Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 explained

Contest:	Junior
Year:	2018
Country:	Australia
Preselection:	Internal selection
Entrant:	Jael
Song:	Champion
Final Result:	3rd, 201 points

Australia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Australian broadcaster ABC was responsible for choosing their entry for the contest. Jael was internally selected to represent Australia in Belarus.

Background

See main article: Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2018 Contest, Australia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest three times since its debut in, with the song "My Girls" performed by Bella Paige.^[1] In, Alexa Curtis represented Australia with the song "We Are", achieving fifth place.^[2] In 2017, Isabella Clarke represented Australia with her song "Speak Up", achieving third place.

Before Junior Eurovision

On 1 September 2018, it was announced that Jael had been internally chosen by the broadcaster to represent Australia.^[3]

Artist and song information

Jael Wena
Birth Date:	22 December 2005
Birth Place:	Melbourne, Australia
Occupation:	Singer
Years Active:	2010–present

Jael

Jael Wena (born 22 December 2005) is an Australian singer of Congolese descent^[4] who represented Australia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Champion", finishing third.

In 2019, she competed in the season 9 of Australia's Got Talent, and in 2022, she took part in season 11 of Australian edition of The Voice.

Champion

"Champion" is a song by Australian singer Jael. It represented Australia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 19 November 2018, Australia was drawn to perform twelfth on 25 November 2018, following Italy and preceding Georgia.^[5]

Voting

Detailed voting results

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Draw	Country	Juror A	Juror B	Juror C	Juror D	Juror E	Average Rank	Points Awarded
01		18	18	7	15	17	18
02		11	17	19	18	13	19
03		14	14	15	14	3	14
04		6	16	11	17	9	13
05		5	11	5	7	2	3	8
06		8	15	18	3	7	8	3
07		12	10	8	12	14	11
08		9	19	14	11	4	10	1
09		16	13	10	16	16	17
10		17	12	17	8	12	16
11		15	1	9	2	18	4	7
12
13		3	7	13	4	6	6	5
14		19	9	3	19	15	15
15		4	3	12	9	8	7	4
16		13	8	6	5	11	9	2
17		10	2	4	13	5	5	6
18		7	6	16	10	19	12
19		1	4	1	1	1	1	12
20		2	5	2	6	10	2	10

Notes and References

1. Web site: JESC’15: Australia Debuts, 17 Countries To Compete. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Granger. Anthony. 8 October 2015. 8 October 2015.
2. Web site: Georgia wins the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest!. 20 November 2016. European Broadcasting Union. www.junioreurovision.tv. Victor M.. Escudero. Paul. Jordan. 4 June 2017.
3. Web site: Jael Wena to represent Australia at Junior Eurovision 2018. 1 September 2018. 1 September 2018. tvtonight.com.au. Knox. David.
4. https://eurosong.hr/ususret-djecjem-eurosongu-2018-1/ Ususret Dječjem Eurosongu 2018. (1)
5. Web site: Zwart . Josianne . Running order of Junior Eurovision 2018 revealed . European Broadcasting Union . 1 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181119214522/https://junioreurovision.tv/story/running-order-2018 . 19 November 2018 . 19 November 2018 . live.
6. Web site: Results of the Final of Minsk 2018 . European Broadcasting Union . 1 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210601135412/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/minsk-2018/final/results/australia . 1 June 2021 . live.