ]
- Lizi Pop - Georgia
[http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/participant-profile?song=32423 ]
- Julia Kedhammar - Sweden
[http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/participant-profile?song=32363 ]
- Sympho-Nick - Ukraine
[http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/participant-profile?song=32403 ]
- Ula Lozar - Slovenia
[http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/participant-profile?song=32483 ]
- Masa Vujadinovic & Lejla Vuli - Montenegro
[http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/participant-profile?song=32453 ]
- Vincenzo Cantiello - Italy
[http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/participant-profile?song=32443 ]
- Betty - Armenia
[http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/participant-profile?song=32383 ]
- Alisa Kozhikina - Russia
[http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/participant-profile?song=32413 ]
- Emilija Donin - Serbia
[http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/participant-profile?song=32463 ]
- Federica Falzon - Malta
[http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/participant-profile?song=32353 ]
- Julia - The Netherlands
[http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/participant-profile?song=32393 ]


The full list and profiles of participants for the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song
Contest, [http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/timeline ] with high resolution photos
[http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/press/photos ], can be found on the official website,
JuniorEurovision.tv [http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/timeline ].



Related links:



JESC Official Website [http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/welcome ]



JESC on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/junioreurovision ]



JESC on Twitter [https://twitter.com/JuniorESCPress ]



JESC on Instagram [http://instagram.com/junioreurovisionofficial ]




Contacts:
Vladislav Yakovlev
Executive Supervisor
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
yakovlev@ebu.ch
T +41-79-743-3278

Kath Lockett
Media Liaison
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
kath@junioreurovision.tv
T +41-79-883-1921




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