Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Country  Australia
National selection
Selection process Internal selection
Selection date(s)
  • Artist: 29 September 2016
  • Song: 7 October 2016
Selected entrant Alexa Curtis
Selected song "We Are"
Selected songwriter(s) Ali Tamposi
Tania Doko
Boi-1da
Finals performance
Final result 5th, 202 points
Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2015 • 2016

Australia will participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 which takes place on 20 November 2016, in Valletta, Malta. Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Alexa Curtis was internally selected to represent Australia with the song "We Are".

Background

Prior to the 2016 Contest, Australia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest once since its debut in 2015, with the song "My Girls" performed by Bella Paige.[1]

Before Junior Eurovision

The Australian broadcaster announced on 12 September 2016, that they would be participating at the contest to be held in Valletta, Malta. [2] On 29 September 2016, it was announced that Alexa Curtis had been internally chosen by the broadcaster to represent Australia.[3] Curtis will perform the song "We Are", which was premiered on 7 October 2016.[4]

Artist and song information

Alexa Curtis
Born (2004-01-04) 4 January 2004
Gold Coast, Australia
Origin Brisbane, Australia
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2014–present
Labels Universal Music
Associated acts Mel B, Delta Goodrem, The Madden Brothers
Website www.alexacurtis.com
Australia "We Are"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Languages
Composer(s)
Ali Tamposi, Tania Doko, Boi-1da
Lyricist(s)
Ali Tamposi, Tania Doko, Boi-1da
Appearance chronology
◄ "My Girls" (2015)   

Alexa Curtis

Main article: Alexa Curtis

Alexa Curtis (born 4 January 2004) is an Australian singer who won The Voice Kids Australia in 2014. She won through Team Delta and is now signed to Universal Music Australia. She will represent Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "We Are".

In 2012, Alexa appeared in a production of Oliver! alongside her brother, Aidan. She appeared twice in the 2014 Schools Spectacular, first performing with her Voice Kids co-stars, then duetting with The Voice winner Anja Nissen. In 2014, she performed with a small group of The Voice Kids at Vision Australia's Carols by Candlelight. In 2015, she performed at the IGA Lord Mayor's Christmas Carols appearing twice, once as a solo performer, then duetting with Napoleon 'Polo' Cummings. In March 2016, she sang the opening theme song for six episodes of The Powerpuff Girls on Cartoon Network Australia.

We Are

"We Are" will represent Australia during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016. It is composed and written by Ali Tamposi, Tania Doko and Boi-1da.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which took place on 14 November 2016, Australia was drawn to perform fourteenth on 20 November 2016, following Israel and preceding the Netherlands.[5]

The final will be broadcast in Australia on SBS One.

Voting

During the press conference for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016, held in Stockholm, the Reference Group announced several changes to the voting format for the 2016 contest. Previously, points had been awarded based on a combination of 50% National juries and 50% televoting, with one more set of points also given out by a 'Kids' Jury'. However, this year, points will be awarded based on a 50/50 combination of each country’s Adult and Kids' Jury, to be announced by a spokesperson. For the first time since the inauguration of the contest the voting procedure will not include a public televote.[6] Following these results, three expert jurors will also announce their points from 1-8, 10, and 12. These professional jurors are: Christer Björkman, Mads Grimstad, and Jedward.[7]

Points awarded to Australia

12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Australia

12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

Split voting results

The following five members comprise the Australian adult jury:

The following five members comprise the Australian kids jury:

Split voting results from Australia
Draw Country Adult Jury Kids' Jury
N.
Kelly		 Z.
Emanuel		 C.
Miller		 R.
Darby		 D.
Kerehona		 Average
Points		 Average
Points
01  Ireland
02  Armenia
03  Albania
04  Russia
05  Malta
06  Bulgaria
07  Macedonia
08  Poland
09  Belarus
10  Ukraine
11  Italy
12  Serbia
13  Israel
14  Australia
15  Netherlands
16  Cyprus
17  Georgia

See also

References

  1. ↑ Granger, Anthony (8 October 2015). "JESC'15: Australia Debuts, 17 Countries To Compete". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Dwyer, Genevieve (12 September 2016). "Australia to compete in Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016". sbs.com.au. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Jordan, Paul (30 September 2016). "Alexa Curtis to represent Australia in Valletta". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Jordan, Paul (6 October 2016). "Premiere of "We Are" - Australia's song for Junior Eurovision!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Jordan, Paul (15 November 2016). "Final running order revealed!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Jordan, Paul (13 May 2016). "Format changes for the Junior Eurovision 2016". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Jordan, Paul (13 May 2016). "Jedward to appear at Junior Eurovision 2016!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
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