The European Broadcasting Union have now released the running order for the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Tbilisi, Georgia.

A draw was conducted by last year’s winner, Andria Putkaradze, who brought the victory to Georgia with his song, “To My Mom”. Each country’s starting position, broadcaster and artist is listed below:

01: 🇲🇹 Malta (PBS) – Eliza Borg 
02: 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (Ictimai) – Yağmur 
03: 🇭🇷 Croatia (HRT) – Marino Vrgoč 
04: 🇸🇲 San Marino (SMRTV) – Martina Crv 
05: 🇦🇲 Armenia (AMPTV) – Albert 
06: 🇺🇦 Ukraine (Suspilne) – Sofiia Nersesian 
07: 🇮🇪 Ireland (TG4) – Lottie O’Driscoll Murray 
08: 🇳🇱 Netherlands (AVROTROS) – Meadow 
09: 🇵🇱 Poland (TVP) – Marianna Kłos 
10: 🇲🇰 North Macedonia (MKRTV) – Nela Mančeska 
11: 🇲🇪 Montenegro (RTCG) – Asja Džogović 
12: 🇮🇹 Italy (Rai) – Leonardo Giovannangeli
13: 🇵🇹 Portugal (RTP) – Inês Gonçalves 
14: 🇪🇸 Spain (RTVE) – Gonzalo Pinillos 
15: 🇬🇪 Georgia (GPB – Host Broadcaster) – Anita Abgariani 
16: 🇨🇾 Cyprus (CyBC) – Rafaella and Christos 
17: 🇫🇷 France (France Télévisions) – Lou Deleuze
18: 🇦🇱 Albania (RTSH) – Kroni Pula 

The running order was decided via a draw in which each of the songs had been placed in different categories depending on music style and tempo. This is to ensure that viewers have the best possible viewing experiences when tuning into that Saturday evening of entertainment on 13 December.

Source: junioreurovision.tv / Wikipedia