Junior Eurovision 2022 — My rankings

I’ve been following the adult Eurovision Song Contest since I was small, because the UK has consistently participated and it’s always been on BBC TV.

However, the UK has never entered the junior version of the contest, and so I’ve never paid much attention to it, until recently. My country is making its Junior Eurovision début in 2022, and I started this blog this year too, so I figured I should write this article, like I’ve done for previous contests.

I ranked the sixteen songs in Junior Eurovision 2022, having seen the music videos but not any live performances. This is a reflection of my taste in music, rather than judgement on the performers; the kids are all great.

1. 🇲🇰 North Macedonia — Lara feat. Jovan & Irina — Životot E Pred Mene
2. 🇮🇹 Italy — Chanel Dilecta — BLA BLA BLA ^{(footnote 1)}
3. 🇪🇸 Spain — Carlos Higes — Señorita
4. 🇦🇱 Albania — Kejtlin Gjata — Pakëz Diell
5. 🇮🇪 Ireland — Sophie Lennon — Solas
6. 🇦🇲 Armenia — Nare — DANCE! ^{(footnote 2)}
7. 🇺🇦 Ukraine — Zlata Dziunka — Nezlamna (Unbreakable)
8. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom — Freya Skye — Lose My Head
9. 🇲🇹 Malta — Gaia Gambuzza — Diamonds In The Skies
10. 🇷🇸 Serbia — Katarina Savić — Svet Bez Granica
11. 🇫🇷 France — Lissandro — Oh Maman!
12. 🇵🇱 Poland — Laura — To The Moon
13. 🇬🇪 Georgia — Mariam Bigvava — I Believe
14. 🇵🇹 Portugal — Nicolas Alves — Anos 70
15. 🇳🇱 Netherlands — Luna — La Festa ^{(footnote 3)}
16. 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan — David Charlin — Jer-Ana (Mother Earth) ^{(footnote 4)}

Footnotes

1. The song on this list that lives up to its title the least.
2. The song on this list that lives up to its title the most.
3. There’s a moment of silence between the bridge and the chorus, and it makes the song sound disjointed.
4. Love the environmentalist message, but the song’s a bit dull.