Ukraine’s representative Sofia Nersesian finished second at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which took place on 13 December in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Performing her song Motanka, the young Ukrainian artist scored 177 points from the combined vote of national juries and the public, narrowly missing out on victory.
The contest was won by France’s Lou Deleuze with the song Ce Monde. Her performance earned 248 points and secured France its fourth win at Junior Eurovision, equalling the record held by Georgia. Third place went to the host country’s representative, Anita Abgariani, who performed Shine Like A Star and received 176 points.
A total of 18 countries participated in the competition, with 51 young performers aged between 9 and 14 taking to the stage. The show was held at the Gymnastics Hall of Olympic City in Tbilisi and lasted more than two hours. The results were determined by a combination of online voting by viewers and scores from professional juries, each made up of adult music experts and children.
Junior Eurovision 2025 was held under the slogan United By Music and attracted tens of millions of viewers worldwide. The European Broadcasting Union will announce the host country for next year’s contest at a later date, as the winning broadcaster is not required to host the event automatically.